Lori Christensen's Blog Posts

Family burial grounds disclosure required on Seller Disclosure

What is new on the Seller Disclosure Statement?Starting June 11, 2026, sellers are required to disclose if the property contains a "family burial ground, mausoleum, or columbarium". Please note that

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FinCEN real estate rule for residential home cash sales

New Real Estate Reporting Rule Starts March 1, 2026 in Whatcom County and country wide.Starting March 1, 2026, a new federal rule will require certain residential real estate transactions to be

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5.5% interest rate option with 5 5 arm

Would you buy a home if you could get 5.5% interest rate? I talked with Nick Borg at WECU today and they have a loan that locks in a homebuyer for 5 years on their rate. At the end of the 5 years,

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