Real Estate News, Tips and Topics from Illinois

Arrow Wood subdivision is located on the south side of Indian Trail just east of Randall Road on the West Side of Aurora. This Pulte-built subdivision was built in the latter half of the 1990s and is a great place to look for Aurora homes for first-time homebuyers and smaller familes. Arrow Wood ...

I always like to begin new endeavors with a welcome. So with the launch of my new Illinois Real Estate Blog, I'd like to continue this tradition. I have several other blogs related to real estate news but I created this blog associated with ActiveRain for its visibility and ability to post not on...

Golden Oaks Subdivision is located on the northeast corner of Randall Road and Indian Trail on the west side of Aurora. During the first quarter of 2011, there was a small amount of market activity. 2 properties sold and 6 remain under contract as short sales. The following homes in Golden Oaks s...

Have you ever seen those strange square bar codes with the funky black boxes in the corners on the internet or out there on best buy ads or coupons? Those are what's known as a QR code and if you haven't noticed them, you will soon. In fact, the next time you're out looking for homes you might se...

Just released yesterday, the S&P/Case Shiller Index has some interesting and positive news for the month of August. It appears to continue the trend of stabilization that it seems like we're currently in. Particularly for the Chicagoland market that I work in, it continues 3 solid months of home ...

Golden Oaks is a subdivisions of nearly 400 homes located in the Northwest section of the City of Aurora. It was built by Pulte Homes between 1990 and 1994 and consists of small to medium-sized homes ranging from around 1200 to 2300 square feet. Golden Oaks homes are popular with both first-time ...

On the evening of July 4th, the sky on the west side of Aurora was once again ablaze with color. In 2008, for the second year in a row, the City of Aurora fireworks were held on the grounds of the Illinois Math and Science Academy near the corner of Sullivan and Edgelawn. I have to say, of all th...

One of the first subdivisions you'll come to if you approach the village of Sugar Grove from the north is the beautiful Lakes of Bliss Woods. Taking its name from the nearby Bliss Woods Forest Preserve where local history says the community of Sugar Grove was first founded, this community feature...

North Aurora is a village trying to maintain its small-town identity while it continues to grow, particularly to the east and west. One of the newest additions of residential homes is the Tanner Trails Subdivision in the extreme west of the village. With over 500 single family homes located among...

The Reserves at Tanner Trails is a new home community located among the fields in westernmost North Aurora. It offers many new construction options from the $300,000 range to the $500,000 range. Many of the homes in this community are custom and semi-custom homes built by one of several local bui...