Real Estate
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Central lighting control can save moneyMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My electric bills are high, probably much of it due to lighting. I thought some type of central lighting control might allow me to use fewer lights. Would this save e...
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Prelicensing course offeredMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The Real Estate Institute offers "Real Estate Transactions #101," a 45-credit hour prelicensing course required before being able to take the Illinois Real Estate Salesp...
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Couple investing in where they live
Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- Conversations with Doug Frelke and Kim Bowden can take some unusual twists, such as this one: "Which house are you renovating now: the one where prostit...
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Error liability dependent on many variablesMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We bought a triplex about a year ago and hired a home inspector to find the defects. But he missed something that could cost us a lot of money. Recently, we re-re...
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Ambitious projects looming on cities' skylinesMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Some of the biggest cities in the world are proposing the most ambitious real-estate projects in a generation, a sign of growing confidence in urban living even as the c...
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Cabinet feverMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Ellen Thomas searched high and low for new kitchen cabinets to replace her whitewashed oak ones. But there were a couple of requirements. "My husband said, 'I don't care...
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Hurry in, last day of Garden ShowMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - ...
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Small custom builder likes hands-on approachMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Jeff Samuels has discovered the secret to success as a custom builder in a good and bad real estate market: keep things small and manageable and don't own land. Samuels ...
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Defining simple and compound interestMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am perplexed at what appears to be a nomenclature problem that the mortgage industry has created with its definition of simple-interest mortgage. Aren't most mo...
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Plastic pipe for DIY plumbing projectMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am renovating an older house and am totally redoing the kitchen and bathrooms. I plan to do the plumbing myself. Since I cannot solder copper pipe, can I just u...