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Westerville homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

The graph shows the inventory of Westerville homes for sale for the past 15 months.  The sales are single family homes in the Westerville City School District.  There was 8.4 months of inventory at the end of July 2010, an increase of 104.6% from the inventory in July 2009.   The 8.4 months of inventory makes Westerville a buyers market.  Westerville home sales in July 2010 were down 39% from the year before.

Westerville homes for sale a market report for July 2010

• 513 homes for sale
• 61 homes sold
• 8.4 months of inventory

• Average active home price $229,000
• Average home sale price $179,000
• Median home sale price $162,000

Westerville homes for sale neighborhoods

The Westerville school district includes neighborhoods in the City of Westerville as well as neighborhoods in the City of Columbus, the Village of Minerva Park and unincorporated areas (townships.)   Westerville schools includes neighborhoods in Franklin and Delaware Counties.  The school district was in place before much of the development in this area, some land was annexed into the City of Columbus, some into Westerville and some remained unincorportated. 

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The 61 single family Westerville schools homes sold in July 2010 included homes in:

City of Westerville neighborhoods such as Annehurst, Heritage Estates and Spring Grove among others. 

City of Columbus neighborhoods including Cherry Bottom Village, Ravines at Strawberry Farms and Westerville Crossing as well as others.

Blendon Township subdivisions like Glengary Heights, Glengary Woods, Sunbury Woods and other neighborhoods.  Blendon Township is in Franklin County.

Genoa Township neighborhoods such as Highland Lakes,  Medallion Estates and Sherbrook.  Genoa Township is in Delaware County. Part of Highland Lakes is in Olentangy schools.

The 513 Westerville homes for sale include many homes in the neighborhoods where there were sales in July 2010 and others:

City of Westerville neighborhoods such as Old Westerville (sometimes called Olde Westerville or Uptown Westerville too), Millstone Creek,  Windsor Bay and more.

City of Columbus neighborhoods including Broadview Farms, Creekridge, Westerville Woods and others.

Blendon Township areas like Hamstead, Huber Ridge and Lee Acres and other Franklin County neighborhoods. Minerva Park is a village in the Westerville City School District and Blendon Township.

Genoa Township neighborhoods such as Genoa Farms, Harvest Wind and Shellbark Ridge among other Delaware County neighborhoods in the school district.

Published August 2010 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of July  2010.   Trendgraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors.  According to Trendgraphix neither  CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee or are in anyway responsible for it's accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed."   There is no guarantee from me either.

If you use the Westerville homes for sale link you will search the online inventory of Central Ohio homes on the Real Living HER site.  You will be offered the opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of Realtors MLS (multiple listing service)  in real time. You can know the true status of those properties you are interested in.

Westerville home sales up 49.4%

Is Columbus a buyers market - July 2010? the entire MLS (multiple listing service)  region,  the Columbus Board of REALTORS® will announce the July 2010 sales today.

May 2010 Westerville home sales brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER

The graph shows single family homes for sale and sold in Westerville schools for the past 15 months.  The red line is pending sales.

Westerville home sales a market report for May 2010

Homes for sale -435
Homes sold May 2010 - 124
Months of Inventory based on current sales - 3.5 months

Average active price -  $240,000
Average sale price - $194,000
Median sale price - $172,000

Westerville home sales neighborhoods

The Westerville City Shool District includes neighborhoods in both Franklin and Delaware Counties.  The 124 home sales in Westerville schools in May 2010 included homes in City of Westerville, City of Columbus, Blendon and Genoa Townships and the Village of Minerva Park:

City of Westerville neighborhoods including Annehurst, Heritage Estates, Millstone Creek and Spring Grove, had home sales during the month. 

City of Columbus neighborhoods including homes in Brandywine Meadows, Broadview Farms, Pinewood Colonyand and Strawberry Farms had sales in May 2010.

Homes sold in May in neighborhoods including Glengary Heights, Hamstead, Huber and Sunbury Woods in Blendon Township in Franklin County.

Genoa Township neighborhoods including Covington Meadows, Highland Lakes,  Orchard Lakes and Sherbrook had home sales close in May 2010.

Three homes in the Village of Minerva Park sold in May 2010.

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Published June 2010 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of May  2010.   TrendGraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors.  According to Trendgraphix neither  CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee or are in anyway responsible for its accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed."   There is no guarantee from me either!

