Real Estate
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Real estate professionals know 'buyers determine value'Nov 14, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. Our solitary, elderly and recently widowed sister can't sell her house, which is adjacent to a neat golf course. Hers and other houses are just not selling even thoug...
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Designer Erin Gates on how to find your styleNov 14, 2014 11:01 pm - Designer and writer Erin Gates, 35, lives in a white clapboard Colonial in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband, two dogs and a leopard-print stair runner. Gates pens...
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Claiming a tiny but tasteful dining nookNov 14, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. I grew up in a house with a breakfast nook and would kill to have one in our new house. The problem is space. I'm willing to give up some base cabinets in my kitchen....
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Why the standard mortgage is obsoleteNov 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Last week I wrote about the so-called wealth-builder (WB) mortgage, designed to marry the rapid balance pay-down of a 15-year mortgage with the low monthly payment of a ...
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Hoffman Estates to consider 81 new homes MondayNov 14, 2014 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday will consider approval of an 81-home subdivision on 37 acres at the northwest corner of Algonquin and Ela roads. The former ...
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Bolander Park sale agreement extendedNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - Libertyville officials have extended an agreement to sell Bolander Park for $2.05 million but the proposed buyer, Lake Forest developer Rick Swanson, says he is ready to...
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Great Lakes Dredge wins Jersey beach contractNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - Federal officials have awarded a $57 million contract to widen beaches in New Jersey's Cape May County, part of broader effort along its entire 127-mile coastline that i...
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Upscale candy-inspired restaurant opens in RosemontNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - The latest addition to Rosemont's entertainment district is now officially open for business. Sugar Factory American Brasserie has started serving such delectable dishes...
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Popular TV shows can mislead homeowners about remodeling costsNov 13, 2014 11:01 pm - Cable TV shows about remodeling have soared in popularity, but the cost of an identical project launched by other homeowners can be much higher if the cameras aren't rol...
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Pinhole leaks common in copper water pipesNov 13, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. In the past year I've had three pinhole leaks in my copper water pipes. My insurance company has refused to pay any more claims for damage caused by leaks, and the co...