Real Estate
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Small town Rosemont welcomes biggest eventsDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Small town Rosemont welcomes biggest events
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Homemade Christmas tree preservative keeps your evergreen freshDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - It's hard to believe it's time for the holidays again! This year, “green” means a fresh tree or, that is, a tree grown as a cash crop, either cut for use during the Chri...
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Home inspectors often can recommend a structural engineerDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We have cracks on an interior wall in our basement, and they seem to be getting wider. I've tried to find a structural engineer who inspects houses, but the engin...
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Reality show helps Lisle family projectDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Reality shows. People either love them or hate them, yet the question remains. Are the situations portrayed in these shows actually real? For Mersim and Theresa Kosovras...
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Don't vent bathroom fan through roof in cold regionDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I have mold in my attic that has been caused by my bathrooms fans not being vented through my roof. What type of contractor could do this job? A. First, bathroom...
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Lease-breakers fight re-rent feeDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My husband and I are breaking our lease because we finally bought a house. We sent a “notice to vacate” to our landlord and asked him to apply the same level of e...
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Old real estate market not a factor todayDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - When real estate broker Jen Conte returned from her honeymoon in September, 2007, she remembers noticing a change in the market. It was a marked difference, she recalled...
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Reader doesn't like advice to lower sales priceDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I disagreed with your answer regarding the reason for a house not selling. In a buyer's market, when people fail to show at openings or fail to answer an ad to se...
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Predatory practices worse than improper foreclosuresDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - All 50 states, through their attorney general offices, are now involved in investigating procedural deficiencies in the mortgage foreclosure process. While these deficie...
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Troubling times for condo ownersDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Tens of thousands of condominium unit owners around the country may not know it, but their ability to sell or refinance could be jeopardized by a rolling ...