Real Estate
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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...
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The life-changing impact of designApr 10, 2015 3:00 am - Recently, I leased an apartment I hadn't really looked at before I signed on it: The move was sudden, the need urgent and the spot convenient enough. When I arrived with...
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Model profile: Herrick WoodsApr 09, 2015 11:00 pm - M/I Homes recently celebrated the grand opening of Herrick Woods, a new community of 74 attached club homes surrounded by natural areas in West suburban Warrenville. Ho...