Real Estate
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Why do borrowers pay for mortgage insurance?Feb 25, 2017 5:00 am - Last week I published an article on how home mortgage borrowers who were required to purchase mortgage insurance could earn a high rate of return by paying it off - with...
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Barrington 220 considering options in face of Hoffman Estates developmentFeb 25, 2017 12:00 am - The Barrington Area Unit School District 220 school board is considering changing their attendance boundaries in response to the proposed 184-acre residential developmen...
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Combine looks for a one-of-a-kind living roomFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - Kerra Michele Huerta is the designer for Kerra Michele Interiors, the blogger behind Apartment Envy and the owner of Bureau, a design and event studio in Washington, D.C...
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Don't let closing costs surprise youFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Everyone knows that financing and closing on a home purchase can be complicated. Which is why more than a year ago the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
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Love and real estate can complicate relationshipsFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - Cupid can draw his bow all he wants, but his arrow can't pierce basic real estate laws. Q. I have a great credit score, but my fiance's score is pretty bad because he wa...
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Plans for downtown an issue in Lake Zurich board raceFeb 24, 2017 4:33 am - Downtown redevelopment is one of the key issues confronting four candidates competing for three open seats on the Lake Zurich village board. Newcomer Mary Beth Euker joi...
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Housing plan aired in LibertyvilleFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Discussion of a 148-house development west of Butterfield Road and east of the Pine Meadow Golf Club in Libertyville will resume at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, as the adviso...
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InvenTrust Properties acquires Maryland shopping center for $53.6MFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - OAK BROOK - InvenTrust Properties Corp. has acquired The Shops at Town Center, a 125,000 square foot Safeway-anchored center located in Germantown, Maryland, for approxi...
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Mount Prospect tries to reassure residents about annexationFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Mount Prospect is filling in the last piece of the doughnut hole in its annexation of land in and around United Airlines property. It is working to annex 18 acres at the...
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Designers take a holistic approach to health-care spacesFeb 22, 2017 5:00 am - Health-care facilities can be stressful places for patients and visitors, with depressing waiting rooms, rows of uncomfortable seating, a blaring television. But designe...