Articles filed under Real Estate
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When to release members’ personal informationJan 17, 2014 11:33 pm - Q. The board of my condominium denied my request for a list of the names and addresses of unit owners in the association. I am a real estate agent and I told the board I...
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New mortgage disclosure forms lack useful comparisonsJan 17, 2014 11:22 pm - Editor’s note: This is the final column in three-part series on new mortgage disclosure rules. The series has appeared in HomesSaturday. The Consumer Financial Protectio...
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Mortgage professor: If borrowers owned the appraisals they pay for, they would be able to shop for a mortgage effectivelyJan 16, 2014 1:13 pm - Editor’s note: This is the second column in a three-part series appearing in Homes Saturday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has developed two new disclo...
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Des Plaines mayor: Leave misperceptions of city at the doorJan 16, 2014 11:46 am - There are a lot of misperceptions about Des Plaines, says Mayor Matt Bogusz, but he told local business leaders Thursday to leave them at the door, while asking for thei...
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Elgin Tower Building tenants moving out after water leakJan 15, 2014 4:30 am - The iconic Elgin Tower Building — whose sale to a Wisconsin-based company is still pending — is down to six tenants, after a water leak last Friday prompted two tenants ...
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Housing for disabled could come to Prospect HeightsJan 14, 2014 5:00 pm - Co-presidents of a task force seeking housing in the suburbs for people with mental illness and other disabilities made their case to the Prospect Heights City Council t...
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Prospect Hts. approves sale of piece of arena landJan 13, 2014 8:22 pm - The Prospect Heights City Council agreed Monday to sell just over 2 acres and a 31,000-square-foot building it still owns from the failed arena project of the 1990s. St...
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St. Charles developer: Downtown needs rentals, restaurants, not retailJan 13, 2014 11:00 am - The future of downtown St. Charles is rental apartments and restaurants, not the mom-and-pop retail of years gone by, the developer of one of the most important redevelo...
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Interior designers predict 2014 decor trendsJan 11, 2014 4:30 am - With a new year come new trends in home design and decorating. Among them: paler walls contrasted with colorful furniture, and plenty of personal expression, design expe...
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Follow the plat of survey when marking parking spacesJan 10, 2014 11:50 pm - Q. The parking spaces in our condominium association are limited common elements. Each parking space is shown on the plat of survey attached to the declaration, with spe...