 Elise Foster, president of the local branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers. I know her husband, he's a letter carrier, also assistant union steward at the station. She's just a great person. Redmond was 48, a grandmother. Snapshots on abodes coming up this week, says ABC's Daria Albinger. Summer is traditionally real estate season and mortgage rates are falling, but they're still high enough to keep many would-be buyers on the sidelines.