Real Estate
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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...
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Historic Washington, D.C., estate listed for $49 millionOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A Washington, D.C., estate, built when the capital was just a few years old, has gone on the market for $49 million, the city's most-expensive listing. On a hill in Geor...
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Saving for a down payment is a new realityOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Over the last 18 months, the mortgage market has changed more rapidly than in any comparable period since the Great Depression of the 1930s. From the standpoint of borro...
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Follow proper steps when replacing broken glass panesOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. With a couple of sons, we get broken panes in our wood windows. I want to save some money by replacing the glass panes myself. What is the procedure a professiona...
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Disclosure statements are no substitute for a proper inspectionOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I recently made a purchase offer on a house. The seller's disclosure statement listed no defects, but the offer was contingent on a clean home inspection report. ...