Real Estate
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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...
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'Certified' deed is just a scam; don't fall for itJun 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I don't have a question but I do want to share with you this official-looking mail I recently received. It irritated me because I'm sure many people will panic, think...
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Proper screws will fix annoying creaky-floor problemJun 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I live in a 25-year-old townhouse. Almost every floor in the house squeaks. I have read about the screws that can go through the carpet into the joist then break off ...
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Negotiate a signed release to back out of contractJun 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My wife and I signed a contract to purchase some vacant property. We put down about $20,000 and were scheduled to close at the end of June. There was no financing con...
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Why landlord may not have evidence to justify $4,100 carpet chargeJun 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We recently moved out of an apartment we rented for four years. Our lease allowed us to have a dog. We were very neat and clean tenants, and the owner came over often...