Real Estate
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More reader comments on home stagingSep 10, 2016 6:00 am - Readers are still sending in comments about the rant from a seller who resented trying to live in her professionally staged home while it was on the market. Some sellers...
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Fortified mudrooms are more than the place to stash your bootsSep 10, 2016 6:00 am - Mudrooms are the ugly ducklings of the home. Purely functional, the dirt and sloppiness are so integrated and expected in this room that “mud” is a part of its very name...
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Flowery teapots in museums, sure, but how about a coffeepot?Sep 10, 2016 6:00 am - It's not unusual to see teapots on display in museums, celebrated for their beauty and craftsmanship. Often they're centuries-old artifacts, with fussy floral designs or...
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How do you know whether mortgage refinancing pays?Sep 10, 2016 5:00 am - If you took out a 7.5 percent mortgage in 1994 and still have it, refinancing it in a 3.5 percent market is a no-brainer; you don't need much analysis to know that refin...
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Weekly Summary Corporate dividends, name changes, new listings
Sep 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Changes announced in corporate dividends Sept. 6-Sept. 9 INCREASED DIVIDENDS Agree Realty .48 from .465 Ameris Bancorp .10 from .05 Brady Corp .205 from ...
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A peek inside the world of color forecastingSep 09, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Earlier this year, in a Manhattan conference room littered with half-eaten lunches, water bottles, laptops and easels, a group of color forecasters from PPG B...
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Surprising gender gaps found in home-buying costsSep 09, 2016 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Gender and marital status and how they relate to mortgages has not gotten a lot of research attention in real estate. However, two new reports examine the e...
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Rivers Casino commits more than $2 million to Des Plaines TheatreSep 09, 2016 5:00 am - Rivers Casino has committed up to $2 million in matching funds to help the city of Des Plaines acquire and renovate the shuttered Des Plaines Theatre, according to a doc...
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Builder not honoring one-year warrantySep 09, 2016 5:00 am - Q. We bought our home nearly a year ago, while the subdivision was still being built. The superintendent and the Realtor kept telling us the company motto, which is "cus...
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25N Coworking opens facility in Arlington HeightsSep 09, 2016 1:00 am - GENEVA - 25N Coworking announces it will open an 11,000 square foot space at One Arlington, a luxury apartment community in Arlington Heights. 25N Coworking provides col...