Articles filed under Real Estate
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Installment buyers usually have voting rightsNov 29, 2013 11:22 pm - Q. Several owners in our condominium association are selling their units through the use of an installment contract. What is this? A. An installment contract is a legiti...
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Can you use the good-faith estimate to shop mortgage prices?Nov 29, 2013 11:00 pm - Under Federal law, every home mortgage borrower must be provided with a Good Faith Estimate of Settlement Costs (GFE) within three days of receipt of the borrower's appl...
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Elgin kicks off comprehensive plan processNov 29, 2013 7:39 am - Elgin officials hope residents and business people in town will participate in the creation of the city’s new comprehensive plan, a process that started last week and is...
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Schaumburg launches holiday shopping safety campaignNov 27, 2013 2:24 pm - The Schaumburg Police Department is launching a holiday shopping safety campaign to coincide with this weekend’s retail bonanza. Working closely with Schaumburg’s retai...
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Title company owners, lawyers among 9 charged in mortgage fraud casesNov 27, 2013 9:00 am - The owners of a Downers Grove title company and two attorneys, one disbarred, are among nine people accused of fraudulently obtaining four home mortgage loans totaling m...
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Improved economy leads to reconsideration of idled Lakemoor subdivision planNov 27, 2013 4:30 am - A plan for new homes in Lakemoor, approved seven years ago but derailed by the economic downturn, is expected to resurface more than seven years later in a revised form....
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Elgin downtown group might want tax of its ownNov 27, 2013 4:30 am - The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin is looking into funding its operations by establishing a new special service area downtown. First, however, an existing do...
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Prospect Heights mayor excited about 350-unit apartment proposalNov 27, 2013 2:00 am - Prospect Heights Mayor Nick Helmer is excited about a Texas company's proposal for 350 luxury apartments on the property where HSBC once stood west of Sanders Road and s...
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Apartments proposed near Barrington golf clubNov 26, 2013 4:21 pm - A Barrington-based custom home developer has asked for village officials’ opinion of a preliminary plan to replace the company’s former office building next to Makray Me...
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Contracts to buy U.S. homes fall for 5th monthNov 25, 2013 3:15 pm - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in October for the fifth straight month. Higher mortgage rates, price increases and the 16-da...