Articles filed under Real Estate
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Pick real estate agent wiselyAug 26, 2012 4:40 am - I’m thinking of maybe moving to a nicer climate, so my wife suggested we think about listing our home with a reputable real estate agent locally. We looked around and to...
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Illinois delegates in a survey identify one priority for their candidates: Fix the economyAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - As the economy has struggled, so have the suburbs. While the Chicago-area unemployment rate has dropped a full 2½ points since 2009, 8.8 percent of workers remain jobles...
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U.S. would benefit from Danish-style mortgage systemAug 25, 2012 5:29 am - Last week’s column examined the two obvious strategies for expanding private sector lending as a replacement for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The first, expansion of port...
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Resources to help new association board membersAug 25, 2012 5:17 am - Q. All of the board members of our association are first-time owners in an association. Are there resources out there that we can take advantage of which provide educati...
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South Barrington home is listing of the weekAug 25, 2012 4:58 am - This stately, English country home sits amid 2.6 rolling acres in South Barrington, bounded by woods and lowlands, offering total privacy and pond views. Located within ...
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Housing market experiences noticeable uptickAug 25, 2012 4:54 am - The real estate business in the Chicago area has taken a significant spike since March, finally picking up steam, said Tom Zander of Picket Fence Realty in Mount Prospec...
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Cupcake business opens in Mount ProspectAug 24, 2012 3:36 pm - Nutphree’s Cupcakes, a new peanut and tree nut-free cupcake bakery, will be hosting a grand opening event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the bakery storefront lo...
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Facility for disabled adults underway in HuntleyAug 24, 2012 11:43 am - Once built, the Deer Path Supportive Living Community is expected to add a new dimension to the Huntley housing market by offering on-site care to a younger segment of t...
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Two slates gear up for Barrington electionAug 24, 2012 5:30 am - Barrington’s 2013 election season unofficially began Thursday when the announcement of a challengers’ slate prompted village board incumbents to state their plans as wel...
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Keeping Walmart worth $1.75 million? Naperville thinks so.Aug 23, 2012 5:00 pm - Losing Walmart to Aurora likely would also mean losing Sam's Club and a total of $1 million in sales tax revenue, Naperville officials say. That's a risk city council m...