Real Estate
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Replacing air conditioner with new model will save on electric billsJun 05, 2016 4:00 am - Q. I should replace my noisy, old central air conditioner with a more efficient one. I want steadier room temperatures and humidity along with cleaner indoor air. What t...
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Creativity's on the table at design showJun 05, 2016 2:00 am - NEW YORK - When you think "table," you're likely to imagine a set of four legs and a top. When Peter Harrison thinks "table," he conjures up all kinds of unusual version...
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Concerns in GOP over Trump's verbal attacks on federal judge
Jun 04, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal judge who's hearing a Trump University lawsuit is "a hater of Donald Trump" and ought to be removed from the case. So says Donald Trump, in...
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Factors to consider when selecting a mowerJun 04, 2016 4:00 am - It takes a lot of equipment to maintain a yard. Some is buried or permanently installed, like irrigation and lighting systems. Other equipment is put away in the garage ...
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Film crew wants to use association propertyJun 04, 2016 2:00 am - Q. Our association was recently approached by a film-production company that wants to film some scenes of a major motion picture in the common areas of our association. ...
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A home's tax valuation differs from the market valueJun 04, 2016 2:00 am - Q. We are getting ready to sell our house. We bought it in 1967. Our tax bill says it's worth $260,000. Is that how much we should ask for it? Should we hire an appraise...
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Bring out your inner wildflowerJun 04, 2016 2:00 am - Sherry and John Petersik are a Richmond, Virginia-based couple who have chronicled their home improvement adventures on the DIY blog Young House Love. The blog led to tw...
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Making sense of the mortgage document delugeJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: This is Part One in a series of articles that will continue next week in HomesSaturday. The TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule, in development by the C...
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Buyer of Monticello replica a history buff, like 1st owner
Jun 03, 2016 7:00 am - SOMERS, Conn. (AP) - A doctor who bought a Connecticut home that's a replica of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello says he's a history buff and an admirer of the Founding Fat...
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It is possible to garden without using weed killerJun 03, 2016 6:00 am - It's the moment of truth. In the 1980s I was a casual user of Roundup, a popular herbicide that I applied mostly to poison ivy. By spraying or painting the foliage, I co...