Ilyce Glink
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.
Glink is the author of many books, including the best-selling "100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask." Glink's work has been published by newspapers nationwide, including Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News and The Washington Post, as well as by magazines such as Better Homes & Gardens, Worth, Bride's, Chicago and Working Woman. She is host of a weekly radio talk show on Newstalk 750 WSB radio in Atlanta. She also contributes commentaries to "Sound Money" on National Public Radio. She spent eight years as an on-air producer reporter for WGN-TV in Chicago, and is currently producing and hosting the Ilyce Glink Video Minute, which is distributed on the Internet.
Glink has hosted her own nationally syndicated radio talk shows and has been the money expert for national television programs, including "Lifetime Live." Glink has served as a real estate and personal finance expert on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," NBC's "Today," CNBC's "The Money Wheel," CNN and CNN-FN.
Glink's many awards include Best Consumer Reporter from the National Association of Real Estate Editors and the First Money $mart Award. Her books "100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask" and "100 Questions Every Home Seller Should Ask" received high honors from Chicago Women in Publishing in 1994 and 1995, respectively. She also received the Best Consumer Magazine Article award (1997) and Best Television Report (2006) from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
Ilyce Glink Samples
Get All the Facts Before Bailing Out Friend in Mortgage Trouble
Q: I'm not particularly knowledgeable about many financial ventures, but I want to understand if and how I can help my friend. My friend has a house and owes more than the house is worth. His ex-wife was in bankruptcy before they got together.
ASK THE REAL ESTATE LAWYER
Q: I've searched your site but haven't seen an answer to this question related to inherited property. Let me explain.
Financial Questions and Answers
Q: In 1997, we created a living will for estate protection in case my mom went into a nursing home. My sister took ownership of the property at that time and my mom's attorney created a life estate for her.
How Much Should You Save Each Week in 2010?
How much should you save? While the government says we're out of the recession, it sure feels different for those of us who live on Main Street.
Buyer Looking for a Deal Likely Would Do Better with Agent than Going It Alone
Q: I'm thinking about buying a foreclosure in my old neighborhood. There is a very active real estate agent in that neighborhood whom I used when I sold my house. I don't know how the commissions work on foreclosures.
ASK THE REAL ESTATE LAWYER
Q: My son is 52 years old and currently unemployed with two young daughters. Their million-dollar home has been on the market for a year but the former wife refuses to allow a sign on the property or reduce the price of the home for sale.
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