Real Estate
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Stools: The armless miracle-workerMay 15, 2015 6:00 am - Decorating a small apartment is usually more about function than fun. Reading and breakfast nooks are an occasional luxury. But a dining room? Dream on. Before you resig...
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Manor subdivision began Lake Zurich's expansionMay 15, 2015 12:00 am - Established primarily as a farming community, Lake Zurich became a popular resort for wealthy Chicagoans when Routes 12 and 22 were built. The village is now a thriving ...
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Super liens pose perils for home buyersMay 15, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Could some of the nearly 67 million Americans who live in communities governed by homeowner associations - condominiums, master-planned developments, cooper...
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac now offering 3 percent down mortgagesMay 15, 2015 12:00 am - The nation's two largest providers of mortgage credit have recently introduced new programs that require minimal down payments. Q. What do you know about these new mortg...
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Addition not included in appraisalMay 15, 2015 12:00 am - Q. When we bought our home 22 years ago, it had two unfinished rooms in the attic. About 12 years ago I finished these rooms, making two additional bedrooms and a bathro...
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Mortgages become more availableMay 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Mortgages continue to loosen their tight restrictions while maintaining historically low interest rates. That's very good news for homebuyers and sellers in today's mark...
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How show houses keep designing visitors on the straight and narrowMay 14, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The silver-plated Christofle knife rests glitter on the dining room table at the 2015 DC Design House. Originally created in the 1920s by sculptor Édouard-...
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Residents claim bait and switch on Libertyville industrial projectMay 14, 2015 5:30 am - Opposition to a $25 million industrial redevelopment on Libertyville's south side has reignited now that its developer is asking the village to eliminate a restriction o...
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NAI Hiffman moves to new officesMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - OAKBROOK TERRACE - After more than 15 years in its Oakbrook Terrace headquarters, NAI Hiffman leadership determined last year that the company and its clients would bene...
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Buffalo Grove weighing 15-unit townhouse proposalMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - The Buffalo Grove village board next week will weigh the proposed annexation of 1.83 acres in unincorporated Lake County, located directly north of Village Fire Station ...