At Snoqualmie Ridge we have:  Join The Cascade Team for Trick or Treat on Snoqualmie Ridge

October 26 (11AM to 2PM) - Trick or Treat on Snoqualmie Ridge at the Snoqualmie Ridge YMCA

Free Pumpkins (Over 300 of them!)~ Pumpkin Decorating Booth ~ Treat Bag Giveaway! Sponsored by The Cascade Team

Join us Saturday October 26th from 11:00am - 2:00 pm for Halloween Fun For Everyone!  Start with the kids at the SnoFalls Credit Union at the IGA and pick up a Trick or Treat bag and passport for all the businesses that are participating. After completing your passport, bring the kids to the Y. Turn in your passports and receive a treat while playing carnival games and doing fun activities! FREE to all community members!

At The Issaquah

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Fixed mortgage rates dropped to their lowest levels since this summer, giving a lift this week to the housing recovery. 

"Mortgage rates slid this week as the partial government shutdown led to market speculation that the Federal Reserve will not alter its bond purchases this year,” says Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. 

Mortgage rates have been dropping since September when the Federal Reserve decided to delay tapering its $85-billion per month bond purchasing program, which has been keeping rates low. 

Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending Oct. 24: 

October 26 (11AM to 2PM) - Trick or Treat on Snoqualmie Ridge at the Snoqualmie Ridge YMCA

Free Pumpkins (Over 300 of them!)~ Pumpkin Decorating Booth ~ Treat Bag Giveaway! Sponsored by The Cascade Team

Join us Saturday October 26th from 11:00am - 2:00 pm for Halloween Fun For Everyone!  Start with the kids at the SnoFalls Credit Union at the IGA and pick up a Trick or Treat bag and passport for all the businesses that are participating. After completing your passport, bring the kids to the Y. Turn in your passports and receive a treat while playing carnival games and doing fun activities! FREE to all community members!

And don't forget to visit The Terror At Trossachs in Sammamish on Halloween night!

October 26 (12PM to 4PM) - 13th Annual Green Halloween Festival at Issaquah Highlands

The Cascade Team Real Estate is happy to support and be a part of the 13th annual Green Halloween being celebrated at Grand Ridge Plaza at the Issaquah Highlands.

A flash mob performance of “Thrill the World” at noon and again at 4 p.m. Zombies will then hop a trolley to downtown Issaquah and join the performance there at 5 p.m.

There will be carnival rides and games, pony rides, inflatable’s, laser tag, great food and music, and lots of giveaways such as yummy free samples of alternative treats.

The Cascade Team Real Estate will be providing a basketball shoot for free pumpkins, as well as giving away free reusable Halloween Trick-Or-Treat

Verrado is currently sitting at 65 active homes for sale, including 7 homes accepting back up offers.  There are now currently 32 pending homes in Verrado, with 14  of these new construction homes or presale lots.  Overall, new construction home activity remains consistent, but the overall market has not seen the fall activity bump we normally see once the weather cools down; possibly due to interest rate hikes and the political turmoil over the last number of weeks.  However, if you, or anyone you know, is looking at new construction, Axia Home Loans is currently offering a lock and shop program that will allow you to lock a rate up to six months in advance.

Now when shifting over to sold homes in Verrado, we are still holding at 67 homes sold over

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By Destination Home

Most upgrades, renovations, and home improvement projects raise a home’s resale value. But in this episode of Destination Home Sabrina Soto, host of HGTV’s "The High/Low Project," reveals five renovations that can do just the opposite.

 That is, Soto qualifies, if you're planning on selling in the next five years. “If you’re going to stay in your home for a long time, do whatever makes you happy — surround yourself with Pepto Bismol pink if that's what you like,” she tells Destination Home. But if resell value matters, here’s what to avoid:  

1) Converting bedrooms into other spaces: If potential homebuyers "see it’s a four-bedroom house, they want to go to the open house and see four bedrooms.

A nightmare on YOUR street: The new site telling people whether someone died in  their 'haunted' home

• DiedInHouse.com uses a multitude of  sources to tell users whether anyone has died in their house
• Thousands of requests have been submitted  since its launch on June 1, with Texas and California proving the most popular  states
• Website has maligned real estate agents,  who say it affects business
• Follows landmark case in which widow  failed to prove she was duped when owners didn't disclose her new house was the  site of a murder-suicide

By  Daily Mail Reporter

It's the website that

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By Garret Stembridge | Manilla.com

Hundreds of dollars are leaking out of your home each year if your house isn’t properly insulated. Fortunately, it doesn’t take much to reduce both your power bill and your carbon footprint. Here are a few simple and sustainable steps to keep air in your house and money in your pocket.

Testing for leaks

Before you begin fixing the areas of your home that are leaking air, you’ll need to know where they are. Here are several ways to find them yourself before you resort to calling a contractor.

Hand and candle tests

Go outside on a cold day and walk around your house, holding out your hand to feel for drafts of air. Check all doors, windows, and