Real Estate
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Is workplace stress killing your cubicle plant?Nov 12, 2017 5:00 am - Many of us work in open-plan offices where our allotted cubicles are small but our own, so to speak. We personalize them with baubles that mean little to others but a lo...
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It's wise to change locks after the closingNov 11, 2017 5:00 am - Q. When you wrote about real estate closings, one of the things you did not mention was to change the locks, or have the lock cylinders changed, so that the old keys no ...
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Shortfall often made up in next budgetNov 11, 2017 5:00 am - Q. It looks like our condominium association will end the year with an operating account deficit. What can the board do to make up this shortfall? A. The board needs to ...
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Replacement doors make immediate impactNov 11, 2017 5:00 am - Imagine completely transforming and updating the doors throughout your home without any on-site construction, paint cans or tarps littering your living spaces, and witho...
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Five fresh ideas to freshen up the bathroomNov 11, 2017 4:00 am - It's one of the most important and intimate rooms in your entire home. It can make a big first impression on visitors and be instrumental in helping you feel clean and r...
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Getting a California look on the East coast - or anywhereNov 10, 2017 7:00 am - Los Angeles designer, artist and product creator Justina Blakeney joined staff writer Jura Koncius recently on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat. Q. I am a br...
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'Tax cut' may very well be costly for homeownersNov 10, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - The message sent by Republicans in the tax overhaul bill they launched last week is unmistakable and blunt: We think homeowners and buyers have gotten much ...
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Garage-organizing systems offer homeowners optionsNov 10, 2017 5:00 am - It's the indoor spot where you park cars or a boat; store tools, lawn equipment, golf clubs and skis; lean up bikes; and set out youngsters' basketballs, inflatable pool...
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Missner Group finishes renovations of former Porsche buildingNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - The Missner Group said it has finished renovations at the Olympian Office Center located at 4343 Commerce Court in Lisle. The 168,000 square foot, seven-story offic...
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Local contractor tapped to build Outback Steakhouse, other projectsNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - Englewood Construction, a global commercial construction firm based in Lemont, has started on several construction projects, including Outback Steakhouse restaurants...