Real Estate
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Many conditions can cause foundation leaksApr 01, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Our basement, dry for our first 40 years of homeownership, began taking in water about 18 months ago. After much frustration, and increasingly more water coming in, w...
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Survey: Few retired people expect to pay off their mortgages
Apr 01, 2018 1:00 am - Burning the mortgage deed in celebration of owning your home free and clear, once a ritual for most older Americans on their way to retirement, has become less common. A...
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Schaumburg revises villagewide land-use planApr 01, 2018 1:00 am - Schaumburg trustees have approved a new version of the village's comprehensive land-use plan, replacing the one that's been on the books and driving their opinions of de...
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Felons are not protected against housing discriminationMar 31, 2018 7:00 am - Q. Can a condominium board deny a felon from buying a unit? Isn't that discrimination? A. A condominium board generally does not have a right to prohibit a person from p...
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The difficulty of color-driven landscapesMar 31, 2018 6:00 am - The most eye-catching part of a garden plant is its flower, and the most captivating element of a bloom is its color. You might think then that designing a garden should...
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There are still mortgages offered with little down paymentMar 31, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We have a pretty good credit rating but not much cash. My father-in-law says there are ways to buy real estate with little or no money down. Is that just in the past,...
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Do mortgage lenders still discriminate against minorities?Mar 31, 2018 6:00 am - A recent editorial in The New York Times, citing a study by the Center for Investigative Reporting (Reveal), suggests that mortgage lenders still discriminate - that the...
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Solar panels put savings on the horizonMar 30, 2018 6:00 am - Solar panels are no longer just for hippies. If you're just as interested in saving money as you are in saving the planet, solar panels can help. Their price has come do...
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Sellers' wall repairs were soft and shrinkingMar 30, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Before we bought our home, we asked the seller to patch several holes, about 3 inches wide, in the bedroom walls. Two days before escrow closed, we did a final walk-t...
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Why wannabe sellers are looking but not listing their homesMar 30, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Call them the frustrated wannabe sellers - eager to list their homes for sale this spring, but feeling locked out of their markets by severe inventory short...