Real Estate
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Builders fill demand for 'instant gratification'Jun 17, 2017 6:00 am - The instant gratification world in which we live - with orders delivered on Sunday, or maybe soon by drone - has changed our expectations about everything we purchase, c...
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Easy as 1, 2, 3 - Make your container sing this summerJun 17, 2017 12:00 am - Creating a plant container that will provide a pop of color and refresh any landscape is a simpler and faster project than you may think. It takes only three components ...
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Zero-down payment mortgages are backJun 16, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - They were all the rage - then the scourge - of the housing boom and bust. Now they're back, big time: Home mortgages that require tiny or zero-down payments...
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Heater blows hot and coldJun 16, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our forced-air furnace is behaving strangely. Instead of heating the house in a normal manner, the gas burners turn on and off repeatedly, while the air continues to ...
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Buyers, homeowners with student debt get a big breakJun 16, 2017 6:00 am - The nation's largest provider of mortgage money has eased its borrowing rules, allowing banks to create more home loans for first-time buyers and current owners who are ...
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Quick move-in homes available throughout ChicagoJun 16, 2017 6:00 am - K. Hovnanian Homes has a wide selection of quick move-in homes throughout Chicago and the suburbs, ready for buyers to move into this summer. They are at various sta...
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District 214 to sue Mount Prospect over new TIF districtJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 plans to file suit Monday against the village of Mount Prospect over creation of a new tax increment financing district that ...
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Volunteers begin rehabbing Round Lake Beach houseJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - The '70s-era split level on Woodland Drive, just up the street from the shores of Round Lake, doesn't appear to be in terrible shape. However, as with many foreclosed ho...
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Wheaton couple come forward to move historic mansionJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - As a last resort in their monthslong crusade to spare a historic mansion from demolition, a Wheaton couple will seek city council permission next month to make the House...
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Stevenson High board meets MondayJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - The Stevenson High School District 125 board will meet Monday to discuss borrowing $21 million for a planned expansion of the East Building and other issues. The project...