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Ilyce Glink is an award-winning, nationally syndicated columnist, television reporter and radio talk show host who is widely known for her expertise on trends and issues in real estate and finance. Her syndicated column REAL ESTATE MATTERS offers common sense information and practical insights for anyone thinking about buying, selling, rehabbing or refinancing a home.

  • Condo Closing Questions -  Who pays closing costs? A couple asks for real estate advice after incurring costs in a closing that they believe they should not have had to pay.

  • Title and Mortgage Problems - Title and mortgage problems are a pain for anyone. Ilyce Glink offers advice to a real estate agent who is frustrated with the behavior of the local title and mortgage companies.

  • Owing More Than Your House Is Worth - Owe more than your house is worth? When home debt exceeds home equity, it's a big problem. Ilyce Glink offers personal advice to a reader who has more debt than equity.

  • Home Moving Tips: Things to Do Before You Move  - Moving? This list of things to do before you move will come in handy. Ilyce Glink provides you with some helpful home moving tips.

  • How to Avoid Selling Property to Developers - Ilyce Glink offers real estate advice to a couple that is considering selling part of their 22-acre property to fund building a new house for retirement. The only catch? They prefer not to sell property to developers. Is avoiding selling property to developers possible. Definitely!

  • Paying Off My Mortgage - I'm paying off my mortgage writes a reader. Ilyce R. Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin respond with some financial advice on things to consider when paying off a mortgage.

  • Building a Home - Building your own home is something you can always look back on as a major life accomplishment. However, before you build your house, it's good to understand the legal issues associated with building a home. In this article, Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin offer real estate advice to a reader who built his own home.

  • Suing Seller - Samuel J. Tamkin and Ilyce Glink answer a reader's question about real estate law. Suing the seller may be the only option for a homebuyer that feels they were misled prior to purchase.

  • Cannot Pay Back a Loan - Is It My Fault? - A reader cannot pay back a loan that was given as a second mortgage on a condominium. The reader claims the lender changed the appraisal value on her house in order to lend her more money. Now that she cannot make the payments, is it her fault or the lender's? Who is to blame when a loan doesn't get paid?

  • Debt Management Program Question - A reader asks a debt management program question. Having nearly completed a program offered by Consumer Credit Counseling Service, the reader wonders what the implications will be on his credit report.

  • Personal Finance Advice: Pay Off Debts or Pay Off House Loans? - Should I pay off my house loan or should I pay off my other debts first? A reader who is selling some property asks personal finance columnist Ilyce Glink which is the better option.

  • House Hunting Tips - How to Spot the Right House for You! - House-hunting is difficult if you focus in on the wrong things when buying a house. Ilyce Glink provides some useful house-hunting tips for home buyers.

  • Real Estate Scam: Have I Been Ripped Off? - Have I been ripped off? A reader suspects that she has been victimized by a real estate scam, and Ilyce Glink suspects that she's right.

  • Real Estate Advice: Do I Need a Real Estate Agent? - Do I need a real estate agent? Should I have a real estate lawyer? A reader who is looking at vacant land parcels asks Ilyce Glink for some real estate advice.

  • Good Advice about Money and Life - Looking for some good advice about money? Try focusing on leading a simple life and staying debt free. Keeping life simple and avoiding debt allows you to spend less mental energy and financial resources on material possessions. In the end, you'll have more than you need, which is a great way to live.

  • The Role of Real Estate Attorneys - Ilyce Glink strongly recommends using a qualified, experienced real estate attorney whenever you buy property. It may be single largest transaction of your life. Why rake the risk that something might go wrong?

  • Tax-Free Real Estate Transactions - Tax-free real estate transactions are the way to go if you can do it. When you sell your current investment property and purchase another one, you can defer all capital gains tax if you use a 1031 tax-free exchange. Ilyce Glink explains how it's done.

  • How To Avoid Scams When Buying Property - Watch out for this real estate scam. The scam artist sells somebody else's property, collects the money, and then skips town. Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin give you some tips on how to avoid getting scammed when you buy property.

  • Improving My Credit Score - Want to improve your credit score? Ilyce Glink discusses how to get your credit report, how to get your credit score, and what you can do to make your credit score higher.

  • Mom's Unpaid Bills - A reader's mother has many unpaid bills and debt problems. He wonders whether his mother’s creditors can pursue him for mom's unpaid debts because her name is still on the deed for a house he lives in. As she does each and every day, Ilyce Glink provides financial advice to her reader, answering this reader's question with a suggestion that he consider asking mom to "quit claim deed" the property to him.

  • Releasing Escrow For Home Repairs - A buyer and seller agree to set aside money in escrow for the repairs needed per the home inspection. Now the seller won't release the funds. Sam gives advice on how to solve, and avoid, this type of problem.

  • Trespassing and Property Rights - A neighboring apartment building is taking advantage of one owner's yard. Homeowner has to check if he gave consent or if there is an easement on his property.

  • FSBO Advice - Real Estate for Sale by Owner - FSBO - real estate for sale by owner - sales are on the rise. The buyer and the seller can save 6% commissions that would otherwise go to an agency. But who gets the FSBO commission savings? Ilyce clarifies her position on FSBO negotiations based on a reader's feedback to a previous article offering FSBO advice.

















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