Real Estate
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Buddist-inspiried ikebana is a contemplative artSep 02, 2016 6:00 am - Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging. It's a tradition that goes back centuries, and its design principles are governed by specific rules and techniques. But ...
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To understand your soil, learn to read your weedsSep 02, 2016 6:00 am - Last year, a section of our lawn was neglected, and it turned into a flower garden. Amid the tall, unmown grass appeared bright spots of orange and yellow hawkweed, whit...
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How to finding a qualified home inspectorSep 02, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I was speaking with a home inspector last week and happened to mention your column. He said some of your articles make problems for home inspectors. This made me feel...
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Understand the difference between decorating and stagingSep 02, 2016 5:00 am - A few weeks ago a reader wrote in with what she called a rant - an account of the "grief" she and her husband felt after their real estate broker staged their longtime h...
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Appeal of McMansions shrinks nationwideSep 02, 2016 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Goodbye big fat McMansions. Your boom time is over. Hello townhouses and smaller homes - you're where the action is headed. Reversing years of ballooning ho...
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Big Des Plaines hotel, restaurant, gas station project delayedSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - The long-awaited redevelopment of city of Des Plaines-owned property at the northeast corner of Mannheim and Higgins roads will take a little longer, with the project no...
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Grillhouse By David Burke in Schaumburg closesSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - Grillhouse By David Burke, the second effort at a restaurant in the sprawling, 22,000-square-foot building originally occupied by Entourage at 1301 American Lane in Scha...
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Another housing developer eyes Fox River GroveSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - Fox River Grove village officials are considering a developer's proposal for housing targeting empty-nesters or seniors who might want to downsize. Great Properties' rou...
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InvenTrust acquires suburban Atlanta retail centerSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - InvenTrust Properties Corp. has acquired Windward Commons, a 99 percent occupied, 117,234 square foot Kroger-anchored retail center in Alpharetta, Georgia, f...
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Co-developers start construction on large University Park facilitySep 01, 2016 1:00 am - Co-developers Venture One Real Estate and CRG, the real estate development group of Clayco, broke ground on a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in University Par...