WSB Radio’s Ilyce Glink Show. Rebuilding American homeownership; setting, controlling and managing your personal financial goals and future in five steps. We are rebuilding American homeownership on WSB Radio’s Ilyce Glink Show by learning how to reclaim ownership over our home, personal finances and small business. Today I want to emphasize five rules homeowners need [...]
Now is the best time to refinance and lower your mortgage interest rates. Make sure your lender is giving you the best interest rates out there. Q: My current lender contacted me with an offer to lower the interest rate on my mortgage. I'm hesitant because the deal just looked too good to be true. [...]
The housing market news sounds good, this week, as real estate investors continue to play a key role in the housing rebound. Sales of previously owned homes crawled up another .4 percent in January, which means sales would hit nearly 5 million, if this level of housing activity keeps up all year. That’s not the [...]
The average length of time for a refinance can vary if they don't have the right documents needed for a mortgage refinance. Q: My husband and I started a refinance late last year with an Internet lender and we are still going through the process. Now, our mortgage broker wants a letter about my husband's [...]
When transferring home ownership, be aware of the tax implications that could cost you a lot of money. Q: My brother wants to transfer ownership of his home into my name and I need to know what the tax implications are for him and me if we do this. He received a settlement from his [...]
We're rebuilding America one house at a time, recovering the housing market by homeowners working on their own personal finances individually. This is how we'll get through the Great Recession. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice on the Ilyce Glink Show on February 17, 2013 at 11:00am Eastern [...]
Do you have noise issues with rotten neighbors? How to deal with neighbor issues in a homeowner's association. Q: I borrowed your book for first-time home buyers from the library a few years ago. I need to read it again and this time I’ll buy it. But in the meantime, I’m hoping you can answer [...]
Getting a quitclaim deed after divorce is necessary to remove a spouse's name from the property title and mortgage. Q: When I was married, my wife and I purchased a home with a VA loan. My wife and I later divorced and I was awarded the home in the divorce and it states so in [...]
If your are having problems with seller disclosure about moving a manufactured home, you may have a legal case against the seller. Q: We have a problem. My son purchased a manufactured home last year at the age of 21 and obtained an FHA mortgage on the home. It appears that he should have never [...]
Trying to decide if you should buy a new house and rent out your old house? A good idea is to decide whether it will be a short or long term investment. Q: My wife and I have saved about $225,000 and want to buy a bigger home with the cash. We owe about $120,000 [...]
