Real Estate
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Judge: Man charged in Facebook fraud case apparently fledMar 09, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A New York man has apparently escaped his electronic monitoring bracelet and fled rather than face charges that he fraudulently claimed an ownership stak...
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Simon Property Group launches hostile bid for MacerichMar 09, 2015 1:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Simon Property Group has launched a hostile bid worth about $16 billion for Macerich Co. after saying the rival mall operator refused to discuss a combina...
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Trader Joe's in Schaumburg to open March 20Mar 09, 2015 1:00 am - Trader Joe's will open its new 12,600-square-foot store at 1426 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg at 8 a.m. Friday, March 20. A short ceremony will accompany the opening of the...
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The numbers behind the stock market's bull runMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The bull market has turned six, one of the longest runs for stocks since the 1940s. The Standard & Poor's 500 index has more than tripled since March 9, ...
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Alcoa and General Motors are big market moversMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Alcoa Inc., down 78 cents to $1...
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Closet organization begins with a purgeMar 08, 2015 7:00 am - Closets can become like the Black Hole of Calcutta in no time at all. Some people are very disciplined in how they treat their closets, but I'm a dismal failure. I toss,...
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When renovating, be sure to properly upgrade insulationMar 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. We have a family room, originally a porch, that we now use year-round. It is a 3½-inch step down from our kitchen. We have baseboard heating. The room is 12-by-16 fee...
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Dealing with electrical surgesMar 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. I have had a couple of electronic items burn out from lightning during thunder storms. Other items don't seem to last as long as they should. Will a whole-house surge...
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Designer doesn't ignore husband with decor for 'new' 1904 homeMar 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Anna and Brian Matthews moved from an English basement to a 1904 rowhouse a few blocks away in Washington, D.C., with just one good sofa and Brian's bachelor furniture. ...
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Master bedrooms have grown in style and statureMar 07, 2015 6:00 am - Once a simple place to sleep, the master bedroom has evolved into a luxury suite where owners can get away from it all for some private time and a little pampering. Toda...