Real Estate
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Council to weigh in on host of home association issuesSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - As some of the readers of this column may be aware, in early 2008 I was appointed by the Illinois legislature as chairman of the Condominium Advisory Council, consisting...
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Home calendarSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Shows and expos • Wolff's Flea Market is 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Admission i...
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Newest interior designs tear down old wallsSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - American life is becoming increasingly casual. Formal living rooms are going the way of parlors as people change how they live and entertain. New home buyers today are c...
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Loan programs tap home equity, minus traditional interest paymentSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is the first column in a two-part series that will conclude next Sunday in Homes Plus. WASHINGTON - Improbable as it sounds at a time when American h...
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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...