Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Young workers struggling to keep pace with home costsAug 23, 2015 7:36 am - Many young workers are finding that home prices are rising faster than their pay, making it harder for them to set aside the cash they need for the purchase, studies sho...
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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...