Columbia County real estate transactions recorded March 25-April 9 having a value of $100,000 or greater. Information is drawn from public records held by the Columbia County Circuit Clerk and County Assessor, and the Arkansas Secretary of State. This cycle of real estate transactions includes five residential sales, one commercial sale, and two land sales.
A 2,508 SF house and 5.02 acres on Columbia 528 in Magnolia sold March 25 for $335,000. Frankie Joyce Vaughn sold the home to Caleb A. Harrell and Allegra S. O’Banion, who backed the sale with a mortgage of $185,000 from Farmers Bank and Trust Company of TEXarkana. Thomas Franklin Vaughn and Shirley M. Vaughan bought this house June 1, 2009, for $220,000 from William R. Baxley Jr. and Tracy L. Baxley by warranty deed. This property was conveyed July 17, 2023, to Thomas Franklin and Frankie J. Vaughn by Thomas Franklin and Frankie J. Vaughn.
Two houses on Peach Street in Magnolia sold March 26 for $110,000. Selena Belt Blair and Kelly Joe Blair sold a 1,585 SF house and a 1,576 SF house to MD and CW Properties, LLC. This deal was financed by a mortgage of $162,350 from Farmers Bank and Trust. Mr. and Mrs. Blair acquired this property by warranty deed on December 27, 2023, from Carl David Belt Jr. and Selena Blair et al.
The sale of a 1,634 SF house on Gean Street in Magnolia rang up at $190,000 on March 29. Brandon M. Couture and Misty Couture sold the home to Jesus Reynaldo Jimenez Hernandez and Debbie Ann Cano, who financed the sale with a mortgage of $142,070.30 from Smackover State Bank in Smackover. Mr. and Mrs. Couture purchased this house September 12, 2022, for $185,000 from Jay Jameson and Tamara Jameson et al by warranty deed.
A commercial sale on 1106 E. North Street in Magnolia netted $120,000 on March 3. James Dwight and Phyllis Williams sold 0.364-acre and a 3,538 SF building to Donald Smith and Shelly Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith financed this purchase with a mortgage of $120,974.32 from Bank of Delight in Prescott. James Dwight and Phyllis Williams bought this building December 3, 2012, for $92,000 from MIS Properties, Inc. (formerly Magnolia Internet Services, Inc.) by corporate warranty deed. It was a three-unit building housing a laundromat, barber shop, and tax preparation center.
A 1,679 SF house and 2.43 acres on Dogwood Drive in Waldo sold April 2 for $164,000. Josef Easter and Kasi Easter sold the property to Neosha Easter, who financed the purchase with a mortgage of $161,422 from Residential Acceptance Corporation in Tampa, Florida. Josef Easter and Kasi Easter purchased this house September 28, 2018, for $140,300 from David and Sherri Arrington by warranty deed.
The sale of a 1,199 SF house on College View Street in Magnolia brought $130,000 on Aprill 2. Neosha Easter sold the home to Ke’Andre Manning and Deangela Marshall, who backed the sale with a mortgage of $127,645 from Residential Acceptance Corporation in Tampa, Florida. Neosha Easter bought this house April 28, 2023, for $113,000 from Allen Rental Properties, LLC, by warranty deed.
A land sale involving 39.910 acres on Columbia 163 in Magnolia rang up at $220,000 on April 4. Farmers Real Estate Company, Inc., sold the acreage to SL Crowell Properties, LLC, who financed the sale with a mortgage of $187,000 from Farmers Bank and Trust Company of Magnolia. The bank acquired this land July 30, 1921, from C.C. and Mollie Hammock and T.D. and Ruby Hammock by warranty deed.
The sale of a 35-acre tract of land on Columbia 1 in Taylor brought $108,604.70 on April 9. Brady Broom and Amanda Broom purchased the land from Community First Trust Company (corporate successor to Farmers Bank and Trust), custodian of the Laura B. Neill IRA and Bobby J. Neill (deceased) IRA. No mortgage information was available on this sale. Bobby J. Neill and Laura B. Neill conveyed this property October 22, 2007, by warranty deed to Farmers Bank and Trust as custodian of the Bobby J. Neill IRA and Laura B. Neill IRA.