Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Plumber out of his league with mold issueNov 11, 2023 5:00 am - Q: Our plumber says we have mold in the crawl space beneath our home. This is surprising because the house is only two years old. According to the plumber, the mold is c...
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Wheaton council wary of plan to convert Roosevelt Road offices into apartmentsNov 10, 2023 4:30 am - Wheaton City Council members are on the verge of rejecting a developer's plan to convert a pair of brick office buildings into apartments near a major gateway into downt...
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Bypassing mortgage rates: Share of U.S. homes bought with cash hits highest level in nearly a decadeNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Homebuyers who can afford to bypass the highest mortgage rates in two decades are increasingly forgoing financing and paying all cash. Homes purchased enti...
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'I don't want to be a NIMBY': Arlington Heights board wants apartment plan revisedNov 08, 2023 4:30 am - Is it the right fit? That was the question around Arlington Heights village hall this week about a proposal for six-story, 136-unit apartment building with ground-floor ...
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Interra Realty Brokers sells mixed-use multifamily building in Des Plaines for $1.5MNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - Interra Realty, a Chicago-based commercial real estate investment services firm, brokered the $1.5 million sale of a 12-unit multifamily building in Des Plaines. The tr...
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Living in the shadow of dead treesNov 04, 2023 10:00 am - Q: The neighbors who live behind us have three large cottonwood trees that border our back fence. Unfortunately, these trees are dead. Two years ago, our insurance compa...
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Agent says building permits not required; contractor disagreesNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, the seller disclosed that the sunroom had been added without a building permit. Our Realtor assured us that a permit was not required because...
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New Crystal Lake development offers rental townhouses, apartmentsNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - Construction has been completed and leasing has begun for phase one of Enclave Crystal Lake, which will offer 51 rental townhouses and 48 apartments. The new residentia...
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Northern Cook County homeowners see highest property tax spike in 30 yearsOct 30, 2023 1:00 am - Northwest suburban Cook County homeowners can expect a bit of sticker shock when they open their mailboxes this week to find the second installment of their property tax...
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Schaumburg trustees divided on tighter regulations or ban on short-term rentalsOct 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Schaumburg's regulation of short-term home rentals began with one luxurious backyard treehouse eight years ago, but a divided village board now is pondering whether stro...