Real Estate
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Board has power to evict tenantsJan 07, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our condominium association decided that the percentage of rentals was too high, so an amendment to the bylaws was prepared, approved and recorded that prohibits rent...
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Morgan Harbour completes Presence building in RomeovilleJan 07, 2017 12:00 am - WILLOWBROOK - Morgan/Harbour has completed a ground-up 28,928 square foot medical office building for Presence Health Group in Romeoville. Located at 500 S. Weber Road,...
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Missner Group acquires former Hospira propertyJan 07, 2017 12:00 am - DES PLAINES - The Missner Group has acquired the Cadence at Conway Park, 300 N. Field Drive in Lake Forest. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. The 138,000 squa...
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As-is often means 'won't sell for asking price'Jan 06, 2017 10:00 pm - Homeowners who sell their houses "as-is" may end up costing themselves more than they would have spent to make the necessary repairs - if they are able to sell their hom...
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As school plots grow, their young caretakers do, tooJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - We are living in uncertain times, but here's something to lift the spirits: About half the schools in Washington, D.C., now have a garden. The gardens are neither luxuri...
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Museum offers exhibit of jewelry made from unusual stuffJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — A brooch in the shape of a dung beetle, made out of a gray metal teaspoon. A bracelet resembling a koi fish, with scales of glistening red, white and blue ...
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Best contractors finding no shortage of workJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the home-improvement industry has roared back. That's decreased the availability of skilled contractors, including plumbers, ele...
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Younger buyers increase their share of the marketJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - Today's younger homebuyers are leading the pack in home sales in the middle regions of the country, according to Ellie Mae's latest Millennial Tracker. "As housing pric...
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Homeowners perplexed by uninvited 'visitors'Jan 06, 2017 5:00 am - Everybody loves Mickey and Minnie, but no one wants to live with their relatives. Q. We keep our home spotlessly clean, but lately we have trapped two fairly large rats ...
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Briar Pointe in neighborhood profileJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - Briar Pointe, one of Schaumburg's newer subdivisions, was built in the mid-1990s by homebuilder Kenar. At that time, Bob Brandt had been a Realtor for 11 years and remem...