Home Sales Have Surpassed Last Year!

     November marks the fifth consecutive month of increased home sales in central Ohio this year after the first half of the year struggled to keep up with increased sales from 2010 due to the home buyer tax credits. According to the Columbus Board of REALTORS®, 1,406 homes sold in November which is seven percent more than the previous year.

     In Licking County, 127 homes sold in November which is 10.4 percent more than November of 2010. Licking County homes which went into contract for sale was also up 22 percent from Nov. 2010. The average home sales price in Licking County was $133,398, down two percent from Nov. 2010.

     From Jan. to Nov. 30, 2011, 1,350 Licking County homes have sold, up .5 percent from the same period in 2010, while the number of homes which went into contract for sale was up 6.1 percent from 2010. The average home sales price in Licking County was $137,625 for January through Nov., down seven percent from 2010.

     “We’re finding that sellers recognize the challenges of today’s market and are realistically pricing their homes to sell,” says Rick Benjamin, 2011 President of the Columbus Board of REALTORS®. “Buyers are responding well to the pricing and, of course, the record low interest rates. It’s still a great time to buy a home.”

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Mitch Fellows Earns Top Agent Honors

Mitch Fellows

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named REALTOR® Mitch Fellows as its top Sales Associate of the Month for November. REALTOR® Shirley Johnson was named Second Sales Associate for November, and REALTOR® Aaron Parks was named Third Sales Associate for November. The awards are based on sales volume.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

Home Sales up in Oct.

Licking County home sales were up in October and are on par for the year. The 117 homes sold in October marks a 14.7 percent increase over the 102 homes sold in October 2010. Year-to-date, home sales (January through October 2011 are only 0.6 percent behind 2010.


Licking County homes put in contract last month (149) were up 40.6 percent a year ago.

The average sale price for Licking County’s single family homes and condominiums year to date is $138,195, down 7.3 percent from homes sold January through October 2010.

Statistics are from the Columbus Board of Realtors.

Home Sales Up 23% in July

Home sales in central Ohio increased significantly last month compared to July of 2010.

According to the Columbus Board of REALTORS®, 1,865 homes sold in July of 2011 – a 23.3 percent increase over the 1,513 homes which sold during the same month last year.

Additionally, the number of residential homes scheduled to close was up almost 50 percent, from 1,705 last year to 2,553 last month (July 2011).

“We’ve seen a marked increase in activity this summer,” says Rick Benjamin, 2011 President of the Columbus Board of REALTORS®. “Although the economy continues to be unpredictable, buyers are getting tired of waiting for better news and deciding to take advantage of the inventory, prices and low interest rates.”

The median sale price of a home sold in July was $141,359, which is 5.9 percent higher than the median home sale price during the same month one year ago.

Although, for most areas, there are fewer listings today versus last year, the cities of Powell, Shawnee Hills, New Albany, Pataskala, Hilliard and Pickerington saw increases in the number of homes for sale. The same goes for the school districts of West Jefferson, New Albany Plain, Circleville, and Newark.

For the entire central Ohio area, there were 3,027 homes listed for sale during the month of July bringing the total inventory of available homes for sale to 15,702. The median price of a home on the market today is $144,900.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Honors Top Agents

Denise Keefe

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named REALTOR® Denise Keefe as its top Sales Associate of the Month for July. REALTOR® Aaron Parks was named Second Sales Associate for July, and REALTOR® Kim Thomson was named Third Sales Associate for July. The awards are based on sales statistics including: listing properties for sale and placing properties into contract. CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Hires Jennie Brown



Jennie Brown



CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has hired Jennie Brown, of Newark, as an Office Administrative Assistant. Brown’s responsibilities include coordinating office phone calls, assisting Agents, and real estate database entry.



“We’re very pleased that Jennie Brown has joined our work staff,” said CENTURY 21 General Manager Phil Frye. “We’re looking forward to her helping us in several ways.”

Brown’s work experiences include: former Office Manager of Little Blessings Academy, Staffing Specialist of Employers Overload, and Sonar Technician of the United States Navy.

Brown is married to Darin Brown. She has a stepdaughter, Jocelyn Brown.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

REALTORS Keefe and Vermillion Earn Top Honors



Denise Keefe

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named REALTOR® Denise Keefe as its top Sales Associate of the Month for April and REALTOR® Beverly Vermillion as its top Sales Associate of the Month for March.

 

REALTOR® Mitch Fellows was named Second Sales Associate for April, and REALTOR® Cynthia Corder was named Third Sales Associate for April.

REALTOR® Aaron Parks was named Second Sales Associate for March, and REALTOR® Ric Lahmers was named Third Sales Associate for March.

Beverly Vermillion

The awards are based on sales statistics including: listing properties for sale and placing properties into contract.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

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Team Jeffrey Raises Cash $$$ for Big Brothers Big Sisters!

Team Jeffrey (Left to Right): Aaron Parks, Octasia, Jeff Sneed, Grace Frye, and Phil Frye.

Team Jeffrey helped raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Licking/Perry Counties, and had a great time bowling on April 9, 2011 at Bowl for Kids at Park Lanes in Heath.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Earns 11 Awards



(Left to Right) Aaron Parks, Mitch Fellows, Frank Frye, Linda McKee, Dee Keefe, Gail Shulko, Phil Frye, and Ric Lahmers at CENTURY 21 Greater Ohio Broker Council Awards Dinner held April 2 at Cherry Valley Lodge.

