Whiteside County sees $2.5 million farm sale in weekly property transfers

Property records filed in Whiteside County show that 24 residential and commercial transactions closed between Nov. 2 and Nov. 6. The filings list the sellers, buyers, addresses, and sale prices for each deal. One transaction stands out for its scale: Langman Construction Inc sold eight parcels on Fenton Road in Morrison to the Larry G McCormick Trust and the Mary R McCormick Trust for $2,505,000.

This large sale was the highest price recorded in the weekly log. The second largest transaction involved Joel E Book selling two parcels on Polo Road in Sterling to Sterling Land And Cattle Inc for $1,333,695. These two agricultural or land-based sales account for more than $3.8 million of the total activity reported during that period.

Most of the other transactions involved single-family homes in towns including Rock Falls, Sterling, Fulton, and Morrison. In Rock Falls, Michael R Hoefer and Lisa P Hoefer sold a house at 2128 Melvin Drive to Cole D Blackburn for $305,000. Horizon Group Inc sold a property at 1225 22nd Avenue in Fulton to Agri King Inc for $315,000. In Sterling, Amber K Hayen and Luke Hayen sold a home at 1909 18th Place East to Linda K Roberts for $142,470.

Several deals in the $50,000 to $100,000 range involved smaller residential lots. Chris L Peed sold a property at 316 Park Avenue in Prophetstown to Randall J Gordon and Aubrey A Gordon for $55,000. Skyler A Snodgrass and Richard A Snodgrass sold a home at 213 Fremont Street South in Tampico to Thad Lartz and Nicole Lartz for $70,000. Jd Holdings Group Llc sold a property at 2 7th Street East in Sterling to Sbja Llc for $60,000.

Estate sales were also part of the week's activity. The Damaris A Wilkinson Estate, represented by Craig L Wilkinson, Sonya A Schlipp, Eric L Wilkinson, and Bruce M Wilkinson, sold a home at 8596 Hoover Road in Rock Falls to Jesus S Villegas for $67,000. The M Jean Decker Estate sold a home at 404 Park Street West in Morrison to Paul A Freeman for $206,000.

The records also include transfers between trusts and limited liability companies. The Thomas Maus Family Trust and Betty Maus Family Trust sold a home at 211 11th Avenue in Fulton to Greg Anderson for $70,000. The Brian E Bonneur Living Trust and Cynthia A Bonneur Living Trust sold a parcel on Garden Plain Road in Morrison to the Timothy J Vegter Trust and Jill R Vegter Trust for $312,000.

The next set of property transfer records for Whiteside County will be filed for the week following Nov. 6. These filings are public documents maintained by the county clerk that track the movement of ownership for real estate within the county boundaries.