Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Housing panel prefers more affordable units, not fees for Arlington 425 developmentMay 07, 2019 5:33 am - An Arlington Heights panel is OK with a plan for 18 units at below-market rents in the proposed Arlington 425 development, but it would also prefer that the developer in...
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Threat of demolition looms for 119-year-old Hoffman Estates farmhouseMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday will revisit the four-year-old dilemma over whether the approximately 119-year-old Bergman family farmhouse on Algonquin Roa...
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Barrington eased standards on state's largest historic district. Some say village went too far.May 05, 2019 11:00 pm - Relaxed standards have been approved for Barrington's 18-year-old historic district in a move officials say should allow greater flexibility and reduce expenses for resi...
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What not to do when selling a home (8 common mistakes sellers make)May 05, 2019 6:00 am - Selling a home can be complicated. The process is like no other financial transaction most people will make. Too often, sellers sabotage the sale of their home by making...
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How to make a home down payment without wrecking your financesMay 05, 2019 6:00 am - Maximizing a home down payment can make sense: The bigger the down payment, the lower the monthly mortgage bill and the better the chance of building equity more quickly...
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Adjustable-rate mortgages: Are they worth it?May 05, 2019 6:00 am - Adjustable-rate mortgages, known as ARMs, are back, despite having earned a bad reputation at the height of the housing crisis. Post-crisis borrowers saw them as risky b...
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What to do to get your grill ready for summerMay 04, 2019 7:00 am - There are die-hard grillers who don't see why a little cold or sleet should stand between them and a juicy grilled steak. The rest of us in colder climes throw a cover o...
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Give your flower and veggie seedlings some tough loveMay 04, 2019 6:00 am - Seedlings raised on windowsills or in greenhouses have been coddled to some degree and aren't ready to face the great outdoors. A temporary period called “hardening off”...
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Want to help bees? Plant flowering herbsMay 03, 2019 6:00 am - Herbs are among the most useful plants in nature. They can tantalize the taste buds, help cure what ails you, oil the body, perfume the air, and attract bees, butterflie...
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Arlington 425 returns to housing commission MondayMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights housing commission will evaluate the Arlington 425 project again Monday, with the village board set to take a final vote on the massive downtown de...