Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Historic Wheaton home hits the market for first time in 40 yearsMay 23, 2014 1:00 am - Central air conditioning hadn't been invented in 1904, but butler's pantries and box-beam ceilings were all the rage. Happily for would-be homeowners, a house that recen...
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Bill filed to give homeowners a $500 tax refundMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A proposal to give Illinois homeowners a $500 property tax refund has been introduced in the General Assembly. House Speaker Michael Madigan filed the legi...
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DuPage County men indicted in mortgage schemeMay 19, 2014 1:00 am - Two DuPage County men were among six people indicted recently by a federal grand jury on mortgage fraud charges. Prosecutors said the men are accused of causing buyers t...
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Tight resale market impacts buildersMay 17, 2014 12:01 am - New construction available to buyers seeking quick move
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Elk Grove Village buys 1.2-acre vacant Devon Avenue propertyMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village is buying a vacant, 1.2-acre property on Devon Avenue with no immediate plans for the land, but with an eye toward future redevelopment. The property a...
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House prices climbed in fewer U.S. cities as recovery coolsMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - House prices stall as economic recovery cools Prices for single-family homes climbed in 74 percent of U.S. cities in the first quarter, fewer than a year earlier, a...
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A dream design for the disabledMay 11, 2014 12:01 am - Andy and Jennifer Cibula spent 10 years planning and building their new home in Oakton, Va., with two objectives: to design it so that their two young disabled sons can ...
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Plan for homes instead of offices gets cold shoulder in Buffalo GroveMay 09, 2014 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove trustees this week gave a cold reception to a property owner's proposal for new single-family homes on Milwaukee Avenue. The village board would prefer tha...
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Taxing bodies sign off on Hickory Kensington redevelopment in Arlington Hts.May 07, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights is a step closer to redeveloping the Hickory Kensington area, after representatives from area taxing bodies on Wednesday approved establishing a new ta...
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New-home sales in unexpectedly slump to eight-month lowMay 04, 2014 6:00 am - New-home sales in the U.S. took a surprising plunge in March to the lowest level in eight months as buyers balked at record prices and higher mortgage rates that made pr...