'2017 and 2018 both seemed to be good years. Good for buyers and good for sellers,' said Eric Porter, president of the Champaign County Association of Realtors. CHAMPAIGN — Fifty-five more homes were sold in 2018 than the year before in Champaign County, according to a year-end report from the local Realtors group. And sale prices remained level, with the 2018 average at $174,453, virtually the same as the 2017 average of $174,570. read more