Without an easement, you won't have a right to keep a driveway and may lose access to your home. Q: I purchased two lake lots from a landowner in 1983. The lots did not touch on the road we use to get to our property. When I asked the owner how I could have access [...]
September was Life Insurance Awareness Month, but it is always a good time to explore the insurance options that will help to protect your family. And especially when it comes to your kids, it’s never too late to start considering what benefits would enhance their financial future. When I see my adult clients procrastinating about [...]
Mortgages and Interest Rates are still dropping. Ilyce discussed this topic along with other questions from callers, providing personal finance advice and real estate advice on the Ilyce Glink Show October 9, 2011 on WSB Radio. More personal finance advice on WSBRadio. This week, on my show, I just had to talk about it again, [...]
Why are you scrimping and saving, clipping coupons and skipping meals, forgoing vacations, and being extra nice to wealthy relatives in hopes that they might “loan” you a few thousand or remember you in their wills so you can make the down payment on your first experience buying a home? Are you nuts? Don’t you [...]
Foreclosures and short sales aren’t the only story in the housing market. Historically low interest rates should be a sign for existing homeowners that it might be time to refinance. Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey today and the results are good news for anyone looking to refinance: fixed rate [...]
The U.S. real estate market took a big hit when the housing bubble burst in 2008, but August housing numbers indicate a slight upswing in home sales from a year ago. It’s been hard to stay optimistic for housing market predictions with tight credit markets and a summer full of natural disasters. However, we’re seeing [...]
Mortgage Interest Rates Hit Another Low. Ilyce discussed this topic along with questions from other callers giving her personal finance advice and real estate advice on the Ilyce Glink Show October 2, 2011 on WSB Radio. I have said it before, and this week I said it again: mortgage interest rates hit another low. This [...]
Mortgage interest rates hit another low. Today's Economic News: Another crazy week for economic news. We saw our first report from the widely-respected Economic Cycle Research Institute that the economy may have technically gone into a recession last quarter (officially defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth) or will this coming quarter (4Q2011). ECRI [...]
Q: For a brief moment in August 2009, my business just all but stopped. I’m an accountant and my clients had trouble paying their bills. I asked my lender for a loan modification. They said everything was great except I didn’t send a copy of my Social Security letter, which they never asked for it. [...]
Q: This past April my daughter and I entered into a contract with a law firm for a loan modification. We paid $3,500 up front and as of yet have gotten only "it's in the process." Or they're asking for documentation that we have already provided. At this point I believe we are the victim [...]
