Real Estate
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No outdoor maintenance means 55-plus buyers have more timeJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - After you have cooked dinners five, six or even seven nights a week for 30 years or more, most people don't want to be bothered anymore. Just figuring out what to make i...
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Southwest suburban Churchill Club features clubhouse amenitiesJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Looking for a family-friendly lifestyle? The master-planned Churchill Club community in Oswego offers homebuyers affordable homes with plenty of space for growing famili...
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Main Street flavor expected from finished Wall Street reformJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Although the Wall Street and banking features of the giant financial industry reform bill taking shape on Capitol Hill have drawn most of the attention, hom...
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Couple creates classic home with modern materials, conveniencesMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - People approach Kurt and Susan Skrudland all the time, asking them if they rehabbed an older house or built an entirely new one on their corner lot in the historic area ...
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Three ways Danish mortgage market trumps U.S.May 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is the fifth column in a seven-part series. The housing finance system of the U.S., once viewed by many as a model, is now a shambles. The underwrit...
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Price, rather than 'fresh listing,' is top factorMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. We feel like our home has been languishing on the market. Lately, we've had few open house visitors. Our property has been on the market since January. Should we ...
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Insulation tips to finish off your basementMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I am interested in your opinion on the best way to insulate an unfinished basement before we set out to finish it (both floors and walls). We live in a new house ...
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Tenants can become problems in any multifamily communityMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. In a past article you discussed a landlord's responsibility with regard to handling nuisance tenants at a Section 8 community. I have a similar problem, but this ...
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Fox River Grove known for ski jumping, down-home atmosphereMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Fox River Grove, a small town with one school district, captures the hearts of those who live there. "People like the small town and its good schools with small classes,...
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Assurances from Realtor shouldn't outweigh inspectionMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Our son just made an offer on a home. The sellers and their agent say the house was "built to code," but they won't say whether the addition was built with a perm...