Pulaski County real estate transactions of $150,000 or more; deeds recorded Jan. 25-Jan. 29:
T.H. Little Rock, LLC and J.K. Little Rock, LLC to 7123 I-30, LLC, 7123 Interstate 30, Frontage Road, Little Rock, L2R, Tucker’s Commercial Acres Replat, $2,600,000.
T.H. Little Rock II, LLC and J.K. Little Rock II, LLC to 1324 Henderson, LLC, 1324 Henderson Drive, North Little Rock, Pt. SW NW 36 & SE NE 35-2N-12W, $2,500,000.
Capital View Properties, LLC to TJM Third And Bishop Properties, LLC, 1900 & 1910 W. Third St., Little Rock, Ls6-7 B8, Union Depot; Blks. 4-5, Worthen; Ls7-8 B5 & L5 B6, Union Depot, $1,500,000.
Jeffrey L. Barber to Gerald C. and Judith A. Jones, L10, River Oaks, $1,005,000.
USP Land Holdings FP&P, LLC to BCR Investments, LLC, 1300 Bond Ave., Little Rock, Blks. 5 & 6, Manufacturer’s; Pt.SW NW 12-1N-12W, $900,000.
Stevens Commercial Contractors, Inc.to Neil Brad Burnette and Andrea Gad-berry, 56 Falstone Drive, Little Rock, L23 B135, Chenal Valley, $754,307.
Yongchang Wang and Si Chen to Rochelle Alicia and Michael Aaron Johnson, 18 Accadia Court, Little Rock, L7 B126, Chenal Valley, $750,000.
Baring Cross Restoration, LLC to JRJ Building, LLC, 1301 W. Ninth St., North Little Rock, Ls9-12 & Ls1-2 B6, Vestal; Ls6, 2R, 9 & 11 B2, Giles; Ls12 & 3 B7, Vestal, $650,000.
General Mechanical Contractors and General Air Conditioning Corp. to Airmasters, Inc., 8107 Interstate 30, Little Rock, L6, National Investors Industrial Sites, $600,000.
Sandra Lee Yeary to Amy H. and Raymond E. Peeples III., 5113 Stonewall Road, Little Rock, L4 B26, Newton, $550,000.
Ghulam M. Khaleel to Christopher L. Merriott and I-Shin Wen, 9 LaMarche Lane, Little Rock, L1 B43, Chenal Valley, $520,000.
Bobby Loyd Boyanton Jr., and Alejandra Boyanton-Cano to Kyle Austin Morgan and Tessa M. Lee, 20 Cove Creek Point, Little Rock, L9 B23,Woodlands Edge, $460,500.
Ervin L.Vaught andThe Vaught Living Trust to Gene D. Adams Jr., L3 B38, Pleasant Valley, $447,000.
Connect Bank to United Lone Enterprises, LLC, L11, Rinke Garden Acres; Tract 1, Southland Acres, $425,000.
Terra Firma Project, LLC to Stephen P. and Glena J.Tipton, 19415 Summershade Drive, Little Rock, L28R B4, Wildwood Ridge Phase II Replat, $425,000.
Christy Garrett to William B. James, 42 Woodberry Road, Little Rock, L160, Longlea, $409,000.
Cynthia Lu to Jack Francis Dowling and Lisa Marie Thorpe and The Dowling/ Thorpe Family Trust, 1911 N. Cleveland St., Little Rock, Ls4-5 B1, Forest Park, $405,000.
Rodney and Shannon Hendrix to Joshua R. and Whitney Kasinger, 10 Marchwood Cove, Little Rock, L13 B1, Sienna Lake- Cooper Community, $402,000.
Gary Villines to David Matthew Morgan and Erin O’Leary, 317 Ridgeway Drive, Little Rock, Ls26-27 B12, Midland Hills, $400,000.
John B. Block and Rosalia Valdez Block/Rosalia N. Valdez to Larry J. and Elizabeth A. Smith and The Larry J. Smith And Elizabeth A. Smith Revocable Family Trust/The Smith Family Trust, L24 B2, Elmhurst, $375,000.
Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Nicholas Andrew Lewellen and Billie Chan, 1123 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, Ls11-12 B8, Midland Hills, $360,000.
