Real Estate
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Hotel, parking garage among possibilities for Mannheim-Higgins property in Des PlainesApr 18, 2015 7:43 am - Hotels, restaurants, retail, parking garages and gas stations are among the possibilities for long-dormant land in Des Plaines near O'Hare International Airport. Since 2...
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Apply these rules and see your home in a whole new lightApr 18, 2015 7:30 am - It's amazing what good lighting can do. Besides making you look more attractive, it can be energizing, relaxing or simply illuminating — accentuating a room's best featu...
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Philanthropist, mall developer Taubman dies at 91Apr 18, 2015 1:00 am - BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - A. Alfred Taubman, the self-made Michigan billionaire whose philanthropy and business success - including weaving the enclosed shopping mall in...
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Projections predict strongest home sales since 2007Apr 18, 2015 12:01 am - Many leading analysts are now predicting a robust home-selling year in 2015. Here's a quote from Len Kiefer, deputy chief economist at Freddie Mac: "This month kicks off...
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Savings start with new windows, doorsApr 18, 2015 12:00 am - New windows will almost always improve a home's indoor air quality and save a homeowner money in the long run, says Iver Johnson Sr., owner of American Thermal Window of...
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Housing and rental scam is on the rise againApr 18, 2015 12:00 am - On a Sunday, a couple looking for a rental (or maybe it's a house to buy) answer an ad on Craigslist and drive out to see the place. At the vacant home they're greeted b...
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Mortgage referral fees and the public interest: forty years of bunglesApr 18, 2015 12:00 am - This is the second article in a three-part series which began last week in HomesSaturday. The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, or RESPA, was aimed at reducing sett...
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Board elections must be fair, not perfectApr 18, 2015 12:00 am - Q. We followed the declaration and the governing statute in regard to our recent annual meeting to elect directors. However, we did make some minor errors at the meeting...
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Today's Hawaiian style departs from tiki kitsch with subtlety and tasteApr 17, 2015 6:00 am - Now that it's spring — at least the calendar says it is — we can begin visually warming up our nests by employing one of today's biggest emerging home design trends: Haw...
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Barrington mayor uses bully pulpit to criticize opponents over White HouseApr 17, 2015 5:30 am - Darch says foes have lied about CN litigation and White House project