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Romance and home sales have a lot in common, or so says Sid Davis, a real estate broker and author. "In both cases, first impressions count big time," Davis says....

From an Evanston reader: Regarding your earlier column on latex paint, as an avid home remodeler/renovator and a former painting contractor, I have gotten to know paint very well over...

Mark Nash now lives in a spacious 1920 Chicago bungalow. But in just a few weeks, he intends to put the house up for sale. He already has purchased a...

The first thing you notice when you approach this Mississippi River city from the Missouri side is the 4,620-foot Clark Bridge, a span whose breathtaking design has made it an...

Some years ago, Roy Lewicki fell in love with a country-style Victorian house in Vermont near the university where he'd been offered a professorship. Years of practice in developing negotiating...

Mark Hetts is taking the week off. This Mr. Handyperson column was originally published in 2002. ---------- Q. I recently inherited a lovely old cherry bedroom set and upholstered rocker....

If you cook healthy food, it stands to reason that you would want a healthy kitchen. Which means avoiding plywood and particleboard, which give off gaseous formaldehyde, and steering clear...

Real estate is cyclical like the seasons. A hot market in a given neighborhood one year could fall flat the next. Imagine the frustration of home sellers who think they're...

Q. I am using your column titled "Recaulking Is Dull Work but Worth It" as a guide to recaulking my tub. I have never caulked before, but your column went...

Q. My 30-year-old bathroom appears to have been afflicted with mildew prior to our purchasing the house four years ago. It had been recently painted and wallpapered and wasn't obvious...