All About the Mortgage Market on the Ilyce Glink Show June 19, 2011: I realize that I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but the news from the housing market continues to worsen. It's even hard for the S&P Case/Shiller Home Price Index to tell what passes for good news anymore when [...]
Q: I am co-trustee of my mother's estate. I was informed by my mom’s mortgage company of the debt, $4,000.00 and that there is a lien on the condominium. I would like to settle the debt but the lender has the lowest level of "customer no service" and is not interested in settling. My lawyer [...]
If you’re looking to buy foreclosures or short sales, there are can’t miss opportunities out there, in every market. That’s what Mike Rose, an Atlanta-based loan officer with Wells Fargo, and I were discussing on my radio show recently. Rose had recently assisted a customer who bought a $50,000 house (he needed only a $40,000 [...]
Q: I am in the process of a property tax appeal. What are some good websites I can go to so that I can see how much property values in my area have dropped? A: There aren't really any good websites that have up to date information you can rely on for a home value. [...]
Q: We just received our Annual Notice of Assessment from our county tax collector. The current value has remained the same as last year on the notice. But if you dig a little deeper online, you can see that the "building value" decreased by $34,000 and the "land value" increased by $34,000. My question is [...]
A Wall Street rebound early today after six weeks of losses suggests that bargain-hungry investors have been enticed back into the market. However, the housing starts report expected later this week could send limited gains back the way they came. The market is down nearly 7 percent from a yearly high achieved on April 29, [...]
What's Happening With The Economy on the Ilyce Glink Show June 12, 2011: It was yet another unpleasant week for the nation's economy. The Dow Industrials fell for the sixth week in a row, first time unemployment claims jumped to 427,000 and continued high prices at the gas pump placed a strain on overburdened family [...]
It was a tough week for the U.S. economy: The Dow Industrials fell nearly 200 points to wind up at 11,951. It's the sixth week in a row. The Dow suffered its longest slump through 2002. Blue-chip index fell below 12,000 for the first time since March. S&P 500 lost 2.2% this week to [...]
On today's Clark Howard Show, Earl called in and said his wife's purse had been stolen. He wanted to put a credit freeze on her credit history. I thought he might also want to file for a 90-day fraud alert. Here's what you have to do if you want to file a fraud alert or [...]
Q: My husband and I lost our home to foreclosure in October, 2007 after my husband lost his job. We really want to become homeowner's again and were wondering about the benefits of signing up with one of the non-profit housing agencies that offers a fix-up-your-credit program. Do you know anything about them and if [...]
