Articles filed under Real Estate
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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,...
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How to design a closet that worksAug 25, 2013 1:00 am - It seems like we never have enough closet space, and it seems the little space we have in our closets is crammed and unorganized. Let’s see how we can fix that. Start by...
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Furniture fair focuses on eco-friendly items for kitchen, bathAug 25, 2013 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The confluence of aesthetically appealing with environmentally accountable solutions for kitchens and baths produced a flood of colorful, creative designs in ...