Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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U.S. home construction rises 6.8 percent in MayJun 18, 2013 9:52 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. builders stepped up home construction in May and applied for permits to build single-family homes at the fastest pace in five years. The gains show hou...
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Palatine housing project faces first big test TuesdayJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - The permanent supportive housing development proposed near downtown Palatine will face its first big test this week at a meeting of the village's plan commission. Plenty...
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Former mayor’s home has been a bed and breakfast in Mundelein for 25 yearsJun 16, 2013 4:00 am - All is quiet on a recent weekday afternoon at the Round Robin Inn bed and breakfast in Mundelein, as guests are out and about shopping, tending to business or pursuing o...
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Housing recovers as underwater-borrowers shrinkJun 15, 2013 11:00 pm - The number of borrowers who owe more than their homes are worth fell again during the first quarter, another sign of a rebounding housing market that is enjoying surging...
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Lifeguards required when young children allowed unsupervisedJun 15, 2013 4:46 am - Q. Our association has a swimming pool. Under what circumstances do we have to have a lifeguard? A. The Illinois Swimming Pool and Bathing Beach Act regulates swimming p...
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Kid-friendly yard makes parents want to play, tooJun 15, 2013 4:00 am - In Walker’s Point, Lake Muskoka, in Ontario, Canada, there’s a three-level treehouse rising above four trunks. The work of Lukasz Kos, the “4Tree House” has a refined de...
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Baby boomers find help in selling the family homeJun 14, 2013 2:00 pm - You have lived in your home for more than 20 years, accumulating things every year. In fact, in many cases, you raised your children in that home. They, too, accumulated...
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Easy, breezy summer decor to lift your moodJun 14, 2013 5:00 am - To embrace the blissful, mellow season of summer, I sweep through my home, gathering up winter’s rich, intricate layers and replacing them with light and breezy accents ...
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Lakeside home in Ingleside is listing of the weekJun 11, 2013 11:12 am - This fabulous, recently-remodeled cedar home is located on one of the best kept secrets in Lake County — Long Lake near Ingleside. Long Lake is one of the smaller, more ...
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Thousands of Illinoisans to share mortgage reliefJun 11, 2013 6:35 am - Nearly 30,000 Illinois borrowers will soon receive checks as part of a landmark multistate settlement with five U.S. banks over foreclosure abuses. Illinois Attorney Gen...