Buying a home can be an exciting and overwhelming process. When all the paperwork’s been signed, you’ve moved in, and the dust has settled, you may be thinking twice about your choice in homeowners insurance. How soon after you buy your home can you switch insurance providers, what happens to the money you may have [...]
It feels good to close on your first home. But once you’ve got everything moved in, you become a homeowner and that means lots of homeowner responsibilities and sometimes spending money on those responsibilities. From the moment you move in—actually from the home inspection—you should consider how to maintain your home in order to avoid [...]
How will China’s economy affect the U.S. housing market? Is there a way to invest in real estate that isn’t so time consuming? Get answers to these questions by listening to this week’s episode of the Ilyce Glink Show. You can click the audio link below to listen to the full show, or download the [...]
What factors have been driving the recent stock market volatility? And how do you know whether you’re ready to buy a home? Get answers to these questions by listening to this week’s episode of the Ilyce Glink Show. You can click the audio link below to listen to the full show, or download the podcast [...]
When buying or selling a home, you may find that you are sharing more sensitive personal information than at any other time in your life. Aside from Social Security numbers and addresses, which are key pieces of information that an identity thief needs, you’re also handing out detailed financial statements, work history, tax information, a [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_okLABk-rBo Zombie foreclosures are lingering on in many real estate markets, and many buyers are wondering, are they a smart investment? Zombie foreclosures are homes that were vacated by the owners after the foreclosure process began. During the foreclosure process, which can take up to several years, these properties may have gotten [...]
You’ve finally found the home you’ve been looking for and you’re ready to make an offer. But how you can you be sure that you’re getting a good deal? When you buy a home, every penny you can save on the purchase price will help you with closing costs, redecorating, and moving. The trick to [...]
For some potential homeowners, renting a home for a time before buying is an attractive option. It allows time to save money or otherwise get financially prepared before buying a home, and it also offers a way to get to know the property before committing to it. Regardless of your situation, a rent-to-own model could [...]
Following the housing bubble burst in 2007, when home values fell by 60 percent or more in some areas, approximately 23 percent of homeowners owed more on their mortgages than their houses were worth by the end of the third quarter of 2009. The lack of equity froze these homeowners in place for years, leaving [...]
