Real Estate
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Mortgage Professor: Do you know your true loan-to-value ratio?Sep 10, 2011 12:00 am - Editor’s note: This is the second column in a weekly series on surprises encountered while mortgage shopping. The series appears in HomesSaturday. Last week’s article ma...
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Super Handyman: Tips to keep fleas at baySep 09, 2011 12:30 am - One of the first tunes I learned to play on the piano was a little ditty called “My Dog Has Fleas.” Cute, but not as cute if it’s true about the fleas. Dogs and cats can...
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Today's new homes feature an owner's retreatSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - Master suites get royal treatment in today's new homes. Once a utilitarian room in the house, the owners' bedroom was simply a place to sleep. Only in the past 25 years ...
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About Real Estate: Experts split on whether debt-ceiling deal will impact home tax deductionSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - Some worry that the new debt-ceiling and deficit-reduction legislation approved by President Barack Obama puts the popular mortgage-interest deduction in jeopardy, but o...
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Home inspector: Report should mention worn roofSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Before we bought our house, we hired a home inspector. He said the roof was worn and needed a few bundles of wood shakes for patching. The seller said there used ...
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How to update your furniture and flea market findsSep 04, 2011 6:00 am - For many homeowners, autumn brings the itch for change but not the money to do much about it. But that doesn't mean you're stuck with Aunt Edna's floral couch another ye...
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The Sensible Home: How to update bathroom lightingSep 04, 2011 12:30 am - Q. The existing lighting in our bathrooms is not adequate. I am going to remodel the master and the children’s bathroom myself. What type of efficient lighting do yo...
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Ask the plumber: Shower doors can save bathroom floorsSep 04, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Ed, I enjoyed your column a few weeks back about “multipiece” shower stalls and tub units. However, you did not go into shower-door tips. I presently use a showe...
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Community appeals to seniorsSep 03, 2011 6:00 am - Retirees and others looking to live affordably in a high-quality ranch home are finding their way to The Four Seasons, a manufactured housing community in Belvidere, loc...
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Today's open houses have one goal: attracting buyersSep 03, 2011 6:00 am - Many view open houses as essential to help promote a listing, attract buyers and appease sellers, many of whom still consider open houses critical to a well-conceived ma...