Real Estate
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Sale of your mortgage shouldn't change balanceJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - Q. In a recent column, someone asked about escrow. You educated them, but it made me think particularly about mortgages being sold. I bought my house in 2014. My lender ...
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How to deal with lots of guestsJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - Washingtonians started getting inundated with texts months ago as family, friends and friends of friends began inquiring about places to crash the weekend of Jan. 20. Wh...
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Suburban housing market rebounds nicelyJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - The Northwest suburban real estate market has regained between 60 percent and 70 percent of the value it lost during the Great Recession years of 2006-2012, rebounding s...
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New York exhibit showcases ChareauJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK - More than a decade before Philip Johnson designed his iconic Glass House, French designer and architect Pierre Chareau designed the Maison de Verre in 1932 in...
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Preparation a key to efficient board meetingsJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - Q. The board meetings of our association last for hours. This causes many problems, including difficulty attracting candidates for the board. What one item would you sug...
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How retired homeowners can avoid running out of moneyJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - The combination of increased longevity and declines in the coverage of defined benefit pension plans means that, increasingly, retirees risk running out of money because...
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Premium reduction is good news -- but might be fleetingJan 20, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Here's some potentially good news for anyone seeking a low down payment mortgage without high credit scores: The Federal Housing Administration is cutting i...
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Why we love to hate McMansions, but still buy themJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - There's an ongoing gag in the TV show "Arrested Development" about the home of the Bluths, the family around which the screwball comedy revolves. The Bluth patriarch, Ge...
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Lake Barrington Shores in neighborhood profileJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - About 19 years ago after moving back to the Barrington area from New Hampshire, Jane Ander went with her Realtor to look at condos in Lake Barrington Shores. "The minute...
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The Bidens pack up, share memories of the 1893 vice president's residenceJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Jill Biden's house is bursting with boxes, packing tape and crates. Like five vice-presidential families before them, Joe and Jill Biden are moving out of t...