The James Roeder Living Trust to Alonzo Livingston and Kathy Conyer, 1505 Milligan Drive, Maumelle, L1715, The Country Club Of Arkansas PRD Phase XXIV-A, $348,000.
Brian N. and Elizabeth L. Stiefvater to Rex Wayne and Sabra Curry, 8 Arles Drive, Little Rock, L62 B48, Chenal Valley, $341,000.
Patricia K. Craig to Jasher Henderson, Unit 2, Kennedy-Barton-Leonard HPR Of Barton Replat- Park Hill NLR, $335,000.
Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Alex Hernandex, 2809 Highline Drive, Sherwood, L75 B5, Creekside, $334,900.
William H. and Cynthia A. Byrd to Jared L. and Jennifer L. Averitt, 10 Windsor Valley Court, North Little Rock, L19 B7, Windsor Valley, $320,000.
Bradley T. and Amanda M. Rogers to Jonathan and Shalann Boyce, 1017 Oak Forest Circle, Sherwood, L20, Millers Glen Phase 2, $319,000.
Ryan James and Megan Maleah Brooks to LaTasha Nation, 9101 Johnson Drive, Sherwood, L13 B4, Creekside, $314,000.
Joseph Clay and Vickie D. Blackwell to Wendy Kaye Meadows and Freddy E. Dunaway II., 7301 Fourche Dam Pike, Little Rock, L2R, Clay Blackwell Replat, $310,000.
Nicholas C. and Sara Laine Rasmussen to Tad Christopher and Susan M. Tillemans, 14220 Longtree Drive, Little Rock, L55, Longlea Manor, $299,900.
Corey M. and Heather Davis to Jordan and Blake Forest Courtney, 2201 Ingleside Drive, Sherwood, L24, Millers Valley Phase I, $289,900.
Rodney B. and Evelyn C. Lewis to Victoria B. Dawson McPherson and Ika A. McPherson, 5 Mayberry Court, Little Rock, L61, Charleston Heights Phase II, $273,000.
Wendy L. Tittle and The Wendy L. Tittle Revocable Trust to Marcus and Lea Anne Motes, 4902 & 4910 Hatcher Road, Sherwood, Pt. SW SE 5 & Pt. NW NE 8-3N-11W, $272,000.
Tina S. Chandler to Mohamed H. Lahiani, 4405 Oaks Bluff Drive, Little Rock, L6, Oaks Bluff, $271,000.
Howard E. and Shelly Lyn Gough to Antonio Serna III., 401 W. Fifth St., North Little Rock, L24 B5, Faucette, $270,000.
Patricia Ann Conway and Frank Cavender Living Trust to William and Carolyn Buchman, 244 W. Maddox Road, Jacksonville, Pt. SE 6-3N-10W, $268,700.
ODS Enterprises, LLC to Gwendolyn and Ray Cobbs, 9 Benham Lane, Little Rock, L2 B7, Sienna Lake, $266,749.
Best Real Estate Investments, LLC to Sherri JoAnn and Raven Nycole Wilson, 15 E. Lake Drive, North Little Rock, L51 B48, Lakewood, $256,000.
Lena Belle Young Stafford Limited Partnership to Grayson Acres, LLC, Pt.SE 30-2N-10W; Pt. SW SW 29-2N-10W, $250,000.
Justin M. Elliott to Lorene J. Crain, L553R, The Country Club Of Arkansas, $245,000.
Jerry Lamar and Tami Taylor Johnston to Alexandra Savenka, 1108 N. Spruce St., Little Rock, L14 B4, Hillcrest, $243,000.
Robbie Lee Dillon, Timothy Scott Harrison and The Harrison Family Trust Number One to Shirley D. Hancock and Debra Stewart, 221 N. Claremont Ave., Sherwood, L10 B1, Queensbrook, $240,500.
Elizabeth A. Gadberry to Ashley Lauren Wilson, 109 Orchid Drive, Maumelle, L79, Waterside, $240,000.
Orgil Ganbold and Byambajav Zolzaya to Todd Weaver, 153 Obsidian Drive, Sherwood, L44 B4, Stonehill Phase II, $240,000.
Jennifer M. and Brent E. Burgin to Montrell Murray, 1 Trent Jones Cove, Sherwood, L1A, Fairway Park, $240,000.
