Real Estate
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Average US 30-year mortgage rate holds steadySep 04, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The average 30-year U.S. mortgage rate this week remained at a 52-week low of 4.10 percent for the third straight week. Mortgage company Freddie Mac also sa...
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Roosevelt move part of 'tectonic shift' in educationAug 31, 2014 11:00 pm - Collar counties are struggling, but Chicago is on upswing
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25 tips to make your home betterAug 31, 2014 6:00 am - When decorating a home, some design sense may come intuitively, some from your family home, some from perusing magazines, and other tips may have been acquired through e...
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Sofas are only an optional in the living roomAug 31, 2014 12:01 am - Owning a small living room does not mean you automatically must squeeze a 7-foot sofa into it. There seems to be a tendency to buy the biggest sofa that one can push int...
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Handle aluminum gutter cleaner with careAug 31, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I enjoy your articles. A past article included a "recipe" for cleaning aluminum gutters. I've used it before but have misplaced it. I believe it included TSP and poss...
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Ex-wife can't sell home without former husband's signatureAug 31, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I got divorced about 15 years ago. My divorce agreement states my ex-husband is to receive 35 percent of the net proceeds from the sale of the house we owned. I have ...
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Home designs for busy familiesAug 31, 2014 12:00 am - There is no question. Families are busier today than ever. While it is true that in the days of Ozzie and Harriett, many people produced larger families and didn't have ...
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DuPage business innovation center opening in NapervilleAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Chicago has roughly 55 “innovation hubs” where startups can get business services and support, but the rest of northern Illinois is home to only two such business incuba...
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Having 'a style' is out of styleAug 30, 2014 6:00 am - Q. A woman I met at a bridal luncheon asked me in what “style” we are going to decorate our apartment. I realize I don't have a special style. I like a lot of different ...
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A dining room table that won't cramp your styleAug 30, 2014 6:00 am - It's hard to talk about design trends without mentioning open floor plans, which have officially replaced granite countertops as a national obsession. But what do they m...