Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Florida housing expert fears another bubble is about to burstAug 23, 2015 7:32 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Jack McCabe watched the last housing bubble rip through South Florida like a hurricane, and he watched the investors from up north roll in to town t...
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A designer gets a new lease on life without leaving her rentalAug 23, 2015 7:30 am - In late 2013, Kerra Michele Huerta's design business was taking off. Her budget decorating hacks, which she illustrated on her Apartment Envy blog using her own 560-squa...
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Company sweeps in to build new fireplace for Rolling Meadows familyAug 22, 2015 2:00 pm - When Amelia and Stephan Polus moved into their Rolling Meadows home three and a half years ago, they weren't crazy about the 1970s-era stone fireplace in the living room...
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Shedding light on homeowners' solar optionsAug 22, 2015 7:40 am - Despite its benefits, switching to solar power can be a daunting prospect for the average homeowner. From the cost of purchasing or leasing your own solar panel system t...
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Suburban home sales and prices surge higher in JulyAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - The strong summer housing market continued in July as home sales and median prices posted robust gains while the time it took to sell a home declined, according to the I...
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Housing starts in U.S. climb to an almost eight-year highAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - New-home construction in the U.S. climbed in July to the highest level in almost eight years, indicating the industry will pick up in the second half of the year. Reside...
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Wheeling approves 12 luxury townhouses at Northgate CrossingAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - A second phase of construction for Wheeling's Northgate Crossing apartment complex, this one for 12 luxury townhouse rental units, has been approved by the village board...
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Schaumburg to demolish house for new businessAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg officials are preparing to take possession of and demolish a single-family home the village purchased in 2008 to redevelop the site as commercial property. Th...
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Flood insurance discounts available for Lake County landownersAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Property owners in unincorporated Lake County may be eligible to save more than $238 a year on their flood insurance policies. Residents who meet certain requirements a...
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Townhouses, apartments on Des Plaines site, or hold out for business?Aug 18, 2015 5:30 am - Should a vacant 20-acre former industrial site on Northwest Highway in Des Plaines become home to a new residential development? Or should city officials hold out hope t...