Real Estate
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Fireplace screens, doors have different functionsJul 14, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Last year I removed the screens from my factory-built fireplace and replaced them with glass doors. Now that I'm selling the property, the buyers' home inspector says...
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MK Asset acquires two industrial buildings, sells retail centerJul 14, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - MK Asset Investment recently acquired industrial properties in Franklin Park and Waukegan, and sold a retail center in Round Lake Beach for a combined total of...
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Should patio owners pay for decks?Jul 13, 2019 7:00 am - Q. We are a common interest community association of more than 50 townhouse units. Last year the board approved a special assessment to cover the reserve shortfall for t...
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4 tech start-ups looking to disrupt the affordable housing industry
Jul 13, 2019 6:12 am - The United States is in the grips of an affordable housing crisis with many people of low and moderate incomes struggling to find inexpensive places to live. Until recen...
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The pros and cons of an open floor planJul 12, 2019 7:00 am - A casual, multifunctional space sounds like an enticing concept. With no walls separating the kitchen from the living and dining rooms, a space will look more expansive ...
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Window films can reduce your cooling billsJul 12, 2019 7:00 am - Q. My single-pane windows are still good, but much heat comes in during summer and it's chilly near them during winter. Would installing one of the newer year-round or h...
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Elk Grove Village selling residential lot for $129,900Jul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village has listed a single-family residential lot it owns on the west side of town for sale at $129,900. The vacant 0.35-acre lot at 931 Mississippi Lane is z...
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Berger sells land to home developerJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - HAWTHORN WOODS - Berger Asset Management recently sold a 20-acre land parcel in Hawthorn Woods to K. Hovnanian, a national homebuilder based in Dallas. Terms of the sa...
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Historic - and haunted? Fox Lake hotel for sale againJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - The landmark Mineola Hotel on the shores of Fox Lake — a onetime hangout for Chicago mobster Al Capone and his crew — is back on the market with a $5.5 million asking pr...
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How Shodeen's plans for former Mill Race Inn property could affect Island ParkJul 10, 2019 11:00 pm - After Geneva city officials held a public meeting and released an artist's rendition of the concepts envisioned for the former Mill Race Inn property, it triggered the e...