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Title fiasco prompts real estate disclosure

By Robert Bruss, Wednesday, March 31, 2004.

Real estate developer 2,022 Ranch LLC bought 2,022 acres of land for development of residences. Chicago Title Co. issued a preliminary title report showing 16 title encumbrances and exceptions against the property.

The buyer agreed to proceed with the purchase, subject to the 16 title liens. The sale closed in May 2000 for $5 million. But in July 2000, Chicago Title issued its owner's title policy that showed 16 additional title exceptions, such as easements and boundary discrepancies.  more...

Closet doors slide into real estate fashion

By Bill and Kevin Burnett, Wednesday, March 31, 2004.

Q: I want to paint my master bedroom, but I don't know what to do about the sliding closet doors. I know I can paint the Masonite, but I am unsure about the trim, which appears to be a powder-coated metal.

The painted trim that I have seen looks pretty tacky, but then the doors are pretty tacky, so I'm considering replacing them. A casual perusal of a couple of home stores, however, has revealed only mirrored doors (yuck) – so I am wondering what you would suggest.  more...