Real Estate
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Another needed remedy for weaknesses in the home loan marketJan 28, 2017 5:00 am - With a new administration in Washington, the time is ripe to reconsider some fundamental features of our housing finance system. In recent articles, I focused on three w...
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Older couple prefers renting, and that's OKJan 28, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We are 63 and 68 years old and still working. We sold our home and relocated across the country a couple of years ago for our current jobs. We are renting a house and...
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Designers find creative ways to make new products from recyclingJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - Recycling has become the norm in many communities. The detritus of our daily lives — plastic, glass, metal and paper — makes its weekly trek to processing plants across ...
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How to find a homey homeJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - Call it a retreat, a haven, a safe harbor. But whatever name you give it, a private home, especially one owned by its occupants, represents the proverbial castle that of...
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Deeds without warranties can be a risky propositionJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - Purchasing a home from a seller who uses a deed without a warranty presents several risks to homebuyers. Q. What is a "deed without warranty?" A. It's a document that a...
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Tax reform could knock your investment plans off trackJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - The small-scale owners of millions of rental homes, parcels of investment land and income-producing commercial and business real estate might not know it, b...
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Inverness Hills in neighborhood profileJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - John Nordgren and Stephanie Sargent recently moved from downtown Palatine to Inverness Hills, where the exclusivity and large homesites were an attraction. "Today it's d...
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25N Coworking opens in Arlington HeightsJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - 25N Coworking has completed work on an 11,000 square-foot space located on the first floor of One Arlington, 3400 W. Stonegate Blvd. It becomes the n...
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Portions of Libertyville Sports Complex likely going back on marketJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - A decade after the initial offering, portions of the Libertyville Sports Complex at Route 45 and Peterson Road could be for sale again soon. Village officials have desig...
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Luxury apartments being built in downtown BarringtonJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - Work began this week on a new 64-unit luxury apartment building at Hough and Liberty streets in downtown Barrington, which developers say will be ready for its first ten...