Home and Garden
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Assuring price integrity in a dysfunctional marketMay 14, 2016 5:00 am - You are a senior who finds an advertisement for reverse mortgages intriguing, except you don't trust ads to tell the whole truth about anything. You have a well-justifie...
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Potential buyers often ask for contingenciesMay 14, 2016 4:00 am - Q. We put our house up for sale last week with a Realtor we think is pretty good. One thing she told us was to be prepared for something she called a contingency, that o...
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Communication window opens wider in JuneMay 14, 2016 4:00 am - Q. Every year our condominium sends out two mailings to the owners concerning the annual budget. The first is a copy of the proposed budget, the other is the notice of t...
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Realtors face legal challenges over websitesMay 13, 2016 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - It hasn't gotten much public attention, but here's something that has the real estate brokerage industry upset: A sudden wave of potentially costly and emba...
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If you plan to start loan-shopping soon, get your paperwork together nowMay 13, 2016 4:00 am - Q. I am getting ready to apply for a mortgage. What kinds of documents will the lender need to process my application? A. Documentation requirements vary, depending on t...
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What to inspect in an atticMay 13, 2016 2:00 am - Q. The people who are buying my house hired a home inspector. When he was inspecting the attic, I climbed his ladder and watched what he was doing for about 10 minutes. ...
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Thankfully, fun never goes out of styleMay 10, 2016 11:00 pm - In this day of digital technology, game rooms may seem a bit retro and out of date. Thankfully, having fun is never out of style. Today more than ever, people are choosi...
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Discover the relaxing benefits when you create a bathroom spaMay 10, 2016 11:00 pm - As Americans hustle and bustle to make ends meet, and work hours extend well beyond 40 hours per week, stress is an all-time high. Stress is responsible for triggering i...
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Garden club to meet for volunteering, programMay 08, 2016 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, May 18, the Pottawatomie Garden Club will meet at 9 a.m. at the St. Charles Municipal Building, 2 E. Main St., to plant in the gardens at the municipal bui...
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How to make a one-of-a-kind geometric rugMay 08, 2016 7:16 am - The price of some patterned area rugs can make you want to crawl under them and weep. And though the materials and time needed to hand-knot a quality rug often justify t...