Real Estate
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Carol Stream residents give thumbs down to new gas station, restaurant siteJun 28, 2015 5:35 am - Noise-weary neighbors are railing against plans for a convenience store, gas pumps and restaurants rolled into one Carol Stream site that would draw an estimated 270 tru...
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Are you bold enough to live in a neutral home?Jun 28, 2015 1:01 am - How does one go about determining what is a suitable color scheme for one's home? This question comes up again and again in client-designer interviews. Some are quick to...
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Call in a professional to take on cracked tableJun 28, 2015 1:00 am - Q. We have a table from India. It has developed a crack one-eighth inch wide and 12 inches long on the top. I believe this is due to humidity changes. I'd like your reco...
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Tiny houses still have room for what mattersJun 27, 2015 7:00 am - For most people, the choice to live in a small space is all about location, the chance to live on a busy city block in the center of the action. But for others, it's abo...
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Protecting borrowers in dysfunctional markets a major challengeJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Dodd/Frank established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the financial crisis to protect consumers in financial markets, but it does not tell the agency how...
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Parking rules should define "business" vehiclesJun 27, 2015 12:00 am - Q. The bylaws of our association prohibit the parking of any "business" vehicles in driveways. A plain panel van, with business license plates, has been parked in a driv...
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Brothers will have to agree to sale of old family homeJun 27, 2015 12:00 am - Q. My husband inherited a house with his two brothers and his mother. One brother has been living in the house and paying all expenses and taxes. A few years ago, this s...
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Model profile: The Dunberry at GreenbrookJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - The new Dunberry model wows visitors at Greenbrook, Meritus Homes' exclusive neighborhood of 22 single-family homes within the master-planned Highland Woods development ...
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Substandard conditions found in student rentalJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - Q. My son is a college student who rents a small basement bedroom near campus. Actually, it's not a real room because the landlord just hung curtains to create separate ...
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First-time homebuyers back in the marketJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - When Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen was asked about housing issues last week, she gave a classic economist's "on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand" answer....