Real Estate
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Interest rates differ between main home and a rentalFeb 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. I am downsizing by purchasing a smaller home that will be my primary residence. Because I do not have my existing house on the market, the lender I approached to fina...
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Board can take action to remove bird feederFeb 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. A homeowner in our association refuses to follow our rule that prohibits feeding of the birds or wild animals. She keeps a large dish of seed and food on the common a...
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Foreclosure differs from repossession of a carFeb 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. The recent letter from the person whose home was foreclosed on in 2008 and then, when it sold at auction for more than the mortgage owed, asked if he/she could "recou...
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Have a frozen pipe? Here's what to doFeb 05, 2015 11:01 pm - 'Tis the season … for frozen pipes! There are some great ways to prevent this from happening. Foam insulation works pretty well, and heat tapes can be used if that is no...
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Pioneer Park in neighborhood profileFeb 05, 2015 11:01 pm - The urban feel of Arlington Heights was attractive to Erika Cutlit, who moved to the Pioneer Park subdivision a few years ago from Manhattan, New York, where she enjoyed...
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Water and sewer systems not more prone to breakdown on Super Bowl SundayFeb 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Despite widespread beliefs, water and sewer systems aren't prone to more breakdowns on pro football's biggest day of the year. Electricity use actually goes down, not up...
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The scoop on ZestimatesFeb 05, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - When "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell asked the CEO of Zillow last week about the accuracy of the website's automated property value estimates - k...
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Buyer confused about recent escrowFeb 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. I just bought a house and closed escrow on the 22nd of the month. That's when my homeowners insurance took effect. The sellers wanted to close escrow earlier, so they...
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More Americans are finally seeing something new: A pay raiseFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - As the U.S. economy has steadily recovered from the Great Recession, the critical missing piece has been a painful lack of pay raises for many American...
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Attorney: Ex-billionaire doesn't have resort sale documentsFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - An attorney for ex-billionaire Tim Blixseth said the real estate mogul could not meet a Friday deadline to produce all of the information on the s...