Unemployment Numbers Grow on the Ilyce Glink Show September 4, 2011: Just as it with the housing market, so goes it with the nation's job creation: everytime we think we've hit the bottom, there's a new well. Knowing how many families are struggling, it is beyond sad to watch unemployment numbers grow. Just how bad [...]
The unemployment numbers grew worse this week. Hard to even imagine how bad it really is. Yuck. Let's take a look at the numbers: On a net basis, no new jobs were created in August. That means the same number of people lost jobs as those who found them. Worse, the official number of jobs [...]
Q: Who sells earthquake insurance? I have insurance through a national insurance carrier but they no longer carry it as an extra option. Can you get earthquake insurance from a central location and still keep my current insurance carrier? A: Insurance carriers seem to have changed what coverages they have offered homeowners since the early [...]
Q: I'm in the process of getting my primary house ready to sell in order to downsize. Its value is around $400,000. I owe about $150,000 on it and have no other debts. I won't be finished with prepping my house for sale until next summer. I found a house in South Carolina that is [...]
Q: I have been unemployed since July, 2010. I’m now a full-time student and a home owner from Rhode Island. I recently received a letter from some legal company out in California, stating they could drastically reduce the payments on my mortgage. I was skeptical of this, but somewhat intrigued. I happened to respond to [...]
Wells Fargo Presents a Homeownership Preservation Event in Atlanta, September 8-9, 2011 Wells Fargo has announced that it will hold a Homeownership Preservation event in Atlanta on September 8 and 9 at the Georgia World Congress Center. You have to sign up IN ADVANCE for the event. Here's how to do it: How to register [...]
How to Live a Better Life on the Ilyce Glink Show August 28, 2011: Mortgage interest rates hit new record lows this week. That got me wondering: is this how to live a better life with your money in 2011? Jobs are scarce and uncertain, the stock market is volatile, and civil unrest is evident [...]
Q: Our dad quit claimed a family cottage to his three kids in 1994. He died in 2000. Two of the kids are married, one is not. Are the spouses in any way entitled to a share of the cottage when his kids pass away? A: Inheritance rules may differ from state to state, but [...]
Q: We found out that the property line between my home and my neighbors’ home is different from what the builder said when he sold us our home. Our neighbor had a survey done to put up a fence. During the survey, they came over and informed us that according to what was registered with [...]
Q: I had written to you a few months ago and never thought I would get a response. To my amazement I was reading your column in Sunday's paper and my letter was answered by you. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for responding. I'm the 75 year old widow, [...]
