Real Estate
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Orleans offering luxury and spaceApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Today's active families desire plentiful spaces to accommodate a variety of interests and needs. Orleans Homebuilders, a national company that is celebrating its 90th an...
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Protecting other tenants or risk being accused of discriminationApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We have several multifamily units with moderate turnover and we run a full credit check on everyone wishing to apply. Sometimes we get applicants where their inco...
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Common wiring mistakes to avoidApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I just had a new two-car garage built and I am remodeling the old one-car garage into a family room. I plan to do some of the wiring myself. What are some of the ...
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Ice and water membrane deters buildupApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. In the winter after it snows, icicles form down the shingles of my house on its back (east) side. We have a gutter that runs the entire width of the house, but th...
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Recycled materials popular with furniture makers
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Trevor Webb found something worth admiring at the furniture show here: nail holes, scuffs and dents. "It's pretty cool, isn't it?" asked Webb, admiri...
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Tree houses offer kids opportunity to explore
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Warmer weather turns our attention to the great outdoors or, for the children, the great backyard. And sooner or later, they may request a little something extra: a tree...
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Tear downs, make way for the new and improved
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. -- Americans love tearing down buildings. We rip our homes up to the studs, scrape them down to their foundations, and are riveted by the ultimate demol...
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Common for home sellers to pay all or part of a buyer's settlement costApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. The market is not doing well here and we agreed to pay up to $8,000 of the buyer's closing costs. Is there anything I can do to keep the amount as far below $8,00...
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Kenar starts construction on Roselle rowhousesApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Defying so-called experts who argue that now is a bad time to build new homes, Kenar has announced it's starting construction on a new complex of six row houses in Rosel...
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Verseman offering pre-priced designsApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Verseman Development Company, long known as a builder of custom homes, is offering more variety and flexibility to buyers with its new line of pre-priced designs at its ...