Blog Archive: June 2008

Welcome to Ilyce Glink's blog! Here you'll find Ilyce's latest insights on personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer issues. Come back often for timely and interesting posts on a wide variety of topics.

Looking For Information On Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)?

Added June 4, 2008 by Ilyce R. Glink

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) has relaunched its website.

"Whether you're an investor, real estate professional, reporter, policy-maker or anyone else interested in REITs and real estate investment, www.reit.com provides the information you want most," said Steven…

Topics: real estate, real estate investment, trusts

Ed McMahon Facing Foreclosure?

Added June 4, 2008 by Ilyce Glink

Say it ain't so.

Former Tonight Show sidekick and Publisher's Clearinghouse $10 million giveaway boy Ed McMahon is facing foreclosure on his Mulholland Drive house in Britney Spears neighborhood. He owes $4.2 million to Countrywide and his house has been for sale for 2 years for $6.8 million.

Topics: mortgage, mortgage loan, foreclosure, celebrity homes

Looking For A Job? Try The U.S. Government

Added June 2, 2008 by Melanie G. Rogers

If you're thinking you may be laid off in the next few months and are longing for the security of a government job now may be a good time to start applying.

It can take months to go through the hiring process because of background checks and security clearance procedures. And your resume may have to…

Topics: job advice, job search

How Are You Spending Your Stimulus Check

Added June 1, 2008 by Ilyce Glink

We've had an amazing response to our query today: How are you spending your rebate check?

Here's what some of our callers said about how they're going to spend their money:

Darlene got $600, and even though she used Turbo Tax to file her tax return, requesting direct deposit, she got a paper check.

Topics: mortgage, credit card debt, IRS, property taxes, debt, income, personal loan