Central Ohio home sales were up again in central Ohio

Home sales in central Ohio home have exceeded 2010 for the last four months according to the

Columbus Board of REALTORS®. The 1,543 homes sold in October marks an 8.6 percent increase over

the 1,421 homes sold in October of 2010. Home sales in September were up 16.6 percent compared to

the year before.

Year-to-date, home sales (January through October 2011) are only 2.1 percent behind 2010 and closing

the gap.

Homes put in contract last month (1,379) were up 46 percent from a year ago making October the sixth

straight month of increased contracts.

“The number of homes put into contract have been up for the last several months,” said Rick Benjamin,

2011 President of the Columbus Board of REALTORS®.  “However, contract failures – cancellations

caused largely by declined mortgage applications or failures in loan underwriting from appraised values

coming in below the negotiated price continue to be a problem for central Ohio buyers.”

Total housing inventory at the end of October fell 23.3 percent to 13,827 existing homes available for

sale, which represents an 8.1-month supply at the current sales pace, up from an 8.7-month supply in

September.

The average sale price for single family homes and condominiums year to date is $157,327, down 2.4

percent from homes sold January through October 2010.

“Affordability conditions this year have been the most favorable on record since 1970,” said Benjamin.

“As mortgage interest rates continue to remain low, more first time home buyers, investors and move up

buyers are being drawn into the housing market.”

Click here  to view the October sortable housing market report by area.
Click here to view the entire central Ohio Local Market Update.

The Columbus Board of REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service (MLS) serves all of Franklin, Delaware,

Fayette, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway and Union Counties and parts of Athens, Champaign,

Clark, Clinton, Fairfield, Hocking, Knox, Logan, Marion, Muskingum, Perry and Ross Counties.

For more information about the central Ohio housing market, visit ColumbusRealtors.com/statsTo view commercial properties for sale or lease in central Ohio, visit COCIE.org.

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