Real Estate
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Three themes, or shades, for 2015Feb 01, 2015 5:00 am - Pantone announced Marsala, a robust and earthy wine red hue, as its 2015 Color of the Year. Sherwin-Williams selected Coral Reef, a mix of pink, orange and red that chan...
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Bankruptcy notice complicates house sale for divorced coupleJan 31, 2015 11:01 pm - Q. I got divorced a few years ago. My wife and I agreed she could stay in the house until our youngest child graduated high school. At that point, she had to sell or ref...
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Homemade storm windows provide extra winter insulationJan 31, 2015 11:01 pm - Q. I have double-pane windows, but I think it would still help to add some storm windows. I am planning to make them myself. Are interior or exterior storm windows best ...
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Cedar oil can be helpful if used properlyJan 31, 2015 11:01 pm - Q. If you have answered this previously, please forgive me; I am guilty of not finding this in an earlier column of yours. (I went through at least 14 pages of your arch...
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Heirs receive updated cost basis at time of deathJan 30, 2015 11:01 pm - Q. My father died last year and left his children his home under a life estate. We sold the home in June and were told by our attorney that if we sold the house within 1...
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State can involuntarily dissolve associationJan 30, 2015 11:01 pm - Q. I was looking at the Illinois Secretary of State's website, and it indicates that our homeowner association, a not-for-profit corporation, was involuntarily dissolved...
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Solution sought for reverse mortgage problemJan 30, 2015 11:01 pm - A potential problem facing homeowners who have signed up for a reverse mortgage has still not been corrected. Congressional leaders are now trying to solve the problem. ...
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Builder sees a much different market emergeJan 30, 2015 11:01 pm - The home construction business has fundamentally changed in the Chicago area since the recession hit in 2008, said Andy Konovodoff, president of the Chicago division of ...
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Keep the cold air out with these simple tipsJan 30, 2015 11:01 pm - "Baby, it's cold outside." And that's an understatement in most parts of the country! So if you are finding drafty spots that you missed when insulating and weatherstrip...
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Reverse mortgage borrowers will have to prove they are not deadbeatsJan 30, 2015 11:00 pm - One of the attractive features of the HECM reverse mortgage has been that there are no income or credit requirements. All homeowners 62 and older who live in their homes...