Real Estate
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Elections can alter buying patternsDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - With the election firmly behind us, Terry Banker, president of Coldwell Banker Primus in Oswego, hopes people are now looking forward instead of backward and are ready t...
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Loan modifications are elusive in today's marketDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have been giving my clients an article you wrote about a year ago advising borrowers having payment problems how to request a modification in their loan contrac...
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Reference from old landlord isn't a verbal contractDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I lived at an apartment community for many years, but my lease was not renewed because I was falsely accused of breaching my lease. I have found another rental ho...
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Comparing contractors to home inspectors is like apples and orangesDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. We're selling our home, and the buyer wants his brother, a contractor, to do the inspection, instead of hiring an actual home inspector. We've never heard of this...
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Battery packs work well in emergenciesDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. We often have electric power outages. I checked into installing a backup generator, but the cost is too high. Is there anything I can use to keep a lamp, my computer ...
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Making 'short sale' may not help homeowners facing foreclosureDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A short-sale can help some troubled owners to bail out of their homes, but sometimes accepting a foreclosure sale is better. Q. I am in foreclosure, and there is no way ...
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Courthouse Square a great fit in downtown WheatonDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - With restored facades and renovated interiors, the DuPage County Courthouse and State's Attorney's Office Building mix with new residences nearby at Courthouse Square. T...
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Give your fireplace a holiday facelift with a new mantelDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - For many of us, a sleek, plain fireplace gets a little old. After all, where will you hang the Christmas stockings? The fact is, if you don't have a mantel, you can crea...
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Despite crash, home values have still risen over past five yearsDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The latest federal statistics on housing prices in hundreds of local markets reveal patterns that haven't been making the nightly news: While on a national ...
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Quick bounce back for home prices? Experts say not so fastDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Over the past few years, Americans have had a brutal lesson in the risks of real estate. House prices have crashed more than 35 percent in some parts of the country, mil...