If you use the Westerville homes for sale link you will search the online inventory of Central Ohio homes on the Real Living HER site.  You will be offered the opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of Realtors MLS (multiple listing service)  in real time. You can know the true status of those properties you are interested in.

Did you ever wonder about the name of Africa Road in southern Delaware County?   Where the name "Africa Road" came from?  I wondered.

An Ohio Department of Natural Resources site has a page called  Ohio's Underground Railroad to Freedom which talks about slaves coming across the Ohio River from the south. Ohio played a large part in the Underground Railroad in the 1800s.   I wondered why Africa Road.  The site says:

"One of the most famous Underground Railroad routes in central Ohio was Africa Road. This was the setting of one of the most extra-ordinary chapters in Underground Railroad history. The tiny unincorporated zone in southern Delaware County which was once the community of Africa touches the southern border of what is now Alum Creek State Park. Prior to 1840, the hamlet then known as East Orange was a rural crossroads north of the bustling town of Westerville. Country gentlefolk had erected small cabins there as temporary housing while building permanent homes on their estates. After a time, the woodlands north of Westerville harbored a cluster of these abandoned cabins, as folks moved into their newly completed houses." 

Were the abandoned houses used by escaped slaves temporarily? Or did Africa in southern Delaware County become a community of escaped slaves? The DNR site goes on to say:  "One of the few pro-slavery landowners in the area sarcastically nicknamed the community "Africa," and the name stuck. Ever since, the community and the road have proudly kept the name, although the story behind it has been nearly forgotten"

The Worthington and Flint areas were also involved in the anti slavery movement and the Underground Railroad. Churches in Central Ohio were active in the Underground Railroad to Freedom for slaves from the south.

Ohio's  Underground Railroad to Freedom

Westervilles History

Westerville History - The Underground Railroad

Columbus Santa Connection - Westerville

The third word prompt in the NaBloPoMo is the word Freedom. I guess I am supposed to define Freedom. What came to mind first? I have to admit, the Janice Joplin song from the 1960s, "Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose, " and I don't even know what that means. The word Freedom makes me think of Westerville and the history of the Underground Railroad... after I get over puzzling over the 'Me and Bobby McGee' lyrics. There is a subdivision named Freedom Colony in Westerville, in Franklin County.

On another note.... If anyone knows how to keep a Google map from shifting, I would love to know. Africa Road is east of Alum Creek Lake (reservoir) and Walnut Creek but the map keeps shifting to the west. Another mystery? The body of water on the Google map says "Williams Lake" ????? The body of water is the Alum Creek Reservoir. Who is William? Is Williams Lake another name for the Alum Creek Reservoir? Who was William? Or Williams? The Alum Creek Lake (reservoir) is not that old... was there a small lake there previously?

Westerville Ohio's Field of Heroes many of the photos in the slide show are from this morning's Dedication Ceremony. There are 2000 flags on the corner of Cleveland Avenue and County Line Rd. "The Moving Wall", a half size replica of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial in Washington D.C. is in Westerville this Memorial Day Weekend. During the dedication ceremony, the mayor, named the five Westerville Ohio men, whose names appear on the wall.

You can still sponsor a flag in the Field of Heroes honor of your hero.

S.W. corner of Cleveland Ave. and County Line Rd. 

More about Westerville Ohio

Westerville Field of Heroes


Westerville is the BEST Place to Live in Ohio


Westerville's history

Westerville homes sales up 23.8% brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

The graph is for single family homes in  Westerville schools.  The graph shows Westerville homes for sale and sold for the past 15 months through April 2010.   Westerville home sales were up 23.8% in April 2010 from a year earlier.

Westerville homes sales  - a market report for April 2010

Homes for sale  - 412
Homes  sold -  78
5.3 month of inventory based on current sale

Homes for sale is  down 22.1%  from a year ago
The monthly supply of inventory is down  36.9% from April 2009 based on current sales

Average active price $243,000
Average sale price $189,000
Median sale price $174,000

Westerville homes sales - neighborhoods

Homes sold in Westerville schools include homes in neighborhoods in the City of Westerville, The City of Columbus and unincorporated areas. The Village of  Minerva Park is in Westerville Schools.  Westerville school neighborhoods are in both Franklin and Delaware Counties.

There were sales in April 2010 in Annehurst, Barrington Estates, Cherry Bottom Village, Glengary, Highland Lakes, Huber, Sherbrook, Westerville Woods, Woodstream and a number of other Westerville neighborhoods.

