Real Estate
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Start a shade garden with perennial favoritesApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - Some gardeners curse shady conditions in their landscapes that prevent them from growing roses and most herbs, vegetables and ornamental grasses. They yearn for lush bor...
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Jazz Age design shown in textiles, furniture and moreApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK - A multisensory blockbuster of a show at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum here invites visitors to explore Jazz Age design in all its glittering, d...
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Home inspectors who repair defectsApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - Q. As a licensed Realtor, I encourage every one of my buyers to hire a home inspector. The inspector I usually recommend has always done a competent job, but one thing a...
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Wild animals are welcome guests in this nature writer's backyardApr 29, 2017 6:00 am - Like any old garden, the 2ΒΌ-acre plot around Nancy Lawson's brick rambler is layered with a history chronicled by its plants. There are the field and woods sloping down ...
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Neighbor worries about LLC moving next doorApr 29, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I have a question about limited liability companies, or LLC properties. My neighbor moved out, and I saw a "sold" sign on his house. He happened to stop by this past ...
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Will we have another financial crisis, and are we prepared?Apr 29, 2017 6:00 am - These two questions appear in my mailbox with the greatest frequency. The answers are very straightforward: Yes, we will have another housing crisis, and No, we are not ...
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Don't open ballot box before board meetingApr 29, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our association utilizes mail-in ballots for elections to the board. The association's accounting firm (which also tallies our election results) opened the ballot box...
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Older kitchens, baths can make a house datedApr 29, 2017 6:00 am - Look at a kitchen or bathroom in any house and you can almost always tell when it was built or last refinished. It seems those two rooms, more than any other in a home, ...
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Haddonfield in neighborhood profileApr 28, 2017 6:00 am - When Bob and Becky Wimmers needed a larger home 29 years ago, they toured the models built by Pulte Homes at the new Haddonfield subdivision in Carol Stream. At the time...
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Buying retirement home while still working can be a risky propositionApr 28, 2017 6:00 am - It's OK to purchase a place to retire if your final paycheck is only a few months away, but it's a different story if you don't plan to move for several years. Q. We liv...