Articles filed under Real Estate
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FHA to draw $1.7b from Treasury to cover reverse mortgage lossesSep 27, 2013 10:00 am - A federal housing agency said Friday it needs a $1.7 billion bailout from the Treasury to cover projected losses in a mortgage programs for seniors. At issue are reverse...
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New flooring trends underfootSep 27, 2013 12:51 am - What’s underfoot makes a material difference in the ambience of your new home. Whether you choose cushy carpeting, rich hardwoods, or pretty tiles, you’ll be floored wit...
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DuPage Medical Group facility taking shape in WheatonSep 26, 2013 7:00 am - The DuPage Medical Group facility being built in downtown Wheaton is expected to be a one-stop shop for patients when it opens next spring. The three-story, 40,000-squar...
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Palatine Twp. to hold seminar on appealing property tax billSep 25, 2013 4:44 pm - Palatine Township will host a seminar on how to file a property tax appeal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Holiday Inn, 3405 Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows. Asse...
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U.S. new-home sales jump 7.9 percent in AugustSep 25, 2013 11:07 am - WASHINGTON — Americans stepped up purchases of new homes in August after cutting back in July, suggesting that higher mortgage rates are not yet slowing the housing reco...
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Former Wellington restaurant to be demolishedSep 25, 2013 3:00 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 will demolish the former Wellington restaurant building in Arlington Heights it acquired this summer, officials decided this we...
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Once-troubled Rolling Meadows apartment complex gets new ownersSep 24, 2013 4:00 pm - The Apartments at Woodfield Crossing, for many years a source of crime and controversy in Rolling Meadows, has been sold to an unnamed institutional buyer, its current o...
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Geneva Library drops purchase of former Cetron factorySep 24, 2013 3:00 am - The former Cetron factory on Richards Street won't be the site of a new Geneva Public Library. The library board voted 6-0 Saturday to drop the purchase, which it had ap...
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Rock-bottom mortgage rates evaporating on recovery in U.K.Sep 22, 2013 6:25 am - Rock-bottom mortgage rates may be a thing of the past in the U.K. as banks’ borrowing costs surge amid growing evidence that an economic recovery is taking hold. Five-ye...
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Mt. Prospect bans groundwater wells by Busse Car WashSep 21, 2013 4:29 pm - The Mount Prospect Village Board last week passed a ban on groundwater wells in the vicinity of the Busse Car Wash property at 113 E. Prospect Ave. According to village ...