Housing / Real Estate Questions

On my Cook County Property Tax bill I recently discovered a tiny message that says “Records indicate taxes for prior..

my home was just appraised at 25,000.00 less than it was a year ago. So who is right? The first..

Hello Terry, I am a 65 year old woman with a duplex in an east coast beach community where I..

Only owe $2700 on my home Equity loan. Should I pay off and keep open. Or pay off and close..

We live in DuPage County Illinois and because of the high taxes here, were unable to claim all of our..

My husband died last December, and left a will naming me as beneficiary. Our home (which is in his name)..

Hello, I’m 65 and own a home. If I sell my home to buy an RV to live in full..

I have no debt I have 9,000 ex. Money Should I pay 10 months of mortgage payments or just pay..

I current own a home in NYC with NO mortgage valued at 650,000. I owe no money. But I do..

I was looking into getting a reverse mortgage look into some companies and found complaints with BBB.  Do you have..

Hi Terry. You and Steve B.made mention of falling mortgage rates. We are currently at 4.125 15 yr(2018) with $78k..

Hi Terry, I am from Chicago, but have been working and living in Tokyo, Japan for quite some time. I..

Good Morning Terry. My wife and I read your article titled “This spring looks like smart time to buy home”..

Hi Terry, Enjoy your columns because you show common sense and experience based know-how. Q: What do you think about..

i need to sell my townhouse which is currently being leased. I tried to sell it last year but had..

My husband and I are considering adding on to our house because our family is growing. We only want to..

My husband and I are buying the lot next door to us. During the final stages of our loan process,..

Hi Terry, My wife & I are in our mid to late 40’s and have accumulated close to $98K in..

HELOC Interest deduction – still available for HELOC’s taken out prior to 2018? In your column in the SD Union..

I want to get into real estate. Buy proper ty and fix them up and sell or rent. I don’t..