Haybar Properties, LLC to A & A Investments, Inc., Ls1-3 & 10 B2, Fulton, $240,000.
Joshua Griffith and Anna-Grace Caroline Hurt to Maxwell and Brooke Good, 6418 Brentwood Road, Cammack Village. L21, Cammack Woods, $240,000.
David Mathew Morgan to Megan Leigh Hoyt, 11215 Gila Valley Drive, Little Rock, L8 B37, Pleasant Valley, $225,000.
Sarah Jane and Cody Ray Copeland to Morgan and Matthew McClintic, 3120 N. Cypress St., North Little Rock, L7 B22, Park Hill NLR, $223,000.
Riviera Partners, LLC to Kathy Dee Winn, Unit 406, Riviera HPR, $220,000.
Amy E. Harrison to DGA Properties, LLC, 6109 Kenwood Road, Cammack Village, L251, Cammack Woods, $219,900.
Nplus1 Data Solutions, LLC to Roy-den H. and Kimberly A. Gibson, 24201 Burlingame Road, Little Rock, Pt. SE NE 31-2N-14W, $217,500.
Terry L. and Dorothy L. Johnson and The Terry And Dorothy Johnson Living Trust to Aminah R. Eddings, 10 Summit Ridge Drive, Little Rock, L4 B1, Summit Ridge, $215,000.
Sarah Frances Hundley Wilf and The Sarah Frances Hundley Wilf Revocable Trust to John T. Whittier and Brooke Elizabeth Jarrett, 8201 Leatrice Drive, Little Rock, Ls16-17, Sheraton Park Section B, $215,000.
Michael Wayne and Teresa Dianne Johnson to Madison R. Sipes, 4 Zircon Drive, Maumelle, L181, North Pointe, $215,000.
Thomas P. and Mary L. Benfield to Payton and Tamara Baker, 2423 Brasco Road, Jacksonville, Pt. S/2 NW 25-4N-11W, $214,900.
Catherine S. Noernberg/Catherine S. Mulkey to Gregg and Julie Curtis, Pt. NW 24-2N-15W, $210,000.
Susan Ruth Witlowski to Hum Watts, LLC, 4802 MacArthur Drive, North Little Rock, Tract C, Theresa Annex Unrecorded, $210,000.
Timothy Royce and Teena R. Hoover to Crystal D. Young, 15221 Wade Blvd., North Little Rock, Ls21-22, Castlewood Unrecorded, $209,000.
Danny E. and Melissa D. Godfrey to Nanah T. Kim, 113 Ridgeland Drive, Maumelle, L146, North Ridge, $206,000.
BNT Properties Corp. to Golden Investments, LLC, 2405 S. Battery St., Little Rock, L1 B9, McCarthy, $205,000.
Tessa L. and Jeffrey T. Higgins to Nathan and Samantha Ashley, 103 Dexter Ave., North Little Rock, L15 B132, Park Hill NLR, $202,500.
Mark S. and Suzanne M. Evans to Ryan T. and Ann E. Janssen, 1805 Airborn Drive, Jacksonville, L243, Base Meadows Phase I-A, $199,900.
Teresa Ann Sazama and The Mary Ann Moran Revocable Trust to David Epperson, 22525 Wyldwood Drive, Little Rock, Ls28-29, Wylde-wood Phase 2, $197,000.
Joshua Ryan and Whitney Leigh Kasinger to Toby Pearson and Andrea Black, 14003 Applegate Place, Little Rock, L121, Otter Creek Community Phase I, $196,000.
Rae-Lene Wolf-Nichols/Rae-Lene Wolf to Ebony Sade Jackson, 202 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock, L5 B4, Broadview, $190,000.
Parkinson Building Group, Inc. to Richard Edwin Phelan, The Richard Edwin Phelan Revocable Trust, Mona Lynn Thompson and The Mona Lynn Thompson Revocable Trust, L4, Quick’s Lake Place, $190,000.
Robert L. and Denise A. Wolfe to Geoffrey Mason Carter, Kathy Lynn Dawson-Carter and Jessica Utley, 21 Camp-den Hill Road, Sherwood, L164, Silver Creek Phase V, $189,900.
Ashley A. and Steven Russell Wilson to Katherine G. Faulk, 4613 Lochridge Road, North Little Rock, L36 B207, Park Hill NLR, $186,000.
