BlackburnNews.com file photo. (photo by Adelle Loiselle)The Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors says it had a busier than usual January with sales up 24.55% over the same month last year.
A report says 279 homes changed ownership last month, compared to 224 in January 2014. It also says the majority of those homes sold for less than $160,000.
The average price of a home in Windsor-Essex fell slightly in January, down 1.3% to $173,528.
January is typically the slowest month of the year for home sales.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
Conor Allin is officially running again, this time in Ward 8, which covers people in the southern part of Chatham.
The Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Astros' six-game winning streak with a 3-1 win in Houston Monday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action on Sunday.
A multi-million dollar Chatham fraud trial begins this week.
