Real Estate
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On homes and real estate: Good credit won’t help her borrow more than house valueAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I have really good credit, but no equity. I have a good and secure job as a teacher — with seven more years of salary increase, ending around $80,000. I am consi...
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Seniors embrace a new racket in pickleballAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - Two mixed-doubles teams dashed around a badminton court at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlington, Va. — but they were not playing badminton. Instead, it loo...
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Active adults having a blast while staying healthyAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - Today's over-50 crowd has learned an important lesson from their doctors, media reports and health gurus, as well as from watching their parents' decline: Stay active if...
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Backyard hideaways: A home away from home, but not far awayAug 06, 2011 12:59 am - WASHINGTON — In a society largely removed from its agrarian roots, traditional agricultural buildings still touch something deep. Take Jeffery Broadhurst’s Crib, a weeke...
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Industry Insider: Ray FranczakAug 06, 2011 12:00 am - Ray Franczak and his partner and brother-in-law, Bob Lewandowski, believe in finding a niche and being faithful to it. For more than 40 years, R. Franczak and Associates...
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Suburban Tudor is a private retreatAug 06, 2011 12:00 am - This elegant Tudor in Prospect Heights feels like home, according to listing agent Marilyn Dopler of RE/MAX Suburban. “You have to check out the master suite, which is t...
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Home inspector: Buyer complains of false disclosureAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We recently bought a foreclosed home from a bank and were not told the truth about the heating and air conditioning system. Everyone said the system was a heat pu...
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Home repair: Buried tree stumps give reader sinking feelingAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We have been reading your column for years and hope you can provide some guidance. We moved into our house in 1983. The houses in this neighborhood were built amo...
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The nation’s housing: Lifeline for those underwaterAug 05, 2011 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — If you give millions of seriously underwater homeowners a new equity position in their properties by reducing their principal mortgage debt, will they keep ...
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Model profile: Preserves at McDonald WoodsAug 05, 2011 1:00 am - The Preserves at McDonald Woods features a private enclave of 28 luxury homes adjoining 16 acres of pristine nature preserve. The William Ryan Homes’ community situated ...