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A Decade of Home Sales in Central Ohio

Posted on 01/03/2012 | Leave a comment

The end of the year means it’s time to look back to see how we did in our local real estate market. Average prices of single-family homes “seem” to have turned the corner in most school districts – some moreso than others.

2002-2011 Avg Prices homes sold for Jan-Dec in central Ohio

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The discouraging news is the severe downfall in the number of homes sold since 2009. The data for the years 2010 and 2011 includes only “normal” sales and does not include homes sold as a short-sale or REO-owned.

2002-2011 No Homes Sold Jan Dec in central Ohio

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Having the real estate industry get back on its feet is critical to improving the employment rate since the NAR has calculated that one job is created for every 2-3 homes sold. Additionally, people need full-time jobs and decent paying jobs in order to afford a home. Gov Kasich has been laser focused to keep companies in Ohio or bring new businesses here. As such, the state’s unemployment rate has declined since he took office and that may be reflected in the uptick of the number of homes sold in 2011. Hopefully, we’ll continue to see number of homes sold continue to increase for 2012.

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Posted in Central Ohio, Delaware County, Delaware Ohio, Dublin Ohio, Franklin County, Galena Ohio, Hilliard Ohio, Home prices, Homes, Housing stats, Worthington Ohio

Tagged 10 yrs average home prices, central ohio real estate market news, Gov Kasich Ohio jobs, Ohio unemployment rate

Post election info. Read it and weep???

Posted on 11/11/2011 | Leave a comment

Business First published an article on the 2011 School District Rankings as released by the Ohio Department of Education. Their website includes a searchable database for readers to look up their specific district or compare it to other districts.

Local Schools Rank Within the State

2011 Ohio School District Rankings
Rank	District	Students	Index	$/Student
40	Dublin	13,614	106.94	$13,013
41	Olentangy	16,263	106.93	$9,465
49	New Albany	4,191	106.63	$12,249
124	Hilliard	14,945	103.53	$11,398
138	Worthington	9,098	103.15	$13,305
168	Big Walnut	2,797	102.35	$9,261
175	Marysville	5,345	102.16	$9,467
190	Westerville	14,105	101.92	$10,890
226	Bckye Valley	2,344	101.10	$9,938
266	Delaware	4,942	100.34	$10,009

Salaries of Some School Positions

You can also search by school for the salaries that are paid by district. The highly controversial SB5 (Issue 2) was about helping local governments decide how to best spend their budgets rather than having the public sector unions dictate salaries, benefits and pensions. The voters repealed the bill and now with many school levies having failed, schools and local governments are looking for ways to cut expenses to meet their budgets.

Out of curiosity, I checked the Business First database for salaries for the school district I live in – Delaware. Delaware was a district whose hefty levy passed. My findings:

2 Superintendents: one earning $121,290; one earning $112,019
1 Assistant Superintendent earning $109,535
8 Principals with salaries between $109,535 to $77,411
6 Assistant Principals with salaries between $78,584 to $69,673
2 Directors earning $105,165 and $98,920
3 Supervisors earning between $101,106 to $65,784
12 Remedial Specialists with 5 earning in the $70,000′s.
11 Counselors earning between $78,887 to $51,044
291 Teachers with 66 earning in the $70,000′s; 66 in the $60,000′s; 57 in the $50,000′s; 53 in the $40,000′s; 39 in the $30,000′s; and 19 below $30,000
30 Clerical workers earning between $60,377 to $20,106

You might want to check YOUR district before the next election asking for more money from the voters.

