http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog News and information about real estate sales in Lynnwood, Washington and surrounding cities in Snohomish County, Washington State. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:09:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I sit here contemplating how many people we are cooking for and what we are going to make for Thanksgiving, I have realized that the holiday spirit I usually enjoy doesn't seem to making an appearance.  With everything going on such as the economy, the horrible real estate market ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/where-is-the-holiday-spirit/105 November 8th and 9th the Lynnwood Convention Center will play host to the Alive! Expo.  This two day event helps show people how they can live better and longer! The public has been invited to learn about natural health and wellness during the Third Annual ALIVE! ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/alive-expo-in-lynnwood-promoting-clean-and-green-living/104 This is an utter outrage that the courts have not taken any action against the workers that sent a monkey through a cage cleaning machine, or the company that employs them.  Claiming that they sent the monkey through the machine is pure insanity! ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/everett-judge-refuses-to-allow-prosecution-in-scalded-monkey-case/103 In my search for good deals I found a 23 unit rental property in Aberdeen and one of my investment real estate buyers was interested enough to warrant me taking a road trip to check it out.   Not to miss out on a good road trip, I drug my ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/road-trip-to-look-at-multi-families-in-aberdeen/102 Just last year, I remember the staff at my daughters pre-school asking us not to bring any more clothing donations as they were full to the brim.  Now,.....the shelves appear to be empty.  Despite all of our efforts as parents, it seems as though the current economic crisis is now ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/kids-clothing-needed/90 Ok.....so we've dumped billions of dollars into the bank in hopes of stimulating the economy and have now promised to buy up bank stocks in order create stability.  I thought this was supposed to make the banks willing to lend more money?  Anyone else confused as to why there has ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/where-the-heck-did-the-good-interest-rates-go/88 Is the $700 million dollar bailout going to work?  Very interesting question and the answers vary from analyst to analyst.  In my opinion, there are way too many wild cards to fully predict the outcome at this time.  So, the government is going to buy up all the "bad" mortgages ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/is-the-bailout-going-to-work/87 Recently the words of "golden parachute" and "executive severance" have been common place in the media.  In regards to  outrageous WAMU severance packages, the following is what has been reported: The WaMu executive with the biggest termination package is Stephen Rotella, president and chief operating officer, who is entitled under his ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/outrageous-wamu-severance-packages/86 Once again we are headed into the courtroom to determine whether or not grant programs such as Nehemiah Program should be permissible. In my opinion, the government needs to leave the grant programs alone! If borrowing or being given money from a family member is acceptable, then why not from ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/why-does-the-government-hate-and-nehemiah-program/85 CLICK HERE FOR MAPQUEST DIRECTIONS 21602 9th Ave SE #A101 Bothell, Wa $329,950 Great Buy on this Bothell Town-Home!!! Just off of the Bothell-Everett Highway and just north of I-405, this townhome affords a large amount of space for a very reasonable price, with privacy!  An end unit this Bothell Town-Home features a 2-car garage ... http://jacquiecliff.com/Real-Estate-Blog/new-listing-north-bothell-town-home-for-329950/84