139 Aden and Amanda Yoder, Elizabeth Keim to Owen Yoder and Sharon Raber, Parcel: 009-00000048-00, Township Road 88, Fresno, $85,000
140 Owen Yoder to Aden and Amanda Yoder, Parcel: 042-00000411-00, Township Road 167, Fresno, $60,000
141 JAD 1031 Business LLC to Bible Fellowship Church, 102 South Oak St., West Lafayette, $160,000
142 Hughes and Patricia Lewis to Gregory and Phoenix Queen, 603 East Russell Ave., West Lafayette, $109,900
143 Charlotte Goodwill to Marvin and Heidi Miller, 52667 County Road 425, Fresno, $102,000
144 Christopher Belt to W&G Rentals LLC, 637 Blissfield Road, Warsaw, $40,000
145 Jason Borden to Raymond and Katie Cunningham, 19870 Township Road 284, Coshocton, $280,000
March 2
146 Timothy and Tacy R. Warden to Adrian and Samantha Eberwine, 22147 Ohio 751, West Lafayette, $125,000
147 Josephm Leanna, Milan and Ruth Mast to Aaron and Susan E. Yoder, Parcels: 023-00000328-10/70, Township Road 212, Coshocton, $225,000
148 Anderson Brothers Real Estate LLC to L&C Rental Properties Ltd., Parcels: 032-00000011/012/795/015/131/134/133/006/007/003/005/013-00, County Road 80, Pike Township, $3,063,852.40
149 Melinda Madden and Mary Anderson to L&C Rental Properties Ltd., Parcel: 032-00000131-00, County Road 80, Pike Township, $872.20
March 3
150 Jason and Katherine Clark to Madison Mick, 391 S. Ninth St., Coshocton, $123,000
151 Kathy Carnes to RBHALL Properties LLC, 45900 County Road 55, Coshocton, $110,000
152 Lemonade Properties LLC to Nicholas and Brittany J. Beckett, 1231 Kenilworth Ave., Coshocton, $189,000
153 Pioneer Investment Corporation to RB Hall Properties LLC, 937 Adams St., Coshocton, $66,500
154 Rahma Osman to Shyann Kick, 422 S. Third St., Coshocton, $30,000
155 RB Hall Properties LLC to Jensen and Breann Green, 1220 S. 15th St., Coshocton, $156,565
March 4
156 Nicholas and Kimberly Williams to Wayne Stoller, 23994 Ohio 60, Warsaw, $115,000
157 LGC Rentals LLC to Dorothy Stevens, 415 South Lawn Ave., Coshocton, $79,000
158 Sara A. Warne (Pelfrey) to Owen Hickman, 324 Kirk St., West Lafayette, $150,000
159 Marvin Lillibridge to LFP2 LLC, 1125 Oak Ave., Coshocton, $14,165
160 Wells Fargo Bank to Pro Edge Interiors LLC, 22105 County Road 254, West Lafayette, $41,000
161 ZAR LLC to Hidden Acres Rentals LLC, 740 John St. and 672, 641, 625 and 670 Wilson Ave., Coshocton, $195,000
162 Mt. Vernon Finance LLC to Shirley Stotts, 83 Main St., Warsaw, $400,000
March 7
163 Elizabeth Cognion to Lisa Gress, Parcels: 010-00000280-10/01, County Road 271, Coshocton, $147,431.29
March 8
164 Michele and Dean Matarrese to Joseph and Anna Erb, Parcel: 042-00000234-00, County Road 425, Fresno, $136,000
165 James Sarchet Estate to Keith and Ronald Foraker, 23334 Ohio 751, West Lafayette, $23,065.01
166 David and Mary Miller to Allen and Ida Raber, Parcel: 008-00000082-05, 5.90 acres, Township Road 84, Baltic, $108,000
167 James VDarr to Robert and Lisa McCloud, 39496 Township Road 83, Warsaw, $17,500
168 JEMM Real Estate Developers LLC to Eli and Jemima Miller, Personal: 04-00000002-20, County Road 14, Washington Township, $220,032.64
169 JEMM Real Estate Developers LLC to Joni and Marlene Miller, Parcel: 041-00000002-21, County Road 14, Washington Township, $347,228
170 JEMM Real Estate Developers LLC to Tammy Rine, 14588 County Road 14, Dresden, $150,000
171 Stephen Berg to WL5 Holdings LLC, 50016 Township Road 189 NE, Fresno, $78,000
172 W&G Rentals LLC to Shelby Cabe, 235 West Main St., Warsaw, $113,000
173 Mark and Connie Rettos to Michael and Brittany M. Wallick, 114 East Main St., West Lafayette, $90,909
March 9
174 The Home Loan Savings Bank to TGI INK Holdings Inc., Parcels: 043-000030265/3024-00, Coshocton, $10,000
