Real Estate
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More sump pump repair questionsOct 28, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my parents' emails. I am the daughter with the sump pump no longer filling with water. I have a few questions based on you...
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Older bathrooms can be updated quicklyOct 28, 2018 6:00 am - Homeowners who are tired of the look of their bathroom or whose circumstances have changed (and they now need an accessible tub or shower in place of the one they have u...
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Living in a 17th-century house has its trade-offsOct 28, 2018 6:00 am - BOSTON — What does it take to make a 17th century house livable today? Ask Barbara Kurze, who lives at the James Blake House, which the Boston Landmarks Commission says ...
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Piershale Financial Group opens new Barrington officeOct 28, 2018 1:00 am - Piershale Financial Group has moved into a newly built office in a Grove Avenue complex in Barrington. Company representatives said Piershale's office was built to allow...
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Family rooms are evolving with technologyOct 27, 2018 7:00 am - Historically, the first family rooms appeared in floor plans about 50 to 60 years ago. This room was a bit different in character from others. Less formal than a living ...
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Is condominium association responsible for mice, pest control?Oct 27, 2018 7:00 am - Q. For the last three years each autumn, mice get into our first-floor condominium unit through a hole between the foundation and brick above. Each year I have had to hi...
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Debt consolidation during a period of rising interest ratesOct 27, 2018 6:00 am - Debt consolidation is the conversion of high-rate debt into lower-rate debt in order to reduce total interest costs. Homeowners with large amounts of credit card debt wh...
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Charlotte and Austin outrank San Francisco in study of best places to work in tech
Oct 27, 2018 1:00 am - The best places to live and work for tech professionals aren't in San Francisco or even the West Coast, according to a new study which offers a snapshot of the country's...
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Redwood Capital Group acquires Orland Park apartment complexOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - ORLAND PARK — Chicago-based multifamily investment firm Redwood Capital Group has acquired The Residences of Orland Park Crossing, a 231-unit apartment complex in Orland...
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Which is better at valuing your home - you or a computer program?Oct 26, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Do you have a pretty good idea of what your house is worth? Could you estimate within, say, 5 percent of what it's likely to sell for? If so, would that mak...