Real Estate
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A small kitchen may require ingenuitySep 06, 2015 1:01 am - Getting tight spaces to function often requires thinking outside that box. Planning a very small bathroom, laundry room or kitchen demands you research all options and b...
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Vicenza, Italy, is a great design destinationSep 06, 2015 1:01 am - No, let's not confuse Vicenza with Venezia. The latter is a world-renowned beautiful Italian waterfront town, and Vicenza is the quiet and refined hometown of the archit...
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How to fund that major remodelSep 06, 2015 1:00 am - After 11 years in their Annandale, Virginia, home, Mike and Cherie Jacobs were ready for something bigger and better. But sacrificing their super-low mortgage rate to pa...
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Major updates improve mortgage projectionsSep 05, 2015 1:01 am - Substantial changes in mortgage market predictions are being announced by credible analysts. For example, the Mortgage Bankers Association released its updated mortgage ...
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Short-term condo leases may be illegalSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - Q. A number of owners in our association lease their units, or a room in their unit, for weekends or other short terms, as a vacation rental. Can associations stop this ...
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Converting garages into livable spacesSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - Many people decide to upgrade from their apartments or condominiums out of a need for more space. But even after moving into a new home, homeowners may soon begin to out...
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More change coming to area home industrySep 05, 2015 1:00 am - John Carroll, president of Ryland Homes' Illinois division, has had a storied career that is about to get even more interesting. After graduating from the University of ...
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Advice from reader on splitting rentSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - This column published a letter from someone asking how rent should be apportioned when three adults and one child would be sharing a house - three bedrooms and two baths...
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Motorola, Elgin pursuing deal on training facility with 200-plus jobsSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - Motorola Solutions is seeking to establish a training and manufacturing center in Elgin, and city officials are calling it "a big victory." The city council Wednesda...
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Choosing the best type of mortgageSep 05, 2015 12:00 am - Mortgage borrowers having to choose between the different types of mortgages face a puzzle, which may be particularly perplexing today. Interest rates remain low by hist...