Real Estate
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How to finish walls in a detached garageAug 12, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We have a large, two-car, detached, dry (i.e. non-flooding), unheated garage with a large standing room floored loft. Are there pros/cons associated with finishing th...
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Sending kids to college increases the chances you'll lose your house
Aug 12, 2018 1:12 am - The financial distress caused by college tuition worsened the foreclosure crisis at the heart of the Great Recession. New research in the journal Demography shows that i...
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In expensive cities, rents fall for the rich - but rise for the poor
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How to get rid of a timeshareAug 12, 2018 1:00 am - Some timeshare buyers know almost instantly that they've made a mistake. Other owners struggle for years with loan payments and ever-escalating annual fees before they'r...
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Rules can be amended to allow shedsAug 11, 2018 7:00 am - Q. I recently moved into an association made up of both single-family homes and townhouses. I live in one of the single-family homes. The covenants prohibit storage shed...
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Choosing the best lighting for your kitchen and bathAug 11, 2018 6:00 am - Homeowners get a lot of bright ideas in two of the most important rooms in their homes — the kitchen and bathroom — so it makes sense that these areas be properly illumi...
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Daily interest: A festering sore in consumer loan marketsAug 11, 2018 6:00 am - Question: What do home mortgage loans (including second mortgage loans), retail installment loans, automobile loans, home improvement loans and mobile home loans have in...
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'Only if' offers shunned by some home sellersAug 11, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I know you wrote about this in past columns, but I didn't save them. I have fallen in love with a nearby house that's not on the market yet, and the owner says he doe...
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So you want a new kitchen? How to start the planning processAug 10, 2018 6:00 am - So you want a new kitchen? Whether you're considering designing a kitchen using your own architect, a kitchen planner hired through a store like IKEA or Home Depot, or a...
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Homeowner can't find source of foul odorAug 10, 2018 6:00 am - Q, For the past two weeks, a strong foul odor has permeated our guest bedroom. We were sure an animal had died under the house, but the subarea has been thoroughly inspe...