 CENTURY 21 International and CENTURY 21 Greater Ohio Broker Council recently awarded CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate with 11 awards at the CENTURY 21 Greater Ohio Broker Council Awards Dinner held April 2 at Cherry Valley Lodge.



CENTURY 21 International honored CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate with its prestigious Quality Service Pinnacle Award for the second straight year of quality customer service given to Clients in transactions that closed in 2010. REALTORS Frank Frye and Aaron Parks earned individual CENTURY 21 Quality Service Pinnacle Awards for the second straight year, while REALTOR Phil Frye earned his first CENTURY 21 Quality Service Award.


“We’re extremely pleased to be recognized by our Clients as giving great customer service,” said CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate Broker Frank Frye.


CENTURY 21 Greater Ohio Broker Council awarded REALTORS Mitch Fellows and Gail Shulko with its Gold Sales Achievement Awards. REALTORS Cynthia Corder, Shirley Johnson, Ric Lahmers, Aaron Parks, Kim Thomson, and Beverly Vermillion received Silver Sales Achievement Awards. Both awards are based on volume and units sold in 2010.


CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company with 20 REALTORS serving Licking County and Central Ohio, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

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Lahmers Earns Agent of the Month Honors

Ric Lahmers

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named REALTOR® Ric Lahmers as its top Sales Associate of the Month for February. REALTOR® Gail Shulko was named Second Sales Associate, and REALTOR® Beverly Vermillion was named Third Sales Associate    for February.

The awards are based on sales statistics including: listing properties for sale and placing properties into contract.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

Dr. E. Gordon Gee comes to Newark

(L to R) Pat Guanciale, Dr. E. Gordon Gee, and Frank Frye.

The Ohio State University President Dr. E. Gordon Gee was the guest speaker at today's Licking County Chamber of Commerce Groundhog Breakfast held at Adena Hall on the campus of The Ohio State University Newark.

Marcia Downs, Executive Director of The Works, wore the traditional groundhog suit at the annual event with over 600 people in attendence.

Aaron Parks Leads Agents in January

Aaron Parks

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named REALTOR® Aaron Parks as its top Sales Associate of the Month for January. REALTOR® Ric Lahmers was named Second Sales Associate, and REALTOR® Beverly Vermillion was named Third Sales Associate for January. The awards are based on sales statistics including: listing properties for sale and placing properties into contract.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

Central Ohio Home Sales Market Shows Improvement

Home sales statistics for central Ohio in 2010 showed marked improvements compared to previous years according to the Columbus Board of REALTORS® (CBR). The average sale price of a home in 2010 was $158,893, just 0.6 percent lower than the average price of homes sold in 2009. However, the average price of homes sold in 2009 was 2.4 percent lower than 2008 which was 5.1 percent lower than 2007.

“Our market saw average sale price increases for eight of the 12 months of 2010,” says CBR’s 2011 President Rick Benjamin. “As we’ve experienced annual decreases in our average sale price since 2005, we see ending the year just half a point lower than 2009 as a positive for central Ohio homeowners.”

The 1,460 homes sold in December 2010 is just 0.3 percent lower than the number of homes sold in December of 2009. Annual 2010 home sales (19,676) finished 2.8 percent behind 2009 (20,235).

“There’s no question the home buyer tax credits had a significant affect on last year’s home sales,” adds Benjamin. “Providing home buyers with a substantial monetary incentive really helped to energize the market in the first half of 2010.”

“Homes in contract (which are expected to close in January or February) are up slightly from the previous year suggesting that home sales in the first of the year could be strong.”

Homes spent an average of 90 days on the market, a reduction of seven days from the average time to sell a home in 2009. In December 2010, the month's supply of homes was down to 9.93, the lowest since last June. Month's supply is the ratio of
inventory to sales which takes into account both supply and demand. A healthy market has a 6.5 to 7-month supply of homes, meaning if no new homes were added to the market, it would take about 6.5 or 7 months to sell all the available homes.

The Columbus Board of REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service (MLS) serves all of Franklin, Delaware, Fayette, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway and Union Counties and parts of Champaign, Clark, Fairfield, Hocking, Knox, Licking, Logan, Marion, Muskingham, Perry and Ross Counties.

Holman Joins CENTURY 21 Frank Frye



Sharon Holman



CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is pleased to announce Sharon Holman has joined its firm as a REALTOR®.

“We’re extremely excited to have Sharon Holman as part of our real estate family,” said CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate General Manager Phil Frye.

Holman has been a licensed real estate agent for 18 years, and is a member of the Licking County Board of REALTORS®, Ohio Association of REALTORS®, National Association of REALTORS®, Columbus Multiple Listing Service, and the Multiple Listing Service of Licking County.

Holman and her husband reside in Newark. They have three children and five grandchildren. Holman is a member of Marne United Methodist Church.

Mitch Fellows Leads Top Agents in Dec.

Mitch Fellows

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named REALTOR® Mitch Fellows as its top Sales Associate of the Month for December. REALTOR® Beverly Vermillion was named Second Sales Associate, and REALTOR® Pam Long was named Third Sales Associate for December. The awards are based on sales statistics including: listing properties for sale and placing properties into contract. CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.