The Housing Market Update November 2022 data from Columbus Realtors showed home sales were down nearly 30% from a year ago, and new listings decreased nearly as much. However, prices remained on their trajectory upwards across the metro area.
Note: LSD= Local School District, CSD= City School District. In both cases, school district boundaries differ from city boundaries.
Closed sales are those sales that were completed during the month. 9 of the 10 metro counties saw declines, with 8 of them being fairly significant.
Few markets were up year-over-year. The worst-performing were mostly among the metro’s most expensive areas, but there were a few standouts otherwise.
No real surprises except that the greatest increases were in the far southeast metro counties, but that could be because of working with a small supply.
Overall Market Median Sales Price in November 2022: $302,867
Based on the 10 Columbus Metro Area counties, the metro price saw a more than $29,000 increase over November, 2021.
Overall Market Median Sales Price % Change in November, 2022 versus November, 2021: +10.1%
Despite the relative collapse in home sales, prices continued to rise by more than 10% year-over-year.
Most counties saw new listing totals drop year-over-year. This may have helped keep prices going up as demand hasn’t evaporated.
Total Metro New Listings in November, 2022: 1,723
Total Metro New Listings Change from November, 2021 to November, 2022: -489
Average # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale for the Metro Overall in November, 2022: 23.1
# of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale for the Metro November, 2021 vs. November, 2022: +10.5
Homes sold more slowly around the Columbus metro, but only by a few days. The rate of sale is still historically fast.
