Real Estate
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Sister, brother clash over late parents' homeFeb 25, 2011 12:00 am - Co-owning a house can lead to big problems, especially when one owner wants to sell and the other wants to keep it. Q. My brother and I inherited our parents' home w...
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Give your tile a facelift with new groutFeb 25, 2011 12:00 am - Tile lasts a long time, but the grout is another story. It can become stained and cracked over time. You can give that wall or floor a facelift by just scraping out the ...
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Homeowner gets shoddy work for a reasonFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I hired a concrete contractor to replace the foundation on my 1907 house. I was responsible for engineering and permits but did not get either. He proceeded wit...
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Sales drop on foreclosed homes hereFeb 23, 2011 11:15 pm - The sale of foreclosed homes in suburban counties has had double-digit drops in 2010, compared to 2009, indicating a glut of distressed homes stalled on the market, acco...
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Government weighs reduction of homeownership tax benefitsFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Just because President Obama's latest budget proposal calls for rollbacks in mortgage interest deductions solely for high-income taxpayers, should you assum...
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Homebuilders across the suburbs attempt to be more 'green'Feb 23, 2011 10:00 pm - Green building. Are people daunted by the concept? Are they diving into the deep water or merely getting their feet wet? As new green technologies emerge in the home-bui...
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Home prices hit post-bust lows in most big citiesFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Home prices in a majority of major U.S. cities tracked by a private trade group have fallen to their lowest levels since the housing bubble burst. The Stan...
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Rental Forum: 'One size fits all' charge for wear and tear?Feb 19, 2011 12:00 am - Q. The couple renting my home moved out last month, and their 3-year-old destroyed the mini-blinds. Is that considered normal or routine? The carpet is also damaged ...
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Mortgage Professor: Lock your loan without worryFeb 19, 2011 12:00 am - This is the second column in a series examining the mortgage crisis. The initial article of this series examined why the first generation of third-party, multilende...
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Home repair: Saving time on pre-cutting SheetrockFeb 19, 2011 12:00 am - Q. To save money, I plan on doing the interior finish of our new addition myself. I think I have the skill to do most of the finish, but I am not sure how to handle ...