Real Estate
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Only board can maintain common elementsJun 10, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I live in a six-unit condominium building in a complex of about 40 buildings. The lawn in front of our building seems to be the most unsightly in the entire complex. ...
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Should you pay off an existing mortgage before taking a reverse mortgage?Jun 10, 2017 6:00 am - Most seniors in the market for a HECM reverse mortgage while still carrying a traditional mortgage balance view the HECM as their way of ridding themselves of a monthly ...
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Pay mortgage interest here, deducting mortgage interest thereJun 10, 2017 6:00 am - Q. A reader recently asked you about the value of having a mortgage so she could deduct the interest. I was disappointed that you didn't point out the folly of paying a ...
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How to decorate indoors with plantsJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - From kitchen herb gardens to miniature indoor trees, interior designers are increasingly bringing plants into their home design projects. Plants are "the one little piec...
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Fannie takes friendlier approach to debtsJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's the No. 1 reason why mortgage applicants nationwide get rejected: Potential buyers are carrying too much debt relative to their monthly incomes. It's e...
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Neighborhood profile: KingsportJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - Twenty-seven years ago, James and Vicki Wallace moved to the Kingsport subdivision in Wheeling from a smaller home in Hollywood Ridge, another neighborhood in the same s...
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Handyman not wired for safetyJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We just went through the headache of selling our home. The worst part was haggling over who should repair the electrical problems found by the buyers' home inspector....
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Des Plaines gives early approval for new hotelJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - Des Plaines aldermen gave preliminary approval to plans for a new hotel at the intersection of Touhy Avenue and Mannheim Road. The proposed five-story Fairfield Inn & Su...
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Trampoline park, soccer center proposed for former Gordmans in Vernon HillsJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - A vacant big box store in Vernon Hills could get new life for dual recreation facilities. The village's advisory planning and zoning commission has recommended approval ...
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Nothing Bundt Cakes might be coming to KildeerJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Kildeer officials will get a look Monday at a plan that would add a new Nothing Bundt Cakes store in the Kildeer Village Square. The village's plan commission will hold ...