Everything Kenmore

According to Steve Kerch, the award winning real estate journalist of Market Watch, the current drop in home values should remind us that house aren’t really “investments.” In his article, entitled Core Values, Mr. Kerch asks us to consider the following: “At its core, a house is a shelter. Unle...

Two years ago, my wife and I were visiting my family in Italy during Thanksgiving. We had never been out of the U.S. during Thanksgiving, so we didn’t know what to expect. It is known as giorno del ringraziamento (day of thanks) in Italy. Not surprisingly, most Italians know little about our cel...

Even though this is a reprise of my post regarding the market in Puget Sound, I thought some readers might have some other insights based on their local markets. The Real Estate section of yesterday's Seattle Times tackles one of the most fundamental and important topics in the real estate indust...

The National Intelligence Council recently submitted it's "Global Trends 2025″ report to U.S. leaders in order to give them insight into looming problems and opportunities throughout the world. The report is compiled every four years and includes a huge number of stunning and, sometimes disturbi...

 "If Google is the Web's reference library, Technorati is becoming its coffee house." This is a quote from Time Magazine and, frankly, they got it right. Last month I was having a conversation with Larry Cragun, the founder of the Undressed Network of Community Blogs, regarding how bloggers can f...

What do you believe? I don't mean your religious dogma. If you could express your most powerfully held individual beliefs derived from your experiences and motivations in life, what would you tell the world? How would you do this? Read further for an answer: In 2005 one of the most inspiring and ...

1st, the Brutal Facts The euphoria of this week's Presidential election is quickly wearing off. The ten-million pound gorilla, ECONOMIC CRISIS, is sitting smack-dab in the middle of our national living room. Friday's press conference by President Elect Obama was sober and somber. President Bush'...

We elected a new President on Tuesday. It sounds so simple, yet, it’s the single most important right we have in America. This week brought about a huge shift in our awareness as a nation and as a people. Unless you’re a dead stone, it’s impossible to ignore the renewed sense of connection with ...

The Federal Reserve again lowered a key interest rate by .5% to 1%. This interest rate is called the “federal funds rate” which is the interest banks charge each other on overnight loans. From an historical perspective, this rate has not been lower since 1958 and represents an aggressive move by...

In a former life, I was Mr. Freeze. I'm not kidding. I was a licensed bill collector in 50 states and my pseudonym was Mr. Richard Freeze. I was in the Credit Industry for many years and I worked both sides of the business. I collected and I also educated the public on sane money management. Bef...