Worthington Ohio real estate

Happy Thanksgiving

This is an old Real Living ecard.  A Thanksgiving ecard from Real Living before the merger.  

The Real Living real estate brand started in 2002 in Ohio with three Ohio real estate brokerages including HER Realtors in Central Ohio.  In 2010 Real Living merged with GMAC Real Estate (taking the Real Living name.)   This ecard is a remnant of the time between 2002 and 2010 when Real Living was based in Columbus, Ohio.  I have a stash of old ecards that look like the old Real Living, different.

I am an agent with Real Living HER Worthington.

I am thankful for:

Our new office in Old Worthington, Real Living HER Worthington

All the years at the old Worthington office at 6902 N. High St.  Worthington, most of them as HER Realtors.

Old friends who started the Real Living HER office in Lewis Center.

Happy Thanksgiving!  

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Columbus, Ohio 43235 condo prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER 

The graph shows pricing for condominiums in the Columbus, Ohio 43235 zip code for the past 15 months.  Columbus Ohio 43235 is sometimes called the West Worthington area.

Columbus, Ohio 43235 condo prices a market report for February 2011

• Average active price $137,000
  
• Average sale price $95,000
  
• Median sale price $99,000

Only three condos sold in February, but only 4 sold a year earlier.  There is about 34 months of inventory available based on recent sales... definitely a buyers market.

Columbus, Ohio 43235 condos by prices

Columbus, Ohio 43235 condos for sale priced under $100,000  

Columbus, Ohio 43235 condos for sale priced $100,000 to $200,000

Columbus, Ohio 43235 condos for sale priced $200,000 to $300,000

The West Worthington area has residences in three school districts, in Columbus schools the condos at Northampton Village, Olentangy Woods and Village At Willow Brook and more are represented here.  In the Dublin City School District communities include  Bethel Commons, Bethel Village, Dublin Green and others.  The condos in the Columbus, Ohio 43235 include Worthington school properties in condo communities including Highland Pointe, Lakes Of Worthington,  Traditions At Highbluffs, Village at Forest Ridge and others

Columbus, Ohio 43085 condo prices

Worthington, Ohio condo prices

Columbus, Ohio 43235 single family home prices

Columbus Board of REALTORS® mls home prices The CBR does residential sales, single family, condo and townhouse combined.

Published March 2011 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of February 2011.  Trendgraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors.  According to Trendgraphix neither CBR nor the MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee or are in anyway responsible for it's accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed." Since I am relying on the information from CBR and Trendgraphix,  I can offer no guarantee either.

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The Year of the Rabbit 4709   I believe the year in the Chinese lunar calendar is 4709 anyway*

Happy New Year, our February 3, 2011 to  January 22, 2012 is the year of the Rabbit in the Chinese calendar  I believe it is the year 4709.

It is the year of the cat in some Asian countries but in China it is the year of the rabbit.

Columbus Ohio has no "China Town"

I hear "Gung Hei Fat Choy" means "Happy New Year!"  In a Chinese language?

The photo is a plain old  Ohio rabbit.  This guy (?) was at the Ohio State Fair in 2009.  I have a lot of rabbit photos from the Ohio State Fair that year because I have a site that says "Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit the first of each month for good luck.  Silly superstition...it is always the Year of the Rabbit on ColumbusBestBlog.com 

Columbus Ohio has neighborhoods named German Village, Italian Village and even Hungarian Village (based on what groups settled there) but sadly there is no China Town in Columbus Ohio.

Chinese Astrology - The Year of the "Metal"  Rabbit

Personally I don't really get the whole metal, water, earth etc. thing... way too complicated for me.  Elements.   This is the year of the Metal Rabbit...  I have a hard time with Rabbits, Rats, Tigers, Dogs, Sheep, Pigs, etc.   I don't know Western astrology either.  I hear the stars shiftd and it is off?  I am a Gemini who always thought I was a Cancer?  I almost introduced Celtic astrology ... Druids, trees  on ColumbusBestBlog.com a month or so ago but thought that might really get confusing or make me look nutty.

