100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country »

Ilyce R. Glink’s newspaper column, “Real Estate Matters,” appears in more than 160 newspapers and websites nationwide. She is the financial reporter for WGN-TV in Chicago, a radio talk-show host for WSB-AM in Atlanta, and has appeared on Oprah, the Today Show, CNN, and CNBC. Glink’s website, thinkglink.com, gets thousands of visitors per day. She lives just outside Chicago.

From the most trusted name in real estate, here is the latest edition of the indispensable guide that helps first-time buyers land the home of their dreams.

Ilyce R. Glink has established herself as America’s most trusted real estate expert. In this new, fully revised and updated edition of the book that made her a household name, Glink offers more than 100 pages of new material addressing all of the current trends home buyers need to stay on top of, including:

• The new construction housing boom and how home buyers can make the most of it

• Mortgage lending innovations, such as interest-only financing and the ability to finance 103 percent of the purchase price

• The changing habits of first-time home buyers (purchasing without a broker, using discount Internet-based services, and buying first homes as investments)

• The latest information on asbestos, mold, radon, and other bio-environmental hazards and new, inexpensive testing methods any home buyer can use

In this third edition of 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, Glink presents new stories of real people who have gone through the home-buying process for the first time and once again offers her trademark friendly advice on how to avoid common home-buyer mistakes.

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FGP - WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women

Discrimination is still a factor in the marketplace and women home buyers, especially single women, can be susceptible to being taken advantage of by sellers who think they can pull one over on you because you're a woman. Additionally, real estate brokers and lenders are sometimes weary of women purchasing homes buy themselves. Your best defense is to know what you're talking about and this book covers everything a first-time home buyer should know: what to look for in a home, how to prequalify for a mortgage, financing, house inspections, closing procedures–all presented in a question and answer format. Owning a home does take a certain amount of responsibilty, but it's fun and it's a good investment. The stuff you need to know isn't difficult, and if you know what to expect and what questions to ask, it will remove a lot of anxiety from your first purchase.

Preface xvii
Introduction 3
How Do I Know What I Want? 13
How Do I Look for a Home? 43
How Do I Identify What I Need Versus What I Like in a Home? 87
How Do I Know What I Can Afford to Spend? 102
Putting Together the Deal 121
Negotiating the Deal 143