Real Estate
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Super Handyman: Maintain A/C unit to keep your cool this summerJul 22, 2011 12:30 am - It’s hard to keep your cool during a long, hot summer, especially when your air conditioner can barely keep up with the excessive heat. We are here with some super-cool ...
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Home inspector: Reader finds fault in recent articleJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Q. As a Realtor, I am a big fan of your column, but I’m concerned about some advice you gave in a recent article. A couple was planning to sell their home and wanted...
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The nation’s housing: Referrals under scrutinyJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — You probably know federal law prohibits kickbacks among brokers and others in home real estate deals. That sounds pretty straightforward: You can’t give mon...
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About Real Estate: Top five tax havens for retired homeownersJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Some states offer elderly homeowners lots of financial benefits, an important consideration for those who are (or will soon be) living on a fixed income. Q. My husba...
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Arlington Heights Sheraton has a buyerJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Hotel will be repurposed, but unclear how
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Getting creative with color: how to do it rightJul 17, 2011 1:00 am - Striped staircases and lavender walls? They’re not just for high-profile designers anymore. Home-decorating TV shows and glossy shelter magazines have many homeowners e...
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Geneva Tudor revived with modern energy enhancementsJul 17, 2011 1:00 am - For years, lovers of old houses have been forced to endure certain hardships in order to indulge their attraction to the charm and history of an older home. The cliché a...
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Law talk: Landlord demands more rentJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I signed a lease to rent the top floor of a three-flat last year. I stayed the year, paid my rent and moved out on the last day of my lease. I never had any probl...
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Home repair: Water stains require complex solutionJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I have a two-story brick and cedar-sided home built four years ago. There is a bayed area in my dining room that is covered by a copper roof outside. A few years ...
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Ask the plumber: More on hot-water systemsJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - Normally, to keep this column fresh, I like to take a break of a couple of months or so between discussions of similar plumbing topics. However, a primer from earlier th...