Lifestyle Columns
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Mortgage professor: Benefits of shopping a certified lender networkApr 28, 2012 5:58 am - Markets don’t work well when one party to a transaction knows much more than the other party, a condition economists call “information asymmetry.” The home mortgage mark...
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On homes and real estate: Avoided a scamApr 28, 2012 5:18 am - Q. In response to your article about rental deposit scams, there are also some being done via Craigslist long distance. It could have happened to my daughter. She saw a ...
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Condo talk: Many questions arise over expenses and assessmentsApr 28, 2012 5:16 am - Today’s column addresses the many questions I have been receiving about association budget and expenditure issues. Q. For many years, the board of our association held a...
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Wedge salad a new spin on summertime favoriteApr 27, 2012 11:00 am - A composed salad sounds so elegant, doesn't it? It's not tossed; it's not layered. It's calm, poised and collected. It sounds purposeful, planned. In French cuisine, a s...
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About real estate: Homeowners can take easy steps to save both money and the environmentApr 27, 2012 5:34 am - Q. Thanks for your recent tip about using vinegar, baking soda and boiling water to clear a clogged drain. It worked like a charm and saved us about $10 for a bottle of ...
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Home inspector: Drainage problem was not disclosedApr 27, 2012 5:17 am - Q. Our home is listed for sale, and we’re concerned about whether to disclose a former drainage problem. The property is in a 100-year flood zone. We used to have floodi...
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The nation’s housing: Timelines may speed short salesApr 27, 2012 5:11 am - By Ken Harney WASHINGTON — If you’re one of the estimated 11 million homeowners burdened with an underwater mortgage, a new federal policy change could be good news: Sta...
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Should 17-year-old son have girlfriend sleep over?Apr 26, 2012 3:34 pm - Q. We have been lucky to have open communication with our boys about sex over the years. Now they are 16 and 17 and have girlfriends. The 16-year-old has opted for “ever...
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Poe mystery thriller thwarted by silly implausibilitiesApr 26, 2012 7:00 am - If you're like me and you like to compile clues to the identity of a mystery killer in a classic whodunit, you're likely to feel just as cheated as I did while watching ...
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'Pope' a tale of a PR crisis in the makingApr 26, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'We Have a Pope' Nanni Moretti's comic drama "We Have a Pope" is ostensibly about a beloved cardinal who poops out on being pope only moments after hi...