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Loan modifications under the Obama Making Home Affordable have certainly been slow. But worse, many homeowners seem to be having problems with their lenders: getting in touch with the right person, receiving verbal commitments for loan modifications that are later changed and not for the better, delay in receiving documentation, receiving approvals for temporary loan modifications that don't result in permanent loan modifications and working with lenders that report borrowers that were current in all their loan payments as something other than current on their loan payments.

Today Ilyce Glink filled in on the Clark Howard Show on WSB Radio. She discussed the latest economic news, including consumer spending numbers for October, the latest jobless claims, new home sales on the rise, and mortgage rates matched a 50-year low this week. Ilyce also talked about how to find the best Black Friday deals, and took questions from callers like Tim who wanted to know about the home buyer tax credit and Mary whose brother-in-law died and his house is about to be foreclosed on. She needs to get an extension so that she stops the foreclosure. For more questions and answers to real estate, personal finance and consumer questions, listen to the podcast here or download from iTunes. For more show notes and links, visit Ilyce's blog

$8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit and $6500 Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit Require Tax Forms To Be Submitted
The new and expanded home buyer tax credits now require additional documentation to obtain the tax credit after buying a home. Whether you are a first time home buyer or a repeat home buyer, you will need documents to go along with your federal income tax return.

To obtain the $6500 home buyer tax credit, you must comply with certain time restrictions: you must have lived in the prior home a full five years prior to the date of purchase of your new home. You must also qualify on the other terms of the home buyer tax credit. If you are short on the time that you lived in your prior home, you won't qualify for the $6500 home buyer tax credit.

Ever wonder what is going on a lenders' back offices? Does one side of the bank know what the other side of the bank is doing? If you have applied for a loan modification under the Obama Making Home Affordable Plan, you might be surprised to find out that the collection department of the lender doesn't know anything about your loan modification. How do you handle the collections' department when confronted by them.

Clark Howard Show Notes - November 25, 2009; Happy Thanksgiving. Ilyce's Annual Turkey Recipe; Consumer spending rose in October; U.S. jobless claims fall slightly; New Home Sales Rise; Mortgage Rates Match 50-year low; Black Friday Deals of the Day; FREE BOOKS/EBOOKS. Ebates.com; blastoffnetwork and ebates

Ilyce Glink Show Notes - November 22, 2009. Hard to believe it's Thanksgiving Week. I'll be filling in for Clark Howard Wednesday, Friday and next Monday. On today's Ilyce Glink show, we looked at the stock market pullback this week, the housing and unemployment numbers, Ilyce's Turkey Recipe, 401(k)s and Roth 401(k)s, Ilyce's refinancing deal, and other financial and real estate topics. We also answered your questions about money and real estate. FREE BOOKS, EBOOKS, AND OUR NEXT EVENT IN ATLANTA. Be sure to sign up for the free weekly newsletter and follow Ilyce on Twitter @Glink.

On today's Ilyce Glink Show, we looked at the stock market pullback this week, the housing and unemployment numbers, Ilyce's Turkey Recipe, 401(k)s and Roth 401(k)s, Ilyce's refinancing deal, and other financial and real estate topics. We also answered your questions about money and real estate. Listen here or download the podcast from iTunes. Check Ilyce's blog for more show notes and helpful links. Don't forget to tune in the week of Thanksgiving when Ilyce fills in for Clark Howard on Wednesday, Friday and the Monday after Thanksgiving.

When you're refinancing your mortgage, how much should you be paying in refinance fees? It can be hard to tell what fees you're paying to the lender, what is prepaid interest, and what are the other costs of the loan. Refinance fees, especially for prepaid interest, can add up to the closing costs of refinancing your loan. Have your lender explain exactly what all the refinance fees are going toward before you make any decision about refinancing or canceling your refinance.

Can you qualify for the 8000 tax credit for first time home buyers if you are buying a house with a partner? if you're not married you can probably still claim the first time home buyer tax credit on your tax return, even if your partner doesn't qualify for the first time home buyer tax credit. Ask a tax professional for help to make sure you maximize the benefits of the 8000 tax credit for first time home buyers. Also, when buying with a partner, it's usually for the best to draw up a partnership agreement about how the home will be purchased.