There may be fees associated with a mortgage interest rate lock extension that cover the work a lender puts in to lock them. Q: Three months ago, I started the process to buy a home. The lender advised me lock my interest rate. It was at 3.9 percent. Now the owner has taken a long [...]
Every dollar counts. You must be careful with your cash everyday. Even when renting a home you own to a tenant, it helps to save money by doing maintenance yourself. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice with Ilyce Glink on the Clark Howard Show July 4, 2012 on [...]
Mortgage lenders of America offer homeowners refinance opportunities but you have to do your homework. The housing market and mortgage loans are full of pitfalls. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice on the Ilyce Glink Show July 1, 2012 on WSB Radio. It is a hot morning and [...]
Real estate and mortgage news on this kickoff to the 4th of July week. Mortgage loan interest rates are at historic lows and could be an opportunity for homeowners and the housing market. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice with Ilyce Glink on the Mark Arum Show June [...]
The New Residential Sales Report from the Economics and Statistics Administration reveals some good news for the housing market and maybe even current homeowners hoping to regain home value. New single-family property sales are up nearly 20 percent versus May 2011. The Federal Government's Economics and Statistics Administration, a division of the U.S. Census Bureau, [...]
American family net worth and income has declined significantly as the housing market and sluggish economy devastated assets and savings. Spend a decade or two working hard, paying your bills on time, and salting money away in your 401(k) at work. You’ve been hearing for years that this is the one formula that will allow [...]
Find a good leasing agent if you're looking to lease a single family home or townhouse. Start by asking real estate agent companies. Q: I love your show and your advice is always so helpful! My current lease is up at the end of September, and I really want to lease a single family home [...]
Refinancing a condominium where there is no homeowners association may prove difficult unless the condo is treated as a townhouse. Q: I currently own a cloud condo in San Diego, CA. It consists of four units, all of which are four stories, detached by about 3 inches, no common walls, no common roof, no common [...]
If you can't sell a vacant land, try working with a real estate agent, doing a short sale, or reducing property taxes to sell or lower cost. Q: I purchased about four acres of raw land in Georgia in 2000. The land is in a gated development that I thought I’d retire to. I still [...]
Greg McBride, Jack Otter, Liz Weston and Fred Glick join me to talk about your money and the economy. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice on the Ilyce Glink Show June 24, 2012 on WSB Radio. My weekly show always contains various forms of personal finance advice but [...]
