Real Estate
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Homesnap app makes real estate a snapMay 31, 2014 7:05 am - Finding out about that house for sale (or the one you've always coveted) is now as easy as pointing and shooting. With Homesnap, an app created by a Washington company f...
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Scouts open recruitment center at WoodfieldMay 31, 2014 1:01 am - The Boy Scouts celebrated the official opening of a unique recruitment center Saturday with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall. Video games...
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A home sale is never over until it's overMay 31, 2014 12:01 am - Q. We accepted an offer on our house two weeks ago, but the "for sale" sign is still up in our front yard. Is this ethical? Why hasn't it been removed? A. In the sale of...
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A board may not prohibit the display of the American flagMay 31, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I am a veteran who, from time to time, displays a small American flag on a short pole in the ground of the limited common element patio area outside of my townhouse-s...
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Homeowners value the great outdoorsMay 31, 2014 12:01 am - "After five years of suffering through a bad economy, things are wearing out and becoming outdated - and homeowners are starting to feel comfortable enough to replace th...
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Rethinking decorating's 'Rule of Three'May 31, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I am told that three is the magic number in decorating: three ... or five ... any odd number, rather than even numbers of things. Where did this notion come from? Doe...
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Did banking policy-makers apply a double standard?May 31, 2014 12:00 am - Q. Paul Krugman in a recent article argues that the major reason the economy is stuck in low gear today is that policymakers have used a double standard, helping the ban...
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New home inspector trying to get startedMay 30, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I am a new home inspector and am trying to break into the business. Some agents don't want to recommend me to their buyers because I don't have much experience. Other...
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VA mortgage program can be used time and againMay 30, 2014 12:01 am - Many veterans of the armed services don't realize it, but the low-down-payment mortgage plan that is operated by the Veterans Affairs can be used more than once. Q. I dr...
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Avalon-Sienna in neighborhood profileMay 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Residents of the Avalon-Sienna subdivision in Wheeling enjoy the peacefulness of the surrounding woods and prairie fields as well as all the amenities of the northwest s...