Articles filed under Real Estate
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Upscale Hoffman Estates neighborhood plan draws laughs, objectionsAug 28, 2013 11:00 am - Residents of an upscale Hoffman Estates neighborhood are objecting to a developer's plans to builder smaller homes on vacant lots in their subdivision, saying the lesser...
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Batavia Walmart officially a SupercenterAug 28, 2013 11:00 am - Shoppers are welcoming the conversion of Batavia's Walmart store to a Supercenter. They didn't wait for Wednesday's grand opening to cruise the grocery aisles; that bega...
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Pending sales of U.S. homes slip but remain solidAug 28, 2013 10:33 am - WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy U.S. homes in July, but the level stayed close to a 6½-year high. The modest decline suggests higher mortgage rates ...
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Water's Edge of South Elgin generates interestAug 28, 2013 9:30 am - A building planned in South Elgin with 50 apartments for low-income residents and residents with disabilities has already generated interest from prospective tenants. “W...
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Rolling Meadows ends short-lived TIF districtAug 27, 2013 9:00 pm - The Rolling Meadows City Council Tuesday terminated a tax increment financing district established less than five years ago that included a once-controversial apartment ...
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U.S. home prices rise strong 12.1 percent in JuneAug 27, 2013 10:52 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose 12.1 percent in June from a year earlier, nearly matching a seven-year high. But month-over-month price gains slowed in most markets, ...
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Wheeling Town Center moves forwardAug 27, 2013 5:30 am - The proposed Wheeling Town Center took a step forward Monday night when the village board approved terms for the agreement to redevelop the property that housed the Wick...
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Rezoned land ready for townhouses in NapervilleAug 26, 2013 11:11 am - A cornfield on Route 59 in Naperville will be replaced by 138 townhouses instead of stores after the city council rezoned the land for residential use. Council members l...
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No good reason to vote down housingAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - On July 29, I wrote to my District 6 representative, Brad Helms, explaining why Catherine Alice Gardens was a worthy project. I read a week later the Palatine Council vo...
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Bubbles bloom anew in desert as buyers wager on Vegas, PhoenixAug 25, 2013 7:15 am - A five-bedroom house in Las Vegas sold in mid-July for $499,000, double the price it went for three months ago. In Phoenix, a similar house sold this month for $600,000,...