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Oak Park Home of Mr. Twinkie!

April 14, 2006

Today’s Chicago Tribune has a great story on what a couple discovered when they bought an ordinary-looking Oak Park bungalow last year. “Delicious discovery: Mr. Twinkie slept here” details how the owners, Nelson Taruc and Cara Hanson, discovered that the inventor of Twinkies, James Dewar, was a former owner and resident of the house. At Click to continue...

“REALTOR® Revenge” Prompts Open House Burglaries!

January 22, 2006

The Chicago Tribune’s Mary Umberger wrote in her real estate column today about an Australian woman who robbed 25 Melbourne-area residences during open houses. The woman claimed to have “built-up an intense hatred of real estate agents.” Ouch! For more details on the story visit WorldNetDaily. The story is a good reminder that whether you Click to continue...

Do You Have This House in a Larger Size?

January 10, 2006

50 years ago the average house size in the U.S. was 1,100 square feet. Now it’s over 2,100 square feet according Linda Baker writing on Salon.Com. Families haven’t gotten bigger, but we have. Is there a link? A chart on the alchemic spot blog shows the correlation between median house size and the obesity rate. Click to continue...

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