Real Estate
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Is sea rise wrecking coastal home values? The answer: Maybe
May 14, 2019 7:00 am - SALISBURY, Mass. (AP) - For sale: waterfront property with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. Waves erode beach regularly. Flooding gets worse every year. Saltwater d...
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Time to restore 119-year-old Hoffman Estates farmhouse will be up June 3May 14, 2019 5:36 am - Hoffman Estates officials Monday decided to give the would-be restorer of the 119-year-old Bergman family farmhouse until June 3 to demonstrate real intent to pursue the...
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Arlington 425, village's largest development in two decades, is approvedMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - The proposed $150 million Arlington 425 project - which will transform the face of downtown Arlington Heights and be the largest development in some two decades in town ...
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You got the new house! Now, how do you afford to furnish it?May 12, 2019 6:00 am - Congrats on saving up for that down payment! And hats off for committing to mortgage payments, homeowners insurance and property taxes. Now for your reward: home sweet, ...
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Agent disparages home inspectorMay 12, 2019 6:00 am - Q. When we bought our home, our agent was displeased with our choice of home inspector and convinced us to use someone else. Now that we own the house, problems that wer...
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Hot dog operation moves from cart to concrete in downtown Mount ProspectMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - Mount Prospect Trustee Paul Hoefert says the town has a love affair with hot dogs, reminding the audience at last week's board meeting, "Sammy Skobel made a profession o...
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Mount Prospect Montessori school movingMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - Park View Montessori, which has been providing care for children aged 6 weeks through 6 years in Mount Prospect since 1976, is moving to a new home. Mount Prospect trust...
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What can be better than free plants?May 11, 2019 7:00 am - At some point, most perennials benefit from being divided. The three main reasons for dividing perennials are to keep them in bounds, to rejuvenate them and to get more ...
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Agents must present all offers to sellersMay 11, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We recently signed an offer on a home and were told by the sellers' broker that no offers would be presented until the next day at 7 p.m. We had our broker write the ...
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Are hearings for rules violations public?May 11, 2019 6:00 am - Q. The board of our condominium association conducts rules violation hearings in an open session of board meetings. This permits all owners to attend and watch the heari...