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Short Sale or Foreclosure Options for Rental Properties

Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:27:31 +0000

Q: We own a home in Georgia, but due to a job change, my husband moved out of state and took a large pay cut. I stayed in the home for a year after he moved and we depleted our …

Responsible Homeowners Get Refinancing Help

Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:15:17 +0000

What if you could give the economy a huge shot in the arm without costing the taxpayers anything extra? What if at the same time, you could make it easier for people now living at the margins to stay in …

Competing Bids With Real Estate Investors

Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:57:30 +0000

Q: We recently moved to Las Vegas and expected to have a very easy time finding a home at a great bargain. Our budget is up to $260,000, and we’re looking for a three to four-bedroom home with a pool. …

Seller Disclosure: What Needs To Be Reported?

Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:43:51 +0000

Q: My husband and I purchased our first home in 2011.The home is a four-story town house located in Washington, DC. First built in the 1880s, it has had many owners and updates. After purchasing the home and living in …

Ilyce Glink Show – Your Job is on the Line (Rebroadcast) – May 13, 2012

Ilyce R. Glink — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:00:36 +0000

I’m off this week! Enjoy an encore presentation from the May 6, 2012 Ilyce Glink Show. Your job is on the line. Unemployment figures released this week were nothing short of awful. What job advice can be given without serious …

Real Estate Investing: Judging Home Value

Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:02:27 +0000

Q: I put an offer in at 20 percent above the asking price for a property in the neighborhood. The house was originally priced about $70,000 and then later reduced it to about $50,000. We don’t know why the owners …

Home Prices Still Falling

Becky Sarwate — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:59:32 +0000

Home prices still falling and that continues to have an impact on the housing market. CoreLogic is interpreting the data positively but the implementation of the $26 billion dollar mortgage settlement means more foreclosures are coming to weigh down home …

Selling A House With A Lien

Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:35:59 +0000

Q: Does an IRS lien follow a homeowner or a property? We’re selling our home and we can’t get a straight answer from the bank. We consulted with another professional in the finance industry, and he says an IRS lien …

Fixing Title Company Mistakes

Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:02:01 +0000

Q: My father’s property was sold in California a couple of years ago. I was recently contacted by the title company that assisted my father in the sale. They told me that there was a “typo” on the number of …

Short Sale With Multiple Mortgages

Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:50:14 +0000

Q: I have a second and third mortgage on my house. Can the lenders of my second and third mortgage foreclose on my house even if I make all my payments to my first mortgage lender in timely manner? Is …