Real Estate
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Parking rules should define "business" vehiclesJun 27, 2015 12:00 am - Q. The bylaws of our association prohibit the parking of any "business" vehicles in driveways. A plain panel van, with business license plates, has been parked in a driv...
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Brothers will have to agree to sale of old family homeJun 27, 2015 12:00 am - Q. My husband inherited a house with his two brothers and his mother. One brother has been living in the house and paying all expenses and taxes. A few years ago, this s...
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Model profile: The Dunberry at GreenbrookJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - The new Dunberry model wows visitors at Greenbrook, Meritus Homes' exclusive neighborhood of 22 single-family homes within the master-planned Highland Woods development ...
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Substandard conditions found in student rentalJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - Q. My son is a college student who rents a small basement bedroom near campus. Actually, it's not a real room because the landlord just hung curtains to create separate ...
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First-time homebuyers back in the marketJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - When Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen was asked about housing issues last week, she gave a classic economist's "on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand" answer....
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Listing of the weekJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - Enjoy your own private getaway in Wisconsin near Lodi, Sauk and the Dells by purchasing a large home or a cottage, or maybe both, on Lake Wisconsin in Dekorra. The curre...
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Musty smells often scare off buyersJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - Musty or dank smells, often found in the basement, could be a sign of potentially health-threatening mold or mildew problems. Q. We have been looking at several homes to...
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Forest preserve opens $14.5 million Horizon Farms site to the publicJun 25, 2015 5:30 am - Horizon Farms, the nearly 400-acre former equestrian estate in Barrington Hills, was opened to the public by the Forest Preserves of Cook County this month, although som...
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Elgin gives company sales tax rebate to take Wal-Mart siteJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - A company that sells turf maintenance equipment and supplies hopes to buy the former Wal-Mart in Elgin and open a retail store April 1. Elgin City Council members gave t...
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Find a winning spot to get in the gameJun 24, 2015 6:00 am - Talk about a game night these days will lead to visions of groups of kids addictively playing Wii or Xbox. Technology has bred autonomous games and gadgets where one nee...