Real Estate
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Making an electrical problem understandableJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I've got a problem that's so technical I hope I can explain it clearly. According to the home inspector who checked my house, my electric service panel is used as a "...
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Virtual staging can make houses look too good to be trueJan 05, 2018 5:00 am - Editor's note: This is an update of a column that originally published in August 2010. WASHINGTON - Try to picture this real estate scenario - virtually. Like 90 percent...
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Safeguard roofs against snow damageJan 05, 2018 5:00 am - Snow may delight young children itching for a day off from school. But for many homeowners, the sight of snow means their time will soon be spent clearing paths and plow...
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Beat cabin fever with winter renovationsJan 05, 2018 5:00 am - When the weather outside is frightful, homeowners and renters can turn their interior spaces into something delightful. Residents can banish feelings of cabin fever by u...
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Seven questions you should ask yourself before the DIY is castJan 05, 2018 5:00 am - Think you're ready to tackle a home-improvement project yourself? Deciding whether you're up to the challenge or whether you should hire a professional can be tricky. Do...
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Modern life too much for you? Maybe a tiny box in the woods is the cureJan 05, 2018 5:00 am - To commune with ourselves, we must trek two hours to Stanardsville, a town on the edge of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains whose population has stairstepped down over the...
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Bartlett concerned about traffic, parking for shopping center outlotsJan 05, 2018 4:34 am - Bartlett village board members Thursday expressed a mixture of congestion concerns and hope for a solution over a plan for two new outlot buildings in the parking lot of...
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Developers want $630,000 from Glen Ellyn if neighbors win fight to block gas stationJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - Developers behind an embattled project to build a gas station in Glen Ellyn are asking the village to agree to refund their Ohio-based company more than $500,000 in the ...
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Forest district may buy more landJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District's planning committee will meet Monday to discuss the proposed purchase of additional land for the Wilmot Woods Forest Preserve n...
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Rosemont's VHT Studios buys Utah companyJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - VHT Studios, a Rosemont-based provider of professional photography, virtual staging and visual marketing services for real estate and businesses, said today that it ...