Worthington Ohio real estate

How accurate is Columbus real estate online?

You as a buyer or seller or just someone interested in local real estate have access to a lot of information online about homes for sale:

Zillow.com

Trulia.com

Realtor.com

Above are the big three... Realtor.com is the biggest of the three, most traffic, but Realtor.com has a lot more listings than the other two.  There's lots of little places where the information about "Columbus homes for sale" is syndicated.  Some examples are: Oodle, Hot Pads... 

Syndication is a good thing but it would be better if you could rely on the information you find. 

Google Base... is a biggie.  I believe but could be wrong that  RealBird... the little houses on RealBird and the information about them comes from Google Base.  There are things I really, really like about RealBird.  I love the cute little houses.  I hate the fact that the information is so bad.   A price reduction on a home taken January 18, 2011 still shows at the old price on January 26, 2011. RealBird itself has the listing with the correct info but the mapping does not show consumers the correct information about the price reduction.   A listing taken off the market in December 2010 still shows up (top snippet.)  The listing agents have removed the home from the MLS. It does not show up on Columbus  real estate brokerage or agents sites. It is not for sale.  Sold homes show up as active.  It's a mess.

Columbus real estate online - how accurate?

Our local paper, the Columbus Dispatch has a portal for Central Ohio or Columbus real estate.

Columbus real estate brokerages online - how accurate is it?

You can find homes on local real estate company websites from Real Living HER, Coldwell Banker King Thompson, Re/Max, Keller Williams and many, many more brokerages that are members of the Columbus Board of REALTORS MLS.

Much more accurate information about homes for sale!

In many cases the individual real estate agents have a site... or sites. Mine MaureenMcCabe.com and CbusHomeSearch.com  my presence on Real Living HER, a little bit different from one another..  You are welcome to look at the Real Living HER online presentation of homes for sale in Central Ohio.

Search using the CbusHomeSearch.com site and you are offered the opportunity to receive the listings directly from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS.

What's your favorite place on the Internet for Columbus real estate information?

More about Columbus real estate online 

Columbus Board of REALTORS Consumer Information the CBR MLS does not show homes for sale. You can not search on the CBR site,... other than using the Realtor.com search.   The Columbus Board of REALTORS  does not have a site that competes with their members!  Other parts of the country handle this differently. Again use the CBusHomeSearch.com link to search and I can design a search for you, you will have your own page, called a 'Client Gateway' on the Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS.

... and even more Columbus real estate online

Discover Columbus Ohio - Columbus Ohio real estate on Real Estate Acronyms definitions of MLS, IDX, etc.

No I can't explain why it says that on Zillow or Trulia

Where will buyers see your Columbus Ohio home?

The mystery of the missing Columbus Board of REALTORS®  MLS 2010 Results 

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The Question "Is the Central Ohio real estate market a sellers  market or a buyers market?" is brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

Seller Market -  0 to 3 months of homes for sale

Neutral Market - 3 to 6 months of homes for sale

Buyers Market - 6+ months of homes for sale

• Big Walnut schools - 66 months
  
• Buckeye Valley schools - 8.3 months
  
• Columbus schools - 10.5 months
  
• Dublin schools  - 12.2 months 
  
• Gahanna Jefferson schools - 10.0 months
  
• Grandview Heights schools - 7 months
• Hilliard schools - 21.4 months 
• New Albany (the Plain Local School District) - 19.0 months 
• Olentangy schools - 12.8 months
• Upper Arlington schools - 10.1 months 
• Westerville schools - 7.9 months 
  
• Worthington schools - 8.0 months
  

Is Central Ohio a buyers market? You betcha

Not one school district with less than 6 months.  If you look at different price ranges within a school district the market will vary.  If you look at just the City of Worthington Corporation there are only 4.9 months inventory.  City of Worthington 4.9 months of  homes for sale based on January 2009 home sales.

The City of Dublin has a slightly higher inventory of homes for sale than the entire Dublin City School District. With 13.4 months inventory of homes for sale based on January sales than the entire Dublin school area.  The City of Hilliard has  24.3 months of inventory based on the most recent sales in comparison.  Homes in the City of Columbus, City of Dublin or unincorporated areas in the Hilliard school district.  The Village of New Albany has 16.3 months of inventory vs.  19.0 months of inventory in the school district.   Powell's months of inventory of homes is virtually identical to the months of inventory  

The Columbus City School District is  huge and diverse.  One Columbus neighborhood or group of areas, the Clintonville / Beechwold area has 8.6 months of inventory, so lower than the school district on a whole.  Clintonville will recover (become a neutral or sellers market ) more quickly than many other areas in Columbus schools.

The homes in each market report are single familly properties only.  Published February 2010 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of January 2010.   TrendGraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors.  According to Trendgraphix neither  CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee or are in anyway responsible for its accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed."  Same goes for me then!  Only Real Living HER agents are authorized to use Trendgraphix in Central Ohio for real estate market news updates.  Stay tuned to this blog for more Central Ohio real estate market news.

