Real Estate
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In-line switch is easy to install and easy to useJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Turning a table lamp off and on should be easy enough. But if it's located in a hard-to-reach area or has a switch that is hard to push or turn, you will love this. You ...
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A homeowner should keep insurer informed of remodeling workJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Owners who don't make their insurance company aware of past or planned remodeling jobs may find themselves without proper coverage if a claim must be filed later. Q. We ...
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'For sale by owner' may cost you time in a slow marketJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Unfortunately in February 2008 my father passed away, leaving my sister the executor of his estate. My sister lives in another state and my father's home and the...
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Mortgage borrowers suffer disclosure overloadJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is the first column in a two-part series on "poking holes in mortgage reform." The series concludes next Sunday in Homes Plus. Reading pr...
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Sprucing up your home on a tight budget is all out being creativeJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Chances are, you have an area or two in your house that needs a facelift. But like most of us these days, you're wondering how you can afford to do so. Never fear. Spruc...
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First-time buyers find many reasons to buy nowJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - After years of renting apartments, Amy Major of Wheaton has been ready to own a home for quite some time. So when the 33-year-old Plainfield teacher and her boyfriend, R...
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Running out of options for leaky basementJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I have had leakage coming in over my basement wall for many years. Every time a moderate-to-heavy rain comes in from the east, southeast or northeast and hits the out...
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Push begins to extended tax incentives to all home buyersJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Since first-time buyers are getting thousands of dollars in tax credits from the federal government to stimulate the economy, why shouldn't all homebuyers g...
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Hoffman Estates grows into major suburban hubJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates is changing. The village, once a small bedroom community, has become a major corporate center with an emerging entertainment and shopping district. The v...
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Cook County briefsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove apt. may be sold: Amli Residential's Chevy Chase apartment complex at 1701 Johnson Drive in Buffalo Grove is expected to be sold in late June to New Jersey...