Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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How the American house has changed over 400 yearsAug 09, 2015 7:32 am - WASHINGTON - The single-family home in America has evolved in one particularly remarkable way: It has gotten bigger and bigger and bigger. New homes built today are abou...
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It's a seller's market, but getting a good deal can still take some workAug 09, 2015 7:00 am - The housing market is hot, especially for sellers. Many people trying to sell homes find that an increase in home prices, combined with a limited inventory of homes for ...
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Schaumburg treehouse inspires new rental rulesAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - Having already ensured an elaborate backyard treehouse stays unique in Schaumburg, village officials are now pursuing regulation of the short-term rentals that have been...
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Ceilings have learned a lot from fancy floorsAug 05, 2015 6:00 am - Ceilings of today can be as fancy as floors
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Palatine housing development for 'active empty-nesters gets early OKAug 04, 2015 5:30 am - A plan to level two single-family homes and build a five-unit housing development near downtown Palatine for active empty-nesters received preliminary approval from the ...
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Hoffman Estates hopes private investor saves Bergman farmhouseAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates officials made it clear this week that while they're willing to take more time to find a buyer for the historic Bergman farmhouse at the corner of Algonq...
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Buffalo Grove trustees want changes in developer's proposalAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - After a quarter-century of waiting, it looks like a 24-acre piece of land at Deerfield Parkway and Milwaukee Avenue in Buffalo Grove finally may be developed, although m...
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What you need to know about what parents leave behindAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Dealing with the myriad bits and pieces of a lifetime, left behind when your parent(s) die, is a massive chore that must usually be accomplished at a time when people ar...
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10 things you need to do to keep rainwater out of your homeAug 02, 2015 5:00 am - While some areas of the country have been experiencing drought, other regions have been pounded by rainfall this summer. The rain has certainly put a damper on planned o...
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$20 million in place for rehab of vacant Aurora hospitalAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - The extension of a redevelopment zone - via the passing of a state Senate bill - may prove critical to whether the former St. Charles Hospital in Aurora can be converted...