Articles filed under Real Estate
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U.S. rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.93 pct.Jun 20, 2013 9:51 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. mortgage rates declined this week, with the average on the 30-year fixed loan remaining just under 4 percent. But rates likely will surge next week now...
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U.S. home re-sales surpass 5 million in MayJun 20, 2013 9:43 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes surpassed the 5 million mark in May, the first time that’s happened in 3 ½ years. The gain shows th...
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Vernon Hills OKs memory care facilityJun 19, 2013 5:09 pm - Vernon Hills officials have given informal approval to an assisted living/memory care facility proposed for a 7-acre site on Milwaukee Avenue between North and South Woo...
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Trustees: Housing plan too dense for Vernon HillsJun 19, 2013 11:00 am - The building may look good and the would-be developer is held in high regard, but Vernon Hills trustees think 264 apartments is too many for a site overlooking one of th...
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Immigrants fear being forced out of Glen Ellyn homesJun 19, 2013 4:30 am - Wani Suliman has lived in his Glen Ellyn apartment since the day he arrived in the United States: June 17, 2004. That was after fleeing his war-torn home country of Sud...
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Palatine planners back apartments for disabled despite divided crowdJun 19, 2013 4:15 am - After hours of testimony Tuesday night and in front of a passionate, divided crowd that spilled over into a separate meeting room, the Palatine plan commission recommend...
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Schaumburg to brighten up interchange bridgesJun 18, 2013 11:00 pm - Schaumburg will soon reach out to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority with a proposal to add and fund architectural features to the Meacham and Roselle Road interc...
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U.S. home construction rises 6.8 percent in MayJun 18, 2013 9:52 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. builders stepped up home construction in May and applied for permits to build single-family homes at the fastest pace in five years. The gains show hou...
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Arlington Heights Applebee's will closeJun 17, 2013 1:00 pm - Arlington Heights will join eight other suburbs in losing its Applebee's when the restaurant closes in the next few weeks. Two managers at the restaurant, 111 E. Algonqu...
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Palatine housing project faces first big test TuesdayJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - The permanent supportive housing development proposed near downtown Palatine will face its first big test this week at a meeting of the village's plan commission. Plenty...