Real Estate
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Elgin industrial building sold for $29.8 millionSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - Conor Commercial Real Estate in Rosemont, along with joint venture partner Globe Corp., has closed a $29.85-million sale transaction to Cabot Properties for Northwest Po...
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Surveillance cameras allowed in common areasSep 15, 2018 7:00 am - Q. The board of our association is looking into security cameras for each of our buildings that would record common areas for later review in the event of vandalism, or ...
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Add some 'wow' to your walk in the doorSep 15, 2018 6:00 am - Your entryway is the gateway to the rest of your home. It is the one space you (and guests) are guaranteed to see and it has the important job of storing essentials that...
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Timeshare likened to buying a carSep 15, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My cousins bought their timeshare from a place called RCI. They are allowed to trade the timeshare for another one in any place where RCI has timeshares, including Ha...
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Buyers learn new house has unpaid taxes from years agoSep 14, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My wife and I purchased our first home a couple months ago. Everything was great until we received something in the mail telling us we owed more than $3,000 for unpai...
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Home features that appeal to many first-time buyersSep 14, 2018 6:00 am - Low-maintenance communities, flex space top wish lists
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Should Realtors' ethics violations be available to the public?Sep 14, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — In an era when you can find almost anything you want to know online about real estate — the estimated market value of a house, the rankings of neighborhood ...
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Make drip edge flashing part of any roof replacementSep 14, 2018 6:00 am - Q. When we bought our home, the termite inspector found dry rot on the eaves, and the seller had to pay hundreds of dollars to replace the damaged boards. Now that we're...
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Tips on hiring a home builderSep 14, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Thank you for all the useful information you provide in your Daily Herald column. Would you be able to offer my partner and me any advice on how to educate ourselves ...
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Wheeling 'bridge to nowhere' could lead to senior housing complexSep 14, 2018 5:30 am - Once derided as a “bridge to nowhere,” a $1.7 million span that will connect Wheeling's roads to undeveloped land along Lake-Cook Road may actually have a destination: a...