Articles filed under Real Estate
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Portugal scraps rent controls, alarms low-earnersOct 06, 2012 7:43 am - LISBON, Portugal — The peaceful retirement of Teresa Dourado is about to be shattered. The 77-year-old widow raised two children with her husband in their fourth-floor a...
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Inverness home was designed by a student of WrightOct 06, 2012 5:44 am - Lovers of Frank Lloyd Wright-style architecture will feel their breath catch when they tour this midcentury contemporary Inverness home designed by Don Erickson, a stude...
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Election time prompts many questions about assciation boardsOct 06, 2012 5:27 am - It is annual meeting time of year in many associations, so I have compiled a list of questions related to annual elections. Q. I am married; however, the deed to my cond...
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Landscape design makes the most of your yardOct 06, 2012 5:09 am - Just like an interior designer looks at all aspects of a home’s interior and the way a family might use it before offering possible designs and furniture choices, RYCO L...
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Woman believes in big market for tiny housesOct 06, 2012 5:00 am - POULSBO, Wash. — After years spent as a private contractor drawing floor plans for regular-sized homes, Sharon Read started Seattle Tiny Homes, a company that specialize...
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Wheaton approves senior housing, but more challenges awaitOct 05, 2012 12:10 pm - A plan for senior housing in downtown Wheaton narrowly has won city council approval despite opposition from some neighbors. The council voted 4-3 this week to allow co...
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Open floor plans expand the kitchenOct 05, 2012 5:06 am - Today’s kitchens are less kitcheny than ever. People live in their kitchens. They cook, watch TV, read, use the computer, eat and entertain family and friends. It’s the ...
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Schaumburg revists plans for southwest sideOct 04, 2012 11:45 pm - Planners looking at what to do with area around Irving Park Road
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Four strategies to stretch your HECM dollar furtherOct 04, 2012 12:46 pm - A major and potentially valuable feature of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program is that it offers multiple options regarding how a senior can withdraw funds, as ...
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Inverness, Lincolnshire among nation’s top 100 suburbsOct 04, 2012 12:04 pm - Given its lack of retail, restaurants and commercial space, the quiet hamlet that is Inverness may be unfamiliar to some. But that could change with the village’s appear...