Real Estate
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Celebrity designer Genevieve Gorder shares her secretsAug 16, 2015 7:00 am - Designer and TV personality Genevieve Gorder just completed a photo shoot in Mexico City, and when she thinks about how far her career has come she doesn't hesitate to s...
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How to maximum narrow spaceAug 16, 2015 6:00 am - You cannot get much narrower than the hallway of a 1950s tract house. In the first place, they were fairly tiny houses, generally less than 1,200 square feet, with relat...
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Spray-foam insulation is useful tool when sealing a spaceAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Q. I recently read an answer you gave about attic ventilation. The part that caught my attention was, "But the first thing to do is to look for all possible convective p...
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Third party in housing investment needs a buyoutAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Three of us purchased a property together a number of years ago with the intent of fixing it up and either renting it or selling it. We all put down the same amount a...
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Origins of Trump's luxury empire lie in father's more blue-collar buildings
Aug 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Trump Village, unlike every other property that famously bears that brand, was not named by - or for - the presidential candidate currently upending the Republican Party...
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Bring your home into the future with these five 'smart' upgradesAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - The smart, technology-driven home of “The Jetsons” is no longer a fictional dream. Granted, a robot maid might not be in your immediate future, but smart homes are here ...
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Guidelines for setting up a reserve accountAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Our townhouse association is preparing a 10-year budget forecast and would like to know if there is any formula for determining the amount of dollars to be maintained...
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Far West suburbs appeal to certain buyersAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - The real estate market in the Fox Valley has been gradually improving across the board since 2010, said Brian Knott, an agent with RE/MAX Horizon in Elgin. "We are seein...
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Sun City Huntley among 'best places' to retireAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - If you're 55 and considering retirement in the near future, Sun City Huntley might just be the place for you. The largest 55-plus active adult living community in the Mi...
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Rob Roy Country Club Village in neighborhood profileAug 14, 2015 12:00 am - Anna and Ken Miller raised their family in Glenview, where they lived for 27 years, and then moved to Mesa, Arizona. They frequently returned to the area to see their ch...