Westerville homes for sale include homes in Annehurst, Blendon Estates, Brandywine Meadows, Glengary Heights, Glengary Woods, Heritage Estates, Highland Lakes, Huber, Spring Grove, Strawberry Fields, Twelve Trees, Windsor Bay and other neighborhoods.    

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If you use the Westerville homes for sale link above you will search the online inventory of homes on the Real Living HER site.  You will be offered the opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of Realtors MLS (multiple listing service)  in real time. You can know the true status of the properties you are interested in.

Published May 2010 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of April  2010.   TrendGraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors.  According to Trendgraphix neither  CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee or are in anyway responsible for its accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed."   Me neither!

Columbus home sales up 40% the official word from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS

Walnut Bend in Westerville is a neighborhood I really, really like.  I believe all the homes in Walnut Bend were built by MI Homes but that is NOT why I like Walnut Bend.   I like the neighborhood because thare are some great lots. Great views.  Some of the odd numbered lots on Abbotsbury Dr. have a gorgeous view and the lots on the south side of Tree Bend Drive back to the woods or some do... but the view down the street on Tree Bend Dr. is what I love most.  One of the houses on Tree Bend Ct. with a gorgeous view of Walnut Creek, the park and the Westerville Community Center went "In Contract" really quickly earlier this year.

The majority of the homes in Walnut Bend seem to be built in 2000 to 2003.

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What is different abou the  Walnut Bend neighborhood than most City of Westerville neighborhoods?  Walnut Bend is in  Olentangy schools... Yes Walnut Bend is in the City of Westerville (not just a Westerville ZIP code but legally in the City of Westerville)  but the Olentangy Local School District.

Where is Walnut Bend?

Walnut Bend in Westerville is #16 of 365 Places to Live in Columbus' a page on Facebook.

Today's entry on "365 Places to Live in Columbus" on Facebook is Westerville Ohio a northeast suburb. 

From last summer on ColumbusBestBlog.com :

Westerville Ohio is the BEST Place to Live in all of Ohio.  The Columbus suburb made the list of  100 BEST Places to Live on  CNNMoney.com, a list of US cities.   Westerville at number 15  is the top city in Ohio in the list… None of the other Ohio cities that made the 100 BEST Places to Live list are in Central Ohio…

Congratulations to Westerville!

I see Delaware and Columbus in the list of Ohio cities but don’t see Gahanna, Grandview, Hilliard, New Albany Powell, Upper Arlington or Worthington….  Or Lewis Center, but Lewis Center is a place but not a city…

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Foreclosure Frustration - Information Please...

Trulia Voices

"I have resorted to looking up property owners"  Barefoot said on Trulia Voices.  Barefoot a Home Buyer's question could just as likely be asked on Zillow, ActiveRain or other online real estate sites.   You as a consumer have lots of places online to get information about Foreclosures... but are they Foreclosures?  Are the properties on the list for sale now or ever?

Barefoot Home Buyer wrote "I found a property I would like to make an offer on"

Is the property for sale?

I seldom answer questions on Trulia, Zillow or ActiveRain. I am probably NOT cut out for answering questions on Trulia, Zillow etc.  I don't think I understood when I first read his question that RA meant real estate agents.   He does not want to use a real esate agent because they have not provided him the information he needs, so he is turning to Trulia Voices to provide him answers to his foreclosure frustration. 

The people who answer questions on Trulia Voices are real estate agents...

Barefoot identified himself in the questioning process as a buyer for 43081 (Westerville in Central Ohio) ... but he is trying to buy property in Sanduskey Ohio (Northwest Ohio.)  He is looking for a phone number for Chase at 880 Brooksedge Blvd. Westerville Ohio 43081.  Chase must be the owner of the property he is interested in and that's why he is asking the question in Westerville 43081.

Looking for a phone number?  Goog411 business 1-800-466-4411 It's kind of like the old fashioned information operator for this century or decade anyway.  "Information Please..."

If Barefoot was looking for Foreclosures in Westerville Ohio 43081 I could help.  I have information. Real estate agents have information about the properties that are for sale.

Foreclosure Frustration - Information Please 

Trulia Voices - real estate agents answering consumers questions

James Gordon in Cinci gave a great answer... 

Dee in Toledo, near Sandusky wrote:

"I finally discovered that there are websites out there that post pre-foreclosures and even notice of default properties - which are NOT even on the market yet nor will they be for months and months, if ever."

