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Ilyce Glink is the author of ten books, including the bestselling 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask. Her nationally syndicated column, "Real Estate Matters," appears in more than 125 newspapers and Web sites, and her online "Ask Ilyce" columns are read by hundreds of thousands of people every month. She is a top-rated radio host on WSB Radio in Atlanta, the Home Equity blogger at CBS MoneyWatch.com, host of the Internet program "Expert Real Estate Tips," managing editor of the Equifax Personal Finance Blog, and publisher of ThinkGlink.com.
Written by Ilyce Glink on December 31, 2010
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How to Plan for Next Year’s Home Improvement Projects Do you have a wish list of home-improvement projects? Have you thought about what you’ll be able to afford to do this year and how much it will cost? Over at my house, I’ve been making…
How to Sell Your Home in 2011 In last week’s post, I talked about some of the challenges facing today’s home sellers, including record-high foreclosures, extremely high levels of unemployment, reduced income for many Americans, and the now-trashed credit profiles of millions of prospective home…
2011 Outlook for Home Sellers It’s been a lousy few years for home sellers. With home prices falling by an average of 30 percent (but more than 50 percent in some places, according to the National Association of Realtors) and foreclosures hitting a record high…
Written by Ilyce Glink on December 10, 2010
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Cut Your Energy Bills Without Cutting Comfort There’s nothing better than snuggling up in front of a roaring fire in the middle of a raging snowstorm. (Can you tell I grew up in Chicago?) And while I like to sleep in a freezing cold bedroom…
Written by Ilyce Glink on December 2, 2010
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Best Time of the Year to Start Big Home Improvement Projects There are a lot of folks who are happy 2010 is over and are looking forward to a better 2011. For many homeowners who struggled to make mortgage payments and get bills paid, 2010…
Written by Ilyce Glink on November 26, 2010
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Balancing What the Bank Says You Can Afford and What You Can Really Afford How much can I afford to spend? That might be the most asked question among homebuyers. Just to make it extra confusing, the answer to that question depends very much on…
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