Articles filed under Real Estate
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Foreclosures still putting downward pressure on housing pricesOct 20, 2012 5:35 am - A virtual hurricane hit the American housing market four years ago and, while the cleanup is well under way, there is still a lot of work to be done with the glut of for...
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Rules exist, but boards have flexibility in the annual budgetOct 20, 2012 5:07 am - Many associations are preparing, and will soon adopt, their 2013 annual budget. I’ve compiled a list of questions and answers that will help both those new to the proces...
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Craftsman-style home near downtown NapervilleOct 20, 2012 5:04 am - This craftsman-style cedar and stone home near downtown Naperville is a nearly new prize. Built only six years ago, it features high-gloss hardwood floors throughout the...
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In current market, builders preach value of new constructionOct 20, 2012 4:29 am - Real estate agents around the country have seen a shortage of existing home inventory other than short sales, which a buyer may never be able to purchase due to uncompro...
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Latest furniture designs get modern shine from high-gloss surfacesOct 20, 2012 4:00 am - HIGH POINT, N.C. — Art-deco and midcentury styles offer endless possibilities for manufacturers seeking to re-energize and refine what “modern” means today in home furni...
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Walmart, Pita Inn coming to Mundelein's Oak Creek PlazaOct 19, 2012 10:00 am - A Super Walmart store and a Pita Inn restaurant are coming to a long-struggling shopping center on Mundelein's south side, village officials said. "It's great," Mundele...
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Grayslake business owners fed up with rising school taxesOct 19, 2012 5:30 am - Concerns about escalating real estate taxes prompted a coalition of Grayslake business owners to ask officials at a local school district to work to end the trend. Grays...
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Town Center won’t fix what ails villageOct 19, 2012 5:00 am - I have been a resident of Buffalo Grove for the past 35 years. And, for the most part, I have been very satisfied with the village and the board that governs it. But, in...
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Village report shows Lake Zurich’s retail scene continues positive trendOct 17, 2012 4:41 pm - Lake Zurich’s retail scene is continuing on a positive trend that started in 2011, according to a new village report. Planning Manager Vijay Gadde has issued the third-q...
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Tracy Hill, pioneer in suburban property management, dies at 68Oct 17, 2012 10:15 am - The property management industry lost one of its pioneers in Tracy Hill, who died Sunday at age 68. Hill grew up working in his father's company, Kimball Hill Homes, le...