Real Estate
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Most bathroom toilet repairs are easy and inexpensiveFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - The "throne" in most of our homes is the toilet. We'd be in trouble without it. But sometimes they do have problems. Thankfully, most are simple to fix. We'll cover the ...
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Newest Cambridge Lakes townhouse series optimizes the use of spaceFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Buyers looking for attached living in the beautiful Cambridge Lakes subdivision now have three different series of homes to consider, including the newest Legacy II seri...
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Heating contractor either unqualified or deliberately misleadingFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I think my heating contractor is trying to rip me off. I hired him to clean my forced air furnace, but he wants to sell me a new one. My furnace makes a few crack...
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Recent reports show a surprise turnaround in homeowner equityFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - With all the bad news about underwater homeowners and strategic walkaways, you might think that American homeowners' equity holdings are in the tank. But th...
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How to peek the peace on association boardsFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Many associations have a problem getting enough people to serve on the board due to apathy, but that is another subject, for another column, on another day. Other associ...
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Attic 'thumps' may just be fluctuations in the woodFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Every once in a while, when it is quiet in the morning, I hear a thump that seems to come from my attic. There are no animals in my attic, so where does that thum...
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A foyer or mud room can be your family command centerFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - You're drinking your last cup of morning coffee, dashing around picking up your laptop, the papers you need for today's meeting, but where are your keys? After rummaging...
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These shopping secrets help solve the reverse mortgage puzzleFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Part four of a series. As noted in the previous columns in this series, the financial crisis has made the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), insured by the Federal...
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Explore your various options to end a time shareFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My lady friend and I own three time shares in Pompano Beach, Fla., and Las Vegas. I'm 79, and we've decided to sell all three. We have been scammed in the past by...
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Conflicting inspection reports pose a disclosure problemFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Our home is listed for sale. We accepted an offer a few weeks ago, but the buyers canceled the deal after the home inspection. The home inspector reported numerou...