Real Estate
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Homeowner seeks a longer lasting roofing materialSep 03, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our old, dark, shingle roof is leaking again. I prefer to install a longer-lasting roof this time even if it costs a little more. Other than metal, what durable roofi...
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Keeping a few treasures to pass down sparks a special kind of joySep 03, 2017 6:00 am - Clients will often seek my approval before making a final decision to throw something away, donate it or sell it. And if they definitely no longer want or need the item,...
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Rest easy with these tips for mattress shoppingSep 03, 2017 6:00 am - The only thing more exhausting than sleeping on a bad mattress is shopping for a new one. First, you have to withstand mattress salespeople - almost as much pressure as ...
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Summer annuals offer fall color, tooSep 03, 2017 6:00 am - Back to school signals the time to pluck the summer annuals from our pots to make room for mums, pansies, ornamental cabbage and kale. But wait. Some of those annuals th...
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To adapt to a streaming world, home speakers get sleeker, smarterSep 02, 2017 6:00 am - Home speakers used to be big and blocky, more or less an eyesore. Hanging on the wall or sitting in the corner of a room, they were accompanied by a tethered music playe...
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Desire for outdoor amenities grows among homeownersSep 02, 2017 6:00 am - Home is no longer just about personal retreat and comfort - more and more, we are seeing people place a high value on how well it can serve and entertain family and frie...
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A life of odds, ends and new beginningsSep 02, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Community Forklift's 34,000-square-foot store looks like the treasure chamber of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, if that pharaoh had a penchant for midcentury m...
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Do you know what fairy rings are?Sep 02, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Have you heard of "fairy rings?" Some people respond, "Who hasn't?" while others look at you funny and wonder if it's a trick question or a joke. Well, it's...
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Court case supports collection of unpaid feesSep 02, 2017 6:00 am - My Aug. 26 column "teased" that I would address in a future column the circumstances under which the purchaser of a foreclosure condominium at a judicial sale may be res...
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Public policy should encourage the building of home equitySep 02, 2017 5:00 am - Policies directed toward encouraging homeownership by increasing the affordability of mortgages usually reduce the rate at which borrowers build equity in their homes. T...