Articles filed under Real Estate
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HECM’s success depends on reversing negative perceptionsFeb 23, 2013 4:48 am - Editor’s note: This article is part of a series appearing in HomesSaturday. Last week’s article proposed capping cash draws in the early years of a home equity conversio...
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Forest Estates home in PalatineFeb 23, 2013 4:41 am - This beautiful family home only recently made its debut to the market, offering an abundance of space and nice touches that make it unique and special. A brick and sidin...
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Guidelines for difibrillator use will limit liabilityFeb 23, 2013 3:59 am - Q. Our association is considering installing a portable Automated External Defibrillator in the fitness center of our association. We would also train our staff as to th...
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US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.56 pctFeb 22, 2013 5:53 am - WASHINGTON — The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week but remained near historic lows. Low mortgage rates have helped support the slowly recove...
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Homebuilders target specific market segmentsFeb 22, 2013 5:00 am - With the most diverse group of homebuyers ever, one size does not fit all today. A variety of buyers compose today's market — active seniors, empty-nesters, young profes...
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Fresh Express to be Streamwood's largest employerFeb 21, 2013 8:00 am - Fresh Express, a division of Chiquita Brands, is about to become Streamwood's single largest employer when its new plant begins operations on the former Duraco Products ...
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Mount Prospect OKs larger beers, cocktails at movie theaterFeb 21, 2013 4:30 am - The AMC Randhurst 12 will soon be serving alcoholic drinks in larger cups after Mount Prospect trustees agreed to the theater's request to alter its liquor license, a mo...
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Hawthorn mall improvements OK'd in Vernon HillsFeb 20, 2013 4:00 pm - Details still need to be worked out, but after years of promises a major upgrade of the Westfield Hawthorn mall in Vernon Hills appears to be on track. With the pending ...
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‘The Biggest Loser’ to open new resort in ItascaFeb 20, 2013 9:26 am - The long-running NBC weight loss competition show, “The Biggest Loser,” will open a new, upscale resort in Itasca, the resort’s parent company, Fitness Ridge Worldwide, ...
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Will Rolling Meadows grocery and mall succeed?Feb 19, 2013 4:29 pm - Grocery stores are coveted anchors for strip malls, but no developer would woo one unless he thought the store would succeed, says a Chicago retail consultant. And succe...