Articles filed under Real Estate
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U.S. home prices rise by most in 6 years, still down in ILDec 04, 2012 6:51 am - WASHINGTON — A measure of U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in October compared with a year ago, the largest yearly gain since July 2006. The jump adds to signs of a com...
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Struggling Nokia sells headquarters buildingDec 04, 2012 5:14 am - HELSINKI — Nokia Corp. plans to sell its head office near the Finnish capital to real estate investors for $220 million as the struggling cellphone maker continues to cu...
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Saudi group sells majority stake in NY’s PlazaDec 04, 2012 5:13 am - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The investment firm headed by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says it has sold a majority stake in The Plaza Hotel in New York to a ma...
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After Sandy, New York City pins housing hope on repairsDec 04, 2012 5:11 am - NEW YORK — Facing Superstorm Sandy’s daunting toll of wreckage and displacement in the nation’s largest city, officials have put much of their hopes and hundreds of mill...
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Revised Water Street proposal not likely to change council minds in NapervilleDec 03, 2012 12:43 pm - Developers have eliminated 62 apartments and reduced by 8 feet the height of the proposed downtown Naperville Water Street project, but the changes have had little impac...
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US builders boost spending 1.4 percent in OctoberDec 03, 2012 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. builders increased their spending on construction projects in October by the largest amount in five months, led by a surge in housing. The Commerce Dep...
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Barrington’s Catlow theater about to go digitalDec 03, 2012 4:30 am - Nearly 1,400 supporters this summer helped give Barrington’s 85-year-old Catlow theater the chance for many more birthdays, and its owners are expecting to give the comm...
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Libertyville considers higher tax levyDec 02, 2012 3:49 pm - Libertyville trustees on Tuesday, Dec. 12 will vote on the 2012 tax levy, which is projected to result in an increase of $16 in village tax for a home valued at $300,000...
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One of Genva's most notable homes highlights house tourDec 02, 2012 4:00 am - Looking for holiday decorating ideas? Get inspired at Geneva's annual Christmas House Tour Dec. 7 and 8. Five distinctive homes decorated for the holidays by area busine...
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Homebuilder, buyers benefit from lower land pricesDec 01, 2012 4:15 am - Brian and Karen Brunhofer and their Deerfield-based Meritus Homes, founded in mid-2010, offers prospective buyers the benefits of experience and timing. Both spent 12 ye...