Home and Garden
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Why small home mortgage loans are hard to findMay 16, 2015 12:00 am - Providing small mortgage loans at non-subsidized prices affordable to the borrower has always been a challenge. The core problem is that the high cost of originating and...
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Stools: The armless miracle-workerMay 15, 2015 6:00 am - Decorating a small apartment is usually more about function than fun. Reading and breakfast nooks are an occasional luxury. But a dining room? Dream on. Before you resig...
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Eat what you sow with edible plantsMay 15, 2015 6:00 am - Edible plants have a reputation as the homely workhorse of the home garden, raised up and tucked into a corner where they won't detract from the aesthetics of the rest o...
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Blooming Fest sprouts new Healthy West Chicago initiativeMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - Healthy West Chicago to debut this weekend at annual plant sale
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Super liens pose perils for home buyersMay 15, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Could some of the nearly 67 million Americans who live in communities governed by homeowner associations - condominiums, master-planned developments, cooper...
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac now offering 3 percent down mortgagesMay 15, 2015 12:00 am - The nation's two largest providers of mortgage credit have recently introduced new programs that require minimal down payments. Q. What do you know about these new mortg...
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Addition not included in appraisalMay 15, 2015 12:00 am - Q. When we bought our home 22 years ago, it had two unfinished rooms in the attic. About 12 years ago I finished these rooms, making two additional bedrooms and a bathro...
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Mortgages become more availableMay 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Mortgages continue to loosen their tight restrictions while maintaining historically low interest rates. That's very good news for homebuyers and sellers in today's mark...
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How show houses keep designing visitors on the straight and narrowMay 14, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The silver-plated Christofle knife rests glitter on the dining room table at the 2015 DC Design House. Originally created in the 1920s by sculptor Édouard-...
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Drought-tolerant gardens are all the rageMay 14, 2015 6:00 am - Some gardeners spend hours upon hours a week in the garden — enriching, pinching, pruning, planning. There is a therapeutic quality to getting your hands dirty. But if y...