Real Estate
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Removing walls in a 1923 house allows light to flood inApr 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Removing walls in a 1923 house allows light to flood new kitchen
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Buyers afraid to cancel bad dealApr 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. While on leave from the military, we bought a home that was totally misrepresented. According to the listing, it was a 2,300-square-foot, four-bedroom, lakeview house...
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Homeowners need 'landlord insurance' before rentingApr 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Many people buy a new house and convert their old one into a rental. The strategy raises key insurance issues. Q. We are buying a new home, but we plan to keep our curre...
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Can second mortgage holder sue after foreclosure?Apr 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. I read your article about mortgages and wanted to ask a quick question. My second mortgage holder is suing me 8½ years after foreclosure (and 8½ years after the last ...
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Sprucing up your patio for spring and summerApr 12, 2015 11:00 pm - If you have a concrete patio, then you have a place to sit and enjoy the great outdoors. You might even have room for a barbecue grill. Heck, if you have a big enough pa...
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Sell or rent it outApr 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I are moving out of state and are debating selling or renting out the house. We live near a military base that has many foreign trainees. Our real esta...
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Finding cause of ice dams is critical for protecting houseApr 12, 2015 12:00 am - Q. I need help with my icicles. My home is a frame ranch built in the 1950s. I have a one-car, unheated, attached garage. I have huge, some 3-foot-long, icicles around m...
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Local home values rise at healthy paceApr 11, 2015 12:00 am - Chicago's Northwest suburbs have experienced a 4 percent annual rise in home prices over the past several years, said Caroline Starr, a broker with Coldwell Banker Resid...
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Strong market on the high endApr 11, 2015 12:00 am - Activity has strongly rebounded in the Chicago area's luxury home segment. People who can afford to do so are approaching builders to construct a house for them that mee...
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Owners forum often allowed, sometimes requiredApr 11, 2015 12:00 am - Q. Our board of directors just issued a statement saying it will no longer include a homeowner's forum at the beginning of board meetings. Homeowners can still attend bo...