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Posted in Central Ohio, Delaware County, Delaware Ohio, Dublin Ohio, Franklin County, Galena Ohio, Hilliard Ohio, Lewis Center Ohio, Powell Ohio, Schools, Surveys, Worthington Ohio

Tagged 2011 Ohio School District Rankings, Business First newspaper, Delaware City School Teacher's Salaries, Delaware OH city schools, Schools spending per student

Central Ohio YTD Homes Sold By Schools or Suburbs

Posted on 10/16/2011 | Leave a comment

I’ve been busy updating the Jan-Sep YTD Homes Sold data on my website and here on my blog. Check out the results for your favorite area:

Home Sales By School District
- including Olentangy, Dublin, Worthington, Westerville, Hilliard and New Albany, plus others.
Home Sales by Subdivision for 6 Suburbs
- including subdivisions in Dublin, Powell, Lewis Center, Worthington, Westerville and southern Delaware County

If you want to buy or sell a home in one of these areas, give me a call for assistance.

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Posted in Central Ohio, Delaware County, Delaware Ohio, Dublin Ohio, Franklin County, Galena Ohio, Hilliard Ohio, Home prices, Homes, Housing stats, Lewis Center Ohio, Powell Ohio, Worthington Ohio

Tagged central ohio real estate market news, home sales by school district, home sales by subdivision

Window Coverings Add Style

Posted on 09/16/2011 | Leave a comment

When you buy a home, chances are you’ll need to add or replace window coverings. That can include drapes, blinds or shutters. You can go to a discount store to buy cheap and have to replace them in 2-3 years plus chances are they won’t “hang well” and will look cheap. They also are probably not made in America.

You can also go to a store that specializes in all types of window coverings where the customer service you receive is excellent. They can help you with measuring, installation, and even cleaning later on. You’ll have coverings that you can be proud of throughout their life.

Once such local store is Home Source Interiors, located off of Rt 315, just north of I-270. The business is owned by Cheryl Garrett, who I first “met” via Twitter (@DraperyDiva). Cheryl recently expanded her store size and held an open house tweet-up last night. I took a few photos of her new space while there. (I used my Blackberry so excuse the quality of the pics.) Please stop by to check out all the new options. I especially liked the alternatives for patio doors, since you’re no longer stuck with verticals, but can choose options that offer convenience and wind/cold block. Her web site is HomeSourceInteriors.com or read her blog at SimplyHomeSource.com.

SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES!

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Posted in Central Ohio, Fix-ups, Franklin County, Homes, Worthington Ohio

Tagged central ohio real estate market news, Home Source Interiors, window coverings

Central Ohio Schools’ Performance vs Property Taxes

Posted on 08/29/2011 | Leave a comment

On Wednesday I wrote an article about the recently released Ohio Schools Report Cards. I just updated the Tax Graph that shows the relationship of several school districts as per their property tax rates with an overlay of the recent ratings of the schools. All of the school districts that I normally cover in this blog are doing very well. Most notably, the Delaware school district improved from Effective last year to Excellent With Distinction for this year.

2010 Property Tax Rates for some central Ohio school districts

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Each bar within the school district represents a taxing area within the district. Assessments are based on a dollar amount per $100,000 of assessed value from the county auditor (Delaware or Franklin Counties). Of course, property taxes are used for more than just schools, but school funding makes up a large portion of our property taxes.

To see how the school districts compared with last year’s Report Card ratings, read more here.

Call me if you have questions on interpreting the chart.

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Posted in Central Ohio, Delaware Ohio, Dublin Ohio, Franklin County, Galena Ohio, Hilliard Ohio, Homes, Housing stats, Lewis Center Ohio, Powell Ohio, Schools, Worthington Ohio

Tagged 2010-2011 schools report cards, Big Walnut school district, Buckeye Valley school district, central ohio real estate market news, Delaware school district, Dublin school district, Hilliard school district, Olentangy school district, Plain Local school district, real estate property tax rates, Westerville school district, Worthington school district

Ohio Schools Report Cards are out

Posted on 08/24/2011 | Leave a comment

The new Report Cards for Ohio schools has been made public today. You can check your own school district at reportcard.ohio.gov for extensive details and explanation of the various grading criteria. The following are the new ratings for some local schools.

Delaware County