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Area rental demand, prices heating up
I recently heard a personal finance pundit proclaim that renting is the new owning.
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Reports of potential mortgage loan fraud are on the upswing, and Illinois certainly is contributing its share to the troubling statistics.
Get the full story >>Avoid roommate problems when subletting apartment
Q: My three roommates and I rented a house for the year. One roommate left for the summer and sublet his room to a friend, Max. This...
Get the full story >>Home ownership hits lowest level since 1965
As the foreclosure crisis continues to wreak havoc on the housing market, a source of national pride has taken a sour turn. Home ownership...
Get the full story >>Agents shoulder small-business owner's burden
Eight out of 10 real estate agents are independent contractors, not salaried or commissioned employees.
Get the full story >>Day lilies star at sale
For gardeners who love the flowers called day lilies (Hemerocallis), the Chicagoland Daylily Society will hold its annual plant...
Get the full story >>Shrubs for that shady corner of the yard
Shade doesn't have to be boring. Gardeners can choose from many shrubs to brighten a dark corner. Susan Jacobson, landscape architect at The...
Get the full story >>Will newly planted Japanese maple survive the summer?
Q. I bought a small "Bloodgood" Japanese maple tree this spring in a 3-gallon pot but forgot to plant it until late June. After the wet...
Get the full story >>Where Verdi trumpets, lilies bloom
Woody Imberman isn't quick to let on just what it is that keeps his flock of nearly 1,000 lilies so merrily blooming.
Get the full story >>Lofty lifestyle for down-to-earth entrepreneur
For Travis Johnson, 32, his loft purchase at Van Buren Lofts, 1224 West Van Buren St. in Chicago, is a blend of business and pleasure.
Get the full story >>Newsletter connects residents, if done right
Q: What is the legal status of publishing a condominium newsletter using some association funds? We wish to publish a one-page newsletter...
Get the full story >>Back-up system operates garage in power outage
Ride through any housing development built in the last 15 or 20 years, and one aspect of the homes jumps out: the garage is right up front.
Get the full story >>Lease's crime-prevention clause stacks deck against tenants
Q: My landlord's association has given us a crime-free lease addendum that they suggest we use. It tells tenants that illegal...
Get the full story >>Building a resume, one room at a time
When the one-bedroom condo adjacent to their two-bedroom unit was listed for sale in early 2008, Blair and Anne Schmidt took it as a sign. A...
Get the full story >>June home prices rise 0.7% from May but fall 6.8% from June 2010
U.S. home prices rose 0.7% in June from May, according to a home price index released Wednesday, although some of that increase is...
Get the full story >>Make most of botanic garden visit
The best way to get the most out of a visit to a botanical garden is … well, there is no best way. It depends on what you're looking...
Get the full story >>Attracting native pollinators
The troubled lives of honeybees get a lot of media attention.
Get the full story >>How to stay safe during power outage
Boom! A transformer exploded and the street suddenly went dark. Our dinner host calmly lit a candle and went on washing the dishes as though...
Get the full story >>Homeowners who want to trade up are stuck waiting
Back in the frothy days of 2007, Luciano Mor needed only a weekend and a Craigslist ad to find a buyer for his two-bedroom starter home.
Get the full story >>Vegetable gardening on a rooftop
Q. I'm looking for information on rooftop vegetable gardening.
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