Real Estate
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This organizer's decluttering method isn't easy, but celebs love herOct 07, 2018 6:00 am - There's an infamous scene in “Mommie Dearest,” the 1981 cult film about Joan Crawford's neuroses, that strikes a chord with neat freaks. Crawford, played by Faye Dunaway...
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10 years later: How the housing market has changed since the crash
Oct 07, 2018 1:15 am - Flashback to fall 2008 and you'll remember the free fall the U.S. economy experienced. At the heart of it was the collapse of the housing market. If you were house hunti...
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Board membership is never 'temporary'Oct 06, 2018 7:00 am - Q. What is the process to assign a temporary board member to replace a board member who is seriously ill and unable to fulfill his duties to the association for the unkn...
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Select a broker who is prompt to respondOct 06, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I am taking your advice to interview three agents before picking one to sell my home. Do you have advice about how to judge them when they get here? A. Those initial ...
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Lombard retail center sells for $920KOct 06, 2018 1:00 am - LOMBARD - Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, has sold a 11,500-square-foot multi...
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Tariffs could cost you more to remodel your homeOct 05, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Thinking about remodeling your home - redoing a bathroom or the kitchen? Or maybe purchasing a new home from a builder? Or simply buying new appliances? The...
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Circulation pumps for hot water can shorten life of pipesOct 05, 2018 6:00 am - Q. During the past year, our hot water pipes have developed four leaks under the house. With each occurrence, the ground area below the building has become soaked, causi...
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New construction remains a viable alternativeOct 05, 2018 6:00 am - Inventory homes allow buyers to speed up the planning stage
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Must a microwave be installed in a cabinet?Oct 05, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I have a very old microwave oven that I want to replace. When the installer from the store I purchased the new microwave oven arrived at my house to install it, he sa...
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All-day kindergarten at the mall? District 15 wants to use 40% of Palatine centerOct 05, 2018 5:26 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 wants to spend about $20 million to acquire and renovate vacant space at a mall for an all-day kindergarten program and early ch...