Real Estate
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Appraisal system should be changed in fairness to borrowersApr 09, 2016 5:00 am - Editor's note: Second in a two-part series that began last week in HomesSaturday. In our current housing finance system, appraisals are issued in the name of the lender ...
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More demand for high-end finishesApr 09, 2016 4:00 am - The definition of luxury homes has changed over the past 20 years. No longer is "luxury" synonymous with "huge" when it comes to homes. "Many of today's luxury buyers ar...
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Window, door replacements pay for themselvesApr 09, 2016 4:00 am - New windows improve a home's indoor air quality and save money in the long run, said Iver Johnson Sr., owner of American Thermal Window of Chicago and Sahara Window and ...
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Association boards must establish reasonable reservesApr 09, 2016 3:00 am - Q. To the best of my knowledge, our association has never had a reserve study done. The buildings are more than 30 years old. I am concerned we are not saving enough in ...
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What was market value back then?Apr 09, 2016 3:00 am - Q. I own a house that my mom lived in until she recently passed away. I am in the process of selling it and need to find what the fair market value was in 1993 for capit...
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Fields of Ambria in neighborhood profileApr 08, 2016 6:00 am - When Kirstin and Frank Mahar were looking at a home in the Fields of Ambria subdivision, they took one look out the back window, saw the baseball field, and that was it....
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Millennials have contrasting tastes in home designApr 08, 2016 6:00 am - LED lights in the shower that bathe a user in color, and a reclaimed wood accent wall near the fireplace. Artisan hand-baked clay tiles as a kitchen backsplash, and a ba...
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Taxing bodies - except schools - OK with proposed Geneva TIFApr 08, 2016 5:30 am - The Geneva school district continued Thursday to oppose the creation of a tax increment financing district on the east side of downtown in Geneva. It cast the only "no" ...
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Five cleaning must-haves from Miracle Mop inventor Joy ManganoApr 08, 2016 4:00 am - Joy Mangano, inventor of the Miracle Mop, thinks millennials might not have learned everything they need to know about cleaning from their parents. “I will never forget ...
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Suspicious work by contractorApr 08, 2016 3:00 am - Q. We hired a contractor to build our new home, but now we're questioning the quality of his work. After the building inspector signed off on the framing, the contractor...