Real Estate
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Agent, broker, salesperson or realtor?Feb 20, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I have a question on the terminology Realtors use to describe themselves. I see "licensed RE salesperson" and "licensed associate real estate broker." Only a few week...
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Homebuilding family starts Next GenerationFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - After being a part of Chicago's homebuilding industry for more than 40 years, the second generation of the Hughes family is forging a path into the future under a new na...
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Market for new homes remains steady for nowFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - Housing starts in the Chicago metropolitan area during 2015 were relatively flat, rising only 0.2 percent, according to Chris Huecksteadt, regional director for Metrostu...
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Mortgage repayment is a common topic for readersFeb 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is the first article in a four-part series that will be published in HomesSaturday. Questions from readers about why and how to pay off a mortgage ea...
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Public input scheduled for big plan at routes 21/60 in Vernon HillsFeb 19, 2016 4:30 am - The framework to bring a $200 million landscape-changing mix of stores, restaurants and apartments to routes 21 and 60 in Vernon Hills is taking shape, and the public wi...
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Des Plaines could condemn historic theater in order to save itFeb 19, 2016 4:00 am - Dormant for more than two years, the Des Plaines Theatre is the topic of discussion once more as city officials contemplate what to do with the historic structure. One i...
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Federal mortgage agencies unlikely to trump building codeFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I recently read your article explaining the legal requirements for a bedroom, but I have heard Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do not agree with these standards for home a...
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Ryan Companies buys land in Oak Brook for office campusFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Ryan Companies US Inc. bought 11 acres of land in Oak Brook with plans to develop a commercial office and medical campus. The development, likely to have a construct...
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Wheaton Ridge in neighborhood profileFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Nine years ago, Steve and Pam Thonn moved from historic downtown Wheaton to the Wheaton Ridge subdivision where they loved the "neighborhood feel." "When we walked aroun...
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Common household plants pose poison risk to petsFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - More than 1,000 different species of plants and other vegetation can sicken or even kill dogs, cats and horses. Q. I have several leafy elephant ear plants, both inside ...