Real Estate
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Millennials' share of the U.S. housing market: small and shrinking
Jan 26, 2020 5:00 am - Today's young adults are starting their lives on drastically different financial footing than their parents did decades ago. Necessities cost far more and wages have fla...
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Project contracts need to protect the associationJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Our association enters into many contracts each year with different contractors. The contractors typically give the board its one or two page proposal that the board ...
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Startups see a market in renting couches by the monthJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Zachariah Mohammed's living room is filled with stuff he doesn't own. He pays $200 a month for the sofa, side table, bar cart, dining table and four chairs in...
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Warning signs your fixer-upper may be a money pitJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - Sometimes buyers can score a great deal on fixer-uppers. Other times, it's the seller who scores a great deal - by dumping their money pit on an unsuspecting buyer. When...
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How development along the Fox has changed the Tri-CitiesJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - More than 40 years ago, a Chicago media outlet described the Tri-Cities area as "sleepy little towns along the Fox River." It wasn't a slam against our fine communities....
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Schaumburg taking new approach to preserving historic architectureJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - Schaumburg's dissolving of its long-running Olde Schaumburg Centre Commission this month is only the first step in preparations for a fresh look at the architectural sta...
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Why Libertyville is considering lowering price for sports complex propertiesJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - Village officials will consider reducing the proposed sale price of the driving range and mini-golf portions of the Libertyville Sports Complex by $380,000. Under a chan...
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Portugal police: Banker in Angola scandal hangs himself
Jan 23, 2020 6:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A Portuguese banker named in a major Angolan money-laundering and corruption scandal has died in an apparent suicide at his home, police said Thu...
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ShipFusion to move U.S. headquarters to Carol StreamJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - CAROL STREAM - Cushman & Wakefield recently represented ShipFusion Inc. in its new 381,600 square foot lease at 365 E. North Ave., in Carol Stream. Terms of the lease we...
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Possible Plan B for Itasca hotel that Haymarket wants: Another interested buyerJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - Haymarket Center's bid to convert an Itasca hotel into a drug and alcohol treatment center took a twist this week when a resident said he would be willing to acquire the...