The Year of the Metal Rabbit makes me think of heavy metal music...

Cheryl Johnson in Los Angeles share with me on Facebook:

Cheryl wrote:

"Maureen:
If the year ends in 0 it is Yang Metal.
If the year ends in 1 it is Yin Metal.
If the year ends in 2 it is Yang Water.
If the year ends in 3 it is Yin Water.
If the year ends in 4 it is Yang Wood.
If the year ends in 5 it is Yin Wood.
If the year ends in 6 it is Yang Fire.
If the year ends in 7 it is Yin Fire.
If the year ends in 8 it is Yang Earth.
If the year ends in 9 it is Yin Earth."

Columbus Celebrates The Year of the Rabbit 4709

Is your favorite Central Ohio Chinese (or other Asian) restaurant doing anything special for the Chinese New Year?  Are they celebrating the 'Year of the Rabbit' or the 'Year of the Cat'?  I do not eat Asian food out often (other than Indian... do Indians use a lunar calendar?) so I am not keeping up as I should on what is going on at Chinese restaurants in Columbus... or other Asian restaurants either.

News of a Columbus Ohio Chinese New Year event... from Circle of Harmony, a Columbus Ohio martial arts school explains what we call the Chinese New Year is the Spring Festival:

"Ming Lu School of Tai Chi Chuan host a Spring Festival celebration and we are invited to join them. You will see demonstrations of Tai Chi, fan boxing, and sword as well as an Aikido demonstration by the Circle of Harmony. This year, the celebration will be held on Saturday February 5, 2011 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the Elizabeth Blackwell Center, 3635 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus Ohio. "

Circle of Harmony is a Japanese martial arts school in Columbus.  Circle of Harmony on the north side (the Devonshire neighborhood, is in the 43229 zip code) teaches Japanese martial arts according to their site.  The Circle of Harmony Google page (and their site)  says "We offer training in the traditional Japanese martial arts of Aikido, Aiki Ju Jutsu and Ju Jitsu (Aiki Budo)"  Circle of Hamony got good reviews on their Google page.

What's your sign?  Chinese astrology based on a lunar calendar that goes back a lot of years*:

Last year 4708..  Year of the Tiger,  Feng Shui Tips for the New Year

I was not in the mood in 4707?  I can not find a Chinese New Year post!

The Year of the Rat - 2008

Happy New Year 4705 (2007)

Gung Hei Fat Choy Columbus and a properous Year of the Rabbit 4709

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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 MLS* remarks say the home is in "Worthington Schools - Columbus taxes"

or an ad on a Central Ohio home online or in print says the home is in "Worthington Schools - Columbus taxes"  ...What does that mean?

Worthington schools

What does that mean?  "Worthington Schools - Columbus Taxes" ...that means the home is in the City of Columbus (Columbus Corporation Limit)  and the Worthington City School District.  The Ohio school districts were set  long before much of Central Ohio was developed.  The school district boundaries existed and the area was largely rural.  Later Columbus annexed land in the Worthington school district.  The land remained in the Worthington school district although it was annexed into the City of Columbus. 

Columbus annexed land.  Worthington, Westerville etc.  did not annex land.  Or not as aggressively as the city of Columbus, or not in that direction.   The land in the suburban school districts was in the suburban (other than the Columbus school district) district when it was rural, undeveloped.  The land was annexed into the City of Columbus, lots of it.

Search for Columbus Ohio homes by school district

Dublin schools, etc.

There are areas in Dublin schools, Hilliard schools, Westerville schools,  the South Western City School District and other districts where the houses and neighborhoods are in the City of Columbus but a suburban school district.

Columbus Corporation Limit

The idea is that Columbus property  taxes are more affordable.  Residents of the areas that are described as "Worthington Schools - Columbus taxes, the portion of the millage that is for schools is the rate for the Worthington City School District.

