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Sticky Situations: Bankrupt Mortgage Lender and a $10,000 Engagement Ring Nov. 29, 2022
Dear Mary: I just read that that the company that holds my home mortgage is under investigation by t... Read More
Reverse Mortgages Explained Nov. 21, 2022
Dear Annie: With reference to a recent column in which the reader said she had lost her home to a re... Read More
Why Don't Lenders Trust Borrowers? Aug. 09, 2022
Dear Monty: We made an offer on a home, and the seller accepted it. We advised our agent that we are... Read More
Mortgage Lender Calling Every Hour All Day Long! Jul. 14, 2022
Dear Mary: We are one month behind on our mortgage payments and plan to catch up this month. We have... Read More
The Inflation Cure Jun. 22, 2022
If you think runaway inflation is brutal, wait until you get hit by the cure. Last week, the Federa... Read More
Beware the Popping of the Housing Bubble May. 10, 2022
Washington never learns. Never. Politicians are like collective Alzheimer's disease patients. They h... Read More
Consumer Financial Protection Gone Awry Apr. 13, 2022
The crises of recent years tend to erase from memory those that preceded them. One, as you may reca... Read More
Haunted by the Unexpected Icebergs of Life Jan. 09, 2022
There were additions to the shopping list that had to be made when I married my husband. His request... Read More
What Does the Future Hold for iBuyers? Dec. 21, 2021
Dear Monty: Zillow has announced they will no longer participate as an instant buyer (iBuyer) due to... Read More
How To Help Detect Real Estate Fraud Oct. 19, 2021
Dear Monty: I rented out my house to a couple I thought were married. A year later, they decided to ... Read More
That and a Venti Will Not Buy Your Status in the World Oct. 17, 2021
Because my car is precious, it only takes the best gas. If it had its druthers, it would like to mak... Read More
CDC Should Stay in Its Own Lane Aug. 29, 2021
Justice Brett Kavanaugh was trying to be a nice guy. In an act of judicial gallantry, he chose to gi... Read More
How To Make an Offer on a Home Aug. 10, 2021
Dear Monty: We are first-time home buyers. Being rookies, we get lots of advice from family and frie... Read More
Biden's Unprecedented Attack on the Constitution Aug. 06, 2021
Joe Biden certainly isn't the first president to violate his oath of office, but he might be the fir... Read More
The Eviction Moratorium Deserves the Heave-Ho Jul. 30, 2021
Emergency situations can justify actions that would normally be inexcusable. The social order is not... Read More
Should You Tap Your 401(k) to Fund Your Down Payment? Jul. 07, 2021
Dear Carrie: My husband and I are trying to scrape together enough money for a down payment on our f... Read More
What Does Today's Buyer Need? Feb. 16, 2021
What a buyer doesn't need is access to homes on the market. Chances are any buyer connecting with a ... Read More
The Agony and Ecstasy of Getting Out of Debt Feb. 15, 2021
Dear Mary: We've just received notice that the rent on our three-bedroom house is going up from $950... Read More
The Folly of the Eviction Moratorium Jan. 24, 2021
On his first day as president, Joe Biden reversed a raft of Donald Trump's ill-conceived policies &#... Read More
Do I Buy First or Sell First? Jan. 12, 2021
This question has come up for many years. It seems to come up several times a week, because timing i... Read More
