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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 August 27, 2010
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Last year, I found myself shopping at a major retailer. The store was having a great sale, and I found a fair number of clothes that fit me, all at an excellent price. When I was checking out, the cashier offered me a big discount…
How to Save More Money at Home According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, some 55 percent of Americans have seen their household income fall or—in the case of those who have lost their job—evaporate. If you’re bringing home less than you were, there…
Written by Ilyce Glink on August 13, 2010
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Is Now the Right Time to Buy a Vacation Home along the Gulf of Mexico? Week after week, the Gulf oil spill drama has dragged on, dragging down the fortunes of millions of residents and small-business owners with it. Meanwhile, Ken Feinberg, who oversaw the…
Written by Ilyce Glink on August 6, 2010
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Want a Principal Reduction Loan Modification? The New Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) Rules You’ll Have to Live By Are you late in paying your mortgage? Are you about to be? Is your home worth less than the mortgage balance? If you answered yes to…
Written by Ilyce Glink on July 30, 2010
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Is unemployment rising? Economists have been puzzled why so few jobs are being created now that the recession appears to be over. I don’t think it’s that surprising. This is the second post-recession period in a decade that has seen anemic job creation. Frankly, between…
Written by Ilyce Glink on July 23, 2010
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If you’re trying to sell a house this year, you’ve got a rough road ahead of you. Since the end of the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit and the $6,500 long-term homeowner tax credit on April 30, the number of people interested in buying…
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