Housing Market

The average sale price of a central Ohio home rose about 5% this year, though the increase was much more in some areas.

With the ongoing housing crisis, Ohioans are experiencing a steep decline in affordability for residents with extremely low incomes. Columbus City Council and community organizations work to find ways to support its residents.

With the ongoing housing crisis, Ohioans are experiencing a steep decline in affordability for residents with extremely low incomes. Columbus City Council and community organizations work to find ways to support its residents.

Average home sale prices have increased by 9.4% since last December, up to $318,581, according to the latest Columbus Realtors report.

Blaming a seasonal slowdown and rising interest rates, the group Columbus Realtors says it took an average of 21 days for central Ohio homes to sell in October.

A Cincinnati agency says large investors are taking some of the most affordable homes off the market, exacerbating the racial wealth gap. It's now helping its new tenants buy the homes themselves.

A Columbus real estate expert says the cooling housing market is likely temporary and expects demand for homes in central Ohio to remain strong in the long run.

New data from the group Columbus Realtors show home sales fell more than 20% last month. Prices also fell sharply from August to September.

Honda plans to hire 2,200 workers at its new EV battery plant to be built in Fayette County.

Housing sales prices were up 10% in August over the same month in 2021, according to the Columbus Realtors’ August Central Ohio Housing Report.