ROAD WARRIOR FINDS DIVERSE HUES IN FAR-OFF SUBURBS
Notes from the road, or, more correctly, things I saw while on recent housing tours: - I think a lot of municipalities must be confused about the monotony regulations that...
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RELIABLE READERS WITH RANDOM AND RELEVANT QUESTIONS
You've got questions. I've got answers. Let's hope we both know what we're talking about. Q--I enjoyed your article (March 12). It showed the value of the census -- in...
`NEWS’ THAT RATES A `WELL, DUH’ REPLY FOR REDUNDANCY
Stating the Obvious, Act I. "Real estate agents reveal the secret every home seller needs to know: how to make a good impression with a buyer," says a press release...
Breaking with the past
The Internet's promise to reshape the real estate landscape is coming to fruition much faster than many had thought. As new on-line realty companies are formed and old ones combined,...
WHEN UNCLE SAM KNOCKS, LET THE CENSUS-TAKER IN
Americans don't like it when the government comes knocking on the door. But once every 10 years, there really is some advantage to letting Uncle Sam into our living rooms,...
FIRST HOME
Everybody remembers their first time, right? I sure do. After months of house hunting in the sellers' market of 1986, my real estate agent called and said "Today you are...
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS, GREAT AND SMALL, WILL MAKE YOUR PURCHASE EXPERIENCE AN UNFORGETTABLE ONE
Everybody remembers their first time, right? I sure do. After months of house hunting in the sellers' market of 1986, my real estate agent called and said "Today you are...
RACING AHEAD
The sound was like a horde of steroid-fed mosquitoes, the high-pitched whirr first coming at you, then receding, then cycling over again and again. The intermittent silence of the downshift...
RESTLESS READERS AIR THEIR CONCERNS ON HOMES, FINANCES
You've got questions. I've got answers. Let's hope we both know what we're talking about. Q--My wife and I sold our house in the city and moved back home in...
AS HOME BUYERS, CHICAGOANS MOSTLY FOLLOW THE CROWD
Chicago likes to think that it stands out from the crowd. And in many ways, it does. But when it comes to home buying, it appears Chicagoans are just average....