Real Estate
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Air leaks can draw excessive dust into homeJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I have a problem with dust in my house. Our house is 63 years old. We have lived here for 18 years and have made numerous changes in the house. We are very clean ...
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All lifetime annuities are not created equalJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Part three of a series. Some seniors who have equity in their home want the security of a fixed lifetime annuity, and don't care about leaving the home or any equity be...
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Getting your lighting on track is easy with these tipsJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Replacing a ceiling-light fixture can be very easy if you plan to put up a similar style of ceiling fixture. But you do have other options. You might consider track ligh...
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Nothing 'fishy' about paying prorated property taxes at closingJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Sellers who have paid their annual property taxes in full usually are given a partial credit by the buyer when the transaction closes. Q. I signed an agreement to pu...
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Homeowners association won't budge, so talk to a judgeJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We own a townhouse and are trying to deal with the fools who run the homeowners association. Last month, we had a major roof leak that wiped out our master bedroo...
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FHA policy change may draw investors back into housing marketJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Call it three birds with one stone: The federal government hopes simultaneously to help low-down-payment homebuyers, investors who fix up foreclosures, and ...
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Process to evict nonpaying tenant can be delayed by misstepsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I rented my condominium to a guy about two and a half years ago. I never had a problem with him. Six months ago, he signed a lease for another year. Two months in...
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Make sure county recorder receives your good newsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We just made our last mortgage payment. I heard there should be one more thing to do, which is to obtain a recording with the local county office. What do we need fro...
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Only one reverse mortgage program left, but still plenty of optionsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - This is the second column in a three-part series that began last Sunday in Homes Plus. The third installment will appear in next Sunday's Daily Herald. As noted in the f...
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Bleach may cut odor coming from sink drainJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We have a weird problem. We have a 19-year-old ranch home with a basement in the Chicago suburbs. A few weeks ago, I noticed a mold/mildew smell coming from our m...