Real Estate
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About Real Estate: Tax refunds to be delayedJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - More than 50 million homeowners and other taxpayers who itemize their deductions won't get their tax-refund checks until late spring or perhaps even early summer because...
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RE/MAX Villager in Glenview adds agents from NorthbrookJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - RE/MAX Villager in Glenview has announced the arrival of seven agents formerly affiliated with RE/MAX North in Northbrook. The additional agents will strengthen the posi...
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The Nation's Housing: FHA flip rulesJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — When you hear that the Obama administration plans to extend a policy that allows low-down-payment financings of “flipped” houses for 2011, your first reacti...
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Super Handyman: Caulking tipsJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Caulking is an easy way to seal up the cracks and gaps between building materials. It can be used to seal around window frames, plumbing pipes, wood-to-brick joints and ...
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Divorce decree does not exempt ex from mortgage obligationJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. What are my granddaughter's options? She and her husband divorced, and the decree stated the husband could have the house provided he refinanced or sold within 90...
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Suburban firms help homeowners negotiate mortgage solutionsJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - You know the real estate market is in trouble when lawyers have to get heavily involved. When times are good, real estate attorneys are retained to facilitate closings. ...
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Reducing certain mortgage balances could save taxpayers moneyJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. In modifying mortgages to make them affordable to borrowers, the loan balance is seldom reduced. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in particular don't use balance reduct...
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Switch to a quieter sump pump valveJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. Recently, I had a Liberty one-third horsepower sump pump installed in my basement to remove water that seems to be present most of the year, excluding the winter ...
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Prairie Park provides lessen in partnershipsJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - The difficult economy wreaking havoc on the residential construction business has been unable to ravage the Prairie Park condominium community in Wheeling, thanks to a p...
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How to weigh a new roof vs. patching leaksJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. I am a landlord and have some questions about my responsibilities for maintenance on a rental home that I partially own. My father passed away a few years ago and...