Real Estate
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Mortgage Professor: Eight things homebuyers should know about down paymentsJan 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. What is the down payment? A. The down payment is the property value less the loan amount. It is not the same as the borrower’s cash outlay if some of that outlay...
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On homes and real estate: Capital gains tax law changed years agoJan 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. In a couple of years, my wife and I will retire (we’ll be 69), sell our house and rent an apartment on the fringe of suburbia for a year. In that time, we’ll look...
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Condo talk: Responding to secondhand smoke complaintsJan 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Secondhand smoke is nothing to sneeze at. Complaints are on the rise from residents of associations who say tobacco smoke enters common hallways and/or their units from ...
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Super Handyman: Options for fixing a common problem with drywallJan 12, 2012 11:30 pm - What do towel bars, curtain rods and sconces have in common? They all hang on a wall, which usually is made of drywall, and over time, the screws will work loose and fal...
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Neighborhood profile: Manchester Lakes EstatesJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - With beautiful entryways, bodies of water and scenery, Manchester Lakes Estates offers residents a serene setting minutes from the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin. “T...
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Home inspector: Do furnishings compromise a home inspectionJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. The home I’m buying is occupied by the owners and will remain so until the day before the sale is completed. With all of the furnishings and personal effects cove...
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About Real Estate: Include time limits with purchase offersJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Savvy buyers and sellers always insist that an offer or counteroffer for a home expires within two or three days. Q. We put our home up for sale in Oct...
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Patterns transform a master bedroomJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - How do you turn a boring master bedroom into a bold expression of timeless, yet traditional, design? As I tackle my latest project, you'll see that the solution depends ...
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Books get new life in decor items, art piecesJan 09, 2012 5:00 am - Stacks of books turned into tables? Volumes made into shelves? Pages turned into sculpture? Library purists, remain calm. Because we're going to talk about doing things ...
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Set decorators use decor to flesh out charactersJan 09, 2012 12:00 am - Our rooms speak volumes about us — and set decorators for television shows specialize in knowing what they can say. Using colors, accessories and telling details, set d...