"Worthington Schools Columbus taxes"

The Worthington school district made an agreement in 1968 with The City of Columbus / the Columbus City School District.   Worthington Schools are Not Included

There was a change in boundaries later...  when the brewery was built just inside 270 or so I've heard.  It affected neighborhoods on the south end the Worthington school district as well as land near the brewery on Schrock Road.  There was a land swap?

Win - Win Agreement - 1986

The City of Columbus / the Columbus City School District made an agreement in 1986 with a larger number of Central Ohio school districts including Dublin, Hilliard, Westerville.  It is a huge area.  A huge number of homes in the City of Columbus are in school districts other than the Columbus City School District.  The Win - Win Agreement an article in the Columbus Dispatch in 2010.

Central Ohio Schools  - Columbus and suburban school districts

New Albany Area New Columbus School? Northeast Columbus

Indian Springs Elementary School Earns Excellent with Distinction The Clintonville / Sharon Heights area

Worthington Schools - History

Comparing Central Ohio Schools

*The MLS is the multiple listing service, in this case, the Columbus Board of REALTORS® multiple listing service.

The Search Columbus homes by school district link above will take you to the Real Living HER home search on my website.  You can search homes in Columbus, Dublin, Hilliard, Westerville, Worthington as well as the Central Ohio school districts that do not have homes in the Columbus Corporation limit.  You can also search homes in the other Central Ohio corporations, Worthington, Dublin, etc. You will be offered the opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of REALTORS MLS.

Yes occasionally you see someone say "__________ Schools - Columbus Taxes" and the house is in a township (unincorporated area but has a Columbus mailing address...) it's bizarre when the township has higher taxes than_____ .  It's the thought that counts right?

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Columbus Ohio 43235 homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

The graph shows inventory (homes for sale) for the Columbus Ohio 43235 zip code for the past 15 months through October 2010.  The inventory of homes for sale in the northwest Franklin County area with a Columbus Ohio 43235 mailing address is low with only 7.3 months of homes for sale. Well that's low if you compare that to Columbus Ohio 43085  zip code  (including the City of Worthington) and homes for sale in the entire Worthington school district.

October sales in the 43235 zip code were only down 12.1% from a year ago (when first time home buyers were  receiving tax credits.) 

Columbus Ohio 43235 homes for sale a market report for October 2010

• 161 homes for sale
  
• 22 homes sold
• 7.3 months of inventory

• $262,000avergage active price
• $230,000 average sold price
• $226,000 median sale price
  

Columbus Ohio 43235 real estate market  for September 2010

Columbus Ohio 43235 real estate market  for August 2010

Columbus Ohio 43235 real estate market  for July 2010

Columbus Ohio 43235 homes for sale neighborhoods

The Columbus Ohio 43235 area is sometimes called West Worthington. The Columbus Ohio 43235, West Worthington post office is on Nicholas Rd. south of route 161.  Some or all of the northwest Columbus zip code was part of the Columbus Ohio 43085 zip code until the late 1980s.  There are three school districts in the West Worthington area, Columbus, Dublin and Worthington.  Ohio school district boundaries were in place long before most of the area was developed.  Most neighborhoods in the Columbus Ohio 43235 zip code are in the City of Columbus.  A small number of homes and neighborhoods in the Columbus Ohio 43235 zip code are in unincorporated areas (a township.)

When people refer to Dublin schools with Columbus taxes or Worthington schools with Columbus taxes the West Worthington area is one of the areas that they are describing.

Search Columbus Ohio 43235 homes for sale   It's just the Real Living HER home search, but you will be offered an opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS.

Columbus Ohio 43235 home sales October 2010

The Columbus Ohio 43235 neighborhoods with October 2010 sales in the area included:

Columbus schools:  Gables, Indian Hills, Sycamore Hills

Dublin schools:  Brookside Woods,  McKitrick Estates, Misty Meadows and Summerwood

Worthington schools: Lakes of Worthington, Lindsey Woods, Oldstone Crossing, Stilson Highlands, Summerwood, The Bluffs, Village at Worthington,  Worthington Green and Worthington Hills

Columbus Ohio 43235 school issues

Columbus Win-Win Agreement

Worthington Schools are not Included

Hot Worthington home for sale or NOT

Published November 2010 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of October 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 it's accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed." Since I am relying on them there is no guarantee from me either.

