Real Estate
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Chicago among five cities where home buyers get the best deals
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Among the many indicators of a housing market shifting to favor buyers is when the final sales price is below the home sellers' original list price. In a sellers' market...
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Neighboring tree branch damages condominium buildingJan 12, 2019 6:00 am - Q. There is a large river birch tree on the property next to our condominium association. The tree is almost on the boundary between the association and this neighboring...
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How to silence a rattling headboardJan 12, 2019 5:00 am - Q, We are at a loss. Every bed in our house has a headboard, and they all make noise when someone tosses in bed. We tried putting rubber wedges between each bed and head...
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How an annuity improves a retirement planJan 12, 2019 5:00 am - "Your article on annuities did not demonstrate that an annuity always improves a retirement plan." Well, Warren Buffett's retirement plan would not be improved by an ann...
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Payment in arrearsJan 12, 2019 5:00 am - Q. This past November, I made my normal mortgage payment. Then, in the middle of that month, we sold the house. And at the closing, I paid off the whole remaining loan. ...
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Construction begins on Highland Park assisted living communityJan 12, 2019 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Capitol Seniors Housing, a leading senior living investment and development firm, has begun construction on Atria Highland Park, an assisted living and memory ...
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Not every doormat is down and out, experts sayJan 11, 2019 5:00 am - Even if you have a no-shoe policy in your house, there will be times when you need to dash inside with your shoes on for one last thing, or times when a handyman or repa...
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Federal shutdown creating mortgage victimsJan 11, 2019 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - When the government shuts its doors because of a funding brouhaha that pits the White House against Capitol Hill, who gets hit hardest among people needing ...
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Late, complaining tenants may not be so easy to evictJan 11, 2019 5:00 am - Q. We have tenants who are driving us crazy. Constantly late with payments, complaints from our other tenants (we own a three-flat) and they are constantly complaining t...
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Attic access could violate garage firewallJan 11, 2019 5:00 am - Q. We want to use our attic for additional storage space and were planning to install a folding ladder in the garage ceiling for access. This seemed like a good idea unt...