Real Estate
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Manage your credit score to get the best possible mortgageAug 23, 2014 12:00 am - Q. Can I get a mortgage with a credit score of 450? A. If you get one, it won't be the mortgage you want. Credit scores are calculated using a variety of models that hav...
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After 3 years, still no buyer for Waubonsee's Aurora buildingsAug 22, 2014 5:30 am - Three years after opening a new downtown Aurora campus, Waubonsee Community College is still trying to get rid of the old one. The college's trustees Wednesday extended ...
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Study of possible 'downtown' in Buffalo Grove almost completeAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - Buffalo Grove has received a draft of a study that could influence the future of a possible "downtown" on and around the Buffalo Grove Golf Course. Deputy Village Manage...
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Buffalo Grove named of one Illinois' safest citiesAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - The Village of Buffalo Grove has been named the second safest city in the state by a real estate brokerage firm. All 10 cities on the list were in the suburbs. Other No...
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No rush by lenders to use new credit scoreAug 22, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - You may have noticed the big media splash recently when Fair Isaac, developer of the iconic FICO credit score, announced the debut of a new score version th...
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Tackling cleanup after a stormAug 22, 2014 12:01 am - Most of us do-it-yourselfers will tackle their own, or a neighbor's, cleanup after a storm. It's easy to go around picking up debris, tree limbs and other stuff, but if ...
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Don't get frazzled when lightning strikesAug 22, 2014 12:01 am - Most homeowners insurance policies will cover damage caused by lightning, but there are exceptions to the rule. Q. If a lightning bolt strikes our home, would it be cove...
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Home inspector overlooked faulty roofingAug 22, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I bought my house 3½ years ago. It and all the other houses on the block have flat roofs, but mine is the only one with shingles. During the last storms, my roof leak...
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Realtors give advice on how to have a safe open houseAug 22, 2014 12:01 am - An open house can attract the perfect buyer with the perfect budget, but a stranger walking through your home when you're not there may make you nervous. You might remem...
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Heated driveways: Goodbye to the snow shovel?Aug 22, 2014 12:00 am - While the rest of the neighborhood was digging out, Alex Geier had little problem leaving his Hinsdale, Illinois, house around 7:30 each morning last winter, no matter h...