Is the CFPB crack down on payday loans in the public interest?
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Oct 21, 2017 6:00 AM - Payday loans are convenient, quick and readily available without a credit assessment. New rules issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are viewed by some as burdensome. The core issue then is whether a market should be maintained that is useful to a minority of those who use it but is addictively harmful to a much larger group whose patronage is needed to keep the market alive.
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Unit owners would need to approve compensation
Oct 21, 2017 6:00 AM - Q. The members of the board of our condominium spend a tremendous amount of their time on association matters. Can the board set a salary to be paid to board members?
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Design the ideal home officeOct 21, 2017 6:00 AM - One of the perks of working from home is the ability to roll out of bed on your own clock and get down to business in a bathrobe, if you so desire. But if you want to feel energized and productive in your home office, consider design and layout carefully. -
After big lull, suburban apartment construction has boomed since 2013Oct 21, 2017 11:01 PM - Across the suburbs, thousands of new apartments have sprouted in the past five years to quench demand for rental housing not seen since the 1990s. Among the reasons: Young professionals are delaying buying a home, while more empty nesters want to downsize. -
Small claims court may be an option for basement repair
Oct 21, 2017 6:00 AM - Q. I bought a house two years ago for which the seller's disclosure form answered "No" to questions about wet basement problems. It was a baldfaced lie.
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A smart pillow and other sleep innovationsOct 21, 2017 7:00 AM - We aren't just sleeping in our beds; we are also working, eating, checking email and watching television. Companies have responded by creating innovative products for the bedroom. -
Apartment boom in the 'burbsOct 21, 2017 11:01 PM - More than 2,800 apartments units hit the market last year and thousands more are under construction. Yet, some leaders remain wary of approving multifamily plans. Here's a list of some of the notable projects.
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District 211 to sell 62 unused acres in SchaumburgOct 20, 2017 7:54 AM - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will soon start soliciting buyers for an undeveloped 62-acre site it's owned for more than 45 years in a Schaumburg neighborhood. -
Be more productive with a home office that's less busyOct 20, 2017 6:00 AM - Working from home sounds fun, but the reality can be far from it. So we asked New York designer Taylor Spellman, co-host of the Bravo reality show "Yours, Mine or Ours," for ideas on designing a functional and stylish home office. -
Deadlocked over drainage problem
Oct 20, 2017 6:00 AM - Q. We're trying to decide whether to cancel escrow on the home we are buying. Our home inspector found 6 inches of water under the building, and he recommends a drainage system to keep the crawl space dry.
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