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Good supply of Powell homes for sale

Posted on 08/18/2011 | Leave a comment

If you’re one of the many people who want to call Powell Ohio home, there is currently an ample supply of homes available for sale in all price ranges except the very low-end. The chart below includes all homes in the Olentangy school district for zip code 43065. It does not include homes that are short-sales, HUD or REO’s but rather homes that appeal to “typical” buyers.

**Powell homes for sale today**
	#	Size	Avg Price	$/SqFt
Over $1 mill	11	6998	$1,807,172	$258
$500-999	55	5133	$688,888	$134
$400-499	40	3740	$456,736	$122
$300-399	53	3065	$348,176	$114
$200-299	45	2574	$266,866	$104
$100-199	4	1442	$178,125	$69

What this means for you is a strong likelihood that no matter what your criteria is for a home, there’s a good chance you’ll find one that is just perfect for you. Want to live around a golf course? There are three courses in the Powell area: Wedgewood, Kinsale and Scioto Reserve. Want trees or ravines? Yup, got those too. You can select a home that is close to a school. Some of the elementaries are within walking distance of homes. If you like, you can select a neighborhood that is within walking distance of downtown Powell and the community pool. There are homes with smaller lots or lots that are an acre in size.

If you would like my assistance in finding the perfect home, give me a call at 614-825-8860 and I’ll go to work for you.

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Posted in Buyers, Central Ohio, Delaware County, Golf Village, Kinsale, Home prices, Homes, Homes for sale, Housing stats, Powell Ohio, Scioto Reserve, Wedgewood

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Powell – the Crown Jewel of Delaware County

Posted on 07/10/2011 | Leave a comment

Last night was a warm summer evening and as I drove through Powell, I couldn’t help but notice the three ice cream shops (Graeters, Handels, & Jeni’s) all had very large groups of families standing in line or sitting on the patios, enjoying their cooling, sweet treat. There should be a law that prevents 3 gourmet shops from locating within a ¾-mile distance with all located on the main drag thru town. That’s cruel & unusual punishment to our willpower.

But aside from that “flaw” to Powell’s downtown, it reinforces what a great place the Powell area is to live. It’s a top pick of places that buyers want to buy homes if they have the means (the average price so far this year is nearly $380,000 for a 3400 sq ft home). When people mention “Powell”, chances are they are including the Liberty Twp area as well. The 43065 zip code has irregular boundaries but basically extends from the Olentangy River on the east over to the Scioto River to the west. To the north, it extends a little north of Home Rd. (Read more about the boundaries)

Village Green, Powell OH 43065 The area offers so much for its residents from plenty of dining opportunities to numerous golf courses to the most famous of all – the Columbus Zoo, made famous by Jungle Jack Hanna. There is a YMCA, a community pool and a skateboard park for more family activities. If you’re into antiques, the downtown is known for all its small shops that sell antiques as well as unique handmade crafts.

In 2009, I moved from Real Living’s Worthington office (now closed) to the new Powell office. Although I really work out of my home office, I have enjoyed being with the people in the Powell office. Just like the City, the people are friendly, professional and a joy to be around. Oh … and … the office is just across the parking lot from Handel’s ice cream shop!

Read more about Powell:

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Posted in Buyers, Central Ohio, Delaware County, Golf course communities, Golf Village, Kinsale, Powell Ohio, Scioto Reserve, Wedgewood

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Golfers … southern Delaware County is YOUR place to be

Posted on 04/10/2011 | Leave a comment

golfers in southern delaware county ohio Today is supposed to be our first really warm day after a long, cold winter. I expect a lot of people will be hitting the golf courses today. If you live in or near southern Delaware County, you have many courses to choose from to play. Many are semi-private so check first.

If you like the idea of owning a home on a golf course, I can help you with that as most courses are lined with homes.

Here’s a list that I put together of the courses in the southern half of Delaware County. Click on the club’s name to go to the course’s website.

