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• March 2008 - Vol. 3 No. 2 Home Equity is Lowest Since 1945; FHA Loan Limit Increased to Help Homebuyers in Illinois; CU YTD February Statistics; Your Credit Score a Home Improvement Tool; Understanding the Real Estate Bubble; March Gardening Tips
   
• February 2008 - Vol. 3,  No. 2 Plant-Based Fuels Drive Farmland Prices; Statewide Median Price Off a Fraction for the Year, Illinois Home Sales Slower in December; Five Reasons Houses Beat Stocks; Home Tips and Ideas-Improve Home Air Quality; Investor Report-Private Mortgage Insurance Changes
   
• January 2008 - Vol. 3, No. 1 Champaign County, IL Real Estate Year-end-Review; How to Evaluate a Real Estate Offer; Condo Trends-Condo Associations Get High Marks By Members; The Price is Right; Brrrrrrr-Are you Ready for the Coldest Months of the Year?; Gardening Tips-Bulbs; Your Home-Space Heaters
   
• Spring 2006 - Vol. 2, No. 2 Mortgage Terms One Should Know; Mortgage Rates; Private Mortgage Insurance; Land of Opportunity-Immigration; Getting an Early Start on Your Garden
   
• Winter 2006 - Vol. 2, No. 1 The Appraisal; Mortgage Rates; Changes at the Federal Reserve; Poor Planning Can Turn the American Dream into a Nightmare; Recipe: Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip
   
• Fall 2005 - Vol. 1, No. 1 Buying and Selling Real Estate - Do I need an Attorney?; Mortgage Rates; Illinois Home Sales Hit a Record for August; Hurricane Katrina - Realtors step up quickly with relief; Fencing Your Yard; Recipe: Pork Scallopine with Honey Mustard.