Real Estate
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Lenders looking for larger down paymentsMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Using the terminology of cards, golf and Warren Buffett, mortgage lenders in today's market want to see borrowers have "more skin in the game" to increase the likelihood...
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New developments offer room to growMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Three area homebuilders - Lexington Homes, J. Lawrence Homes, and Smykal Homes - are flexing a little muscle to carve out extra flex space in their floor plans at new-co...
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Toll Brothers offers upgrades at weekend kitchen, bath expoMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - If you've thought about taking advantage of the hottest buyer's market in decades, you might want to take a look at one of Toll Brothers' seven communities in Chicagolan...
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Mortgage disclosures fail borrowers at alarming rateMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. The Associated Press recently ran a story about how the mortgage crisis was leading the federal government and states to tighten licensing and other requirements for ...
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Second mortgagee needs to see some money to release a lienMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My husband lost his job about a year ago and after struggling for months to pay our two mortgages, we have finally given up and realize we cannot hold on to our home....
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Despite domestic abuse, breaking a lease is difficultMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. A few months ago I rented a house in a rural area with my now ex-girlfriend. We both completed separate rental applications and signed the two-year lease. I now have ...
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Where there are cracks, there will be waterMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I have a problem in my basement. I have been in this home for 25 years. I purchased the home when it was built. My problem is that one of my concrete blocks on th...
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Swamped banks are slow in approving short salesMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I'm in the process of purchasing a house under a "short sale." I offered the full asking price. My bid was accepted by the seller and a contract was signed to have se...
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Architect designs dramatic spacesMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - David Hovey, the New Zealand-born, award-winning architect who owns Optima Inc. in Glencoe and Scottsdale, Ariz., takes pride in the fact that other builders have a diff...
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Baby boomers envision homes for later yearsMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - As baby boomers head for retirement, many already have their dream home in mind. Boomers - those born between 1946 and 1964- like nice things and want to live in a comfo...