Real Estate
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Should this reverse mortgage borrower modify or refinance?Mar 10, 2018 5:00 am - Jane took out a HECM reverse mortgage on her house five years ago when she became 62. Because she was still employed at the time, she elected to take a credit line, whic...
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Buying first investmentMar 10, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My husband has a chance to buy the house next door to us. They would give us a mortgage, and we would rent it out. He was wondering whether you have any guidelines fo...
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Amendments to declarations are legalMar 10, 2018 5:00 am - Q. You recently responded to a concern about a number of owner-occupied units that must be maintained, and once the maximum number of units permitted to be leased is rea...
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Did Lincoln sleep here? Question derails plans to tear down St. Charles houseMar 10, 2018 12:00 am - A St. Charles home Abraham Lincoln might have visited and slept at multiple times is creating tension between a pastor and the past. The Baker Memorial United Methodist ...
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Rapidly accumulating late fees cause hardshipMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - Q. I have been renting a condominium for about six months. I have been having some issues with work and have not been able to pay my rent on time the last four months. R...
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Housing-related interest deductions are still availableMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's official: Despite widespread fears to the contrary, the IRS has clarified that last year's big tax bill did not kill all interest deductions on home eq...
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Sale could be doomed because of odd bathroom lightMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - Q. The house we are buying has a lamp that hangs by a chain from the ceiling above the master bathtub. Our home inspector says this is dangerous. We've asked the seller ...
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Schaumburg may revise entire land-use plan March 27Mar 09, 2018 12:00 am - Schaumburg plan commissioners have recommended a revision to the village's 22-year-old comprehensive land-use plan by a 5-2 vote, sending it to the village board for fin...
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Naperville group seeking solutions before partial teardown of old libraryMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - Naperville has granted a partial demolition permit that allows the south wing and the back wall of the city's first library to be torn down as soon as the property owner...
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TSW Alloy Wheels buys Itasca buildingMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - Lee & Associates, a national commercial real estate provider, has negotiated a sale transaction for a 34,052-square-foot industrial building located at 1550 Glenlake Ave...