Real Estate
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Pretty as a pictureSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Woodstock's picturesque town square with historic buildings, Victorian architecture, cobblestone streets and quaint shops draws people downtown all year long. People com...
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HUD looks to protect borrowers from overchargesAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Editors note: This is the second column in a three-part series. Last week I reported favorably on one part of HUD's current reform proposals. A new and substantial...
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Tenant thinks splitting cost of new floor is unfairAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I live by myself and have a large home. To help cover my mortgage I decided to rent out a couple of the extra bedrooms. My two roommates each have their own bedro...
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Small cottage communities pop up away from resortsAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - KIRKLAND, Wash. - Peter Moon's family of six snuggles into bench seats for dinners together. Their house is 1,100 square feet, a bit smaller than two squash courts. "We ...
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Ford's Vail retreat listed at $14.9 millionAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The Vail, Colo., ski retreat that President Gerald Ford owned for about a quarter century is on the market for the second time in less than two years, asking $14.9 milli...
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Painted bricks can be stripped, restoredAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I hope you can help me out. I have a split-level home built in 1961. The lower half of the house is brick, painted white. We have repainted over the years when it...
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With rental property, hold on or sell and take lossAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My grandmother fell ill and my husband and I had to get a house that had a floor plan that could accommodate her. Unfortunately, our other house wouldn't sell. We...
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Bath has many possible water problemsAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. One of our bathrooms has a musty and sometimes a sewer gas odor. I wipe out and dry the bathtub and sink, but the odor is still there. What is the source of the o...
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Homeowner nearly burned by unscrupulous plumberAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I've owned my home for 25 years and have never had a serious plumbing problem. But recently, the toilet has been running off and on for no reason. Several times a...
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Music teacher orchestrates hometown move to The PondsAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Twenty-five-year-old Melissa Tomei is Naperville born and bred. The West suburb is the only place she has ever called home. She attended Naperville elementary, middle an...