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CBS MoneyWatch Editor At Large Jill Schlesinger, Jack Otter and ThinkGlink’s Ilyce Glink Talk About The Housing Market
When I was in New York last week, shooting video, I also spent more than a half hour creating a podcast with CBS MoneyWatch editor at large Jill Schlesinger and MoneyWatch blogger and editor Jack Otter. We had a great time talking about how the government has injected trillions of dollars into the housing market – and for what? It’s a mixed bag out there. The good in today’s housing market is clearly the result of the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit (and $6,500 trade up home buyer tax credit) and the $1.25 trillion mortgage-backed securities buying spree the Fed has been on.
Clearly, we’re going to have a strong start to the new year. But then what? Tune in as Jill, MoneyWatch’s Jack Otter, and I discuss the continuing crisis in the housing market.
Jill
we listen to your radio talk show on weekends. Here is the problem I hope you can .advise us. My brother joe has worked for the state of California for 27 years as a tax auditor, officed in Houston. Joe had a stroke 2 years ago, July, 2011, he had enough leave time to keep him on payroll for a little over 12 months, for the last 11 months he’s received leave time from the sick leave pool..
Although Joe’s desire is to return to work his DR’S said it won’t happen, Joe has a condition called Aphasia ( brain damage). I’ve contacted his employer regarding ” Disability Retirement” for him, he is only 58 years old will be 59 in December 2013.
when should he apply for his 401K and or his pension
Thank you for your expert advise.
Eddye Tyler
rec. eddye@gmail.com
832 541-0327