Real Estate
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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...
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If you want that homebuyers tax credit, here's what you needJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - If you've been holding back on getting involved with the new $6,500 federal tax credit for repeat home purchases, there's no more excuse for inaction. You n...
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Reverse mortgage funding under pressureJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Part one of a series A reverse mortgage is a loan to an elderly homeowner on which the borrower's debt rises over time, but which needn't be repaid until the borrower di...
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Updating countertops: Do you prefer stone, wood or glass?Jan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - New countertops update the look of your kitchen
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Hard work, fair prices allow Irish immigrant to succeedJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Patrick Finn, president of Patrick A. Finn Ltd. of Arlington Heights, believes in karma. In other words, if you do good things, you will reap the benefits. If you do bad...