Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Rent-to-own options in housing: Move in now, buy laterMar 15, 2020 6:23 am - Soaring home prices. Tight inventories. Student debt. Job mobility. Inability to save enough. Bad credit scores. There is a slate of reasons why homeownership lies beyon...
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New app provides information for first-time homebuyers and ownersMar 15, 2020 6:10 am - First-time homebuyers can find abundant information online, in books and articles and at seminars given by real estate agents, lenders, nonprofit organizations and gover...
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MRED names communications chiefMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - LISLE - Midwest Real Estate Data has named Jon K. Broadbooks as chief communications officer for the organization, which serves more than 45,000 subscribers throughout I...
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No, you don't need a 20% down payment to buy a homeMar 08, 2020 6:18 am - Many Americans may be unnecessarily talking themselves out of homeownership. Thirty-seven percent of non-homeowners say not having enough saved for a down payment is hol...
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Batavia working to keep One Washington Place project aliveMar 06, 2020 12:00 am - Batavia officials are considering an extension to a tax increment financing district that would keep a $40 million downtown mixed-use development plan alive. With a 9-4 ...
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New apartment project to receive financial incentives from East DundeeMar 06, 2020 12:00 am - East Dundee is offering tax incentives to help a developer expand his residential project with two additional apartment buildings. Joe Billitteri of Billitteri Enterpris...
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A country estate that inspired James Bond novelsMar 01, 2020 5:00 am - A New York country estate, Black Hole Hollow Farm, where former British intelligence officer-turned-author Ian Fleming wrote parts of two James Bond thrillers, is for sa...
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Some swear by air purifiers, but do they work?Feb 29, 2020 6:00 am - Pat yourself on the back if you've sealed your home for energy efficiency. Keeping drafts out is a money-saving move. The hitch? A tightly sealed home may also trap in p...
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Are homes on the horizon for Mundelein's Oak Creek Plaza?Feb 25, 2020 4:00 am - Mundelein officials are talking with a national homebuilder about redeveloping the languishing Oak Creek Plaza shopping center, Mayor Steve Lentz revealed Monday during ...
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DuPage County approves 84 houses on Planter's Palette site despite opposition from neighborsFeb 25, 2020 12:00 am - A developer has received permission from DuPage County to build dozens of age-restricted houses on the site of a former garden nursery near West Chicago, despite opposit...