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About Ilyce Glink

Ilyce Glink is an award-winning, nationally-syndicated columnist, best-selling author, and radio and television personality. She is the best-known consumer advocate for home buyers, sellers, and owners, and her content touches millions of readers, viewers, and listeners each week. She is the Founder/CEO of Best Money Moves, an employee benefit that companies provide that helps employees measure financial stress, then dials it down with a unique content mapping system. She is also the Founder/CEO of Think Glink Media, a digital content agency, and the Publisher of ThinkGlink.com. Listen to Ilyce on WGN Radio each week, follow her on Twitter, and sign up for the ThinkGlink free weekly newsletter, in the blue box at the bottom of this page.
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Reverse Mortgage Threatening Home Equity For Seniors

By | October 7th, 2009|

Senior's Home Equity may be at risk from reverse mortgage lending abusers, according to a report from the National Consumer Law Center. Reverse mortgages are being used by abusers of the subprime mortgage market as “tools” to profit from seniors. The National Consumer Law Center thinks that if protections aren’t put in place soon, not only will the life savings of senior citizens become depleted, but so will our tax dollars and economy. Read the full story on reverse mortgage abuse below from the National Consumer Law Center.

Taylor Bean & Whitaker Customers Using ‘Equity Accelerator’ Program

By | October 7th, 2009|

Taylor Bean & Whitaker Update: October 7, 2009 -- For Taylor Bean & Whitaker customers who have been having trouble with their escrow payments and a program called Equity Accelerator we have an update on how to handle your payments with Taylor Bean & Whitaker. Below we have tips from the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance on how to cancel Equity Accelerator and handle your escrow payments with Taylor Bean & Whitaker.

Do You Have Your Tickets For “How To Profit From Foreclosure”

By | October 5th, 2009|

It's finally October, and the "How to Profit from Foreclosure" event is just around the corner. This exciting event on October 24 in Atlanta will brin...

Faulty Smoke Detectors – How to Get The Smoke Detector To Stop Beeping

By | October 5th, 2009|

Faulty Smoke Detectors - How to Get The Smoke Detector to Stop Beeping: Why does it always happen at 1:45 a.m. on a night where you went to bed early and were trying to get a solid night's sleep. Smoke detectors need batteries every year, but they the unit itself goes bad every 3 to 5 years. Ours is 5 years, 10 months old.

Ilyce Glink Show Notes – October 4, 2009

By | October 4th, 2009|

Ilyce Glink Show Notes - October 4, 2009; Atlanta Flood update; September job cuts and unemployment rate rises; Moving to Montana; Section 8 real estate investing; how to find an estate attorney; HUD-certified housing counselors and Net Present Value (NPV) calculations and why people can't get loan modifications; FREE BOOKS and EBOOK DISCOUNT DEAL; Taylor Bean Whitaker

Ilyce Glink Show on WSB Radio – October 04, 2009

By | October 4th, 2009|

Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, Ilyce went over the latest economic news, including an Atlanta Flood update, September job cuts and unemployment rate rises. Ilyce took questions from callers, and she weighed the pros and cons of Section 8 housing with an investment property owner who is thinking about converting his rental into low-income housing. Ilyce also advises a caller who is taking care of her mother's long-term care to update their wills with an estate attorney. Listen to the podcast here, and check Ilyce's blog for more show notes and links.

Death and Loans

By | October 1st, 2009|

A reader wants to know if he should pay back a debt to a person that gave him money as a personal loan but the loan was never documented. With the death of this person, is there a valid loan?

ARM Refinance May Be Required To Lock In Low Monthly Payment

By | October 1st, 2009|


If you have an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), the loan interest rate will adjust at the end of the fixed interest rate period for the loan. When the ARM does adjust, the amortization of the loan will continue in order to have you pay off the loan in full at the end of the loan term. If your ARM was a loan for 30 years, the amortization schedule must work to get you to pay off the loan in full at the end of the 30th year.

Credit Reporting Agencies And Your Debts

By | October 1st, 2009|


Credit reporting agencies or bureaus collect information from thousands of sources.

Do the major credit reporting agencies obtain information from sources outside of the United States?

Do Equifax, Experian and TransUnion get that information from overseas?

Home Buying Risks, Pitfalls and Tips For New Construction Homes Part 2

By | October 1st, 2009|


Home buying has risks associated with it, particularly the purchase of a new construction home in a new development. There are pitfall all along the way. What should you do to protect yourself? How do you handle the uncertainty of buying a new construction home in a new development? One reader suggests that the buyer should share any risks in that new construction purchase with the lender that give the buyer the loan. Would you agree? What about municipal inspections and certificates of occupancy? The builder's or developer's reputation? What about using a real estate attorney? Leave your comment below.

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