Real Estate
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Thousands get home improvement questions answered in Arlington HeightsMar 05, 2017 12:00 am - With spring quickly approaching, a crowd attended the 11th annual Arlington Home & Garden Show on Sunday at the Arlington International Racecourse hoping to find answers...
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Care for your house like you're selling itMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - Home sellers need to understand that buyers today have access to more information and are more educated and savvy than ever before. As a result, today's buyers tend to b...
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Emerging tight money may hit the mortgage market hardMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - Dodd/Frank and federal agency fears have eliminated most escape hatches. Rising interest rates reduce the demand for housing by increasing the monthly payment on the mor...
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Board negligence must be proven for claim to standMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Water from a roof leak damaged artwork in my unit. I made a claim with the association, and it refused to pay, stating the association did not have any prior knowledg...
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Why the winds may soon shift from a seller's to a buyer's marketMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - If you've tried to unload a home for sale over the past couple years, chances are you got near top dollar for your property. But the times they are a changin', say the e...
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How to sell a vacation cottage miles awayMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - Q. My wife and I are approaching our 80s and thinking about selling our cottage. It is on the water at the Eastern end of Lake Ontario. In 1992, we bought and cleared th...
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A mobile journalist's endorsement of shared office spaceMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - A small, noisy machine revs into action in the middle of Pat Helmers' sales call. He takes it in stride. “I work in a makerspace,” he explains to a client. “They're mak...
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Co-working slowly becomes a success story in suburbsMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - Even among suburban employees - ever protective of their own personal space - the value of escaping the home office for an actual work environment is beginning to catch ...
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Co-working facilities in the suburbsMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - 25N CoworkingLocations: 25 N. River Lane, Geneva; 3400 W. Stonegate Blvd., Unit 101, Arlington Heights Pricing: $35 for a day pass; $335 for a punch card for 20 half...
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Some tax records can be tossed now, but keep othersMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - Many homeowners keep lots of billing statements and receipts, leading to overwhelming clutter. Some of the paperwork can be thrown out now, but others should be kept for...