Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Downtown living is a desire with no age limitSep 27, 2019 6:00 am - The energy and excitement of city life draws homebuyers to downtown living in the suburbs where they have the best of both worlds. The feeling of space and ease of life ...
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Developer seeking to 'be bold' with Naperville's 5th Avenue designSep 27, 2019 1:00 am - The new baseline concept for a redeveloped area around the Naperville Metra station soon could become more complete if the city council approves the continuation of work...
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Work begins on new affordable housing project in ElginSep 27, 2019 1:00 am - The construction project to turn the former Larkin Center in Elgin into affordable housing broke ground Friday afternoon. The three-story historic building at 1212 Larki...
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Luxury apartment complex planned near Stratford Square Mall in BloomingdaleSep 26, 2019 1:00 am - A long-vacant property near Bloomingdale's Stratford Square Mall is expected to become the site of a new 90-unit apartment complex. Bloomingdale trustees this week gave ...
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Don't-pay-till-you-die reverse mortgages are booming in CanadaSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Reverse mortgages are surging in Canada as more older people join the country's debt bandwagon. If you're 55 or older, you can borrow as much as 55% of the value of your...
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What to know before refinancing your home loanSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Mortgage rates have hovered near three-year lows recently, leading many homeowners to wonder if now is the time to refinance. I asked Craig Strent, CEO and co-founder of...
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Baby boomers see advantages in new constructionSep 20, 2019 6:00 am - A suburban couple in their late 60s decides to sell their large, four-bedroom home with three bathrooms. It's too large for them. Taxes are too high. Utilities are too c...
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Developer for Naperville's 5th Avenue aims for global health-wellness standardSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - A new baseline design for 5th Avenue near the Naperville Metra station aims for a future redeveloped community to be the first in Illinois - and second in the nation - t...
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Rare Arlington Heights Lustron home meets wrecking ballSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - What may have been the last Lustron home in Arlington Heights was recently demolished, in what was a rare example of the housing stock available in the post-World War II...
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Arlington Heights buildings awarded for design excellenceSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Two buildings in Arlington Heights have received the Alan F. Bombick Award for Excellence in Design from the village's design commission. Kensington School, 840 E. Kensi...