Real Estate
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Community with colorful history offers homes in resort-like settingFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Once a posh resort town for the affluent, Lake Villa today offers a thriving residential and business community that attracts more and more homebuyers each year. "We're ...
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IRS to check documentation carefully for homebuyer tax creditFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Despite back-to-back blizzards that shut federal offices for days, the IRS issued new guidance last week on the two tax credit programs that are powering th...
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Home design experts to offer tips SaturdayFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Are you looking to bring new ideas and vitality to your home decor? If so, several Geneva by Design experts are ready to lend a hand. The Art of Home Design workshop fro...
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Lenders getting better at short sales, couple saysFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Sara and Scott Mitchell, Realtors with Century 21 New Heritage in Hampshire, formed their professional partnership years after they formed their personal partnership. Th...
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Reverse mortgages: No risk of becoming another subprime fiascoFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Part five of a series. Previous columns in the series have appeared Sundays in Homes Plus. Reverse mortgages are for seniors who don't have enough spendable income to me...
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Tile grout can be cleaned or even replacedFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. About eight years ago we put a ceramic-tile floor in our kitchen. The tile has held up beautifully. However, over the years the grout has become quite dark in som...
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An aggressive price might prompt quick sale before foreclosureFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My wife and I have been served with foreclosure papers. I read your column and I know that I have seven months from when we were served to pay off the mortgage. ...
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Sellers have little, if anything, to gain by waiting with two mortgagesFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My wife and I are 79 years young, and we bought another home in a town 185 miles away from our first home. We are the original owners of our first home and have k...
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Tenant seeks special treatment after buying houseFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I have been a tenant in a rental home for the last few years. A few months ago I signed a new 12-month lease but I just bought a new home and will be moving in ne...
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Home builders predict tax credits will fuel sales boomFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Since Washington has seen fit to extend its very popular first-time homebuyer credit through the spring and has even added a slightly smaller credit for move-up and move...