Real Estate
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Some borrowers can't legally avoid escrow accountsSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Millions of homeowners across the United States are legally obligated to pay part of their annual property-tax bill on a monthly basis, including most of those who have ...
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Lake County program helps 39 homeowners keep homesSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - About 25 percent of the Lake County homeowners who participated in the first year of a new foreclosure mediation program renegotiated loans and kept their homes, officia...
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Student debt can put a house out of reachSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Heads up for millennials and first-time home shoppers carrying student debt: New rules could make it tougher to qualify for a low down payment Federal Housi...
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Italian steakhouse planned for downtown GrayslakeSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Grayslake trustees have approved an economic incentive deal for an Italian steakhouse proposed in the village's downtown that officials say could create at least 40 jobs...
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What to do with asbestos sidingSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Our house has some kind of slate siding, and we've been told that it contains asbestos fibers. Would it be possible to wrap this siding with wire netting and cover th...
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U.S. homebuilding slows in AugustSep 16, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Builders broke ground on fewer houses and apartment complexes in August, a possible sign that the housing market may be leveling off after accelerating for ...
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How to create a cohesive fall style in a three-season sunroomSep 16, 2015 6:00 am - Pardon the pun, but Kitty Olson was most definitely hooked the first time she spotted a hooked rug. Enthralled by the rooster-themed design, which she saw in a book she ...
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$500,000+ single-family homes now pitched for Lake Zurich waterfrontSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Single-family houses starting at $500,000 are part of a new plan for taxpayer-owned waterfront property in downtown Lake Zurich. At play is a nearly 2-acre site the vill...
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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Star Homes opens in GrayslakeSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - GRAYSLAKE - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Star Homes recently opened a new office at 783 Barron Blvd. in Grayslake. Led by local broker/owner Jim Starwalt, the ag...
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End of era: Motorola Solutions HQ leaving Schaumburg after 50 yearsSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - Motorola Solutions Inc. is moving its global headquarters to Chicago after about 50 years in Schaumburg, where its sprawling corporate campus helped set the standard...