women: Investing As A Couple Can Lead to Marriage Stress
- 09/07/10 09:45 AM
Retirement fund expert and Equifax Personal Finance Blogger Dan Solin offers an provocative new insight in his latest blog: investing with your significant other can ruin the relationship. Dan writes: "Many couples believe in togetherness, which can be a good thing. However, there are dangers to investing jointly that should give even the closest duos pause.Remember the best-selling book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, by John Gray? The difference in the way men and women view the world has particular applicability to investing.As many women know, men generally don’t lack confidence. They typically love the “action” of … (3 comments)
women: Sexual Discrimination By Mortgage Lenders
- 08/03/10 03:57 AM
Are mortgage lenders defying federal fair housing laws by denying home loans to pregnant women, new moms and their partners or spouses? In a recent story, the New York Times wrote about how mortgage lenders had tightened loan requirements so much that new mothers who were at home on short-term disability were denied a loan because their disability income was less than their full-time income. The story was astonishing, as federal law prohibits sex discrimination. The action also seemed to run afoul of fair housing laws. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) took note and on July 21, … (2 comments)
The Consumer Federation of America released the results of an analysis of data from the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances. Single women head 26 percent of American households. Single was defined as never married, divorced or separated. The 2004 data showed that single women earned a median annual income of $22,592, compared with $43,130 across all households in the U.S. That's a significant difference. Single women's net worth was also lower: $32,850 compared with $93,001 for all households In addition, households headed by single women have … (3 comments)
women: 1 in 5 Homebuyers is a Single Woman
- 07/29/08 09:32 AM
If you're a single woman and debating whether to become a home buyer you're not alone. It's no longer unusual for women to buy homes by themselves. Still, it's good to be prepared for the possibility of discrimination when you are buying a home.
Video Transcript I'm Ilyce Glink with expertrealestatetips.net. You know, it used to be taboo for single women to buy homes by themselves. That's no longer the case. Some real estate professionals even specialize in working with single women of all ages. Graphic: One in five homebuyers is a single woman. In … (4 comments)
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