Housing Market Update February 2013




housing market update February 2013

The new Columbus Housing Market Update is now available for February 2013!

Note: LSD= Local School District, CSD= City School District. In both cases, school district boundaries differ from city boundaries.

Top 15 Most Expensive Locations By Median Sales Price in February 2013
1. New Albany: $459,000
2. Powell: $300,000
3. Olentangy LSD: $290,000
4. Dublin: $278,000
5. New Albany Plain LSD: $273,000
6. Upper Arlington CSD: $230,000
7. Downtown: $230,000
8. Bexley: $229,900
9. Dublin CSD: $226,500
10. German Village: $218,750
11. Granville CSD: $210,000
12. Buckeye Valley LSD: $209,155
13. Johnstown Monroe LSD: $201,250
14. Gahanna Jefferson CSD: $200,000
15. Gahanna: $200,000

Top 15 Least Expensive Locations by Median Sales Price in February 2013
1. Whitehall: $30,500
2. Jefferson LSD: $56,000
3. Hamilton LSD: $58,000
4. Valleyview: $58,000
5. Newark CSD: $64,000
6. Columbus CSD: $76,500
7. Groveport Madison LSD: $77,778
8. South-Western CSD: $83,000
9. Circleville CSD: $83,900
10. Sunbury: $89,000
11. Reynoldsburg CSD: $96,000
12. Columbus: $97,500
13. Pataskala: $98,950
14. London CSD: $106,500
15. Lancaster CSD: $106,700

Whitehall continued to be the cheapest market for the second month in a row.

Overall Market Median Sales Price in February 2013: $122,143

Top 15 Locations with the Highest Median Sales Price % Growth Between February 2012 and February 2013
1. Jefferson LSD: +64.7%
2. Buckeye Valley LSD: +54.9%
3. Johnstown Monroe LSD: +53.3%
4. Obetz: +43.9%
5. Canal Winchester CSD: +40.1%
6. Gahanna: +37.3%
7. Gahanna Jefferson CSD: +17.0%
8. Dublin CSD: +15.0%
9. Downtown: +15.0%
10. Westerville: +12.2%
11. German Village: +12.2%
12. Groveport Madison LSD: +11.1%
13. Columbus CSD: +10.9%
14. Olentangy LSD: +10.3%
15. London CSD: +8.7%

Far-flung exurban districts seemed to see the largest increases this month.

Top 15 Locations with the Lowest Median Sales Price % Growth Between February 2012 and February 2013
1. Sunbury: -55.0%
2. Big Walnut LSD: -37.1%
3. Hilliard: -29.2%
4. Hamilton LSD: -27.3%
5. Grandview Heights: -26.0%
6. New Albany Plain LSD: -26.0%
7. Circleville CSD: -24.8%
8. Bexley: -22.8%
9. Upper Arlington CSD: -20.0%
10. Pataskala: -19.2%
11. Granville CSD: -17.6%
12. Grove City: -13.1%
13. Whitehall: -12.3%
14. Delaware CSD: -10.1%
15. Hilliard CSD: -9.8%

Overall Market Median Sales Price % Change February 2012 vs. February 2013: -1.5%

Top 10 Locations with the Most New Listings in February 2013
1. Columbus: 1,083
2. Columbus CSD: 677
3. South-Western CSD: 240
4. Olentangy LSD: 177
5. Hilliard CSD: 147
6. Dublin CSD: 134
7. Westerville CSD: 114
8. Grove City: 89
9. Worthington CSD: 88
10. Dublin: 84

Top 10 Locations with the Fewest New Listings in February 2013
1. Valleyview: 0
2. Obetz: 1
3. Lithopolis: 3
4. Minerva Park: 5
5. Grandview Heights: 5
6. Sunbury: 6
7. Johnstown Monroe LSD: 6
8. Jefferson LSD: 8
9. Jonathan Alder LSD: 12
10. Hamilton LSD: 13
11. Whitehall: 14

Total New Listings in the Columbus Metro in February 2013: 2,694
Overall Metro New Listings % Change February 2012-February 2013: +17.9%

Supply improved over a year earlier.

