Real Estate
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Controlling room temperaturesAug 03, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We have central air-conditioning, but have a problem keeping all the rooms evenly cool. Someone is always too hot or too cool. What are some simple methods to balance...
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Understand the difference between decorating and stagingAug 03, 2019 6:00 am - A few weeks ago, a reader wrote in with what she called a rant - an account of the "grief" she and her husband felt after their real estate broker staged their longtime ...
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Eco-friendly mansions can hold hidden bargains for homebuyers
Aug 03, 2019 6:00 am - In 2012, Dani Mouawad purchased a 1.55-acre piece of property in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, then spent 10 months constructing a “sustainable, natural, health-promoting...
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From zen to zany: Backyards with style and personalityAug 02, 2019 7:00 am - For some people, backyards aren't just backyards anymore. “We're seeing everything from zen retreats for al fresco yoga to whimsical children's spaces that go way beyond...
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New baseline plans coming for Naperville's 5th Avenue corridorAug 02, 2019 5:00 am - The developer chosen nearly two years ago to lead plans for a revamped 5th Avenue corridor near the Naperville Metra station is now starting a second round of designs me...
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Lombard apartment project completedAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - LOMBARD - Construction has been completed on Elan Yorktown, a new luxury apartment community at 50 Yorktown Center in Lombard. Elan Yorktown is developed and owned by Gr...
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Is your home getting too smart for you?Aug 01, 2019 7:01 am - Sometimes I think we are living in the futuristic era of the Jetsons. At other times, it's George Orwell's "1984." A recent online search for an office coffee maker li...
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Once a retail shrine , flagship stores lose their shine
Aug 01, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It used to be considered the retailer's crown jewel - a large format store on a swank corridor that showed off the best of what a brand had to offer. But...
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Twin Peaks restaurant closes in WheelingAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - Twin Peaks restaurant in Wheeling permanently closed its doors last month after about 6½ years in business along the town's "Restaurant Row," village officials confirmed...
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Joe Castillo and Erika Villegas of RE/MAX Mi Casa are new owners of Oak Park RE/MAXJul 31, 2019 11:00 pm - Joe Castillo, broker/owner of RE/MAX Mi Casa in Chicago, announced that he and Erika Villegas, Broker Associate at RE/MAX Mi Casa, have secured ownership of RE/MAX In th...