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Carla Ayers

  • E-Commerce and Personal Finance Editor, Kiplinger
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Before You Leave Your Home to Your Children, Ask These Questions

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By Carla Ayers
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Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Subscribe to our newsletter A home is one of the most valuable assets many parents will eventually leave behind. It may also carry decades of memories, making it a particularly personal inheritance. But passing down a house isn't always as simple as handing over the keys. Even a mortgage-free home comes with ongoing expenses, from property taxes and insurance to maintenance and repairs.
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Leaving Your Home to Your Children? Ask These Questions

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By Carla Ayers
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And don't assume one conversation settles the matter permanently. A move, marriage, divorce, major renovation or change in finances can alter what's practical for you or your children. Revisit the plan periodically so that what you've put on paper continues to reflect what you and your family actually want. Once you've opened the conversation, these are the questions worth working through together.
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Equifax Agrees to $100 Million Settlement Over Credit Score Error: Are You Eligible for a Payment?

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By Carla Ayers
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Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Subscribe to our newsletter Equifax has agreed to create a $100 million settlement fund over allegations that a coding error caused it to send inaccurate credit scores to lenders in 2022. Roughly 4 million people could be covered by the settlement. Claims aren't open yet. The proposed settlement still needs final court approval, with a hearing scheduled for January 22, 2027.
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