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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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First Time Home Buyers Benefit In This Housing Market

By | March 13th, 2009|

Now may be one of the best times to be a first time home buyer. First time home buyers can benefit from the $8,000 tax credit toward buying a home but should watch out that they don't buy more home than they need. First time home buyers should research properties in a neighborhood where they can see themselves living for the next seven to ten years. In addition, when you're a first time home buyer it helps to get pre-approval for a mortgage loan.

Will Stipulates Inheritance Details For Home’s Contents

By | March 13th, 2009|

Are a home's contents included in an inheritance? They're separate from the building itself and to ensure that a home's furnishings and other contents go to the heirs you want you should have a will. The will can stipulate who gets what and has what rights to the contents of a home after the owner dies. Working out these estate planning issues is especially important if you own a home with a non-spouse or friend.

Home Buying Plan For Retirement

By | March 13th, 2009|

You may decide to change where you live when you retire - move from a single family home to a condominium. What should you do before buying a condominium for retirement? Research your credit and work to improve your credit score, if it's low. Find a real estate agent you trust and look for the best mortgage financing you can, possibly through a credit union. You should prepare yourself financially for home buying before retirement if you plan to move.

Use Quit Claim Deed To Retain Property After Divorce

By | March 13th, 2009|

Should you add your future spouse's name to property you bought prior to your marriage? If you add your future spouse's name to your house deed or title, that gives your future spouse some ownership of your house. If the marriage ends in divorce, you may ask your spouse to sign a quit claim deed, but your spouse may ask to be bought out of the property in order to sign the quit claim deed. What can you do both before and after marriage to protect your property?

Estate Must Make Mortgage Payments, Not Heirs Of Inheritance

By | March 13th, 2009|

When you inherit property with a mortgage, paying off that mortgage loan is the responsibility of the estate, not the heirs. If the estate lacks the money to pay off the mortgage and the bank decides to foreclose, it should not negatively affect the credit histories of the heirs. While the heirs could do a deed in lieu of foreclosure with the mortgage lender, that action would not affect the original mortgage loan whose non-payment triggered the foreclosure to begin with.

Clark Howard Show – Mar 12, 2009

By | March 12th, 2009|

Today Ilyce filled in for Clark on the Clark Howard Show. Ilyce answered questions about how to invest an inheritance and how to pay off a mortgage, along with lots of other personal finance and consumer advice topics. Listen to the show here, or download the podcast here or from iTunes.

Clark Howard Show Notes – Mar. 12, 2009

By | March 12th, 2009|

Clark Howard Show Notes for today Ken inherited a windfall in excess of $150,000. He wanted to know how to invest the money or if he should pay off ...

Do You Understand Overdraft Fees?

By | March 12th, 2009|

A $2 fee at the ATM, $10 here…$30 there? You may not think anything of, or be bothered by, small fees here and there, but theses fees charged by ...

Planning A Renovation For Your Lifestyle

By | March 12th, 2009|

Unless you're only renovating your home with selling the house in mind, try to think of your lifestyle and how you will use the house as you plan the home renovation project. Think of how much storage you will need, what size bathrooms do you want, do you need more wiring for extra outlets or home automation? Think of your lifestyle and plan the home design accordingly so you will be happy with the home renovation or remodeling for years to come. Watch this Expert Real Estate Tips video for more advice on how to plan for a home renovation project.

401(k) Plan Seizure By Obama?

By | March 12th, 2009|

A reader sent me this question this week: Q: I have a growing concern that the Obama administration will seize all 401(k) accounts as a "fix" for soc...

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