Real Estate
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High style greets DreamHome show visitorsApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The DreamHome at the Merchandise Mart represents high fashion in decor, with each designer scouring Mart showrooms to create a room for a mythical well-traveled empty ne...
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International antiques fair coming to ChicagoApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Several area interior designers will have booths at the International Antiques Fair at 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, to talk about how they would use their favorite finds. More...
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Home calendarApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Home tours • The 13th biennial Lake Forest Showhouse and Gardens tours continue through Sunday, May 17. Show house hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. t...
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Stimulus helps bump up local homes salesApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban single-family homes that provided more bang for the buck helped lift the real estate market in the past year. But the year-over-year numbers were still distress...
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As job losses mount, mortgage protection plans are hot offeringsApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Is there a rainy day in your personal job forecast? That wouldn't be surprising - not with unemployment rates in double digits in several states, 8.2 percen...
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Award-winning community opens new Carrington model in LibertyvilleApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Gracious living in a gated community with beautiful landscaped greens, rolling hills, prairies and ponds awaits buyers at The Enclave at the Reserve at the Merit Club in...
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Different types of 'green' homes grow in suburbsApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Green home building is a growing trend in new construction, as the recent construction of two such homes within blocks of each other in Elmhurst shows, according to Laur...
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Overhead lighting has its uses, but be sparingApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Lighting often gets treated as an afterthought, even though it's usually the most important component of a room's design. Choosing the right kind of lighting for a speci...
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What to do when guest policy has been violatedApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I have a rental house and during a recent drive-by to check on my property I noticed that there were two cars in the driveway that I had never seen in the past. I...
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My funniest questions often the ones I can't answerApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My husband is a Realtor, and a couple of years ago a friend gave us your book with the funniest questions you've received from readers. We keep looking for more in th...