Real Estate
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Law professor writes a tutorial on walking awayNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Go ahead. Break the chains. Stop paying on your mortgage if you owe more than the house is worth. And most important: Don't feel guilty about it. Don't thin...
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Be prepared to pay in fight with associationNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I have a major battle going with my homeowners association. A few times over the past couple years, I got tickets because my friends parked in places they weren't sup...
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Low spot in garage can be repairedNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. We have a concrete garage floor that has minor cracks and is slightly out of level. The problem is that the lowest places are right by the door leading into our house...
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Market presents opportunity to be aggressiveNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Being a builder today is like playing a high stakes chess game. According to Mark Thomas, president of Shodeen Residential of Geneva, it is all about buying land in loca...
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There's never a good reason to avoid paying for a home inspectionNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Buyers who purchase a home without first obtaining a satisfactory inspection report run the risk of "inheriting" all of the seller's problems. Q. I disagree with your re...
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Glass blocks are energy efficient and more secure than windowsNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I am concerned about the security and efficiency of some of my old single-pane first-floor windows. I think glass block windows would be more secure. Are they efficie...
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FHA feeling heat to toughen up, build up its reservesNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - For the past several years, the Federal Housing Administration has been the go-to financing resource for cash-strapped homebuyers who can't come up with a b...
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McHenry County community makes most of peaceful settingNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Running Brook Farm, a new-home community in Johnsburg, presents two series of luxury single-family homes with two decorated models from the Classic series for visitors t...
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Ventless fireplaces add warmth and romance to your lifeNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - If you need a little more romance in your life, why not install a fireplace? You don't have to remodel your home to do so with the new "ventless" fireplaces on the marke...
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Homeowners' seminar setNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Hanover Township Supervisor Brian McGuire and Assessor Thomas Smogolski will put on a homeowners' seminar at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the township Senior Center,...