http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/447/ http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/447/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:04:24 +0000 Fairhaven Community http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/447/ Flats Wins Wine Award!


For the second year in a row, Flats Tapas has won the Wine Enthusiast Magazine Award of Distinction as a Wine-Friendly Restaurant. It represents your dedication to delivering the most wine-friendly experience to patrons. 


The Annual Restaurant Awards magazine feature will appear in the February issue. 

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For the second year in a row, Flats Tapas has won the Wine Enthusiast Magazine Award of Distinction as a Wine-Friendly Restaurant. It represents your dedication to delivering the most wine-friendly experience to patrons. 


The Annual Restaurant Awards magazine feature will appear in the February issue. 

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Newly constructed Slusher home with big views of Bellingham Bay and the San Juan Islands. Custom finishes with a truely craftsman look and feel. Completion date December 2008. This is not listed on the mls.
Walk to Lake Padden and a short drive down the hill to Fairhaven. Read More]]> I just finished uploading this Residential bay water view for sale, Broad Street, Bellingham, WA
Newly constructed Slusher home with big views of Bellingham Bay and the San Juan Islands. Custom finishes with a truely craftsman look and feel. Completion date December 2008. This is not listed on the mls.
Walk to Lake Padden and a short drive down the hill to Fairhaven. Read More ]]> http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/445/#comments http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/443/ http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/443/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:05:39 +0000 Listings http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/443/ I just finished uploading this residential lake view for sale, 40 North Point Dr., Bellingham, WA
Charming lakehouse just 1 tier up from Lake Whatcom and North Point Park. Trail to shorline just in front of house! Big views of lake. New carpets/pad, freshly painted interior, new stainless appliances, and hardwood flooring downstairs. New custom tile in kitchen and bathrooms.Immaculate home in Gate 1.
Partners selling way below market value! Read More]]> I just finished uploading this residential lake view for sale, 40 North Point Dr., Bellingham, WA
Charming lakehouse just 1 tier up from Lake Whatcom and North Point Park. Trail to shorline just in front of house! Big views of lake. New carpets/pad, freshly painted interior, new stainless appliances, and hardwood flooring downstairs. New custom tile in kitchen and bathrooms.Immaculate home in Gate 1.
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The Bellingham City Council recently granted local nonprofit group CLSR (the Center for Local Self-Reliance) a long-term lease of the Fairhaven Rose Garden Caretaker's House and grounds. CLSR's goal is to renovate the house to offer gathering spaces and a teaching kitchen where food preparation and preservation can be taught. In addition, the former rose garden will be transformed into educational gardens where community members of all ages can learn gardening and other self-reliance skills while creating a beautiful gateway to Fairhaven. Fundraising and restoration efforts have commenced.


You can follow CLSR's progress online at http://www.caretakershouse.org/ Pam Went for CLSR PamsMac@comcast.net

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The Bellingham City Council recently granted local nonprofit group CLSR (the Center for Local Self-Reliance) a long-term lease of the Fairhaven Rose Garden Caretaker's House and grounds. CLSR's goal is to renovate the house to offer gathering spaces and a teaching kitchen where food preparation and preservation can be taught. In addition, the former rose garden will be transformed into educational gardens where community members of all ages can learn gardening and other self-reliance skills while creating a beautiful gateway to Fairhaven. Fundraising and restoration efforts have commenced.


You can follow CLSR's progress online at http://www.caretakershouse.org/ Pam Went for CLSR PamsMac@comcast.net

