Freehold townhouses in Pickering

A townhouse qualifies here when its listing lists no condominium fee and nothing under common elements either, which is the working definition of freehold, though a parcel-of-tied-land road fee can still apply, so check the listing. Pickering's freehold rows are a newer story than its condominium complexes. The 1990s brought the first real freehold rows to Brock Ridge and the Highbush edges; the 2000s and 2010s filled Duffin Heights with rows on both sides of the creek; and Seaton, north of Taunton Road, has built more freehold townhouses in the past decade than every other Pickering neighbourhood put together, in traditional, rear-lane and three-storey forms. A handful of older rows in Liverpool and Bay Ridges left condominium ownership years ago. Buyers who want a garage, a yard and freedom from a monthly fee, and who would rather own the roof than pay to have it managed, shop here. Before you compare prices, have the Millers confirm which rows carry a road fee.