Real Estate
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Ask the broker: More payments, less cost?Jul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. If it’s true that a biweekly mortgage lowers the interest cost for a mortgage then why not get a biweekly mortgage and reduce annual costs, too? A. A bi-weekly m...
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Secure your home before leaving on vacationJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Secure your home before leaving for vacation
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Mortgage Professor: Home loan shopping still far from perfectJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Are people making better decisions about the kinds of mortgages they select than they did before the financial crisis? A. The mortgages being written today are certai...
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Mediterranean decor evokes sun, seaJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Mediterranean décor — influenced by Spanish, Italian, French, Turkish, Moroccan and Greek seaside lifestyles — is simple and relaxed, and easily adapted to Western homes...
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On homes and real estate: Expensive home next doorJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We live in an older neighborhood where some older houses are being torn down and new million-dollar homes are being built. The house immediately next to us will b...
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Super Handyman: Reclaim the outdoors this summer with these pest-control tipsJul 15, 2011 12:30 am - Summer living goes outdoors in most parts of the country. Flowers are in bloom and the sun is shining and your hammock is waiting for you. Of course, so are the bugs! He...
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Home inspector: Is agent liable for inspector's mistakes?Jul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Q. As a new Realtor, I'm concerned about liability for undisclosed property defects. This was discussed often in my real estate classes, and we were advised to make ...
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Neighborhood profile: Thornwood, South ElginJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Last year when Jay and Jennifer Allard were house hunting before their move to the Chicago area, they looked at the Thornwood area in South Elgin and saw basketball hoop...
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The nation’s housing: Seeking to break a deep freezeJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Picture this nightmare financial scenario: You’ve taken out a $150,000 home-equity credit line to remodel your house, you’ve already pulled out thousands to...
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About Real Estate: Scamsters find a new way to rip off troubled homeownersJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My husband and I are in foreclosure. We recently received a letter from a law firm asking if we would like to join a class-action lawsuit against the b...