Real Estate
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Unconventional apartment complex taking tenants in LincolnshireJan 01, 2019 6:05 am - Although the buildings aren't complete, the first tenants have moved into a new, eye-catching apartment complex in Lincolnshire's City Park. Dubbed 444 Social, the two-b...
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Office-sharing giant WeWork keeps pushing. Now landlords and rivals are pushing back.
Jan 01, 2019 5:10 am - WeWork Cos. is increasingly stepping on the turf of landlords and real estate brokers - and the industry is starting to push back. The office-sharing giant, valued at as...
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Eviction filings, code complaints: What happened when a private equity firm became one city's biggest homeowner
Dec 31, 2018 5:10 am - MEMPHIS - She was late on rent and back in eviction court. Second time this year. Fourth time in the past two. Cassandra Brown, married mother of two, was fighting to st...
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How to properly seal a porch floorDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My question has to do with porch floor finish. I have a screened-in porch with a cedar floor. I have been putting Thompson's Water Seal on it each spring after power ...
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Clearing guest parking spacesDec 29, 2018 6:00 am - Q. It is very difficult for our snowplow contractor to remove snow from the common element guest parking spaces in our condominium. Can the board of our condominium asso...
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Refresh a guest room for the holidaysDec 29, 2018 5:00 am - Jessica Ann McCarthy, creative director of the digital design firm Decorist, joined staff writer Jura Koncius on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat and offered...
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Condo-selling specialistDec 29, 2018 5:00 am - Q. Although I've bought and sold several homes, I always feel like I don't know what I'm doing! I'm selling my condo next year, and I was wondering if I should seek a Re...
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HECMs can reduce retirement income instabilityDec 29, 2018 5:00 am - The HECM reverse mortgage is an ingeniously designed instrument with multiple possible uses, but its full potential has yet to be realized. A major reason is that it has...
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How to choose a home inspectorDec 28, 2018 5:00 am - Q. In the past, I've hired good and bad home inspectors. Now that I'm buying another home, I want my next inspector to be the best. My agent has given me some referrals,...
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Designer on skates? It feels like it sometimesDec 23, 2018 6:00 am - Designers are larger than life! This is what the general population of the world believes. It might seem a bit pretentious, but really, this is what most ordinary folks ...