Jean Murphy
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Region's demographics point to starter homesOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Who do builders, developers, banks, equity partners and even municipalities and school districts consult when they want to know the best way to develop and build on a pa...
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Sky's the limit for sustainable energySep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Imagine retiring, secure in the knowledge that no matter what catastrophes might befall the economy, your home is as safe as you can make it. You have paid off your mor...
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Parents return to nature for creative, fun back yardsSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of my fondest memories from childhood involve playing in the ravine next to my grandmother's home with my cousins. There wasn't a swing set or jungle gym in sight. ...
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Home-sales activity has started to pick up this summerAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Cyndy Hass, a realtor with RE/MAX Suburban's Arlington Heights office, is busy again. One recent weekend she booked eight appointments on listings she has in the $500,00...
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State rolls out new paint law to reduce harmful fumesJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - When Traci Charlet of Schaumburg was in her last month of pregnancy, she and her husband, Neil, decided their recently purchased home needed to be repainted. However, th...
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Technology background opens door for builderJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Paul Ivers has taken "the road less traveled." Unlike most of his colleagues in the home-building business, the division president of DRH Cambridge Homes came to the ind...
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Realtors put in the extra effort to sell those million-dollar homesJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It is much easier to sell a cubic zirconium than to sell a perfect diamond. There are more potential buyers out there for an inexpensive item than for an expensive one. ...
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Developers build safeguards for buyers of new homesJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A trend to ease the minds of people making major purchases through installment payments has moved from the auto dealership to the builder's model. Hyundai started the ba...
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Area builders now offer rent-to-own programsJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and in these challenging times, builders are coming up with a variety of programs designed to entice potential buyers ...
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First-time buyers find many reasons to buy nowJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - After years of renting apartments, Amy Major of Wheaton has been ready to own a home for quite some time. So when the 33-year-old Plainfield teacher and her boyfriend, R...