Real Estate
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Energy-saving gadgets for home generate interestDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - You've bought flat-screen plasma TVs, Blu-ray DVD players, iPods, Bluetooth cell phones and BlackBerrys to enhance your lifestyle. Now it's time to bring your house up t...
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How to judge a home's qualityDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Buying a home is like buying a car -- consumers should look for a reputable brad, style and design, quality components and workmanship, and good customer service. For th...
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Profiles in home energy savingsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - "Rex, I am home." As soon as Rex hears John Avenson's announcement, it quickly turns on the living room lights or raises the kitchen window shades. If Avenson, of Westmi...
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Rush to move drives corner of luxury marketDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Existing-home sales fell to a nearly 10-year low in September, and major builders are reporting big losses. But a small group of wealthy people unfazed by the downturn a...
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Buyers rewarding developer's good deedsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - In the market for a retirement home last spring, design engineer Douglas Knapman says he looked at 20 communities before deciding on The Settings at Mackay Point in Yema...
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New windows need to blend with existing architectureDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I have a 1931 center-hall colonial with 38 double-hung, six-over-six windows with aluminum storms. The windows are drafty. The storms rattle when the wind blows, ...
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Understand how you use your homeDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. We are designing our first house and our budget will limit the floor space. My husband and I are debating whether or not we need a dining room. What are methods t...
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Why inspectors don't climb roofs?Dec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I find it hard to understand why home inspectors refuse to walk on concrete tile roofs. I know handymen, cable guys, chimney sweeps, and others who walk on tile r...
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Many townhouse styles on display at Deer Park developmentDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - A new community of 61 maintenance-free townhouses and 11 single-family homes, Deer Park Estates is situated in a quiet country-inspired setting with landscaping and wind...
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Touring models worth the trip for familyDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Stephen and Sandra Vavra and their two young sons are bound for Hawaii next summer, thanks to a contest held by the Talamore subdivision in Huntley where the family rec...