Almost every major US housing market is plagued by short supply. In fact, inventory nationally for pre-owned properties is at 3.9 months, down 10.4% from last year, this according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) in a recent report. The challenge, according to Realtor.com®, could moderate in the next year. Groundbreaking is projected to […]
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Columbus Ohio Housing Market Report – September 2017
Central Ohio home sales hit record high in September Central Ohio saw record home sales in September, due in large part to the record number of homes added to the market in August. There were 2,869 central Ohio homes and condos sold during the month of September, an 8.3% increase over the previous year and […]
Columbus Ohio Housing Market Report – August 2017
Homes are still selling quickly in central Ohio Homes spent an average of 27 days on the market during the month of August, which is one day less than July and eight days fewer than August 2016. This is yet another record low for central Ohio, according to the Columbus REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service (MLS). […]
Columbus Housing Market Report – March 2017
Columbus Housing Market Report – February 2017
Housing inventory drops further in February There were 2,528 central Ohio homes and condos added to the market in February, which is a 16.5% increase over January, although a 3.6% dip from February last year. This leaves inventory at 4,286, which is a whopping 21.1% decrease from the same month last year according to the […]
Housing Market in Need of More New Homes
We need more houses. It’s going to take a long time until we have enough. Check out what happened during and after the housing bust that began in 2008: Single-family house construction cratered. House completions have recovered a bit since 2011, but they’re barely above the depths of the 1982 recession. Single-family home construction is […]
Columbus OH Housing Market Report – June 2016
Central Ohio homes are a hot commodity The average sales price of a home in central Ohio during the month of June climbed to a new record high of $216,379, a 5.4% increase over June 2015 and a 1.2% rise over the previous month, according to the Columbus REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service. The median price […]
Columbus OH Housing Market Report – April 2016
Inventory finally inching up in central Ohio Central Ohio housing inventory finally began inching up during the month of April, with the total inventory coming in at 5,361. This is a 1.2% increase over the previous month, though still down 23.4% from April 2015. There were 3,910 central Ohio homes and condos added to the […]
Expect a Strong Spring Housing Market
Columbus OH Housing Market Report – February 2016
February Saw Record Highs and Lows for the Central Ohio Housing Market There were 1,610 central Ohio homes and condos sold in February, up 6.0% from the previous month, up 4.7% rise from one year ago, and a record high for the month. January home sales also set a record high and sales for the first […]