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Realty trade group overreported Chicago home prices
The Illinois Association of Realtors said Monday that the median price it reported for home sales within the city of Chicago was inflated...
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Q. We are about to settle on our first home, and we don't know the first thing about buying homeowners insurance. How do we get started?
Get the full story >>Investors to the rescue of housing market
Who is going to lead the housing market out of the doldrums?
Get the full story >>Designing and booting up a home office
Remember when the "experts" said that most Americans would telecommute from home offices to work every day?
Get the full story >>Seeking a smoke-free solution
Q: I know you usually deal with homeowner issues, but I hope you can at least give me an idea as to the feasibility of my proposal. I...
Get the full story >>The realities of unloading a time share
Q: I recently read your suggestions on how to get rid of a time share. You suggested attempting to give your time share back to the...
Get the full story >>Board weighs paying off debt with reserves
Q: I live in a well-established, 55-and-over, 360-unit condominium association. A few years ago, the board obtained a loan of $1.5...
Get the full story >>Crafting a buyout package to entice tenants to move
Q: We rented out our family home when my husband was transferred to a branch office in another state. We thought the transfer would...
Get the full story >>Habitat affiliates see strength in numbers
If all goes according to plan, Chicago-area businesses and consumers will be hearing a lot more from the local component of one of the...
Get the full story >>Wisteria blooms require patience, and some pruning
Three years ago we planted two wisteria vines next to a wooden arbor in Sawyer, Mich., in sandy soil. We have great green growth,...
Get the full story >>Putting brakes on foreclosure
Q: I have been working with my bank on a loan modification, but just received a notice of foreclosure. I contacted the lawyer who is...
Get the full story >>Board's maintenance rule may need fixing
Q: I have been a member for more than 25 years of a 55-unit town house association. I have some concerns about changes the board is...
Get the full story >>Ex-Bear takes loss on Grayslake home
Former Chicago Bears wide receiver Marty Booker has closed the books on his local real estate portfolio, taking a major loss on his 13-...
Get the full story >>Piet Oudolf: Plantsman for all seasons
Piet Oudolf, a towering Dutchman with a shock of white hair and the bronzed, weathered face of a man whose workday is spent under the wide-...
Get the full story >>Builders pin hopes on move-up market
A year ago, first-time buyers were driving the market. This year, there's no one specifically behind the wheel, so some homebuilders are...
Get the full story >>Adding children on title raises tax questions
Q: After my dad died last year, my mom sold their house. During the title search, she was surprised to learn she didn't even own the...
Get the full story >>Creating a backyard getaway
When Jean Rollo's friend brought her English setter, Watson, to see Rollo's new outdoor room, the pooch's antics said it all. Which should I...
Get the full story >>Clematis can take garden to new heights
Clematis brings fireworks to any garden. With hundreds of cultivars to choose from, these easy to grow, twining vines bring color, drama and...
Get the full story >>Books that grow on America's best gardeners
Every gardener has a tome to which she turns. It's the most dog-eared, mud-smudged book on the shelf, the one that through the years has...
Get the full story >>Even small gardens can satisfy the apartment cook
A daily walk through the garden to harvest a few vine-ripened tomatoes, some peppers or a handful of aromatic basil is a dream come true for...
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