The 2022 final housing market update looks at the overall market performance for the year versus 2021.

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 year. 7 of the 10 metro counties saw declines vs. 2021.

Overall Market Median Sales Price in 2022: $298,748
Based on the 10 Columbus Metro Area counties, the median price increased by $34,139 over 2021.
Overall Market Median Sales Price % Change in 2022 versus 2021: +12.9%

Best in the case of market median price % change is subjective. For buyers, it would be prices that have increased the least or even declined, while for sellers it would be the largest increases.

Total Metro New Listings in 2022: 31,652
Total Metro New Listings Change from 2021 to 2022: -3,508
Thousands of fewer homes going to market helped keep prices rising across the metro despite a significant slowdown in overall sales.

Average # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale for the Metro Overall in 2022: 20.0
# of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale % Change for the Metro 2021 vs. 2022: +9.3%

This new data shows whether a market was receiving more or less than the original list price for the homes for sale. Those above 100% were markets that typically had buyer competition to the point where they had to pay more than list. Those below 100% were the opposite, where relatively lower demand allowed some buyers to get a home for under list.

And there you have it, the final housing market update for 2022!