Real Estate
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Association owns assessment contributionsFeb 25, 2017 5:00 am - Q. When I purchased my condominium, I had to make a contribution to the reserve fund equal to two months of assessments. I am now selling my unit. Should I get a refund ...
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Dropping escrow is not an option for manyFeb 25, 2017 5:00 am - Q. You discussed escrow in a recent column, but you didn't say whether I could talk my bank into letting me get out of it. Do you have any advice? A. If you were to not ...
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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...