Home and Garden
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Major updates improve mortgage projectionsSep 05, 2015 1:01 am - Substantial changes in mortgage market predictions are being announced by credible analysts. For example, the Mortgage Bankers Association released its updated mortgage ...
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Short-term condo leases may be illegalSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - Q. A number of owners in our association lease their units, or a room in their unit, for weekends or other short terms, as a vacation rental. Can associations stop this ...
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Advice from reader on splitting rentSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - This column published a letter from someone asking how rent should be apportioned when three adults and one child would be sharing a house - three bedrooms and two baths...
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Choosing the best type of mortgageSep 05, 2015 12:00 am - Mortgage borrowers having to choose between the different types of mortgages face a puzzle, which may be particularly perplexing today. Interest rates remain low by hist...
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Factors to consider when planning a home officeSep 04, 2015 11:00 pm - As technology has made working remotely easier, more and more professionals are working from home. Working from home can help working parents save money on child-care co...
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Don't expect to buy a home in Cuba soonSep 04, 2015 2:00 pm - Our country is building new economic bridges to the island nation just 90 miles off the coast of Miami, but most Americans probably won't be able to purchase a house the...
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Rookie home inspector learns a lessonSep 04, 2015 11:00 am - Q. I have been a home inspector for nearly a year. So far, it's gone well, but I'm concerned about a home that I inspected a few months ago. When I crawled under the hou...
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Similar platter exhibited in Brooklyn MuseumSep 04, 2015 6:00 am - Q. This is a photo of a platter that I found in my house when we purchased it. It has a stylized flower in the center and each petal is decorated with small blossoms. Th...
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Lake County Extension office to offer Master Gardener programSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - Training for the master gardener program at the University of Illinois Extension's Lake County office in Grayslake is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays from mid-January t...
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Lindenhurst Environmental Commission to host fall plant exchangeSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - The Lindenhurst Environmental Commission is hosting a fall plant exchange from 10 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Lindenhurst village hall pub...