Real Estate
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Multiple mortgage prices complicate shopping for the best dealApr 15, 2017 6:00 am - Where a commodity or service has only one price, people can easily shop around for the best price. In markets where there are two prices, effective shopping is more diff...
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Builder planning new Wheaton homesApr 15, 2017 6:00 am - Jim Esperson, president of David Weekley Homes' Chicago division, believes in the Sam Walton philosophy of giving the customer everything he or she wants and nothing mor...
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When a board can make decisions without calling a meetingApr 15, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I understand the board of a condominium can now make certain decisions in an emergency without calling a meeting. Can you explain this? A. There was some limited legi...
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Owners must decide whether they want to prepay mortgageApr 15, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My husband and I are debating whether or not we should pay more toward our principal. We currently have an adjustable-rate, 10-year loan (it'll be eight more years be...
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When a tornado looms, many residents of trailer parks are on their ownApr 15, 2017 1:00 am - When the tornado sirens blare, people are told to seek shelter in their basements or behind a sturdy interior wall. But for people who live in mobile home parks, that's...
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Homeowners should be wary of a contractor's 'lowball' bidApr 14, 2017 6:00 am - By David Myers Q. We purchased our first home two years ago. Now we are expecting our first child, so we want to add another bedroom and bathroom. One contractor says he...
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Rolling Hills in neighborhood profileApr 14, 2017 6:00 am - In 1995, Marne and Mitchell Klinski bought their first home and moved to the Rolling Hills subdivision in Buffalo Grove. They loved the neighborhood so much that later, ...
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Cash-out refinancings on the rise, just like in 2008Apr 14, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - They're either a valuable financial tool for homeowners or a harbinger of trouble on the horizon: Cash-out refinancings, which were wildly popular during th...
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Algonquin approves downtown property purchaseApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - In a move that could enhance elements of Algonquin's ongoing streetscape plan, village officials have decided to purchase a property in the heart of downtown. The villag...
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Downers Grove seniors fear eviction if development moves forwardApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - When 82-year-old Pete Riley and his wife, Pat, moved from Crest Hill into Downers Grove's Oak Trace senior living community in 2014, he planned on it being the last move...