Real Estate
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Color and collections making your home uniqueMar 18, 2018 6:01 am - The biggest fear many homeowners have when decorating their home is to get it wrong - and/or to end up with an interior that looks like a stage set, a furniture store or...
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Danish concept of 'hygge' needed in the U.S.Mar 18, 2018 6:00 am - Millennials as a group are likely living in more nontraditional patterns than any other American population group. They are young, but many are well on their way down th...
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Annuals, perennials and vegetables can share garden spaceMar 18, 2018 6:00 am - Gardeners with small properties don't have to choose between growing annuals, perennials and vegetables. They can grow all three by planting them in the same garden spac...
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Basement leak may require several remediesMar 18, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Our problem is a leak in our add-on basement. The basement was dug under the existing foundation and footings about 43 years ago. The cement walls were framed 12 to 1...
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Why spec houses are making a return
Mar 18, 2018 1:15 am - Homebuyers across the country are scrambling for properties, and real estate professionals are begging for more houses to be built to answer the high demand. Under these...
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Rosemont offers to sell land to office building ownerMar 18, 2018 1:00 am - Rosemont has extended a purchase option to an office building owner for vacant property the village owns between Higgins Road and the Jane Addams Tollway. The roughly tw...
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Why Realtors are reluctant to suggest 'good' neighborhoodsMar 17, 2018 7:00 am - Q. Our family is moving out of state, and we will buy a new home in a new city. We have a Realtor, but she is not much help when we try to pick a neighborhood. I read ad...
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Will blockchains upend the home mortgage market?Mar 17, 2018 7:00 am - Will blockchains upend the home mortgage market? The answer to that question is “yes,” because blockchains will reduce the costs and risks of originating mortgages, serv...
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Get the professional look for your flower plantersMar 17, 2018 6:00 am - A flower planter or hanging basket bought ready-made at a nursery: lush with showy, vibrant blooms, providing an instant splash for your porch, stoop or deck. Your DIY f...
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How to minimize the dust fallout when having wood floors refinishedMar 17, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We plan to have our old hardwood floors refinished. We have a small grand piano in fine shape and do not want it damaged from wood dust. We could store it in our kitc...