Real Estate
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Contractor loses job over asbestos testingDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Q. I hope you don't mind another asbestos question. As a general contractor, I was bidding on the remodel of an old home. The ceilings had acoustic texture, sometimes kn...
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Less-stringent standards open options for homebuyersDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Here's an important question for anyone hoping to buy a home next year but who isn't quite confident about qualifying for a mortgage: Is it true that lender...
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New doorbells have lots of bells and whistlesDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Before electricity, doorbells rang via a complex rigging of mechanical pulleys. Visitors pulled a rope or turned a key-like affair - think Downton Abbey's elaborate syst...
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Are expensive, trendy paints really worth the cost?Dec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Choosing paint colors is hard enough, but these days consumers have to decide among dozens of paint brands, plus different quality levels within those brands. And then t...
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The Villas at Trafford Place in NapervilleDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Sometimes, when you find the right home, you know it immediately. At least that's what happened to Diane Starck when she walked into the Allen model at K. Hovnanian Home...
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Overwhelmed at the flea market? Designers give tipsDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Arriving at a sprawling flea market on a crisp Saturday morning can be exciting. So many potential treasures might be hidden among the dusty piles of castoff, secondhand...
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Lemont's Englewood Contruction finishes American Girl Place storeNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Englewood Construction, a commercial construction firm, said Thursday that its retail group completed the build-out of the new 40,000-square-foot American Girl Place sto...
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Dundee Commons residential/retail area proposed for Wheeling Town CenterNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - The latest proposal for a residential and commercial development as part of Wheeling's ambitious Town Center development will come before the village board Monday night....
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The Hotel Experience is simply more homeyNov 26, 2017 5:01 am - I often travel to New York City, and I have recently started the search for a small pied-a-terre to lessen the frenetic and loathsome lines at the hotel check-in. In bet...
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Best hot water pumpNov 26, 2017 5:00 am - Q. At your suggestion, I plan to install a Laing AutoCirc pump in my bathroom. Having provided the GFIC outlet, I went online to find the pump, but got overwhelmed by th...