Today Ilyce Glink filled in for Clark Howard. Ilyce discussed the news of the day like unemployment jobless benefits and how the Cash for Clunkers program went out with a bang - six days in the CARS program ran out of money. We also offered our FREE BOOK program, and our BUY 3 GET 1 FREE Ebook Deal. Listen to the podcast here and see Ilyce's blog for for details.
Will unemployment jobless benefits be extended again? If not, 1.5 million Americans will run out of their unemployment benefits by the end of the year. That won't be good for the economy. Meanwhile, the Cash for Clunkers program went out with a bang - six days in the CARS program ran out of money. We also offered our FREE BOOK program, and our BUY 3 GET 1 FREE Ebook Deal. See below for details.
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Today Ilyce Glink filled in for Clark Howard on WSB Radio. She discussed the tax-free shopping weekend in Georgia, the costs of digital cable and HDTV, and where you can find free WiFi internet access. She talked to callers like Roger who is being taken advantage of by his credit union regarding his new motorcycle loan, and Justina who was looking for refinancing options for her underwater loan. Visit Ilyce's blog for more show notes and helpful links
Right now, applying for a home equity loan or a home equity line of credit can be very difficult. If you qualify for a home equity loan or a home equity line of credit under the current strict guidelines, you'll want to compare mortgage rates offered by several lenders to find the best rates.
The one thing children look to their parents for is support - both emotional and financial. When parents die, children expect that if there is an estate, they will inherit at least the vast majority of it. Should all children expect to inherit their parents' estate equally?
A ThinkGlink.com reader weighs in on a story that Ilyce wrote two weeks ago (link to the original story is at the bottom of the page). Feel free to leave your comments about children inheriting their parents' estate.
How do you know if you're the victim of a real estate fraud, a housing scam or mortgage fraud? A reader listed his house for sale with an investor who was also a Realtor. The investor/Realtor transferred ownership of the homeowner's property to himself using a quit claim deed, but left the homeowner on the hook for the mortgage. Is he the victim of a housing scam or mortgage fraud?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) extended Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's ability to refinance loans to 125 percent of the home loan-to-value ratio of the property. Despite all the advice people get from lenders encouraging them to refinance, some borrower's still say their lenders are turning them down. These new rules are supposed to allow lenders greater ability to refinance loans under the plan.
What homeownership rights are lost when you lose your home in a sheriff sale? As a homeowner, you also own mineral rights, water rights, air rights, and in some cases riparian rights. Which of these homeowenrship rights will be lost?
The news from Wall Street and the federal government seems good and bad - but they're trying to get the word out that the recession is almost over. If you believe the recession is almost over, maybe you live on the moneyed streets of Wall Street, because there are plenty of folks on Main Street who are still feeling the effects of the recession and credit crisis. For thousands of homeowners, they have applied for loan modifications but can't get their lenders to focus on their applications.
