Articles filed under Real Estate
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Buffalo Grove Town Center cited for potholesMar 19, 2013 11:00 pm - The potholes in the Buffalo Grove Town Center parking lot are so bad, say village officials, that the village of Buffalo Grove has threatened to drag the center into hou...
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Housing report: Palatine a “desirable community,” but still faces challengesMar 19, 2013 1:00 pm - Palatine is among five Northwest suburban communities that now have a comprehensive guide on how to address short- and long-term housing issues. The village has been wor...
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U.S. housing starts rise, permits at 4 ½-year highMar 19, 2013 12:52 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. builders started more homes in February and permits for future construction rose at the fastest pace in 4 ½ years. The increases point to a housing rec...
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Lake County panel limits property assessment appeal assistanceMar 18, 2013 1:08 pm - Landowners no longer can hire real estate agents or specialty firms to appeal their property assessments, the Lake County board of review decided Monday. The unanimous v...
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U.S. builder confidence falls on weak supply, laborMar 18, 2013 9:43 am - Confidence among U.S. homebuilders fell this month because of concerns that limited land, building materials and labor will slow sales in the short term. But builders’ o...
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Supports housing proposal in PalatineMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - I am writing to let you know that we support the Catherine Alice Gardens permanent supportive housing development for individuals and families living with disabilities, ...
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Central School loft conversion provides lesson in suburban livingMar 17, 2013 4:00 am - Victoria Bisbikis doesn't consider herself impulsive but she broke character by plunking down a deposit immediately after seeing how the kindergarten room at the former ...
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Year-round tips to keep seasonal items in checkMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Year after year, homes tend to accumulate clutter associated with holidays, special occasions and annual occurrences like tax season and back-to-school stockpiling. Here...
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Eliminate ‘profit illusion’ from mortgage lendingMar 16, 2013 4:38 am - Editor’s note: This is the final column in a two-part series appearing in HomesSaturday. As noted in last week’s article, the subprime debacle arose out of a housing bub...
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Can a board transfer surplus out of the operating account?Mar 16, 2013 3:04 am - Q. Our homeowners association had an operating surplus at the end of the year in 2012. The declaration provides that any excess over actual operating expenses at the end...