Real Estate
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Rental forum: How to handle tenants who ignore nonrenewal noticeNov 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We have an unmarried couple renting a one-bedroom apartment for the past 4½ years. We have always had trouble collecting rent in a timely fashion, and every time ...
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Ask the plumber: ‘Water hammer’ noise is easily controlledNov 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. After saving for years, we finally completed our new kitchen. We love the layout and state-of-the art plumbing fixtures. The only issue we need to resolve is that...
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Home repair: Water causes problems in foundation cinder blocksNov 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. It’s no surprise, but after this past year of record snows and rain, we are having continuing moisture problems in the cinder-block partial basement of our 1970s-...
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Condo talk: Meeting minutesNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Meeting minutes are one of the most important of all corporate documents for a homeowners association. Yet, more often than not, these minutes fail to accurately record ...
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Mortgage Professor: A plan to jump-start housingNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Editor’s note: This is the final column in a three-part series appearing in HomesSaturday detailing how to jump-start the housing market. Previous articles in this serie...
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Couple promotes a calm palette through successful blogNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Three years ago, interior designer Brooke Giannetti started a blog to document her projects and her inspiration. She didn't think anyone would read it. Boy, was she wron...
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Neighborhood profile: Kylemore GreensNov 11, 2011 9:00 am - Kylemore Greens sprouted up in the early 1990s on one of the last undeveloped pieces of land in Des Plaines when The Kennedy Group purchased the property from the Archdi...
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Super Handyman: There are all sorts of ways to get a gripNov 10, 2011 11:30 pm - Get a grip! That means get your clamps out for a glue project or some other repair. There are lots of different kinds of clamps we can use, but let us show you some alte...
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Home inspector: Agent compromises disclosureNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We just listed our home for sale because crime in the neighborhood has become intolerable. The neighbors next door have been dealing drugs, and the police have ra...
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About Real Estate: Changes to fed’s refinancing program could help homeownersNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - The Obama administration is expected to soon announce details of changes to a federal program aimed at helping borrowers refinance instead of face foreclosure. ...