Read More ]]> http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/441/#comments http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/439/ http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/439/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:09:40 +0000 Listings http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/439/ I just finished uploading this Golf Course Residential for sale, 6 Par Ln E, Bellingham, WA
Looking for a great home near Lake Whatcom & Championship golf? Located adjacent to the 1st fairway on the Sudden Valley golf course,this property could be for you! The kitchen,dining & living area(great room)overlooks the front-9 & has views of the lake. A large deck at the rear is perfect for entertaining. 2 waterfront parks, marina & boat launch are just down the street. Enjoy a million dollar lifestyle at a fraction of the price! Great home to get away from it all.Home sold As Is. Read More]]> I just finished uploading this Golf Course Residential for sale, 6 Par Ln E, Bellingham, WA
Looking for a great home near Lake Whatcom & Championship golf? Located adjacent to the 1st fairway on the Sudden Valley golf course,this property could be for you! The kitchen,dining & living area(great room)overlooks the front-9 & has views of the lake. A large deck at the rear is perfect for entertaining. 2 waterfront parks, marina & boat launch are just down the street. Enjoy a million dollar lifestyle at a fraction of the price! Great home to get away from it all.Home sold As Is. Read More ]]> http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/439/#comments http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/437/ http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/437/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:01:32 +0000 Listings http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/437/ I just finished uploading this residential lake view for sale, 75 Grandview Ln, Bellingham, WA
Great Lake Whatcom view. 3 bedroom 3 bath Tri-level home with 3 large viewing decks built on the sides of the home includes a large jetted spa, vaulted ceilings, wood stove, lots of character. Recent exterior paint. A must see at this price!

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Great Lake Whatcom view. 3 bedroom 3 bath Tri-level home with 3 large viewing decks built on the sides of the home includes a large jetted spa, vaulted ceilings, wood stove, lots of character. Recent exterior paint. A must see at this price!

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Totally updated Chalet with cardecking ceilings and exposed beams. Great location, across from access trail to Morning Beach and close to all Sudden Valley amenities. Features include: huge windows, new paint, cabinets, carpets, floors, fixtures and interior solid wood doors. Large family room down and clean as can be. Utility/storage. Read More]]> I just finished uploading this Acreage with barn for sale, 15 Sunflower Cir, Bellingham, WA
Totally updated Chalet with cardecking ceilings and exposed beams. Great location, across from access trail to Morning Beach and close to all Sudden Valley amenities. Features include: huge windows, new paint, cabinets, carpets, floors, fixtures and interior solid wood doors. Large family room down and clean as can be. Utility/storage. Read More ]]> http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/435/#comments http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/433/ http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/433/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:23:07 +0000 Whatcom County Community http://relocatenw.com/ViewBlog/433/  


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservator James Lockhart got an earful about short sales from REALTORS® last week at NAR's Conference & Expo.

Practitioners complained about lenders' slow and inconsistent handling of loan modifications and short sales, but Lockhart made it clear there are no quick fixes in the works. “Servicers are stressed,” he told a packed room.

Lenders were unprepared for the drop in housing values and the subsequent rise in foreclosures and short sales and, among other things, the lack the staff or structure to manage the volume of processing they face, he said.

As a result, households are needlessly losing their homes to foreclosure, while real estate professionals are seeing transactions collapse because buyers have too much inventory to choose from to wait around for months while lenders decide whether to accept their short-sale offer.

The problem is on the radar screen of lawmakers in Congress. NAR First Vice President Ron Phipps testified about the scope of the problem before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee this fall, and NAR has made the problem part of the four-point legislative plan that it wants Congress to take up as part of a lame-duck session of Congress before the end of the year.

Lockhart, who heads up the Federal Housing Finance Agency and took over as the conservator of Fannie and Freddie in September, said positive signs are on the horizon.

Foreclosure Prevention

The two secondary-mortgage-market companies are well aware of the market pain and are taking a number of steps to provide relief, particularly to prevent foreclosures.

Among other things, Freddie Mac is allowing lenders to modify their at-risk loans into 40-year, lower interest-rate mortgages and to reduce borrowers' burdens by permitting them to roll up to six months of missed payments into what amounts to an unsecured second loan. The two companies are also ramping up their staff and adjusting compensation so their internal structure better matches the size and complexity of the processing demand they face.

