prices: Giving Thanks for November Home Sales in Ohio
- 01/05/10 02:51 AM
Home sales in Ohio during November were up 31.2% over 11/09, with the average sales price up 8.1%. While this certainly reflects first-time buyer activity, it also suggests that more distress inventory is leaving the market. The news isn't all good, but of course you've got to keep things in perspective. While the end of last year brought the thud of the economic downturn, sales reports for November would have reflected earlier contrant closings. Year-to-date, Ohio's average home sales price is down 6.4% from 2008, with total home sales down by 8.6%. Total January-November home sales dollar volume is down 14.4%. Columbus MLS year-to-date average … (0 comments)
prices: Hilliard Schools Levy, Teachers Contract Vote
- 02/11/08 02:54 AM
Like others in the community, we were disappointed to see that prospects for a successful end to the negotiations between the school board and teachers union (Hilliard Education Association) dimmed last week when the teachers voted overwhelmingly against the board's last offer....which was to be a firm and final one, as everyone understood from various news coverage. Sad, because no matter what side you stand on (and cliched or not), the kids are held hostage....given that the operating levy passage on March 4 becomes more problematic, and the levy covers ongoing operating funds. Voters will usually tend toward the simplest reason to vote … (0 comments)
prices: Hilliard City School District – March Operating Levy Election
- 01/27/08 04:50 AM
As a current member of Hilliard Schools' volunteer Citizen's Finance Committee, a former member of the school district's Board of Education, and a founding member of the political action committee CAGH (formed to foster voter approval of the new Bradley High School), I believe the upcoming March 4 operating levy vote is certainly as important as any in my memory, and perhaps more so in light of current economic news and ongoing conflict over state funding. We've lived and worked in the Hilliard area since we moved to Ohio in 1988, and have seen first-hand the growth of the district from … (7 comments)
prices: Hide-A-Way Hills: Home Prices, Appreciation and History
- 01/27/08 02:41 AM
Because of the significant variety of homes in the community, built by many builders across a few decades, sale prices have tended to vary by year and across all price ranges. It's probably true that emotion plays an even greater role than usual in a home purchase in "The Hills." Moreover, Hide-A-Way Hills Club (that's the legal name....commonly referred to as Hideaway Hills, HAH, or just "The Hills") contains both primary and vacation homes for members, and the potential market for each type can certainly vary according to the outside economy....for example, if buyers are enjoying solid returns on other financial … (2 comments)
Thoughts on buying and selling primary and vacation homes, and land, in the central and southeast Ohio real estate market, including The Hocking Hills Region and the gated resort community of Hide-A-Way Hills, plus Hiiliard, Dublin, Grove City, Canal Winchester, Logan and Lancaster. www.ikarensell.com
Home sales in Ohio during November were up 31.2% over 11/09, with the average sales price up 8.1%. While this certainly reflects first-time buyer activity, it also suggests that more distress inventory is leaving the market.
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