Housing / Real Estate

Housing / Real Estate Questions

Getting a HELOC to protect our home title?

Hello Terry, My wife and I are 73 years old, own our home in Elmhurst, and have no debt. I..

Snowbird home

Hi Terry, Love you on the radio. Question, my home is almost paid off and have about $9M in savings/investments...

L-T rate mort rate help

Dear Terry the climate has changed…what do you expect for Mortgages help om the basis of (used to be LIBOR)..

Capital Gains Tax

How do I figure out how much I might be charged for Capital Gains tax? I sold property in MI..

Cashing in your 401k

My 73 year old husband wants to buy another home that will be our primary residence and later selling our..

Mortgage Intrest Refi

Hello, Does the rule still stand to only pursue refiancing your mortgage if there’s at least 1 % less in..

Home purchase

Hi Terry,….I’m planning on buying a home that is family owned and I am part owner. I won’t need a..

Finishing a basement

Which is better HELOC or mortgage to finance this project?

Long term Interest rates and my mortage

Everyone talks about the fed rate cuts but my mortgage is/was based on Libor which is now something else. HUGE..

mortgage

Is it better to carry a mortgage for tax advantages, or better to pay it off if I have the..

mortgage paydown?

We have a 15 year mortgage on our home at a 2.45 interest and have about 10 years left. Is..

Mortgage Payoff?

Im 74 years old and work part time, collect social security and RMD’s. I have $150k chicken money (it’s currently..

Section 42 Rent

They ask for sources of income. On my 1040, I have Social Security, tax-exempt interest, taxable interest and ordinary dividends...

home equity loan

We need to remodel our bathroom, should we take out a home equity loan or borrow against my husbands 401K...

Mortgage vs HELOC

I may purchase a home downstate (Indiana). My present home is owned with no mortgage. My bank (Chase) said they..

Selling of condo

My wife and her sister are selling their late mother’s condo. After they split the proceeds what is the best..

CC real estate tax increase

My real estate tax market value ( per 2025 reassessment notice) has ballooned 290% for upcoming 2026. I have called..

Mortgage Refinancing

How can I go about refinancing my mortgage without a large expense?

Home Equity

I heard on WGN (Saturday morning program) a recommendation to secure a home equity to have “on Hand” in the..

Post Divorce home refi

Hello – Due to my recent divorce, I am forced to refinance my home loan. My current rate is 2.625%,..

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