What’s more, to help facilitate short sales, Lockhart’s agency will be releasing a large-scale, streamlined, standardized process for expediting short sales, which he said will give lenders flexibility and tools like principal forbearance that they can’t easily use right now.

But Lockhart made it clear that the bulk of the problem isn’t with Fannie and Freddie loans, but debt in what the financial services industry calls private-label securities, the Wall Street loans, many of them subprime, that are held by investors all over the world.

The streamlined short sale process his agency will be announcing soon—he didn’t give a time line—could go a long way to focusing the minds of lenders on the problem. But ultimately the problem won’t go way until interest rates come down, buyers start streaming back into the market again, and prices firm up, he suggested.

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservator James Lockhart got an earful about short sales from REALTORS® last week at NAR's Conference & Expo.

Practitioners complained about lenders' slow and inconsistent handling of loan modifications and short sales, but Lockhart made it clear there are no quick fixes in the works. “Servicers are stressed,” he told a packed room.

Lenders were unprepared for the drop in housing values and the subsequent rise in foreclosures and short sales and, among other things, the lack the staff or structure to manage the volume of processing they face, he said.

As a result, households are needlessly losing their homes to foreclosure, while real estate professionals are seeing transactions collapse because buyers have too much inventory to choose from to wait around for months while lenders decide whether to accept their short-sale offer.

The problem is on the radar screen of lawmakers in Congress. NAR First Vice President Ron Phipps testified about the scope of the problem before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee this fall, and NAR has made the problem part of the four-point legislative plan that it wants Congress to take up as part of a lame-duck session of Congress before the end of the year.

Lockhart, who heads up the Federal Housing Finance Agency and took over as the conservator of Fannie and Freddie in September, said positive signs are on the horizon.

Foreclosure Prevention

The two secondary-mortgage-market companies are well aware of the market pain and are taking a number of steps to provide relief, particularly to prevent foreclosures.

Among other things, Freddie Mac is allowing lenders to modify their at-risk loans into 40-year, lower interest-rate mortgages and to reduce borrowers' burdens by permitting them to roll up to six months of missed payments into what amounts to an unsecured second loan. The two companies are also ramping up their staff and adjusting compensation so their internal structure better matches the size and complexity of the processing demand they face.

What’s more, to help facilitate short sales, Lockhart’s agency will be releasing a large-scale, streamlined, standardized process for expediting short sales, which he said will give lenders flexibility and tools like principal forbearance that they can’t easily use right now.

But Lockhart made it clear that the bulk of the problem isn’t with Fannie and Freddie loans, but debt in what the financial services industry calls private-label securities, the Wall Street loans, many of them subprime, that are held by investors all over the world.

The streamlined short sale process his agency will be announcing soon—he didn’t give a time line—could go a long way to focusing the minds of lenders on the problem. But ultimately the problem won’t go way until interest rates come down, buyers start streaming back into the market again, and prices firm up, he suggested.

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Share a Grin with the Grinch


Holiday pictures with the Grinch and his sleigh will be available in Fairhaven on December Saturdays, the 6th, 13th and 20th from noon to 4:00 pm.


Photographer Tim Chadonnet will capture the kid's smiles for $10.00 for a digital photo on disk that may be printed anywhere.  The Grinch and his beautiful sleigh will be located in the basement of the Waldron building next to Aisling Eyeware and the new Covet Boutique.  For more information, call the Bunch at 671-5769 or visit www.fairhaven.com Tracie Barrick the bunch

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Share a Grin with the Grinch


Holiday pictures with the Grinch and his sleigh will be available in Fairhaven on December Saturdays, the 6th, 13th and 20th from noon to 4:00 pm.


Photographer Tim Chadonnet will capture the kid's smiles for $10.00 for a digital photo on disk that may be printed anywhere.  The Grinch and his beautiful sleigh will be located in the basement of the Waldron building next to Aisling Eyeware and the new Covet Boutique.  For more information, call the Bunch at 671-5769 or visit www.fairhaven.com Tracie Barrick the bunch

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