Recently I have had several young couples in my Spokane office eager to get pre-qualified as first time home buyers.  Homes in Spokane are very fairly priced and interest rates are great.   Inventory is plentiful.  Everyone is excited to "do business".

These carefree but hardworking apartment dwellers or K.I.B.'s (kids in basement) have on the one hand, wisely avoided bad credit, but on the…

Have you noticed those little boxes that look like Scrabble boards popping up in advertisements all over the place?  They look like this:…

Most everyone knows some "basic" rules for maintaining a good credit score,  Here are a few tips for keeping your credit score high!  

 1.  Make sure your credit applications are        …

Eastern is headed to THE BIG game.  How great is that?   Really great in my book.   In spite of, or maybe because of, being a Whittie (Whitman College, a football powerhouse) I am an ardent supporter of the "home" team -- Cougars, Bulldogs, Eagles .....I love them all. 

It is history in the making as Eastern meets Delaware this afternoon.  I'm leaving work early to catch the game! 

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We attended a holiday party at the home of a client who recently moved to a beautiful south hill home.  The home was in their price range and after looking at many, many homes, they determined it to be "perfect".  I was pleased to be one of the important links between renting and home ownership.  As with all transactions, I wanted everything to go smoothly, but of course hopes and dreams were dashed when some financial issues came up…