Real Estate
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Affordable housing plan on tableAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - More affordable housing units could be coming to the north side of Arlington Heights. A plan -- called Old Arlington Heights Road Row Homes -- would feature 47 two- and ...
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Tempe model offers Southwestern styleAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - In the true Southwestern style of stucco and tile, the Tempe (D6801) has 2,411 square feet of living area with an optional basement in the same amount available. There i...
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Lakefront wonderAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Standing in a historic, pillared mansion on the shore of Lake Michigan, Lisa Pickell named the second-floor linen closet as her favorite feature. "It reminds me what it ...
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State law tackles predatory lendingAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois legislature this month passed a law that goes to the heart of the global subprime lending mess that is rattling the housing industry and shaking financial m...
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Don't let seamless gutters confuse youAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. How do contractors get to go around advertising and selling "seamless" gutters? I recently replaced my old "seamed" gutters because they leaked at all the seams, espe...
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Save on energy bills by installing solar collectors on roof
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Are your electric bills going through the roof? A solution just may be up there too on the roof, that is. That's where you can install solar collectors that convert the ...
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Furniture of the West Indies became passion for designerAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - While growing up, Michael Connors didn't get attached to the family furniture. It often disappeared. His father, the late Memphis, Tenn., interior designer Jack Connors...
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Mortgage payment problems can be solvedAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Mortgage foreclosures are up; interest rates are up; and the number of houses for sale that are languishing on the market is up. About the only thing that is "down" thes...
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Two signatures on mortgage should protect you, husband during divorceAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I are getting a divorce. We don't have much money so we are doing this ourselves. We have a townhouse we bought 10 years ago. We originally agreed that...
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Book Review: True GreenAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - "True Green: 100 Everyday Ways You Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet," by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin, (National Geographic Books, $19.95) "True Green" identifies six ...