Real Estate
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Knocking $1 off the price of a home can earn you a lotDec 28, 2014 6:22 am - We've all seen items advertised for just a tad less than the nearest round number - $9.99 instead of $10. Many of us would like to think we're too savvy to let that one-...
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New state office to help resolve condo disputesDec 28, 2014 12:01 am - A new state law gives Illinois officials a role in resolving disputes between condominium owners and associations. Outgoing Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation ...
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Attorney's fees should be factored into neighbor disputeDec 27, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. I have lived in my home for about 28 years. There is a berm that runs along the side of my property. I have always thought the berm was on my property. On the berm, w...
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'Sacrificial' wood may be needed to combat woodpeckerDec 27, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. Last week, a beautiful woodpecker had his (or her) fun on the corner boards of my 25-year-old cedar home. One of the two-story boards has 23 holes in it. Two others h...
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Insurers dogged by claims of slanted Sandy reportsDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - When Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast, flood insurance companies working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency dispatched an army of structural engin...
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Real estate investment turns sourDec 26, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. In 2010, two friends and I bought five housing units, signed a mortgage and created a sub-Chapter S corporation as the borrower. Because our corporation had no assets...
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To beat germs, hands-free technology has made inroadsDec 26, 2014 11:01 pm - Free your hands, wow your friends, avoid germs, conserve water - did someone say avoid germs? Hands-free toilets, faucets, soap dispensers, hand dryers and lights are co...
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Municipality does not have to accept private streetsDec 26, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. The streets in our association are privately owned, and are quite expensive to maintain and plow of snow. Can an association dedicate its private streets to the local...
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A better way to select a mortgage loan originatorDec 26, 2014 11:00 pm - One important reason the home-loan market works so poorly is that borrowers have no reliable way to select the loan originator (LO) - the individual who takes the borrow...
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Can maintenance help you keep your investment on the road?Dec 25, 2014 11:01 pm - Most of us own a car - some of us own more than one - and all of them usually are fairly expensive and are required on a daily basis, so it makes a lot of sense to take ...