Real Estate
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Don't delay accepting offer on foreclosureOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Two months ago I found a property I wanted and signed an offer to buy it for what they were asking. The property had been foreclosed and the agent said it would proba...
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Renters should check to see if landlord is in troubleOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - A little while ago in her Daily Herald column, business writer Anna Kukec addressed an issue regarding foreclosures that should concern anyone currently renting a reside...
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Create an air barrier to stop peeling paintOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I always appreciate your help. Two years ago, I scraped, sanded, bleached, primed (two coats Glidden Gripper primer) and painted (two coats Behr Premium Plus) outside...
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When shopping for mortgage, know how to bargainOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - A consumer negotiating the terms of a mortgage with a lender or mortgage broker (henceforth "loan provider") is in what economists term a "bilateral bargaining process."...
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Pumpkins, squash for decorating, cookingOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - It is getting to be that cozy time of year; the unstructured days of summer are over. There isn't much more that says fall than pumpkins and squash. I remember as a chil...
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Despite market mess, it's not impossible to get a mortgageOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Credit squeeze, credit freeze, credit system seizures: Everybody knows how severe and painful the global financial breakdown has been - with banks unwilling...
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Restaurant row is only one of Wheeling's many delicaciesOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Wheeling's claim to fame is its recent recognition by Family Circle magazine as one of the top 10 towns in the country to live and raise kids. The magazine looked for to...
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With winter coming, fix costly air leaks before they're a problemOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - If you didn't worry about those air leaks during the summer, you might reconsider when the temperatures start dropping. Even a small leak can cost you plenty over time, ...
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LEED certification lowers a home's environmental impactOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am planning to design and build a new house and I want it to be energy efficient. I want to try to make it a LEED house so I get reduced property taxes. What exactl...
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Extended family treasures the ol' homesteadOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The family farm is quickly disappearing from the American landscape - especially from places close to urban areas like Chicago. Since the end of World War II, acreage fa...