Real Estate
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Bungalow restoration captures history, simplicityDec 03, 2011 5:00 am - Rudy and Janice Calpo love their home so much that they threw it a birthday party. But their bungalow earned it. The modest three-bedroom house has survived wars, the Gr...
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On homes and real estate: Property liens can lead to sale of homeDec 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. My father inherited three properties from his mother and aunt, who didn’t leave any wills. They were both nursing home patients — and this is where the problem co...
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Condo talk: Keep an open mind to short salesDec 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Short sales are becoming more common in condominiums and other buildings overseen by associations, given the drop in real estate values over the past several years. Depe...
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Choosing, and caring for, a live Christmas treeDec 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Here are some tips for choosing, and caring for, a live Christmas tree: If planning to cut your own ŸMeasure your room. Know how high your ceiling is and how wide...
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Mortgage Professor: Ways to avoid refinance rejection What you should know about lender ‘overlays,’ debt ratiosDec 02, 2011 11:00 pm - “My application to refinance my $200,000 loan was recently turned down … do I have any recourse?” If by recourse you mean a third party of some standing who will direct ...
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Neighborhood profile: Old FarmDec 02, 2011 5:00 am - A convenient location, excellent schools and affordable home prices attract home buyers to the Old Farm subdivision in Naperville. “In Old Farm, you can buy a nice house...
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Get your wood-burning fireplace in tiptop shape for the winterDec 01, 2011 11:30 pm - A wood-burning fireplace is a very wasteful way to heat your home, in most cases. They are just not very energy efficient. But there are some things you can do to increa...
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The nation’s housing: Keeping score on a housing bust’s devastationDec 01, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — How big a whack did your credit scores take during the grim years of economic distress following the housing bust? Was it 20 points, 50 points, 100 points —...
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About Real Estate: Wacky laws affect homeowners in every stateDec 01, 2011 11:00 pm - A man#146;s home may be his castle, but the government is still king when deciding what he can and cannot do while he lives there. Q. We are newcomers ...
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Home inspector: Problems with clothes dryer ventDec 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. When we bought our condo, the home inspector said we might have trouble with the dryer vent, and he sure was right. The laundry is located in the middle of our ho...