Articles filed under Industry Insider
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Low-maintenance plants fill beautiful yardsMay 09, 2015 12:00 am - It makes homeowners feel good when their yards look great and look like showpieces. But they don't want to become a slave to their yardwork, either. They want to spend m...
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Quality furniture should last a lifetimeMay 02, 2015 12:00 am - You wouldn't necessarily think interior designers, those with small rooms where standard furniture does not fit, the environmentally conscious, antique lovers and people...
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Homebuilder relies on past as it looks to the futureApr 25, 2015 12:00 am - Airhart Construction has played an integral part of the new-home construction landscape of DuPage County for more than 50 years now. Court Airhart, president of the comp...
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Savings start with new windows, doorsApr 18, 2015 12:00 am - New windows will almost always improve a home's indoor air quality and save a homeowner money in the long run, says Iver Johnson Sr., owner of American Thermal Window of...
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Local home values rise at healthy paceApr 11, 2015 12:00 am - Chicago's Northwest suburbs have experienced a 4 percent annual rise in home prices over the past several years, said Caroline Starr, a broker with Coldwell Banker Resid...
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Chores in bloom for outdoor services companyApr 04, 2015 12:00 am - "Honey Do" season is upon us! As the weather gradually improves, all of those tasks we conveniently ignored this winter because it was "too cold to do anything about it"...
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Builder looks inward to growMar 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Lexington Homes isn't really competing head-to-head with other new-home builders anymore. Most of its competition is existing homes marketed by real estate agents becaus...
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Kitchen upgrades heat upMar 21, 2015 1:00 am - As homeowners emerge from their recent state of “recession hibernation” and start spending money on home improvement projects again, companies like Imperial Stone in Elk...
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Improving economy uplifts lakefront landMar 14, 2015 12:00 am - Many suburban residents desire lakefront property either as a weekend getaway or when planning for retirement. To combine two popular sayings, life is good and the livin...
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Home equity creates retirement optionsMar 07, 2015 12:00 am - The dream of many downsizing seniors is to sell their home that has become too big, buy a smaller home and pay cash so that they no longer have a mortgage - then use the...