Articles filed under Real Estate
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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...
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Wauconda health care center wants to add 40 bedsJun 28, 2012 5:30 am - A Wauconda health care center that has served area residents for more than 25 years, may be ready to grow. Officials from the Wauconda Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cent...
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Geneva downtown plan gets first public airingJun 28, 2012 12:01 am - A proposed plan for development of downtown Geneva drew only a handful of questions and comments Wednesday night at a public forum. About 60 people attended the meeting ...
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Libertyville to offer Bolander building and park for saleJun 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Another visible and potentially valuable piece of Libertyville's park system will be offered for sale. Village officials have agreed to put the department headquarters a...