Central Ohio homes for sale link (Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER at the top)  Search the online  inventory of Central Ohio homes via Real Living HER with the link above and you will be offered the opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of Realtors MLS (multiple listing service)  in real time.  Know the true status of properties you are interested in!  See new listings and price changes at the same time we do as members of the MLS.

Columbus home market continues to improve

Central Ohio home prices by school district

Columbus homes for sale - inventory for the Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS

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Contact 614.388.8249

Website: MaureenMcCabe.com

Search Columbus mls online

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Information is deemed to be accurate but should be verified to your satisfaction.  Information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice.  Opinions expressed are solely those of Maureen McCabe.

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Central Ohio home prices by school district brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

Central Ohio home prices by school district for January 2010 - All are the average sold price for single family homes!

• Big Walnut schools average home price $47,000*
• Buckeye Valley schools average home price $225,000
• Columbus schools average home  price  $82,000
• Dublin schools average home price $301,000
  
• Gahanna Jefferson schools average home price $303,000
  
• Grandview Heights schools average home price $264,000
• Hilliard schools average home price $181,000
• New Albany (Plain Local School District) average home price $480,000
• Olentangy schools average home price $375,000
• Southwestern schools average home $106,000
• Upper Arlingtn schools average home price $279,000
• Westerville schools  average home price $172,000
  
• Worthington schools  average home price $229,000

Central Ohio home prices by school district a note about Columbus Schools

Columbus City School District is huge...  and prices are diverse. Often in any given month the highest priced home selling in Central Ohio could be a property in the City of Columbus and the Columbus school disctrict but the average price is lower north side suburbs like Dublin, Westerville or Worthington.  This is only single family and some of the higher priced real estate in urban neighborhoods are condominiums.

The Clintonville area on the north side of Columbus is an important area in the Columbus City School District.  A very desirable north side area.  The average sale price for the area is $173,000.  Clintonville area (MLS area) 

This may cofnuse consumers about home prices though because of other neighborhoods in the area that are included.  The MLS area is from Interstate  71 to the Olentangy River, east to west.  The northern border is the border of City of Worthington.   The southern border of the MLS area which includes Clintonville is harder to pinpoint.  The MLS area includeds Beechwold, Old Beechwold, Chaseland, Chaseland Manor, Salem Village and other north Columbus neighborhoods.

Stay tuned to 'Discover Columbus OH' and 'Worthington Old and News'  for ongoing Central Ohio real estate market news. 

*Big Walnut Local Schools home prices?  The average list price is $425,000 so don't get excited about the average sale price of $47,000 in January 2010.  There were only two very unaverage sales reported to the MLS.

Central Ohio schools

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All average sale prices above are single family homes.  Published February 2010 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of January 2010.   TrendGraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors.  According to Trendgraphix neither  CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee  or are in anyway responsible for its accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed."  Same goes for me then!  Only Real Living HER agents are authorized to use Trendgraphix in Central Ohio for real estate market news updates.  Stay tuned to this blog for more Central Ohio real estate market news.

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER link at the top is to a home search site.  Search the online inventory of Central Ohio homes via Real Living HER with the link above and you will be offered the opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of Realtors MLS (multiple listing service)  in real time.  Know the true status of properties you are interested in!

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Contact 614.388.8249

Website: MaureenMcCabe.com

Search Columbus mls online

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Information is deemed to be accurate but should be verified to your satisfaction.  Information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice.  Opinions expressed are solely those of Maureen McCabe.

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April to May 2009 Columbus home prices rose according to a report from Radar Logic. 

Radar Logic looks at a composite of 25 cities.  22 of the 25 cities in the composite rose in price between April and May 2009.  All 16 pages of the Radar Logic report .pdf

The Ohio Association of REALTORS in their weekly newsletter to members shared the top ten metropolitan areas of those Radar Logic considers.

OAR said:

"Here are the 10 metropolitan areas where prices increased the most from April to May of this year:

1. Milwaukee, Wis., 4.9 percent
2. Charlotte, 4.7 percent
3. Boston, 4.6 percent
4. Cleveland, 4 percent
5. Washington, D.C., 3.7 percent
6. St. Louis, 3.3 percent
7. Columbus, Ohio, 3.2 percent
8. Seattle, 2.8 percent
9. Denver, 2.3 percent
10. Philadelphia, 1.8 percent

Source: Radar Logic "

Radar Logic is using the Columbus metropolitan area (MSA)  so that would include more than just the city of Columbus... more than just Columbus and it's suburbs.  I believe the Columbus MSA includes Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union Counties.  Columbus home prices rose or prices in the "greater Columbus area" rose.

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

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Contact 614.388.8249

Website: MaureenMcCabe.com

Search Columbus mls online

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Information is deemed to be accurate but should be verified to your satisfaction.  Information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice.  Opinions expressed are solely those of Maureen McCabe.

Non Member comments occasionally closed due to heavy spam!