Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Analysis: What the Fed rate hike could mean to mortgage borrowersDec 20, 2015 6:32 am - This week's rate increase by the Federal Reserve should not cause home buyers to panic, if history is any indication. Back in the early 2000s, after the tech bubble burs...
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Geneva residents criticize 5-story apartment planDec 18, 2015 4:45 am - A proposed five-story, 219-unit apartment building on the western edge of downtown Geneva is too big, will exacerbate traffic problems, and in general just doesn't fit i...
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Same developer, new idea for Grayslake fairgroundsDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Eight years after gaining Grayslake village board approval for a retail project at the former Lake County Fairgrounds that fizzled, a developer is back with a new idea f...
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Barrington board unanimously approves condo building planDec 15, 2015 4:30 am - Plans for a three story, 12-unit condo building at 407 E. Main St. near the Barrington Metra station were approved by Monday night the village board. The building will f...
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St. Charles aldermen may support affordable housingDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - If you live in St. Charles and have an old home with a mortgage that's under water or a foreclosed piece of property on your block, city officials may be interested in b...
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Longtime mortgage lender in Cary says industry adapting to new rulesDec 13, 2015 10:00 pm - With an eye toward consumer convenience and improved clarity for borrowers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau introduced new lending processes this fall. Oct. 3,...
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Why reverse mortgages can be problematic after borrower diesDec 12, 2015 10:00 pm - Lisa Lajoie has been trying to buy the 1,400-square-foot home in Brockton, Mass., where she grew up ever since her mother, Aline Lajoie, died 17 months ago. Lisa, who is...
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Apartments headed for neighborhood near Glen Ellyn library?Dec 09, 2015 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn officials once welcomed a plan to turn an industrial site into high-end townhouses. The existing building, largely filled by a roofing business, looked relati...
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St. Charles freezes property tax levy for seventh yearDec 08, 2015 4:45 am - Assuming no major swings in their property value, St. Charles residents won't see any change in the amount of property taxes they pay to the city in 2015. Aldermen unani...
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Nutcrackers have been collected, handed down for decadesDec 06, 2015 6:22 am - Do an Internet search for the word "nutcracker," and you'll find as many results for the popular Tchaikovsky ballet as the decorative keepsake used to crack the hard she...