Lifestyle Stories from January 16, 2014 (Change date)
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Lenders to follow useful new rule on appraisalsJan 17, 2014 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — A new federal rule could give millions of homebuyers insights they’ve never had before about a crucial element of their mortgage application: the appraisal,...
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How many electrical outlets in a bedroomJan 16, 2014 11:50 pm - Q. What are the requirements for electrical outlets in a bedroom? We are renting a two-bedroom apartment, and the second bedroom (11-by-13 feet) has only one outlet in t...
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A midseason fireplace-safety checklist:Jan 16, 2014 11:30 pm - If you use your wood-burning fireplace a lot, it’s probably due for a midseason checkup about now. Here is a list of things you should take a close look at monthly durin...
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Winter can be the best time for buyers to shop for a homeJan 17, 2014 8:34 am - Many homebuyers can get the best deals in January or February, because sellers are anxious to make concessions instead of marketing their property when the weather impro...
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Blizzard of a Sale Starts January 24 at Heritage Trail MallJan 17, 2014 10:35 am - Heritage Trail Mall in Wilmette sweeps away the winter doldrums with a BLIZZARD OF SALE starting January 24 and going through February 9. Warm up to bargains galore thr...
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Scouts Provide Warmth and ComfortJan 21, 2014 5:45 pm - Saint Mary Parish Cub Scout Pack 140 helped make this holiday season a little merrier for more than a dozen needy children. At the December Pack meeting, led by Wolf De...
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Mortgage professor: If borrowers owned the appraisals they pay for, they would be able to shop for a mortgage effectivelyJan 16, 2014 1:13 pm - Editor’s note: This is the second column in a three-part series appearing in Homes Saturday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has developed two new disclo...
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Jon Heder's in town screening 'Napoleon Dynamite'Jan 16, 2014 5:00 am - Film notes Ÿ Cult star Jon Heder drops by the suburbs this weekend to introduce showings of his movie “Napoleon Dynamite,” for which he was reportedly paid a paltry...
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Wild weather feeds homeowners’ anxiety over treesJan 17, 2014 5:05 am - Nancy Owens takes no chances with trees since a windstorm propelled a large one through the roof of her Long Island, N.Y., home 15 or so years ago. So when a neighbor wh...
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These ‘Wolves’ can’t get much bigger or badderJan 16, 2014 2:25 pm - The bleak and brutal Israeli-made child killer thriller “Big Bad Wolves” delivers well-crafted torture porn with a faint conscience. The majority of action in “Big Bad W...
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