Real Estate
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Board negligence must be proven for claim to standMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Water from a roof leak damaged artwork in my unit. I made a claim with the association, and it refused to pay, stating the association did not have any prior knowledg...
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Why the winds may soon shift from a seller's to a buyer's marketMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - If you've tried to unload a home for sale over the past couple years, chances are you got near top dollar for your property. But the times they are a changin', say the e...
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How to sell a vacation cottage miles awayMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - Q. My wife and I are approaching our 80s and thinking about selling our cottage. It is on the water at the Eastern end of Lake Ontario. In 1992, we bought and cleared th...
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A mobile journalist's endorsement of shared office spaceMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - A small, noisy machine revs into action in the middle of Pat Helmers' sales call. He takes it in stride. “I work in a makerspace,” he explains to a client. “They're mak...
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Co-working slowly becomes a success story in suburbsMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - Even among suburban employees - ever protective of their own personal space - the value of escaping the home office for an actual work environment is beginning to catch ...
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Co-working facilities in the suburbsMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - 25N CoworkingLocations: 25 N. River Lane, Geneva; 3400 W. Stonegate Blvd., Unit 101, Arlington Heights Pricing: $35 for a day pass; $335 for a punch card for 20 half...
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Some tax records can be tossed now, but keep othersMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - Many homeowners keep lots of billing statements and receipts, leading to overwhelming clutter. Some of the paperwork can be thrown out now, but others should be kept for...
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Specialty rooms can fill your heart's desireMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - Remember when people prepared food in the kitchen, sat in the dining room for family meals, then retreated to the living room to read the newspaper or watch TV? Main roo...
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Mountain of mortgage paperwork wears down borrowersMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Could getting a home mortgage under today's post-housing bust regulations and procedures be even remotely comparable to going to the dentist to get drilled?...
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Marcus & Millichap sells bank site for $2.53 millionMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - OAKBROOK TERRACE - Marcus & Millichap recently assisted in the sale of a 4,200-square foot property at 11901 West 143rd St. in Orland Park that is currently leased to U....