Real Estate
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Old popcorn ceiling texture may contain asbestosMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. The house we're buying was built in 1974. Our home inspector did a thorough job, but he missed one thing. He never mentioned possible asbestos in the textured cei...
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Longtime tenant angered over unfair late feeMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I have been a tenant in the same apartment for nearly 12 years. Last month was the first time I couldn't pay my rent on time because I was out of town longer than...
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Multiple generations now often live under one roofMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Sometimes there is a silver lining to a dark cloud. In this case, the dark cloud is the current economic situation. And for a growing number of families, the silver lini...
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Six issues to tackle for a better, more stable, financial systemMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Preventing another crisis Editor's note: This is the first column in a multipart series that will continue Sundays in Homes Plus over the next few weeks. The financial c...
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Reverse mortgage can help seniors cover taxesMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Is there an option for those of us whose homes are paid for, yet we are struggling to pay horrendous property taxes? Is it possible to lose a home because I can't...
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Defective floor pitch needs another pourMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My wife and I built a new house in northern Vermont in 1994. In the winter, the garage accumulates water from our vehicles along with road salt and other debris. ...
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Carpenter's farming roots drive desire to reuse lumber from barnsMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Take a drive through the countryside anywhere in Illinois and you are sure to pass at least one dilapidated old barn no longer in use and perilously close to collapse. W...
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Despite new government regulations, appraisal frauds jumpApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - For anyone who assumed the toughened real estate appraisal rules imposed on the mortgage market last year would mean less monkey business in home valuations...
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Need to prepare for an inevitable, and sometimes ugly, clashApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Those of us who earn our living attending board of directors and owners meetings, and volunteers who do so in their capacity as directors, routinely conduct our business...
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Sellers may have failed to disclose deteriorated sewer lineApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Before we purchased our home, the sellers hired their own home inspector. We were given a copy of the report and bought the house as-is because no major problems ...