Real Estate
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Only option is to buckle down, buy new laminate floorMay 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter has a Pergo-type laminate floor in the kitchen. Unfortunately, the dishwasher sprung a leak, and water seeped in the immediate area, causing some buck...
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Solar tubes brighten indoors with natural lightMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I try to use fewer electric lights to save electricity. I would like to get more natural light, but the cost of a skylight is over my budget. Are tubular skylight...
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Here's how to repair the damage April showers can bringMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - "April showers bring May flowers," and they also can create damage around your home's foundation. Don't get us wrong - we like rain, but too much of it in the wrong plac...
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Many readers are interested in buying a foreclosed homeMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It's usually best to purchase a foreclosed property directly from a bank rather than on the courthouse steps. Q. Our local newspaper says that there a lot of foreclo...
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Time may run out on surprise broker 'administration' feesMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - A federal district court has handed down a ruling in a class-action lawsuit that could have a direct impact on the fees you pay to the real estate company a...
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Cracked window not necessarily the fault of tenantsMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter lives in a student apartment with a large, double-pane picture-window in the living room. Last month, that window developed a long crack on the inside pan...
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Too many people are ineligible for 'Home Affordable' refinancingMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is part two of a three-part series that continues next Sunday in Homes Plus. Will Obama's mortgage plan work? Last week I criticized the governm...
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Building homes, businesses is longtime interestMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Patrick Franciscy, president of Homes by Patrick, has entrepreneurial blood running through his veins. His decade-old custom home-building company, based in North Aurora...
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Rising water costs take toll on rentalsMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I have been renting a duplex unit for more than three years. A week ago, my landlord told me the water bills have been getting very high and that she was thinking abo...
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Faulty hot-water heater leaves reader in the coldMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We live in a house we bought five years ago. All was well until recently when we started running out of hot water while showering. We used to be able to take consecut...