Real Estate
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Why do most lenders sell their mortgages?itsOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - "Why do most home mortgage lenders sell their mortgages instead of keeping them? I have a problem with negotiating my mortgage deal with one firm over a week, then havin...
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Heating, cooling have gone high-techOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - It wasn't so long ago that a person could call a contractor, replace an entire home heating and air conditioning system and forget about it for the next 20 years, except...
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Routine maintenance a must for today's heating, AC systemsOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The beginning of autumn is one of the busiest times for heating and air conditioning contractors because as cooler weather arrives and consumers turn on the heat, many f...
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Lawyer is essential when buying rental propertyOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I recently purchased a four-unit building from a bank "contingent upon a parking problem being cleared up." There was a parking lot next door with an easement gua...
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Fears keeping people out of a buyers marketOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Now is the best possible time to buy a house because there is lots of inventory and interest rates are low, said Hank Fatoorehchi, broker/owner of Century 21 First Class...
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Make repair requests in writingOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I recently moved from a house that I had been renting. A few months before moving, I noticed a crack in the window above the stall shower. I don't know how or whe...
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Buy more leisure time with your new homeOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Empty-nesters aren't the only ones who have better things to do than cut grass, shovel snow and clean out gutters. More and more people of all ages are looking for relie...
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Home events calendarOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Shows and expos • The Kane County Flea Market is from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at Route 64 and Randall Road, St. Charles. Admission is $5; free for kids age...
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Lending guidelines eased in the push for homeownershipOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The culprit in the recent subprime mortgage crisis may be the computer program Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac instituted in the late 1990s to automate their underwriting app...
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Buyers look for low maintenance, high energyOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Activities and services offered by low-maintenance communities have moved into a new era. Developers realize amenities they offer in a community have a strong impact on ...