175 Billie Ramsey to Kimberly Michael, 706 S. Sixth St., Coshocton, $70,000
176 JLEDCO LLC to William and Laura Christmas, 115 S. 10th St., Coshocton, $38,000
177 Jeffrey Shrimplin to Village of Conesville, Parcel: 012-00000121-00, Franklin Avenue, Conesville, $5,000
March 10
178 Beryl Cox II and Desiree Moore to Jacob Moore, 18527 Township Road 284, Coshocton, $89,000
March 11
179 SEO Rentals LLC to Mitchell White and Demetra Lares, 99 S. Whitewoman St., Coshocton, $140,000
180 Heidi Carrion to Maynard and Heidi E. Shetler, Parcel: 017-00000332-00, Ohio 83 North, Coshocton, $101,872
181 Torey Reed to Mark Reed, 26527 Ohio 206, Walhonding, $169,940
March 14
182 Rex Watson Sr. to Mary Toney and Nathan Watson, 9855 Township Road 262, Kimbolten ,$37,003
March 15
183 Avery Holdings LLC to Willis and Lena Hershberger, 20.196 acres, Township Road 306, Coshocton, $175,000
Property Transfers Exempt from Conveyance Fees
March 3
E106 Brian Myers to Brian and Sherry Myers, 21535 Township Road 379, 21825 Township Road 379, Warsaw, and 33705 Ohio 541, Walhonding
E107 Gary W. Wheeler to Gary D. Wheeler, 18701 Ohio 79, Warsaw
March 4
E108 Brandon Specht and Kirsten Keim to Brandon Specht, 52751 County Road 16, West Lafayette
E109 James Loretta Parks to James and Loretta Parks, 2015 Adams St., Coshocton
E110 Emmett Shaw to Shelby Shaw, 1619 Walnut St., Coshocton
March 7
E111 Donald West to Norma Kohman, 515 S. Eighth St., Coshocton
March 8
E112 James Darr to James Darr, 39496 Township Road 83, Warsaw
E113 Mary Anderson to MaryAnderson and Harry Rasmussen III, 17763 County Road 436, Dresden
E114 Mary Anderson to Mary Anderson and Harry Rasmussen III, 17460 County Road 80, Frazeysburg
E115 Edward Wilden to April Darner (Good) and Philip Wilden, 306 Hamilton Ave., Coshocton
March 9
E116 Elizabeth Cognion to Michael Cognion, 3820 County Road 271, Coshocton
E117 Robert and Myrtle Hardy to Donna West, Robert Hardy, Patricia Drake, 51559 Township Road 146, Coshocton
E118 Jack Wise to Linda Ames and Lisa Seim, 328 Locust St., Coshocton
E119 Timothy Howell to The Board of Coshocton County Commissioners, 735 Pine St., Coshocton
March 10
E120 Wendell Mitchell to Sandra Mitchell, 206 State Street, Conesville
March 8
E121 William and Connie Dunfee to Jeremy and Kassidy Davis, Parcel: 032-00000347-05, Township Road 390, Frazeysburg
March 10
E122 Gary Scott to Brenda Scott, 32900 County Road 132, Killbuck
March 11
E123 Wayne and Mary Yoder to Wayne and Mary Yoder, 47279 Township Road 216, Millersburg
E124 Virginia Allman to Virginia Allman, 654 Vine St., Coshocton
E125 Rondale Kent to Sheila Kent, 33715 Township Road 373, Warsaw
E126 Timothy Wise, Todd and Tiffany Stein to Todd and Tiffany Wise-Stine, Parcel: 042-00000468-02, Township Road 180, White Eyes Township
March 14
E127 Craig and Mary Ross to Mary Ross, 901 Hill St., Coshocton
March 15
E128 Robert Miller III to Jennifer Miller, 1330 Chestnut St., Coshocton
E129 Gary and Lois Parobek to Gary and Lois Parobek, 28366 Township Road 26, Warsaw
E130 Kelsey Untied to Eric and Deborah Dickson, 15925 County Road 4, Dresden
E131 James Albert Hale to Coshocton County Land Reutilization Corporation, 1802 Chestnut St., Coshocton
MONTREAL – Two Quebec real estate brokers are facing fines and years-long suspensions for submitting bogus offers on homes to drive up prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christine Girouard has been suspended for 14 years and her business partner, Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin, has been suspended for nine years after Quebec’s authority of real estate brokerage found they used fake bids to get buyers to raise their offers.
