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05.27.26 Spotlight On Home Sellers / Paper Chase Account Security
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Episode 05.27.26 Spotlight On Home Sellers / Paper Chase Account Security
Today - For home sellers, making sure your house is ready and appealing to buyers can mean you have to have a tough skin, but it can pay off. If you want your home to stand out in today's market, you have to nail the first impression. Clark breaks down how to stop turning buyers off and start getting offers. Also, Clark shares a terrifying cautionary tale that will make you think twice about choosing "paperless" billing. A systems glitch at Fidelity completely wiped out a Colorado woman's life savings, leaving her account balance at zero with no electronic record that she ever even existed. It took months of stressful battles with a flippant customer service department to restore her decades of hard work. There are currently forces at work that could leave you entirely responsible for proving your own net worth. While Clark isn't telling you to stuff cash under your mattress, he is sounding an urgent warning.
Plus, Lane (Clark’s wife!) shares your #AskClark questions and Clark gives his take. All this and more on the May 27, 2026, episode of The Clark Howard Show. Submit your questions: Ask Clark
• Word To Home Sellers: Segment 1 • Ask Clark: Segment 2 • Money Fails & Paper Trails: Segment 3 • Ask Clark: Segment 4
Mentioned on the show:
• These Are the 2 Biggest Hidden Expenses When Selling a Home • How To Buy a House in 9 Steps - Clark Howard • NYTimes: Her Life Savings Mysteriously Disappeared After a Systems Glitch • Why You Need Paper Evidence of Your Financial Accounts • Should You File for Bankruptcy? - Clark Howard • 6 Things To Know Before Contacting the National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Clark.com resources:
• Episode transcripts • Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark • Clark.com daily money newsletter • Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275
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Links in the notes 16
- https://www.marketwatch.com/story/roast-my-house-reddit-desperate-home-sellers-are-asking-strangers-for-help-getting-offers-8658787f
- https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/anthropics-mythos-sends-us-banks-rushing-plug-cyber-holes-2026-05-12/
- https://clark.com/ask
- https://clark.com/homes-real-estate/biggest-hidden-expenses-when-selling-a-home/
- https://clark.com/homes-real-estate/how-to-buy-a-house/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/your-money/fidelity-investments-fraud-alert.html?smid=em-share
- https://clark.com/personal-finance-credit/why-you-need-paper-evidence-of-your-financial-accounts/
- https://clark.com/debt/should-you-file-bankruptcy/
- https://clark.com/personal-finance-credit/national-foundation-for-credit-counseling-contact/
- https://clark.com/
- https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3743
- https://community.clark.com/
- https://clark.com/ask/
- https://clark.com/newsletters/
- https://clark.com/about-consumer-action-center/
- https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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