Real Estate
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Potential buyers often ask for contingenciesMay 14, 2016 4:00 am - Q. We put our house up for sale last week with a Realtor we think is pretty good. One thing she told us was to be prepared for something she called a contingency, that o...
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Savvy shoppers overcome delayed entryMay 14, 2016 4:00 am - Buying your first home is a traditional rite of passage. Years ago, couples (yes, COUPLES) bought homes soon after they married and they raised their families in those h...
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Communication window opens wider in JuneMay 14, 2016 4:00 am - Q. Every year our condominium sends out two mailings to the owners concerning the annual budget. The first is a copy of the proposed budget, the other is the notice of t...
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Realtors face legal challenges over websitesMay 13, 2016 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - It hasn't gotten much public attention, but here's something that has the real estate brokerage industry upset: A sudden wave of potentially costly and emba...
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If you plan to start loan-shopping soon, get your paperwork together nowMay 13, 2016 4:00 am - Q. I am getting ready to apply for a mortgage. What kinds of documents will the lender need to process my application? A. Documentation requirements vary, depending on t...
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What to inspect in an atticMay 13, 2016 2:00 am - Q. The people who are buying my house hired a home inspector. When he was inspecting the attic, I climbed his ladder and watched what he was doing for about 10 minutes. ...
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New Rosemont Moretti's delayed, so subsidy cut by $200,000May 13, 2016 1:00 am - Rosemont's pledge to give the owners of Moretti's $500,000 over four years to help pay for improvements of a new restaurant is being cut by $200,000. The original deal, ...
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Spanish-language church moving to larger space in MundeleinMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - A Spanish-language evangelical church in Mundelein is moving to a larger space in town. The Communidad Cristiana La Vina, commonly called La Vina, is getting ready to re...
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Lee & Associates negotiates new lease in Elk Grove VillageMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - Lee & Associates has negotiated a new lease transaction for 54,260 square feet of industrial space in a 198,196 square foot building at the Chancello...
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Apartment complex proposal approved for Lincolnshire's City ParkMay 12, 2016 1:00 am - Lincolnshire officials have approved plans for a 302-unit apartment complex on land partially occupied by the Regal Cinemas movie house. As part of the project, the Rega...