Lifestyle Columns
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Plastic pipe joints should stay putNov 19, 2010 10:00 pm - By Henri de Marne Q. We updated our sink with plastic plumbing about five years ago and added a dishwasher. Every so often, the plastic elbow will come loose and spi...
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Ultimatum more than crazy; it could be damagingNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Is it so crazy to give your child the ultimatum that, indeed, she may marry at any time but we, as her parents, will not pay for the event until she is 25? I thin...
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Buyers can back out of short sale if bank has not yet accepted dealNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My son wrote an offer on a short sale with a $5,000 deposit with real estate agent. The offer has a termination date of Nov. 30 so he wouldn't get hung up with th...
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Lenders crack down on loan-to-value, credit requirementsNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - While mortgage interest rates are at their lowest levels since 1945, millions of mortgages that carry interest rates of 6 percent to 9 percent or even higher are not bei...
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Two exemptions no longer allowedNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We currently live in a big house and also have a rented cabin. We have owned both more than 25 years. Our plan was to sell the house and obtain the $500,000 tax-f...
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A holiday shopping spreeNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - After a day of retail mayhem, the last thing you want to do is drive back to the burbs or maneuver all those bags on a train in winter weather. The recently renovated H...
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Credit line reductions cause scores to plungeNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Here's a homeowner credit torture scenario that might have happened to you, and now has a major real estate lobby on Capitol Hill demanding immediate refo...
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Procedures must be followed to remove directorsNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - During times of adversity, such as a tough economy in which people worry about where their next assessment and mortgage payment will come from, it is human nature to loo...
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Home inspection follows signed contractNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My son wasted his money on two home inspections. In each case, he made a verbal purchase agreement with the sellers, hired the inspector, and then was told that a...
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Five ways to keep out window drafts this winterNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Windows leak more air than any other part of the average home. The newer, triple-pane windows are super, but if you don't have them in your home, try some or all of the ...