Seattle real estate:  Need a Down payment?  Yes!  Getting creative in a tighter economy:

Love new ideas!  I found a wonderful site today that specializes in registries, but not the traditional types - For events, weddings and more, participants can register to have people help them with their home improvement projects or even help contribute towards their down payment for a house with contributions starting as little as $10 each.

The site is very classy and set up just perfectly!  There is no advertising on the site to distract  and it has a very small fee for minor things - never charged up front to the registrant. I just thought what a cool idea and it beats the heck out of a blender!!!!

Here is the address if you want to check it out - it really is nicely done:

http://www.mydreamhomeregistry.com/index.aspx