Real Estate
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Give these appliances some TLC in 2017Jan 14, 2017 4:00 am - For me, the new year prompts a cleaning frenzy. No sense waiting until spring — I prefer to launch into the new calendar knowing that my house is spick-and-span. In addi...
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To cope with a more volatile growing season, rethink tomato timingJan 13, 2017 5:00 am - I recently discovered that the reason some ginkgo trees failed to produce their nauseating fruit in 2016 was the same reason apple production was way down: Two nights of...
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Six mistakes you might be making in hanging or cleaning your artJan 13, 2017 5:00 am - Whether your gallery wall contains rare French lithographs or drawings by your children, you should do your best to protect what you have chosen to display. Often we han...
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Talbots Mill in neighborhood profileJan 13, 2017 5:00 am - Talbots Mill is a desirable townhouse and single-family home community with winding streets, mature trees and beautiful landscaping that sits on the east side of Elk Gro...
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Average real estate commissions dropping to low 5 percent rangeJan 13, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - The average commission rate paid on American home sale transactions continues to decline and could dip below 5 percent within the next few years. That's the...
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Parents should think twice before co-signing for a mortgageJan 13, 2017 5:00 am - Co-signing for a mortgage is a great way for parents to help their kids buy a house, but mom and dad should first consider the potential pitfalls. Q. Our daughter and so...
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Keep Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac until they are no longer neededJan 13, 2017 4:00 am - In September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in a federal governmental conservatorship. The crisis-induced rise in mortgage defaults had eroded their capita...
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Pep Boys property in Streamwood sells for $2.4 millionJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - The 22,000-square foot Pep Boys property in Streamwood sold for $2.4 million. Steven D. Weinstock, first vice president/regional manager/managing broker of Marcus & Mill...
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Why millennials are worse off than Baby Boomers
Jan 13, 2017 12:00 am - SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Baby Boomers: your millennial children are worse off than you. With a median household income of $40,581, millennials earn 20 percent less than b...
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Home sale agreements are falling apartJan 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Spending months to find the perfect home in your price range, only to have your mortgage application rejected, or a home inspection turn up expensive repairs, is a night...