Foreclosure Frustration

The link to Foreclosures in Westerville Ohio 43081 will allow you to see a list which could include pre-foreclosures and notice of default too.  Based on using that search you will be offered the opportunity to receive the information on the foreclosures that are for sale from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS.

Foreclosures Good News for Buyers

Buy a Bank Owned Home -  More Foreclosure Frustration, a video

Westerville homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe

This graph shows the inventory of single family homes in the Westerville City School District for the past 15 months.  Based o recent sales there was a 9.5 month supply of homes for sale at the end of February 2010 based on the current rate of sales. Compare that to 13.9 months of inventory at the end of February 2009.

Westerville homes for sale a market report  February 2010

360 homes for sale
38 homes sold
9.5  Months of homes for sale

21.4% less homes for sale than January 2009
31.7% less months of homes for sale than January 2009
 
Average list price $243,000
Average sale price $209,000
Media sale price $170,000

Westerville homes for sale - neighborhoods

The homes for sale in Westerville schools include homes in neighborhoods in the City of Westerville, City of Columbus, Village of Minerva Park and unincorporated areas, such as:

City of Westerville neighborhoods including Annehurst, Heritage,  River Trace, Spring Grove, Springborough, Windsor Bay, Woodlake Colony and others.

City of Columbus neighborhoods like Brandywine Meadows, Parkridge Village, Strawberry Farms, Tanager Woods, Westerville Woods and more.

Homes in Minerva Park, a  Village in the Westerville City School District.

Neighborhoods in Franklin County unincorporated areas include Glengary Heights, Hamstead, Huber Ridge, Sunbury Woods and others. 

Neighborhood inclluding Harvest Wind, Highland Lakes, Medallion, Shellbark Ridge, and many more are included in the homes in Delaware County, unincorporated areas. 

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Westerville home sales - February 2010

home sales up  15.2% from February 2009

38 homes sold  vs 33 homes sold in February 2009

Published March 2010 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of February  2010.   TrendGraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors.  According to Trendgraphix neither  CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee or are in anyway responsible for its accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed."  So "me neither!  Only Real Living HER agents are authorized to use Trendgraphix in Central Ohio for real estate market news updates.  Stay tuned to this blog for more Central Ohio real estate market news.

Westerville homes for sale link - Search the online inventory of  Westerville homes via Real Living HER with the link above and you will be offered the opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of Realtors MLS (multiple listing service) in real time.  Know the true status of the properties you are interested in!

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Westerville homes for sale - a market report

Homes for sale  - 338
Homes sold in January 2010 - 43
Months of inventory based on current sales -   7.9

January 2010 home sales vs. January  2009 
23.2% less homes for sale than a year ago  inventory
37.3% less months of inventory (based on current closed Sales) in comparison to January 2009 

Average active price $247,000
Average sale price $172,000
Median price $148,000

Westerville homes for sale - neighborhoods

The homes for sale in Westerville schools include homes in neighborhoods in the City of Westerville, City of Columbus, Village of Minerva Park and unincorporated areas, such as:

City of Westerville neighborhoods including River Trace, Spring Grove North, Springborough, Windsor Bay, Woodlake Colony and others.

City of Columbus neighborhoods like Brandywine Meadows, Parkridge Village, Strawberry Woods, Tanager Woods, Westerville Woods and more.
 
Neighborhoods in Franklin County unincorporated areas include Glengary Heights, Hamstead, Huber Ridge, Sunbury Woods and others.  As well as  Harvest Wind, Highland Lakes, Medallion, Shellbark Ridge, Sherbrook Estates are included in the neighborhoods in Delaware County, unincorporated areas. 

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Westerville home sales - January 2010

22.9% increase in sales over January 2009 home sales
43 homes sold vs. 35 homes sold in January 2009

Published February 2010 based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of January 2010.   TrendGraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors.  According to Trendgraphix neither  CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee  or are in anyway responsible for its accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed."  Same goes for me then!  Only Real Living HER agents are authorized to use Trendgraphix in Central Ohio for real estate market news updates.  Stay tuned to this blog for more Central Ohio real estate market news.

Westerville homes for sale link - Search the online inventory of Westerville homes via Real Living HER with the link above and you will be offered the opportunity to receive listings directly from the Columbus Board of Realtors MLS (multiple listing service)  in real time.  Know the true status of properties you are interested in!