S. Anne Goodman to Mary S. Baguley, 2200 Andover Court, Apt. 1102, Little Rock, Unit 1103, Andover Square HPR Phase II, $184,600.
Thomas A. and Deborah J. Baker to J. Michael Jaynes and Sally A. Nungesser, Tract 11, Cottonwood Estates Unrecorded, $180,000.
Garry and Donna Nolan to Wayne and Carol LaFrance, 1317 Huntsmoor Road, Sherwood, L25 B3, East Meadow, $179,900.
Shelley Jenkins Muscovalley and The Shelley Jenkins Muscovalley Revocable Trust to Toneisha Harper, 9806 Merlot Lane, North Little Rock, L16, The Villages At Merlot Lane, $179,900.
Ron Davis Property Management, LLC to Ted and Kirsten Fredrich, 15 Breeds Hill Court, Little Rock, L543, Walnut Valley Third, $179,000.
William Fagan to Edward Hunter, 5517 Pin Oak Lane, North Little Rock, L320, Trammel Estates Phase II, $177,000.
James E. and Betty Ann Mowrey to Brett Chapman and Roger Neil Lewis, 2203 Peach Tree Drive, Little Rock, L9, Sandpiper Section A, $177,000.
Lyons Properties, LLC to Samuel Bruce and Hannah James Eddington, 1108 Skyline Drive, North Little Rock, Ls16 & 16A B124, Park Hill NLR, $175,500.
Magna Six Investments, LLC to Sanders Plumbing, Inc., L6R2 B5, Northshore Business Park, $175,000.
Kerry Allen and Ashley Elizabeth Wygal to Adrian and Billy Ballard Jr., 24 Meadow Ridge Loop, Maumelle, L69, Meadow Ridge, $172,500.
Rausch Coleman Mid-Ark, LLC to Rudnick Caldwell Sr., 5649 Black Oak Cove, Sherwood, L233, Trammel Estates Phase IV-B, $172,350.
Albert E. VanPelt Jr., to Tyler S. and Kalyn M. Thomas, 4 Kingsbridge Way, Little Rock, Apt. 4, Kingsbridge Townhomes HPR 1, $171,500.
Rausch Coleman Mid-Ark, LLC to Ebony L. Watson and Cortney D. Ervin, 5633 Black Oak Cove, North Little Rock, L231, Trammel Estates Phase VI-B, $170,775.
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB and Christiana Trust to Charli Sahr, 42 Woodridge Drive, Little Rock, L53, Woodridge Estates, $165,000.
Lynn B. and William B. Brooks to Joanna E. Hyatt, 6500 W. Markham St., Little Rock, L45, Plaza Heights, $163,000.
Shervin Djafarzadeh to Stephen Heller, 24 Wagon Wheel Court, Little Rock, L150B, Point West Second, $159,900.
Jacob Adams to Evan J. Johnson, 44 Meadow Ridge Loop, Maumelle, L75, Meadow Ridge Phase II, $159,900.
Cynthia A. Parkison to Christopher A. and Ashley DeLeon 14 Kings Court, Little Rock. L387, Pleasantree First $159,000 Harriette Gilbert, Darrell J. Gilbert, Kathleen Gilbert and William David Gilbert Jr., to Kelly L. Sedlacek, 8809 Ridgeview Cove, Sherwood, L112, Miller’s Crossing Phase 2, $157,017.
Rausch Coleman Mid-Ark, LLC to Amy Sibrava, 6616 Trammel Estates Lane, North Little Rock, L242, Trammel Estates Phase VI-B, $156,525.
Jonathan Leader to R.E.R. Of Little Rock, Inc., 1819 N. McKinley St., Little Rock, L10 B7, Forest Park, $156,000.
Sunlight Management Services, LLC to Alfred and Sonia Mitchell, 135 Whispering Oak Trail, Little Rock, L12, Whispering Oaks, $155,000.
Janean M. Henn Essy to Sheree Lachelle Moore, 616 Ferry St., Little Rock, L9 B2, Stevenson, $155,000.
Marcus Adam and Ashley Lauren Roberson to Tommy Gene Gibson, 3717 Loch Lane, North Little Rock, L52 B203, Park Hill NLR, $154,900.
Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Keith Simmons, 23 Crownpoint Road, Little Rock, L243, Colony West Third, $154,900.
