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Bartell Drugs will move its headquarters from Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood to West Seattle. The Seattle Times reports Bartell headquarters, currently on Denver Avenue South where it’s been for 23 years, will move to the former home of Services Group of America at the West Seattle Corporate Center at 4025 Delridge Way S.W. Bartell employs about […]

U.S. mortgage rates rose for the first time in seven weeks, increasing from the record lows that have helped stabilize the housing market. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 3.55 percent in the week ended today from 3.49 percent, the lowest level in records dating to 1971, according to a statement […]

When Seattle residents tick off the reasons they love living here, the cost of living is not generally one of them. But according to Forbes, Seattle ranks among the top 10 of cities where you get the biggest bang for your buck. Forbes looked at the relatively high-paying jobs in the Seattle area — the […]

Washington state has the eighth-lowest closing costs on home mortgages in the nation, based on good-faith estimates, according to new research by Bankrate.com.The estimated average closing cost in Washington in 2012 is $3,418, compared to an estimated national average of $3,754. That’s down considerably from last year, when Washington ranked 20th among states with the […]