Southwest part of the county - Powell, Liberty Twp area:

Tartan Fields Golf Club
The Country Club at Muirfield Village (not the PGA Memorial Tournament course)
Wedgewood Golf & Country Club
Shamrock Golf Club
Safari Golf Club
Kinsale Golf & Country Club
Scioto Reserve Country Club
Riviera Golf Club

Lower southeast part of the county – Lewis Center, Westerville area:

Little Bear Golf Club
The Lakes Golf & Country Club (Highland Lakes)
The Medallion Club

Upper southeast part of the county – Delaware, Galena, Sunbury area:

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Posted in Central Ohio, Delaware County, Delaware Ohio, Galena Ohio, Golf course communities, Golf Village, Kinsale, Lewis Center Ohio, Muirfield, Powell Ohio, Scioto Reserve, Wedgewood

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Luxury home sales around Columbus OH

Posted on 01/10/2011 | Leave a comment

Lots of people like to look at million dollar homes on the Internet, even though we may not have a prayer of affording them. It’s fun to see how “others” live.

In my continued end-of-year reviews, I looked at the number of homes that sold for more than $1 million around the Columbus metro area.

million $ homes sold in 2010 in central ohio

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Here’s the details on the numbers in the chart:

As might be expected, New Albany sold the most homes (14) over $1 million. The most expensive home ($5,184,000) was there as well. The average price of the homes was $1,579,678 and they averaged 8,483 sq ft. The $5 million dollar home had 17,771 sq ft and was located in The Farms community.
Southern Delaware County - specifically the Olentangy school district – saw 10 homes sell over $1 million. Nine of those were in the townships around Powell. The average price of the homes was $1,294,350 with a size of 7,722 sq ft. The highest price was $1,618,500 with 7,670 sq ft. This home was located in Liberty Twp.
Upper Arlington sold 5 homes over $1 million, at an average of $1,429,000 with 6,275 sq ft. The highest priced home sold at $2,045,000 and included 8,173 sq ft.
Dublin is next, having sold 4 homes over $1 million, averaging $1,481,250 with 9,454 sq ft. The highest priced home sold for $2,200,000 and it had 12,540 sq ft. It was located in Muirfield near #8 & #9 holes.
Galena had a couple of homes over $1 million. One sold at $2,812,500 (10,450 sq ft) and the other sold for $3,200,000 (12,500 sq ft).
Gahanna also sold 2 homes with both selling for $1,500,000.

If you’d like to buy a nice luxury home – and make next year’s chart – give me a call.

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Posted in Central Ohio, Delaware County, Dublin Ohio, Franklin County, Galena Ohio, Home prices, Homes, Homes for sale, Housing stats, Muirfield, Powell Ohio

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Ranch homes are making a come-back

Posted on 12/27/2010 | Leave a comment

It’s probably due to the baby-boomer generation growing up and dare we say – older - but according to a recent article in the New York Times, one-story homes are returning to favor. Our knee and hip joints are beginning to make noises as we walk, and climbing stairs is getting a little more tenuous.

One of my listings is perfect for the boomers who want one-story living, reduced lawn care but a home large enough to have kids home for family gatherings. It’s a patio home in the prestigious Wedgewood golfing community.

One-level living: All the key rooms are on one floor. However, there are two finished rooms plus two large storage areas in the lower level.

2BR’s & Office or 3BR’s: The front BR really makes an ideal office with its large window overlooking the landscaped front. One of its doors opens to the foyer, making it ideal for a home office. The owner’s suite is located to the back with a door to the screened porch. It also has a hall door that totally keeps it private from the guest BR.

Living areas: The living room, dining room and kitchen are sized well for entertaining but not so large as to be inconvenient for daily living. The dining room opens to the screened porch for summer meals. The living room opens to a nice deck for relaxing. A raised tray ceiling, gas fireplace and open stair rail add to the comfortable ambiance.

Downsized lawn: Since it is a patio home, the yard is smaller than one you might find in a regular subdivision. Generally, buyers choose patio homes (sometimes called cluster homes) because they don’t want to downsize the home … just the amount of lawn care. Often they will go together to hire landscape companies to mow and plow snow. They view this as a preference to “going the condo route”.