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Listing of the week for May 13, 2013 Previous listings

This Inverness home, built in 1989, features a stately tan brick exterior and large circular driveway.

This lovely Inverness home, built in 1989, is traditional with a decidedly contemporary twist inside that will delight young, growing families.The drive up to this stately tan brick home features a large circular driveway and lovely lampposts, reminiscent of Europe.

Moms show their kids the real estate ropes

Jeff Cadwallader moved back to Illinois from Colorado to join his mother Jeanne's Coldwell Banker agency in St. Charles.

By Amy Robey Updated May 12, 2013 6:33 AM When Jeff Cadwallader moved back home from Colorado to help his mom Jeanne with her business, he became a third-generation Realtor. On this Mother's Day weekend, Jeanne and Jeff are one of many mother-child Realtor teams working in the Chicago suburban market.

Hawthorn Club community has family appeal Posted May 10, 2013 4:00 AM

When Barb and Marc Rosenstock sought a larger home for their growing family, they simply stayed in Hawthorn Club, the Vernon Hills neighborhood where they live and purchased a more spacious home. “We remodeled the house to be what we always wanted, and we like our nice yard with trees,” Barb Rosenstock said. Her favorite room in their home is her office with a window seat — a room with a view. "Every day someone walks by and says 'hi,'” Rosenstock said. “I grew up in a rural area, so it’s nice to see people, all kinds of people and children, dogs, new puppies. I like having people around."

Home builders need workers to keep up with demand Updated May 10, 2013 7:33 AM

The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help. And he would — if he could hire enough qualified people. “There is a shortage of manpower,” says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. “We're probably only hiring about 75 or 80 percent of what we actually need.”

Splurge on kitchen features you can’t live without Posted May 11, 2013 1:00 AM

I have been lucky to have always lived in homes with great kitchens. Even in college, my two roommates and I shared an apartment in Washington, D.C., that had a kitchen with exposed brick walls, a working fireplace, a big old-fashioned enamel stove, a full-size refrigerator with a separate full-size freezer and an amazing picture window that looked out on a fig tree and a distant grapevine-covered wall.

As housing prices rise, homeowners start delayed wish-list projects Posted May 11, 2013 5:00 AM

Claudia Brown, a kitchen and bathroom designer for Home Depot, is witnessing what she's rarely seen in the past six years: customers knocking down walls again. Spurred by rising home prices, homeowners who spent the worst housing downturn since the Great Depression taking on only must-do repairs are again starting wish-list projects.

Advice Columns

With these temperature swings, only strong flowers survive Updated May 14, 2013 12:09 PM

Shutting off the heat and switching on the air-conditioning? Plants at Morton Arboretum in Lisle tried to fight off a freeze early Monday morning but will bask in 80-degree temperatures today. "All those hanging baskets people get for Mother's Day, if they were under an eave, they are probably OK. But if they got frosted, you're going to see it," says Kris Bachtell of the Morton Arboretum.

Old floor tiles need to be removed by professionals Posted May 12, 2013 4:22 AM

Q. I need help with this floor. There is a great hardwood floor under it. However, I don't know if it's safe to go and pull this up — whether it has asbestos in it or not. It is the one-foot-square pieces glued down, and if you do pull it up, what's the best way to get the glue off the floor?

Electronic toilet features may bowl you over Posted May 12, 2013 1:02 AM

Q. I'm remodeling my bathroom and plan on installing a new toilet. My question: Do they make a toilet with bidet features?

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Home & Garden

With these temperature swings, only strong flowers survive Updated May 14, 2013 12:09 PM

Water and fire features on the upswing for outdoor living Updated May 13, 2013 3:57 PM

No matter where you go in the country, fire and water features are uppermost on homeowners' back yard wish lists. National studies show that fire features rank No. 1 among homeowners, while water features come in at No. 4, according to Mike Haumersen, outdoor living specialist with Belgard Hardscapes.

Electronic toilet features may bowl you over Posted May 12, 2013 1:02 AM

Q. I'm remodeling my bathroom and plan on installing a new toilet. My question: Do they make a toilet with bidet features?

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Industry Insider

Low-maintenance trend grows in landscaping
Posted May 4, 2013 4:00 AM

Not everyone has a green thumb. People can spend hours in the garden and still not be able to make their homes the showpieces they envision. With this in mind, more homeowners are looking for plants and shrubs that are low- or no-maintenance, said Jean Bragdon, operations manager at Lurvey's Garden Center in Des Plaines.