Girouard is a well-known broker who previously starred on a Quebec reality show that follows top real estate agents in the province.
She is facing a fine of $50,000, while Dauphinais-Fortin has been fined $10,000.
The two brokers were suspended in May 2023 after La Presse published an article about their practices.
One buyer ended up paying $40,000 more than his initial offer in 2022 after Girouard and Dauphinais-Fortin concocted a second bid on the house he wanted to buy.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2024.
MONTREAL – The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales rose 9.3 per cent in August compared with the same month last year, with levels slightly higher than the historical average for this time of year.
The association says home sales in the region totalled 2,991 for the month, up from 2,737 in August 2023.
The median price for all housing types was up year-over-year, led by a six per cent increase for the price of a plex at $763,000 last month.
The median price for a single-family home rose 5.2 per cent to $590,000 and the median price for a condominium rose 4.4 per cent to $407,100.
QPAREB market analysis director Charles Brant says the strength of the Montreal resale market contrasts with declines in many other Canadian cities struggling with higher levels of household debt, lower savings and diminishing purchasing power.
Active listings for August jumped 18 per cent compared with a year earlier to 17,200, while new listings rose 1.7 per cent to 4,840.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 6, 2024.
In the quest to find cities where renters can enjoy the best of all worlds, a recent study analyzed 24 metrics across three key categories—Housing & Economy, Quality of Life, and Community. The study ranked the 100 largest cities in Canada to determine which ones offer the most to their renters.
Here are the top 10 cities that emerged as the best for renters in 2024:
St. John’s, NL
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, stand out as the top city for renters in Canada for 2024. Known for its vibrant cultural scene, stunning natural beauty, and welcoming community, St. John’s offers an exceptional quality of life. The city boasts affordable housing, a robust economy, and low unemployment rates, making it an attractive option for those seeking a balanced and enriching living experience. Its rich history, picturesque harbour, and dynamic arts scene further enhance its appeal, ensuring that renters can enjoy both comfort and excitement in this charming coastal city.
Sherbrooke, QC
Sherbrooke, Quebec, emerges as a leading city for renters in Canada for 2024, offering a blend of affordability and quality of life. Nestled in the heart of the Eastern Townships, Sherbrooke is known for its picturesque landscapes, vibrant cultural scene, and strong community spirit. The city provides affordable rental options, low living costs, and a thriving local economy, making it an ideal destination for those seeking both comfort and economic stability. With its rich history, numerous parks, and dynamic arts and education sectors, Sherbrooke presents an inviting environment for renters looking for a well-rounded lifestyle.
Québec City, QC
Québec City, the capital of Quebec, stands out as a premier destination for renters in Canada for 2024. Known for its rich history, stunning architecture, and vibrant cultural heritage, this city offers an exceptional quality of life. Renters benefit from affordable housing, excellent public services, and a robust economy. The city’s charming streets, historic sites, and diverse culinary scene provide a unique living experience. With top-notch education institutions, numerous parks, and a strong sense of community, Québec City is an ideal choice for those seeking a dynamic and fulfilling lifestyle.
Trois-Rivières, QC
Trois-Rivières, nestled between Montreal and Quebec City, emerges as a top choice for renters in Canada. This historic city, known for its picturesque riverside views and rich cultural scene, offers an appealing blend of affordability and quality of life. Renters in Trois-Rivières enjoy reasonable housing costs, a low unemployment rate, and a vibrant community atmosphere. The city’s well-preserved historic sites, bustling arts community, and excellent educational institutions make it an attractive destination for those seeking a balanced and enriching lifestyle.