TORONTO – The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in October surged as buyers continued moving off the sidelines amid lower interest rates.
The board said 6,658 homes changed hands last month in the Greater Toronto Area, up 44.4 per cent compared with 4,611 in the same month last year. Sales were up 14 per cent from September on a seasonally adjusted basis.
The average selling price was up 1.1 per cent compared with a year earlier at $1,135,215. The composite benchmark price, meant to represent the typical home, was down 3.3 per cent year-over-year.
“While we are still early in the Bank of Canada’s rate cutting cycle, it definitely does appear that an increasing number of buyers moved off the sidelines and back into the marketplace in October,” said TRREB president Jennifer Pearce in a news release.
“The positive affordability picture brought about by lower borrowing costs and relatively flat home prices prompted this improvement in market activity.”
The Bank of Canada has slashed its key interest rate four times since June, including a half-percentage point cut on Oct. 23. The rate now stands at 3.75 per cent, down from the high of five per cent that deterred many would-be buyers from the housing market.
New listings last month totalled 15,328, up 4.3 per cent from a year earlier.
In the City of Toronto, there were 2,509 sales last month, a 37.6 per cent jump from October 2023. Throughout the rest of the GTA, home sales rose 48.9 per cent to 4,149.
The sales uptick is encouraging, said Cameron Forbes, general manager and broker for Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc., who added the figures for October were stronger than he anticipated.
“I thought they’d be up for sure, but not necessarily that much,” said Forbes.
“Obviously, the 50 basis points was certainly a great move in the right direction. I just thought it would take more to get things going.”
He said it shows confidence in the market is returning faster than expected, especially among existing homeowners looking for a new property.
“The average consumer who’s employed and may have been able to get some increases in their wages over the last little bit to make up some ground with inflation, I think they’re confident, so they’re looking in the market.
“The conditions are nice because you’ve got a little more time, you’ve got more choice, you’ve got fewer other buyers to compete against.”
All property types saw more sales in October compared with a year ago throughout the GTA.
Townhouses led the surge with 56.8 per cent more sales, followed by detached homes at 46.6 per cent and semi-detached homes at 44 per cent. There were 33.4 per cent more condos that changed hands year-over-year.
“Market conditions did tighten in October, but there is still a lot of inventory and therefore choice for homebuyers,” said TRREB chief market analyst Jason Mercer.
“This choice will keep home price growth moderate over the next few months. However, as inventory is absorbed and home construction continues to lag population growth, selling price growth will accelerate, likely as we move through the spring of 2025.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2024.
HALIFAX – A village of tiny homes is set to open next month in a Halifax suburb, the latest project by the provincial government to address homelessness.
Located in Lower Sackville, N.S., the tiny home community will house up to 34 people when the first 26 units open Nov. 4.
Another 35 people are scheduled to move in when construction on another 29 units should be complete in December, under a partnership between the province, the Halifax Regional Municipality, United Way Halifax, The Shaw Group and Dexter Construction.
The province invested $9.4 million to build the village and will contribute $935,000 annually for operating costs.
Residents have been chosen from a list of people experiencing homelessness maintained by the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia.
They will pay rent that is tied to their income for a unit that is fully furnished with a private bathroom, shower and a kitchen equipped with a cooktop, small fridge and microwave.
The Atlantic Community Shelters Society will also provide support to residents, ranging from counselling and mental health supports to employment and educational services.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2024.
Housing affordability is a key issue in the provincial election campaign in British Columbia, particularly in major centres.
Here are some statistics about housing in B.C. from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s 2024 Rental Market Report, issued in January, and the B.C. Real Estate Association’s August 2024 report.
Average residential home price in B.C.: $938,500
Average price in greater Vancouver (2024 year to date): $1,304,438
Average price in greater Victoria (2024 year to date): $979,103
Average price in the Okanagan (2024 year to date): $748,015
Average two-bedroom purpose-built rental in Vancouver: $2,181
Average two-bedroom purpose-built rental in Victoria: $1,839
Average two-bedroom purpose-built rental in Canada: $1,359
Rental vacancy rate in Vancouver: 0.9 per cent
How much more do new renters in Vancouver pay compared with renters who have occupied their home for at least a year: 27 per cent
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2024.
