Real Estate
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Pizza ovens are hot for the kitchen or backyardMar 26, 2016 7:12 am - LAS VEGAS - Pizza Hut is fine when you feel like going out. But pizza home is the newest trend, with pizza ovens designed for the kitchen or backyard. This spring, one o...
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Antioch hires retail consultant with national contactsMar 26, 2016 7:10 am - Antioch officials have hired out-of-town help with national contacts to fill some blanks on its commercial landscape. A kickoff meeting between village staff members and...
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Mortgage foreclosure rate lowest since 2003Mar 26, 2016 1:01 am - The mortgage foreclosure rate has dropped to a more normal rate. This was the major point in a report recently issued by the Mortgage Bankers Association. "The delinquen...
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Control should move from developer to elected boardMar 26, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I live in a common interest community association that is still under developer control. When is the developer required to turn the association over to the owners? A....
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Five ways a HECM reverse mortgage can help seniorsMar 26, 2016 12:00 am - Here are five ways a HECM reverse mortgage can ease the retirement of homeowners. First way: Use a HECM to pay off an existing mortgage carrying a monthly payment. ...
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Mundelein officials tap consultant for downtown planningMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Mundelein officials have hired a familiar consultant to help plan the future of a key section of the village's downtown. The goal, municipal leaders say, is to creat...
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InvenTrust Properties appoints board memberMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - Julian E. ("Jay") Whitehurst has been appointed to the InvenTrust board of directors, the company announced. Whitehurst is president and chief operating offi...
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Buyer says appraisal was misrepresented as inspectionMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Q. We just read your article about window requirements for a basement bedroom. The windowsills in our basement are too high to comply with this code, but this was never ...
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Your equity may be growing faster than you thinkMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Did you get your share of the estimated $1.2 trillion in equity growth that American homeowners reaped in the past 12 months? Do you have at least a rough i...
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Congress ponders big new tax breaks for rentersMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - A proposal on Capitol Hill would allow renters to deduct their monthly payments, much as homeowners currently do. Q. Is it true that the federal government is going to a...