Articles filed under Real Estate
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Mt. Prospect TIF districts slow, but in the blackJun 04, 2012 11:16 am - The recent recession and a slow recovery have silenced activity in many suburban tax increment financing districts. Mount Prospect leaders say growth in their TIF has sl...
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Rio’s housing prices spell trouble in paradiseJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - RIO DE JANEIRO — Moving to Rio, I had visions of paradise, of a sprawling apartment with panoramic views over a palm-lined beach. Instead, I found myself plunged into th...
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Mortgage professor: Despite huge demand, LTO obstacles are plentyJun 02, 2012 5:34 am - Of the 700 or so articles on my website, the article accessed most frequently over the last year has been one I wrote in 2004 on lease-to-own home purchases. This is a c...
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Condo leasing restriction should be enacted only after careful considerationJun 02, 2012 5:30 am - So the board of your association has made the decision to seek an amendment to the declaration to restrict leasing of units. There are many components to a lease restric...
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Spas now compete with pools for backyard spaceJun 02, 2012 5:20 am - Spas are now a strong competitor to aboveground pools for a place in the suburban backyard, said George Schlangen, owner of Midwest Spas of Lake Zurich. Family swim spas...
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On the Market: Country cottage in BarringtonJun 02, 2012 5:02 am - This country cottage, surrounded by lush acreage only five minutes from downtown Barrington and its train station, looks like it was plucked from the Irish countryside a...
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Morton model home opens at Glenrise Grove in Glen EllynJun 01, 2012 4:58 am - Glenrise Grove offers an award-winning enclave of 34 two-story homes amid peaceful surroundings, tucked away in sought after Glen Ellyn near area amenities. The communit...
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With roof gardens and solar panels, Via Verde redefines affordable housingJun 01, 2012 1:00 am - NEW YORK — My tour of the new Via Verde apartment complex began on a roof that sprouts just-planted Christmas trees. Stairs brought me to three higher levels, where I wa...
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Mt. Prospect encourages residents to open shopsMay 29, 2012 5:30 am - While working for more than a decade in restaurants and bars all over the Chicago area, Mount Prospect resident Esteban Aguado dreamed of one day opening a place of his ...
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Philhaven fall short of meeting needsMay 28, 2012 6:09 am - I am writing to explain why I, and so many people who live in the neighborhood of the proposed Wheeling Daveri/PhilHaven project, are opposed to it. The for-profit Daver...