Real Estate
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Military personnel don't have to retire to get VA home mortgageDec 24, 2015 6:00 am - Soldiers and sailors usually qualify for a no-money-down VA home loan after six months of active duty. Q. I am a Marine who is stationed in Afghanistan, but I read your ...
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Italian town inspires designerDec 24, 2015 5:00 am - Just tell anyone that you are traveling to Firenze, in Italy, and you can actually see them swoon. This is exactly how powerful good design can be. A city of grand Renai...
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Willow Walk subdivision busy with activitiesDec 24, 2015 5:00 am - Dave Berkowitz likes to work at the kitchen table where he can look away from his papers and see what's going on at the pond. It's not people walking around. It's ducks,...
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Congress decks holidays with tax benefitsDec 24, 2015 3:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's a classic Christmas tree bill, loaded with year-end giveaways for dozens of special-interest groups and easy to mock. The $620 billion "extenders" legi...
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Home inspector killed my dealDec 24, 2015 3:00 am - Q. We spent a year and many thousands of dollars fixing up our home. Then we put it on the market and found a couple who wanted to buy it. They were all enthusiastic unt...
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'Tis the season for DIY projectsDec 24, 2015 12:01 am - During the winter, most of our DIY projects will need to be done in the garage or workshop. That makes this time of year great for refinishing furniture. If you are goin...
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Color of the year is a startling choiceDec 23, 2015 10:00 pm - We must be in trouble. The color of the year is Alabaster, which is essentially white. Plain old white is supposed to get us excited? I am stopped still in my tracks by ...
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US new-home sales rose in November after weak October
Dec 23, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans appear less inclined to buy new homes as the year ends. Sales improved in November only because fewer people bought new homes in October than...
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North Aurora to buy, tear down old gas stationDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - North Aurora is buying the vacant, dilapidated Marathon gasoline-and-service station on South Lincolnway, planning to tear it down and resell the land for new commercial...
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Paine/Wetzel TCN brokers sale of Lake Forest buildingDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Paine/Wetzel TCN Worldwide recently represented Technique Engineering in the sale of a 17,000-square-foot building at 13950 Polo Drive in Lake Forest. Nort...