Real Estate
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Seller disputes damaging property after closingApr 20, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I bought my first home a couple months ago. After the contract was signed, the sellers asked if I could rent the property back to them for a month after the closing. ...
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First impressions are important to builders, homeownersApr 20, 2014 12:00 am - A home's entrance — like a warm embrace — greets guests and welcomes them inside. Builders know the importance of what first meets the eye, whether it's grand, opulent, ...
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Fifty shades of beige and grayApr 19, 2014 6:00 am - Ask any designer which colors are the most basic and adaptable to any decoration scheme, and you're likely to hear beige and gray. These colors are tried and true base c...
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Lucky homeowners get landscaping makeoversApr 19, 2014 6:00 am - Last summer six readers were chosen as winners in our “Get Your Summer On” outdoor makeover contest, submitting essays about the sad states of their yards and how they c...
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How to add an extra roomApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - Q. I need some additional living space for my family and for an apartment in which my parents will live someday. I was thinking of adding a room above my two-car garage....
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Neighbor upset with agent's low-cost dealApr 19, 2014 12:01 am - Q. One of my neighbors is quite elderly and he and his wife (who has Alzheimer's disease) moved across the country to live near relatives. He listed his move-in conditio...
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Company uses Australian timber oil on decksApr 19, 2014 12:01 am - SCC Cleaning Co. Inc. of Gurnee is taking what it has learned from more than 30 years of janitorial work in schools, businesses and offices and is now applying it to hom...
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Appellate court ruling on Palm is informativeApr 19, 2014 12:01 am - In the recent case of Palm v 2800 Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association, the Fifth Division of the First District Appellate Court of Illinois issued an order concerni...
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Go hang! Here's howApr 19, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I need help arranging pictures to hang on the wall. There are four the same size and a big one that has a different frame. Is it OK to hang them together anyway? And ...
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You can be green at work, tooApr 19, 2014 12:01 am - If you spend much of your week in your workplace, whether it's in a cubicle or a corner office, you're using costly and environment-affecting energy and resources every ...