As a new home buyer you have lots of choices as to what type of home to purchase. A condominium, or an apartment that you own, is usually located in an urban center or densely populated suburb. A condo is one choice to consider when you are buying a new home.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service just announced its Free File Alliance for 2007 taxes. If you earn $54,000 or less you're eligible to file your tax...
A home buyer with a 10-year mortgage loan asks if making extra payments will shorten the mortgage loan. Prepaying a mortgage loan helps more if you have a time frame longer than 10 years. Prepaying brings a bigger savings when you're able to cut more years off of the loan.
Credit repair scams abound in economic times like these: A shaky economy, record levels of foreclosures, a rising number of bankruptcies, credit card delinquencies, and late mortgage payments. Repairing bad credit takes more than paying a $1,000 fee. Beware of those promising to repair your credit by getting you a new Social Security number.
What can you do when your rotten neighbor has not controlled his children or pets? You might think you could separate yourself from your rotten neighbor by putting up a fence. Putting up a fence could trigger a property dispute. What can you do in a fence dispute with a rotten neighbor?
A high percentage of Americans (71 percent) who took the National Foundation for Credit Counseling's Mortgage Reality Check in November and December m...
The bureau closed more than 56,000 complaints in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 2006. More than 77 percent of complaints were resolved. The BBB f...
Better Business Bureaus in some of America's major cities are testing out a new ratings system for its Reliability Reports on businesses. The old syst...
When you're selling your home you may want to hold an open house. Watch out for people who claim to have more money than they do - they may be trying to scam you out of your home. One sign of this real estate scam is that the prospective buyers cannot provide identification.
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, Ilyce talked about the stock market and what the new unemployment numbers mean for a recession in 2008. She also talked about how to avoid a personal debt crisis in 2008 and gave tips on improving your finances. With property tax season approaching, she also answered several questions on how to appeal your property taxes. For more details, check out the show notes at www.thinkglink.com/forum. And, don't forget to subscribe to her new all-video YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/expertrealestatetips.