For more information on the local market, go here: Columbus Realtors



Housing Market Update January 2013




housing market update January 2013

Columbus housing market update January 2013

We’re starting a new year in this edition of the Columbus Housing Market Update, with new January 2013 data now available!

Note: LSD= Local School District, CSD= City School District. In both cases, school district boundaries differ from city boundaries.

Top 15 Most Expensive Locations By Median Sales Price in January 2013
1. New Albany: $447,500
2. Powell: $342,500
3. Upper Arlington CSD: $320,000
4. New Albany Plain LSD: $314,400
5. Dublin: $284,00
6. Bexley: $269,950
7. Olentangy LSD: $250,101
8. German Village: $241,618
9. Worthington: $228,938
10. Grandview Heights: $223,000
11. Downtown: $210,000
12. Granville CSD: $207,000
13. Dublin CSD: $190,450
14. Big Walnut LSD: $187,000
15. Marysville CSD: $182,000

New Albany continued to be the most expensive market.

Top 15 Least Expensive Locations by Median Sales Price in January 2013
1. Whitehall: $29,750
2. Hamilton LSD: $54,500
3. Columbus CSD: $68,500
4. Groveport Madison LSD: $70,000
5. Lancaster CSD: $71,250
6. Valleyview: $79,850
7. Newark CSD: $84,500
8. Reynoldsburg CSD: $94,500
9. Columbus: $95,000
10. Jefferson LSD: $95,000
11. South-Western CSD: $103,000
12. Circleville CSD: $109,000
13. Canal Winchester CSD: $112,000
14. Pataskala: $120,000
15. London CSD: 122,000

Whitehall was by far the cheapest market to buy into this month.

Overall Market Median Sales Price in January 2013: $120,885

Top 15 Locations with the Highest Median Sales Price % Growth Between January 2012 and January 2013
1. Newark CSD: +83.3%
2. Valleyview: +76.5%
3. Lithopolis: +71.1%
4. Circleville CSD: +61.4%
5. Groveport Madison LSD: +60.9%
6. Marysville CSD: +38.8%
7. London CSD: +34.8%
8. New Albany: +29.7%
9. Columbus CSD: +28.0%
10. Grandview Heights: +27.4%
11. Columbus: +26.7%
12. Upper Arlington CSD: +24.3%
13. Downtown: +19.3%
14. Sunbury: +18.4%
15. South-Western CSD: +16.1%

Downtown and Columbus overall made the top markets for appreciation in the past year.

Top 15 Locations with the Lowest Median Sales Price % Growth Between January 2012 and January 2013
1. Granville CSD: -50.7%
2. Jonathan Alder LSD: -33.0%
3. Westerville: -29.2%
4. Dublin CSD: -23.3%
5. Hamilton LSD: -21.6%
6. Jefferson LSD: -20.8%
7. Big Walnut LSD: -19.7%
8. Bexley: -17.6%
9. Gahanna: -17.0%
10. Johnstown Monroe LSD: -16.2%
11. Westerville CSD: -14.8%
12. Worthington CSD: -12.5%
13. German Village: -10.5%
14. Grove City: -6.4%
15. Whitehall: -4.9%

Overall Market Median Sales Price % Change January 2012 vs. January 2013: +8.6%

Top 10 Locations with the Most New Listings in January 2013
1. Columbus: 957
2. Columbus CSD: 605
3. South-Western CSD: 210
4. Olentangy LSD: 146
5. Hilliard CSD: 126
6. Westerville CSD: 109
7. Dublin CSD: 94
8. Pickerington LSD: 81
9. Grove City: 66
10. Groveport Madison LSD: 65

Top 10 Locations with the Fewest New Listings in January 2013
1. Valleyview: 1
2. Minerva Park: 1
3. Lithopolis: 2
4. Jefferson LSD: 3
5. Obetz: 6
6. Jonathan Alder LSD: 8
7. Grandview Heights: 9
8. Sunbury: 10
9. Johnstown Monroe LSD: 10
10. Hamilton LSD: 12
11. Whitehall: 15

Total New Listings in the Columbus Metro in January 2013: 2,388
Overall Metro New Listings % Change January 2012-January 2013: -3.7%

This month, prices increased as overall supply slipped.

For more information on the local market, go here: Columbus Realtors