WOW, what a market ride!!� This will be a time to talk about.� Remember this is a market ride, but it is the banks’ ability to lend that is the real issue.� It might be better to watch the TED Spread. �This is the difference between what banks and the Treasury pay to borrow money [...]
October brings pumpkins, fall colors and trick-or-treaters. But it also brings Pickford Film Center’s month long festival of documentary films DOCTOBER. This year Pickford serves up a veritable feast of entertainment, offering something like 16 documentary films featuring filmmakers and other special guest appearances. See the upcoming goodies below, but stay tuned for more offerings [...]
It is going to be a beautiful weekend, albeit cold, so bundle up and head out to see one of our 2 open houses this coming Sunday. Both of these homes have easy access to Whatcom County schools and are short jaunts to trail systems and local shopping. Come get your first peak now!
On Sunday, [...]
Thanks to Duncan McLane, chief of the Lummi Island Fire Department and Paul Davis, Editor of Lummi Island’s Tome, over the next few days we will be posting tips to help keep families and their property safe.� Last year saw several major fires in Whatcom County, so take note now and don’t be one of [...]
The big news of the morning�beside the analysis of the presidential debate�was�the Fed. The FOMC dropped the funds rate .5% to 1.5%. This drop was a coordinated move world wide.
An important note to remember is that the FOMC does not control the mortgage interest rates directly as they are based on the mortgage securities [...]