Champaign-Urbana IL Homes for Sale

Isn't it funny how as a teen I could hardly wait to grow up and dart off to start my own adventures. Yet, now that I live hundreds of miles away from most of my family, my visits home are what I look forward to for months beforehand. Much of the month of November for me was spent at home in Virgi...

The Very Best Reason to Buy a Champaign-Urbana Home! Okay, I'll admit it. I don't actually believe there is a "best" or a "right" reason to buy a home that applies to everyone across the board (it made for a nice blog title though, don't you think?). Rather, each home buyer has his or her very ow...

Booo!!! Here are a few good, common sense tips posted by fellow blogger Peggy Yee to help you all have a fun and safe evening of trick-or-treating. If you'd like to leave comments, please do so on the original post. Peggy will appreciate it. FYI, trick-or-treating hours in Champaign-Urbana are 6-...

Champaign IL Housing Market Report 3rd Quarter 2011 While our Champaign IL real estate market continues to face some of the same challenges that we've seen the first two quarters of the year (as well as in previous years), we've had small improvement in other areas. As you can see from the charts...

Champaign County IL Real Estate Market Report, September 2011 September 2011 Residential Sales Information Compared to September 2010 The following real estate market information concerns only residential sales in greater Champaign County, IL and includes houses, condos, co-ops, and zerolots Sept...

Can We Ask the Seller to Fix it? Every home has its quirks and its little flaws, a fact that any new homeowner will quickly discover. There may be cabinet doors that stick in the summer, a temperamental motion-sensor light out back, or that one daggone step that’s always broken... even after you ...

Oops! I did it again: Another 30 Day Contest In August to September of 2010 I participated in an Active Rain blogging contest that I (and I think others) call “30 in 30.” The challenge is to post one blog each day in 30 days straight and the rewards are: you get to hone your blogging skills, you ...

Happy Anniversary to The I.D.E.A. Store in Champaign, IL! On October 1st, The I.D.E.A. Store in Champaign reaches its very first anniversary of being in business! To help them celebrate, I decided to head over there and find out more about what they do as a creative re-use marketplace and how the...

Do you have more books piled up in your house than you have shelves to store them on? Yea, me too. And while I haven't found a solution for the existing problem (I can't seem to part with any of them) I do have a solution for preventing the problem from getting any worse... taking advantage of th...

A Guide to Champaign-Urbana Neighborhoods Are you looking for a contemporary, urban condo only steps from downtown Champaign? Or perhaps you'd prefer the classic 2-story home in a quiet, suburban setting. How about an 80-year-old bungalow located on a brick street within walking distance to the U...