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About Ilyce Glink

Ilyce Glink is an award-winning, nationally-syndicated columnist, best-selling author, and radio and television personality. She is the best-known consumer advocate for home buyers, sellers, and owners, and her content touches millions of readers, viewers, and listeners each week. She is the Founder/CEO of Best Money Moves, an employee benefit that companies provide that helps employees measure financial stress, then dials it down with a unique content mapping system. She is also the Founder/CEO of Think Glink Media, a digital content agency, and the Publisher of ThinkGlink.com. Listen to Ilyce on WGN Radio each week, follow her on Twitter, and sign up for the ThinkGlink free weekly newsletter, in the blue box at the bottom of this page.
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Book Review: Alternative Loans, P2P Lending Made Easy

By | July 10th, 2009|

Person-to-person lending, or p2p lending, is becoming a popular way to finance loans. As people are having trouble with traditional banking institutions they are turning to online p2p lending as an alternative for personal loans and college loans. Borrowers and lenders alike are using p2p lending for a variety of loans. In "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Person-to-Person Lending" the newest trend of small personal loans is explained in an easy to read and understandable fashion.

Scam Artists Take Advantage Of The System

By | July 9th, 2009|

Scam artists not only steal money from the people they're targeting, but they also create negative impressions around the whole industry or group of p...

Scam Artists Use Phone Relay System To Fool Businesses

By | July 9th, 2009|

A new scam alert from the FBI is targeting auto shops via the phone relay system. This scam asks businesses to charge repairs and shipping costs to a stolen credit card, asking to wire the excess funds back to the scam artist. After the money has already been wired, the business finds out the credit card is stolen, getting stuck with the loss. While this scam is appearing in auto shops, the money wiring scam has been around for a long time. Don't get trapped by this scam.

How to Qualify For The 2009 $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

By | July 9th, 2009|

Because the federal government approved a $7,500 first time home buyer tax credit for 2008 and an $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit for 2009, and each tax credit has different rules, there has been some confusion for home buyers as to which loan must be repaid. Here's how to qualify for the 2009 $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit and where to find the rules for the 2008 $7,500 first time home buyer tax credit.

Quit Claim Deed Won’t Solve Joint Ownership Problem

By | July 9th, 2009|

A quit claim deed is a great document to use when you just want to get rid of a property and don't care about the consequences. When people own a valuable home, using a quit claim deed isn't usually the right thing to do. In this question, a reader wants to know whether a quit claim deed is the right way to transfer her partner's ownership interest in a property.

Fighting Property Taxes When House Values Drop: Tax Sale Home Purchase

By | July 9th, 2009|

Even if you buy a home through a tax sale or sheriff's auction, you may still need fight your property taxes. Determining what your property taxes may be after you purchase might be difficult. If after you investigate, you might decide to fight your property taxes to get them reduced.

Mortgage Lender Of Jumbo Mortgage Loan May Require Additional Time and Documentation

By | July 9th, 2009|

Jumbo mortgage loans used to be much easier to get. Today, it's a lot harder to qualify for a jumbo mortgage. One factor that still influences your ability to get a jumbo loan is a good credit history and a credit score well into the 700s. You can expect to pay higher fees for a jumbo mortgage, as well as a higher interest rate. Closing on a jumbo mortgage ight also require additional time and documentation.

$8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Relief: New Construction Completion Date Is Key

By | July 9th, 2009|

The 2009 $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit has been a relief for many first time home buyers. But if you're building a home, you need to know that the critical date to qualify for the tax credit is the date the home is completed and you can move into it as your primary residence. That's the day you qualify for the $,8000 first time home buyer tax credit, not when you close on your construction loan.

Save Your Home From Foreclosure: Buyers Searching for Homes in Foreclosure

By | July 9th, 2009|

While homeowners struggle to save their homes from foreclosure, home buyers are out there looking for homes to buy. In particular, many home buyers are looking for homes that are in foreclosure or about to go into foreclosure. Some buyer's drive through neighborhoods looking for signs of distressed homeowners while others look to the internet. But the best thing you can do is hire a great real estate agent who really understands the process of buying a foreclosure.

Column Questions – How Do I Know Who Is Writing Me Each Week?

By | July 9th, 2009|

How does syndicated columnist Ilyce Glink write her column? Today's question is about process. How does she know who is writing the letter each week.

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