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The Columbus 2010 Veteran's Day Parade is Friday November 5, at noon. The theme is  Celebrating 100 Years of Military Flight.

This year, Toys for Tots, Lima Company, Santa Claus and more. 

"kickoff at noon, November 5, 2010, starting at Nationwide Plaza (North High Street) and proceed south on High Street, west on Broad and disbanding at Veterans Memorial."

The Columbus Veterans Day Parade is sponsored by MILVETS.org

Veterans Day Parade and Cannon Demonstration 

The Canon Demonstration is at the Statehouse, according to Experience Columbus:

"The Statehouse cannons will be fired on the West Plaza of the Ohio Statehouse to begin the parade in honor of Ohio 's veterans. Re-enactors from the 1st Ohio Statehouse Battery A will be on hand to discuss the historic 1864 cannons."

The image is a Real Living ecard.

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Far North Columbus

I was in Delaware County in the Polaris area looking back into Franklin County.

Far North Columbus

The signs at Crosswoods

Polaris Area, Columbus Ohio 43240

Far North Foreclosures

Far North Columbus - Identity Crisis

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Columbus Ohio 43235 home prices are up! The September 2010 average home sale prices anyway.  The average sales price for this part of northwest Columbus is up from a year ago.

The September 2010 average single family home sale price is up 3.2% from September 2010 for the Columbus Ohio 43235 zio code in northwest Franklin County. Good news for Columbus home sellers?  Sale prices of homes are down from last month though...  in the Columbus Ohio 43235 zip code. That will happen month to month... the graph shows average active and sales price for the past 15 months.  Price per square foot in September  2010 for the single family homes sold in the Columbus Ohio 43235 zip code was up 13.5% over September 2009.

Good news for home buyers the average active (list ) price  for the area is  down 21.3% from September 2009.  Sellers have adjusted their pricing based on the market.  

Single family homes sales for the Columbus Ohio 43235 area were down -46.7% from September 2009.  There is 10.3 months of inventory based on September home sales in the area.  It's a buyers market. 

Columbus Ohio 43235 homes for sale - search

Columbus Ohio 43235 home prices a market report for September 2010

• Average active price $259,000
• Average sale price $227,000
• Median sale price $203,000

• 164 homes for sale
• 16 homes sold September 2010
• 10.3 months of inventory based on September sales
  

Columbus Ohio 43235 neighborhoods

There are three school districts in the 43235 zip code.  The school district boundaries were set long before the zip code was created in the late 1980s.  Central Ohio school boundaries were in place long before this part of northwest Columbus was developed and much of it was annexed to the city of Columbus.  There are neighborhoods in the zip code in unincorporated areas of Perry and Sharon Township as well as City of Columbus neighborhoods.  The three school districts in the 43235 zip code are Columbus, Dublin and Worthington.

The September 2010 single family home sales in the Columbus Ohio 43235 area were in neighborhoods including:

Columbus schools - Camden Yard, Indian Hills, Preston Woods

Dublin schools - McKitrick Estates, Misty Meadows and Summerwood

Worthington schools - Brookside Woods, Oldstone Crossing, Stilson Village, Worthington Hills

Published October  2010 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of September  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 it's accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed."  There is no guarantee from me either!

If you use the Columbus Ohio 43235 homes for sale link above you will search the online inventory of Central Ohio homes on the Real Living HER site.  You will be offered the opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of Realtors MLS (multiple listing service)  in real time. You can know the true status of those properties you are interested in.

Columbus Ohio 43235 homes for sale

Worthington homes sale prices are UP!

Central Ohio home prices are up September 2010 -  the Columbus Board of REALTORS® mls as a whole

Columbus Ohio 43235   - Demographics... 43235 is just a mail route!

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