Real Estate
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Shy away from lease-to-own deals if property is in foreclosureDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. A neighbor of a friend of mine is going through foreclosure. The house is empty. I spoke to the neighbor and he is offering to lease the property to me with an option...
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Home calendarDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Shows and expos • The Grayslake Antique Market is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. $5 admission. Early admission is 6 to 8 a.m...
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Sellers should be tasteful when decorating for the holidaysDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - It's fine for sellers to decorate their homes for the holidays, but those who overdo it risk hurting their marketing efforts. Q. Christmas is my family's favorite time o...
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Buy, then keep, your Christmas tree healthyDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - We have a family tradition of picking out the perfect Christmas tree every year, bringing it home and decorating it. Of course, we have learned a few tricks about pickin...
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Insulated shades cut heat lossDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I should replace my windows to save energy, but with the bad economy, I just cannot afford more debt. Is installing insulating window shades or curtains a viable opti...
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Mundelein on the move with newer developmentsDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Realtor Donna Cockrum remembers when her 81-year-old father was one of the few grain farmers left in the Mundelein area. But in the last 20 years, Cockrum and her family...
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Proposal to lower mortgage rates leaves buyers in limbo for nowDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Could a 4.5 percent mortgage be your personal piece of the bailout pie? Apparently large numbers of consumers thought precisely that during the week followi...
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Mortgage rates drop to four-year low, may spark salesDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages have dropped to just above 5 percent, a four-year low, and suburban lenders and real estate agents are hoping the decrea...
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Condominium market expected to rebound early next yearDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - You would have to be living in a '50s-style atomic bomb shelter not to be inundated with the fallout from the latest bombshell about plummeting financial markets, stagna...
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Michael Vick cuts price for Atlanta mansionDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - In jail and owing millions, former quarterback Michael Vick has cut the price of his luxury Atlanta home to $4.1 million, from $4.5 million, after a year on the market. ...