Real Estate
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Handling leaky doorsOct 02, 2016 5:00 am - Q. Our doors are old, inefficient and drafty. One is made of solid wood and one metal. I cannot afford new doors. What inexpensive improvements can I make myself to incr...
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Plan calls for 261 apartments along Randall Road in North AuroraOct 02, 2016 1:00 am - A developer is proposing a plan to build 261 apartments off the west side of Randall Road in North Aurora. Village trustees will discuss the Randall Oaks plan at a commi...
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Barn on Cuneo grounds is yours for $1, but you have to move itOct 01, 2016 7:41 am - Looking for a historic barn at a bargain price? For $1 you can own one built more than a century ago on the grounds of the Cuneo Mansion & Gardens in Vernon Hills, but ...
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Sale of primary home not likely to incur income taxOct 01, 2016 6:00 am - Q. My mother asked me to write to you with some questions. My parents recently sold their home in Colorado, which they'd lived in since 1975. Since 2014, they'd had a ca...
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Debate continues on dual representation by an agentOct 01, 2016 5:01 am - The long debate regarding whether it is right or legal for a real estate broker to represent both the seller and buyer in a sales transaction is now again heating up. Ma...
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Buy one, get one free? There is no such thing!Oct 01, 2016 5:00 am - The food market closest to my home went out of business recently, and was replaced by a supermarket chain. In most respects, the new store is an improvement over the one...
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Douglas flooring adds blinds, closet productsOct 01, 2016 5:00 am - Fox Valley shoppers have a new source for Hunter-Douglas blinds and Coleman Custom Closets. Douglas Carpet One Flooring and Home recently acquired Gert's Blinds and Serv...
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Prefab housing turns focus on small homesOct 01, 2016 5:00 am - Author Sheri Koones believes that prefab houses (or "prefabulous," as she calls them) are the homes of the future. She's written five books about them. In the new "Prefa...
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Inspection report is not a repair list for sellersSep 30, 2016 6:00 am - Q. Before buying our home, we hired a home inspector to make a complete repair list for the sellers. He did a very thorough job, but the inspection was a waste of money ...
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Home builders also sell lifestylesSep 30, 2016 6:00 am - Is there a science to selecting a lifestyle community? Do people use some sort of formula? Or is it more about evoking emotion, as Tammy Barry believes. "Sometimes there...