Real Estate
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Custom home on a smaller scaleOct 31, 2021 5:40 pm - We often think of custom homes in prestigious suburbs as being enormous in size, with perhaps 5,000 to 12,000 square feet of space. Yet, some buyers want the appointment...
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Awash in ideasOct 31, 2021 5:37 pm - The search for the hottest new home materials heats up when remodeling a bath or building a new house. But it doesn't take long to realize that good design isn't just ab...
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Condo units available in Park RidgeOct 31, 2021 5:37 pm - For many empty-nesters, the decision to downsize to a more manageable home means not only a change of address, but also a change in lifestyle. Such is the case for buyer...
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10 townhouses left at SavannahOct 31, 2021 5:40 pm - Fewer than 10 maintenance-free townhouses are available at Savannah in Hanover Park. Built by Cambridge Homes, Savannah features 166 Artisan series townhouses. The commu...
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Real Estate prelicensing course offeredOct 31, 2021 5:11 pm - The Real Estate Institute offers "Real Estate Transactions #101," a 45-credit hour prelicensing course required before being able to take the Illinois Real Estate Salesp...
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'Unfamiliar terms' definedOct 31, 2021 5:12 pm - A great source of questions from readers centers around the use of unfamiliar terms. Let's revisit some of the more useful and some of the off-the-beaten-path definition...
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Recovery in sales expected in 2008Oct 31, 2021 5:12 pm - Home prices are expected to recover in 2008 with existing-home sales picking up late this year and new-home sales rising early next year, according to the latest forecas...
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Oasis in flat real estate marketOct 31, 2021 5:13 pm - WASHINGTON -- Though real estate sales and prices are flat or down in dozens of metropolitan areas, micro-markets within them are performing very differently: Prices and...
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Enter your property in annual paint contestOct 31, 2021 5:11 pm - Entries for the 21st annual "Chicago's Finest Painted Ladies" competition, the "beauty contest" for homes, will be accepted through Labor Day, Sept. 3. Homes and commerc...
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How to spice up your old tile work
Oct 31, 2021 5:11 pm - A frequent question we receive: What to do with an old tile shower or kitchen or bath countertop that has lost its pizazz Complaints center on grungy or stained grout, ...