Real Estate
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Your house isn't a piggy bankAug 19, 2018 1:00 am - Your home equity could keep you afloat in retirement or bail you out in an emergency - but not if you spend it first. U.S. homeowners are sitting on nearly $6 trillion o...
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Association must protect deceased owner's propertyAug 18, 2018 7:00 am - Q. An owner of as unit in our association recently died. Various family members have now come to the association office and have demanded that the association give them ...
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Distinguishing mortgage shopping sites from 'gotcha' sitesAug 18, 2018 6:00 am - A mortgage-shopping site is designed to allow a potential borrower to select the best offer from a competing group of lenders before contacting one, avoiding the sales p...
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What mortgage should first-time buyers look for?Aug 18, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We are planning to buy our first home. Between us we have good income and pretty good credit, but not all that much cash for a down payment. Also, we are not married....
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How to reduce plastic, foil and other kitchen disposablesAug 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Disposables have become a mainstay of many American kitchens — plastic sandwich bags, plastic wrap, paper towels, aluminum foil, plastic straws and more. Reducing or eve...
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Frozen credit files can slow mortgage processAug 17, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Nearly a year after the catastrophic Equifax hack exposed 147 million Americans' personal and financial data to cybercriminals, victims are about to get a b...
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House flooded by leaking washerAug 17, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Last week, I started a load of laundry and walked out of the room, not realizing there was a leak inside my washing machine. Instead of filling the wash tub, water ra...
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Beachfront real estate becoming a losing propositionAug 17, 2018 6:00 am - Under normal circumstances, the six-bedroom oceanfront home on Oregon's northern coast would be a sought-after haven for summer beachgoers. With a hot tub and a swimming...
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Mount Prospect to buy vacant land in Busse Triangle for $1.17 millionAug 17, 2018 1:00 am - Mount Prospect planning to buy vacant land in Busse Triangle for $1.17 million
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Assisted living facility proposed for MundeleinAug 17, 2018 1:00 am - A company that operates assisted living centers in downstate Illinois wants to build one in Mundelein. The Carriage Crossing facility has been proposed for a 7.5-acre si...