Articles filed under Real Estate
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Breaking the logjam on HECM reverse mortgagesJan 24, 2014 11:34 pm - People reaching retirement age are living longer than ever, and retiring with less capacity to maintain their living standards. With good reason, this situation has been...
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Winter sales are slow, but provide opportunityJan 24, 2014 11:06 pm - Good things are happening in the local real estate market, but it is also experiencing some growing pains, said Bob Wisdom of RE/MAX Horizon in Elgin, who sells as a tea...
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In the home office, organization is Job 1Jan 24, 2014 11:00 pm - As technology has evolved so rapidly in the past 10 years, so has the notion of a home office. We increasingly carry around work and personal files on a handheld device ...
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Tips for tackling home organization in 2014Jan 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Nicole Anzia, owner of the professional organizing business Neatnik and a monthly organizing columnist for The Washington Post, was the guest recently on The Post’s Home...
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How to limit number of people in a unitJan 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Q. Many of the units in our association are occupied by well over what the board considers an appropriate number of people. For example, six or more adults live in many ...
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Naperville OKs prospective Riverwalk extensionJan 22, 2014 4:30 am - The Naperville City Council on Tuesday night approved the extension of the city's popular Riverwalk another 1,300 feet south to Martin Avenue — from a planning standpoin...
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Rolling Meadows not liking Walmart's traffic plan for marketJan 21, 2014 9:00 pm - While at least five Rolling Meadows aldermen seemed Tuesday to favor Walmart building a Neighborhood Market and drive-through pharmacy in an old bowling alley, only two ...
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Hoffman Estates approves 17-home subdivisionJan 20, 2014 3:19 pm - After a long downturn in the housing market, Hoffman Estates officials Monday approved what they said could be the first of several single-family home developments in 20...
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Arlington Downs project grows, moves forward in 2014Jan 20, 2014 6:00 am - Expect the already-major Arlington Downs development project to grow a bit larger in 2014, and residents will start to see big changes at the site of the former Sheraton...
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What’s the real story behind village TIF?Jan 20, 2014 4:00 am - The village of Schaumburg wants a new $512 million north Schaumburg TIF to fix alleged “blight.” When the village hired consultant Teska Associates to prepare a TIF eval...