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Do You Get the Deed After Your Final Mortgage Payment?

By | June 14th, 2018|

Do you get the deed after your final mortgage payment? After making your final mortgage payment, there are many documents you should receive, but is the home deed one of them? Q: My husband and I paid off our home in 1999, 10 years early. We never received a deed. The loan company said that [...]

Home Buyers, Mortgage Lenders, Home Builders and the Surprising 2018 Housing Market

By | June 14th, 2018|

Home buyers are out in force. Sellers are scarce. The number of homes for sale on the market is as low as it was more than twenty years ago. As a result of supply and demand, half of all housing markets are overvalued in terms of price. The median home price in San Francisco is [...]

Student Loans to Blame for Millennials’ Lack of Homeownership

By | June 13th, 2018|

Millennial’s student loans have kept them from becoming homeowners because they can’t afford a down payment or tanked their credit defaulting on a loan. If you’re hoping your children will be able to buy a home of their own someday, you might want to keep an eye on how much money they’re taking out in [...]

What Might be Hiding in the Fine Print of Your Mortgage Documents?

By | June 7th, 2018|

What might be hiding in the fine print of your mortgage documents? In this reader’s case, a prepayment penalty that they may not be able to get out of. Q: I recently took out a mortgage to purchase my first home. It’s a condo. I went with a non-traditional lender that offered a loan about [...]

Is the Tiny House Trend a Good Investment?

By | June 5th, 2018|

Is the tiny house trend a good investment? Benefits and concerns to weigh before investing in the tiny house real estate trend. Is the Tiny House Trend a Good Investment? Open floor plans, urban areas and cool color palettes are still trending, according to a recent report from Fixr, a remodeling, installation, and repair project [...]

Parents, Children, Estates and House Title: How Does Property Title Pass After Death?

By | June 5th, 2018|

Parents, children, estates and house titles: how does property title pass after death. What happens when a parent adds you to the title for estate planning. Q:  My dad died quite some time ago and I have three siblings. We all get along but we all have different ideas on how to handle money. When [...]

This is Why Mortgage Lenders are Rolling Back Regulations

By | June 1st, 2018|

There are a few reasons mortgage lenders are loosening regulations, one of which is a spike in late payments, but these roll backs won't be the cause of the next recession. I was asked on the radio last week if I thought mortgage lenders were loosening regulations too much. Steve Cochran, who hosts morning drive on [...]

Did You Get a Low Appraisal in a Hot Real Estate Market? How to Avoid Killing Your Deal

By | June 1st, 2018|

When you get a low appraisal in a hot real real estate market, it could kill your deal. But there are a few things you can do before having to lower the list price or kill the deal. Q: I heard Ilyce recently on WBEZ radio. I'm moving to Chicago from Minnesota and was blown [...]

Taking a Look at the State of the Real Estate Market

By | May 29th, 2018|

Real estate is always on my mind and in this article, I take a look at the current state of the US real estate market and what factors may be contributing to odd selling behaviors in certain markets. As we drove around the North Shore of Chicago this weekend, home to some of the most [...]

Will This Old Mortgage Derail Their Home Sale?

By | May 25th, 2018|

Old mortgages that have not been properly discharged might derail a home sale. What steps can they take to have the lender recognize the mortgage has been discharged? Q: I’m trying to sell my home and recently found out there is an old mortgage on the property from 20 years ago. The loan was never [...]

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