Today's Real Estate realities; buy what you can afford, get a fixed-rate loan and your home is not a piggy bank. Sellers...be patient.

We are back to the way it was post WWII. Reality has set in and the pendulum is almost where it should be and we are back to requiring a down payment, verifying income and making sure the borrower is in good standing. Click here to read the good Seattle Times and Associated Press article on today's Real Estate realities.