Real Estate
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Stay off the furniture with potential buyersJan 02, 2015 11:01 pm - Q. In a recent column you advised against discussing selling the furniture or appliances when buyers are looking at your home. But it seems to me that would be a fine ti...
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Tax bill more than assessed valuationJan 02, 2015 11:01 pm - Q. I read your column concerning real estate tax appeals on condominium units. My mother-in-law's association went through this process last year. The assessed value of ...
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A reverse mortgage is a bad idea for some, a good idea for othersJan 02, 2015 11:00 pm - In my father's generation, very few people still had a mortgage to pay when they reached retirement age. Now it is common. But retired homeowners may now have an option ...
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Buying a home? Do a landscape inspectionJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Prudent house hunters usually await the results of a professional inspection before buying their dream home. All too often, though, one of the biggest contributors to a ...
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Waking up a breakfast roomJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Q. We have a tiny room off the kitchen that used to be the butler's pantry. I'd like to turn it into a breakfast nook, but there are three windows, not much wall space, ...
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Will Schaumburg OK new apartment parking plan?Jan 02, 2015 4:00 am - The developer of a proposed 192-unit apartment complex on Algonquin Road in Schaumburg has endeavored to meet the request of village zoning board members to add more par...
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Amid drought, California town rushes desalination plantJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - California's drought declaration has triggered only local limits such as restrictions on washing cars or watering lawns, but one Pacific Coast tourist to...
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Neighborhood profile: Haverford in SchaumburgJan 01, 2015 11:01 pm - George and Karen Johnson once lived in a big house on a half-acre lot in Bloomingdale, where they hired someone to cut the grass and trim the bushes. Then, 19 years ago ...
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Gurnee hires first economic development directorJan 01, 2015 12:01 am - Gurnee has hired its first economic development director because of what the mayor says is fierce competition to attract businesses. Ellen K. Dean will start the new yea...
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Canadian company to buy Lake Barrington Field HouseDec 31, 2014 12:01 am - The Lake Barrington Field House, a 175,000-square-foot indoor sports complex, will have a new owner in the new year after a Canadian sports facility company announced th...