Real Estate
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'Miss Muffet' strikes back against eight-legged pestsNov 22, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. We have lots of spiders on the outside of our house. Every day there are new cobwebs on the house. A friend of ours told us that he used a special spray on the outsid...
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Author specializes in 'eco-elegant' homesNov 22, 2014 11:01 pm - Trudy Dujardin, interior designer and author of "Comfort Zone: Creating the Eco-Elegant Interior," joined The Washington Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the n...
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Arranging holiday tables need not be stressfulNov 22, 2014 5:01 am - As the leaves start to fall and we get the first cool breezes of autumn, my mailbox is flooded with questions regarding entertaining, etiquette and decoration. Many of u...
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Festive holiday homes is this family's traditionNov 21, 2014 11:01 pm - Treetime Christmas Creations in Lake Barrington is a magical, fantasy Christmas showroom that changes each year in an effort to keep people coming back to see what has b...
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Condo association not required to clear snow off residents' carsNov 21, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. We are a small one-building condominium association. Some of our residents use their garages for storing their personal property, and park their vehicles outside all ...
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Introducing the Manageable MortgageNov 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Last week I suggested that the standard mortgage was very difficult for many borrowers to manage because of its rigid payment obligation, the fixed payment period and pa...
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Mt. Prospect awards engineering contract for Kensington detention pondsNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - Mount Prospect will benefit from economies of scale as it prepares to rehabilitate four retention basins at the Kensington Business Center. This week, the village board ...
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Tighter standards on reverse mortgages arrive soonNov 20, 2014 11:01 pm - WASHINGTON - Are reverse mortgages headed in reverse? Based on forthcoming federal rule changes for seniors who expect to apply for one, you might think so. But as a tax...
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Longtime homebuilder can get help for asbestos-related cancerNov 20, 2014 11:01 pm - Asbestos, which was widely used in the construction industry for decades, was essentially banned in the 1970s after doctors and the federal government determined it can ...
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Furnace recall overlooked by home inspectorNov 20, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. When we bought our home, our inspector said nothing about the furnace, except that it "appears functional." Recently, we had it serviced by a contractor who said it i...