Saguenay, QC
Saguenay, located in the stunning Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, is a prime destination for renters seeking affordable living amidst breathtaking natural beauty. Known for its picturesque fjords and vibrant cultural scene, Saguenay offers residents a high quality of life with lower housing costs compared to major urban centers. The city boasts a strong sense of community, excellent recreational opportunities, and a growing economy. For those looking to combine affordability with a rich cultural and natural environment, Saguenay stands out as an ideal choice.
Granby, QC
Granby, nestled in the heart of Quebec’s Eastern Townships, offers renters a delightful blend of small-town charm and ample opportunities. Known for its beautiful parks, vibrant cultural scene, and family-friendly environment, Granby provides an exceptional quality of life. The city’s affordable housing market and strong sense of community make it an attractive option for those seeking a peaceful yet dynamic place to live. With its renowned zoo, bustling downtown, and numerous outdoor activities, Granby is a hidden gem that caters to a diverse range of lifestyles.
Fredericton, NB
Fredericton, the capital city of New Brunswick, offers renters a harmonious blend of historical charm and modern amenities. Known for its vibrant arts scene, beautiful riverfront, and welcoming community, Fredericton provides an excellent quality of life. The city boasts affordable housing options, scenic parks, and a strong educational presence with institutions like the University of New Brunswick. Its rich cultural heritage, coupled with a thriving local economy, makes Fredericton an attractive destination for those seeking a balanced and fulfilling lifestyle.
Saint John, NB
Saint John, New Brunswick’s largest city, is a coastal gem known for its stunning waterfront and rich heritage. Nestled on the Bay of Fundy, it offers renters an affordable cost of living with a unique blend of historic architecture and modern conveniences. The city’s vibrant uptown area is bustling with shops, restaurants, and cultural attractions, while its scenic parks and outdoor spaces provide ample opportunities for recreation. Saint John’s strong sense of community and economic growth make it an inviting place for those looking to enjoy both urban and natural beauty.
Saint-Hyacinthe, QC
Saint-Hyacinthe, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, is a vibrant city known for its strong agricultural roots and innovative spirit. Often referred to as the “Agricultural Technopolis,” it is home to numerous research centers and educational institutions. Renters in Saint-Hyacinthe benefit from a high quality of life with access to excellent local amenities, including parks, cultural events, and a thriving local food scene. The city’s affordable housing and close-knit community atmosphere make it an attractive option for those seeking a balanced and enriching lifestyle.
Lévis, QC
Lévis, located on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River across from Quebec City, offers a unique blend of historical charm and modern conveniences. Known for its picturesque views and well-preserved heritage sites, Lévis is a city where history meets contemporary living. Residents enjoy a high quality of life with excellent public services, green spaces, and cultural activities. The city’s affordable housing options and strong sense of community make it a desirable place for renters looking for both tranquility and easy access to urban amenities.
This category looked at factors such as average rent, housing costs, rental availability, and unemployment rates. Québec stood out with 10 cities ranking at the top, demonstrating strong economic stability and affordable housing options, which are critical for renters looking for cost-effective living conditions.
Québec again led the pack in this category, with five cities in the top 10. Ontario followed closely with three cities. British Columbia excelled in walkability, with four cities achieving the highest walk scores, while Caledon topped the list for its extensive green spaces. These factors contribute significantly to the overall quality of life, making these cities attractive for renters.
Victoria, BC, emerged as the leader in this category due to its rich array of restaurants, museums, and educational institutions, offering a vibrant community life. St. John’s, NL, and Vancouver, BC, also ranked highly. Québec City, QC, and Lévis, QC, scored the highest in life satisfaction, reflecting a strong sense of community and well-being. Additionally, Saskatoon, SK, and Oshawa, ON, were noted for having residents with lower stress levels.
For a comprehensive view of the rankings and detailed interactive visuals, you can visit the full study by Point2Homes.
While no city can provide a perfect living experience for every renter, the cities highlighted in this study come remarkably close by excelling in key areas such as housing affordability, quality of life, and community engagement. These findings offer valuable insights for renters seeking the best places to live in Canada in 2024.