Home and Garden
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Free association, Apartment Therapy-styleOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - Maxwell Ryan became an "apartment therapist" in 2001 to help clients in New York shape their spaces into comfortable and personal retreats. As he traveled by scooter to ...
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Room needs an new arrangementOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - Popcorn ceiling, ancient wallpaper, wood floors under carpeting and a we need a furniture arrangement to make fireplace a focal point and still see the TV. The room has ...
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Getting rid of PMI insurance premiumsOct 24, 2015 2:00 am - Q. Years ago when we bought our home, we didn't have enough down payment so we have to pay for mortgage insurance that doesn't protect us, it protects the bank. We were ...
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Brooklyn channel, once a fetid mess, now serene wetlandOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Amid the crammed concrete and steel of Brooklyn, a ribbon of clear water stretches out into a vast bay. Tall grass rustles along the undulating shoreline, whe...
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Owners can request an annual board electionOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - Q. I've lived in my Illinois condominium for many years and the same people have run the building without any annual elections. Recently, the idea of holding elections c...
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Suburban woman happy after serving as her own general contractorOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - The rough-hewed dining room table and the extra-wide crown molding grab attention when men visit the house Phoebe McCorkindale built. But women friends gravitate toward ...
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Simple interest mortgages are not for the undisciplinedOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - Q. I represent a couple facing the foreclosure of their home. My clients' loan is currently being calculated as a daily simple interest loan which is causing them to be ...
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Few deals on home-related items this monthOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - There aren't many bargains on home-related stuff in October. If you're looking for deals on major appliances or TVs, wait until the end of November. Q. We really like yo...
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Buyers denied choice of home inspectorOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Q. When we sold our home, the buyers' home inspector did such a good job that we decided to hire him for the house we are buying. Three days before the inspection was sc...
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Crackdown coming on realty referral dealsOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Homebuyers usually don't have a clue about the existence of under-the-table marketing kickback deals, and they can end up paying hundreds or thousands of do...