Articles filed under Real Estate
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We don’t want more affordable housingJul 02, 2012 5:15 am - Arlington Heights Village Board member Carol Blackwood recently got on her soapbox to demand that Arlington Heights force future developers to make 20 percent of all new...
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Listing of the week is a retro ranchJun 30, 2012 5:48 am - This truly unique ranch home located on a half acre in unincorporated Palatine hearkens back to the time of hippies, Vietnam protests and artists like Peter Max. New ide...
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Quality still a main motivator for KLMJun 30, 2012 5:21 am - Kim Meier and his team at KLM Builders in Spring Grove do it all. They develop land and build subdivisions. They design and build custom homes on individual lots through...
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Consider future value financing to buy a fixer-upperJun 30, 2012 4:48 am - You are attracted to a house that is perfectly located but it just came out of foreclosure and needs a lot of work to make it habitable. To swing the deal, you need to f...
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How to handle residents who misuse guest parking spacesJun 30, 2012 4:34 am - Q. We are a townhouse association in the Northwest suburbs. The association is comprised of multiple buildings in five cul-de-sacs. About a quarter of the units in these...
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Phenix Salon opens at Randhurst VillageJun 29, 2012 4:31 pm - Phenix Salon Suites at Randhurst Village is having a grand opening celebration 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 30, with Mayor Irvana Wilks cutting the ribbon. The “bout...
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Elgin market shows job growth but steadily high foreclosuresJun 29, 2012 2:00 pm - While Chicago ranks among the top five job growth markets in the country, Elgin leads the way among submarkets in the region, according to data cited by Chris Hueckstead...
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FHA retreats on a mortgage standardJun 29, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — In a policy switch that could be important to thousands of applicants seeking low down-payment home mortgages, the Federal Housing Administration has rescin...
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Schaumburg Starbucks first to offer alcohol, nibblesJun 28, 2012 10:30 pm - Steve Jakuczak stops in Starbucks at The Streets of Woodfield every morning for his grande Italian in a vente cup. Yet Thursday evening found the 39-year-old Rolling Mea...
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Prospect Hts. city council overrules zoning board on shopping center tenantsJun 28, 2012 3:15 pm - The Prospect Heights city council passed an ordinance detailing the allowable tenants at Wildbrook Commons, amending a list recommended by the city’s zoning board over t...