Real Estate
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Overlooked tasks beyond typical spring cleaning
May 23, 2020 7:00 am - Late March and early May for the past 25 years or so, I have written articles and done television segments in which I give advice and instruction on how to spring-clean,...
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Monthly assessments still needed despite pandemic closuresMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I live in a condominium. The board of directors has closed facilities like the fitness center because of the COVID-19 pandemic and in response to the state's stay-at-...
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How major US stock indexes fared Friday
May 22, 2020 7:00 am - Wall Street ended mostly higher Friday after a wobbly day of trading. Trading was subdued ahead of the Memorial Day holiday in the U.S. Despite the uneven finish, major...
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Student has lease despite staying at home to studyMay 22, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Our daughter attends the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After spring break, all classes were moved to an online format and she finished her semester at h...
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As demand soars, stand-alone freezers are hot items
May 21, 2020 11:00 pm - At the end of March, President Donald Trump announced the extension of social distancing guidelines for another month — and set off a national scramble for stand-alone f...
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US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in April
May 21, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of ...
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East Dundee rezones Main Street site for new apartment buildingsMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - East Dundee has amended its code and rezoned a Main Street property to allow for the expansion of a residential development. Construction is expected to begin in Septemb...
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Home sales fall, but value remains strongMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE - Sales of detached single family homes in Chicago area fell 14.2 percent in April 2020 compared to April 2019, according to statistics released today by t...
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Despite economic slowdown, developer of Hoffman Estates 'metroburb' remains upbeatMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has had an undeniable impact on the market for office space, but it's one that could equally benefit the forthcoming Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoff...
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Houses proposed for former school site in AddisonMay 20, 2020 5:13 am - Nearly a decade after buying the former Driscoll Catholic High School site, Addison soon could see the property redeveloped as a residential project. Pulte Home Company ...