Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Strong year for home sales in IllinoisJan 31, 2014 12:00 am - Illinois home sales increased 7.9 percent over previous-year levels in December and median prices increased 13.7 percent, according to the Illinois Association of Realto...
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Average U.S. rate on 30-year loan at 4.32 pct.Jan 30, 2014 9:09 am - WASHINGTON — Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages slipped this week as new data showed a decline in home prices in November and a drop in new homes sales last month. ...
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Fewer signed contracts to buy U.S. homes in DecemberJan 30, 2014 9:09 am - WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes in December, suggesting a slowdown in real estate. Pending home sales fell to the lowest p...
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Lack of single-family home investment concerns Round Lake Beach officialsJan 30, 2014 4:30 am - An inventory of foreclosures and a continued uptick in rentals have prompted Round Lake Beach officials to seek help in assessing the village's real estate landscape. Vi...
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Developer targets longtime downtown Glen Ellyn grocery storeJan 30, 2014 3:00 am - A Wheaton-based developer wants to knock down the McChesney & Miller grocery store — in business in downtown Glen Ellyn since 1862 — and construct a 185-unit apartment c...
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Vacant unit causes damage, leaves liability messJan 29, 2014 10:32 am - Q. A second floor unit in our condominium association is owned by an off-site investor. The unit is managed for the off-site owner by a rental agent. The unit was vacant...
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U.S. home prices dipped in Nov. on colder weatherJan 28, 2014 8:09 am - U.S. home prices fell slightly in November as colder weather slowed buying, ending nine straight months of price gains. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home p...
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In the home office, organization is Job 1Jan 24, 2014 11:00 pm - As technology has evolved so rapidly in the past 10 years, so has the notion of a home office. We increasingly carry around work and personal files on a handheld device ...
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Tips for tackling home organization in 2014Jan 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Nicole Anzia, owner of the professional organizing business Neatnik and a monthly organizing columnist for The Washington Post, was the guest recently on The Post’s Home...
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How to limit number of people in a unitJan 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Q. Many of the units in our association are occupied by well over what the board considers an appropriate number of people. For example, six or more adults live in many ...