Lifestyle Columns
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Under the hood: Rust usually excluded from warrantiesMay 20, 2012 5:22 am - Q. I read with interest your recent column regarding the Santa Fe and rust, which is a related issue with my 2003 Santa Fe. In December I spent almost $2,300 at the Hyun...
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Law talk: Despite precautions, buyers of short sales take a riskMay 20, 2012 5:00 am - Q. My husband and I are involved in kind of a mess involving our purchase of a house and I’d like to have your opinion on this. We were scheduled to close one day last w...
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CondoTalk: Limits on late fee chargesMay 19, 2012 5:48 am - Q. Our condominium association imposes a $25 late charge every month that an owner’s account has an open balance. I seem to recall reading that this is not permitted. Am...
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On homes and real estate: Holding a mortgageMay 19, 2012 5:30 am - Q. I have someone who has asked me to be their mortgagor, and I was wondering, how does one go about the paperwork? Are there standard forms to be used? How does one fil...
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Mortgage professor: A better way to shop for mortgagesMay 19, 2012 5:02 am - The two most important pieces of information mortgage applicants should have in entering the market is their credit score and the appraised value of the property they ar...
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Super handyman: Don’t trust your eyes only; use a level on your projectsMay 18, 2012 5:47 am - Have you ever finished a project and noticed that one side is crooked, not true or not even? It doesn’t matter how great the paint job is if the trim is not straight. Wh...
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The nation’s housing: FHA may ease rules for mortgages on condosMay 18, 2012 5:09 am - By Ken Harney WASHINGTON — Thousands of condo unit owners and buyers around the country could soon be in line for some welcome news on mortgage financing: Though officia...
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Seller has few options when a buyer's 'preapproved' loan is nixedMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - Q. We accepted an offer last month to sell our home for $245,500, in part because the buyers provided a letter from their bank stating they were approved for a loan of u...
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How inspectors examine your homeMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I don't understand how a home inspector who is not an electrician can evaluate an electrical system; who is not a plumber can evaluate a plumbing system; who is not a...
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Stop enabling your son and cut off cashMay 17, 2012 7:39 am - Q. My 46-year-old, divorced son is working full time and lives within walking distance of me in his own apartment. To compare, his 50-year-old, divorced sister who works...