Real Estate
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Ask the broker: Make home affordable?Jun 11, 2011 12:00 am - Q. In several recent columns you’ve told troubled home sellers to look for help under the government’s Making Home Affordable program. Isn’t it obvious that most peo...
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Industry Insider: Cheryl Bonk, M/I HomesJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - For the past 26 years, Cheryl Bonk has been helping people fulfill their personal dreams of owning a house. Starting as a greeter in a model home, she worked her way up ...
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Rental forum: When pest eradication efforts fail, know your rightsJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I moved into a new apartment in Los Angeles less than three weeks ago. Immediately upon moving in I noticed cockroaches all over the apartment. I emailed the owne...
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On the Market: Castle-like home in WheatonJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - Families that enjoy leisure time spent at home will revel in this 4,497-square-foot home in Wheaton, custom built in 1997 by Cesario Builders of Oakbrook Terrace. Not on...
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Safeguarding a home for an elderly relativeJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - Since the economy began to slip, a notable and often newsworthy trend reported on across the country was the growing number of “boomerang” kids. After a brief period liv...
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Deck out your tiny balconyJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - Having a tiny balcony or iPad-sized deck shouldn't stop you from spending time outside. “There are a lot of options to maximize the space you have,” says Marta Calle, di...
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‘Antiques Roadshow’ appraiser brothers branch outJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - HIGH POINT, N.C. — Since Leslie and Leigh Keno became household names appraising antique furniture on the popular PBS series “Antiques Roadshow,” you’d be forgiven for p...
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Mortgage Professor: Fast track to mortgage approvalJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - Editor’s note: This is the first of three columns focusing on how borrowers can qualify for a mortgage or refinance. Subsequent columns will appear weekly in HomeSunday....
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Super Handyman: Doing renovations in stages makes them more manageableJun 10, 2011 12:30 am - Upgrading your home can get expensive. Most of us have a long list of things we would love to do, but we just don’t have the bucks to do it all at once. Make a list of t...
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Builders offer more guest suites as family dynamics changeJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - For many people in their 50s and 60s, the nest is anything but empty these days. Some delayed having their families until later in life and still have teens or younger c...