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The Neighborhood Experts at Platinum Real Estate say that home sales over the holidays pay off
Make room, 12 Days of Christmas. I sat down with local real estate expert Denise Zervos, who, along with her husband, Mark, owns The Neighborhood Experts at Platinum Real Estate, for a year-end peek at what’s happening here in Lake County. She gave me her own spin with The 12 Reasons to Sell Your Home During the Holidays. “It’s a...
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Jackie Klemenc, of Wishing Star Travel, can make your Disney cruise wishes come true
Welcome to the Part II narrative of my recent open-seas adventure aboard Disney’s amazing new The Wish cruise ship. What made it the best vacation experience my family and I have ever had? Countless big and little details. One that stood out to make the cruise fantastic was how far Disney went to thrill my children (and create some...
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Pay attention to family
With the holidays here, we look forward to gathering with family and friends we might not often see during the year. I hope people use this as a time to detect signs of hearing loss from those who might be around their table, especially older folks. Since losing your hearing can be a very gradual process, many people might not realize...
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Estate planning season
You may not associate millennials and younger generations with showing an interest in writing their last wills, but this is becoming a bona fide post-pandemic trend. “It seems that everyone knows a person who passed away from Covid-19,” says local attorney Margaret T. Karl. “And maybe that person passed away suddenly, without having...
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Avoid home heating fires
As we officially move into the deep freeze this month, we see customers pulling out all the stops to stay comfy. Since half of all home heating fires happen during the months of December, January and February, let’s touch on ways to avoid them. While space heaters can provide welcome warmth in chilly rooms or drafty homes, they can also...
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