Sales, Contracts, and Prices Rise Oh My!

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First quarter home sales in central Ohio were up 7.1 percent versus first quarter 2011 sales (4,045 vs. 3,776). March home sales jumped 36 percent to 1,653 compared to the previous month (1,215) and were up 6.1 percent more than last year (1,558) according to the Columbus Board of REALTORS®.

In Licking County, the average home sales sold price was $142,612 in the first quarter, up 7.6 percent from first quarter 2011. Also, 306 homes sold in Licking County in the first quarter, which is 13.3 percent more than first quarter 2011. Licking County homes which went into contract for sale in the first quarter totaled 474, which is a 48.6 percent increase from first quarter 2011, when 319 homes went into contract.

In Licking County, the average home sales sold price was $155,079 in March, up 16.2 percent from March 2011. Also, 135 homes sold in Licking County in March, which is 16.4 percent more than March 2011. Licking County homes which went into contract for sale in March totaled 197, which is a 44.9 percent increase from March 2011, when 136 homes went into contract.

The inventory of homes for sale in Licking County continued to decline in March helping to further stabilize the local housing market. The total number of homes for sale at the end of March was 989, which is 22.1 percent lower than the end of March 2011, when 1,269 homes were for sale.

All statistics are provided by the Columbus Board of REALTORS®.

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 March.

Realtor® Aaron Parks was named Second Sales Associate for March, and Realtor® Andrea Vogelmeier was named Third Sales Associate for March.

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.

Drew Guanciale Dunks!

Legendary basketball star Drew Guanciale recently returned to the basketball court where it all began, and showed the locals he can still...DUNK!!!

It was on this same court where his mom, Carol, used to ally oop to him while he threw it down.

As you can see in this video, the basketball hoop is a little cock-eyed these days, due to the current homeowner dunking daily, and hitting it with a UHAUL truck.

Also, Drew's hands have gotten so big writing all those real estate contracts, that the ball he's using here appears tiny, but this eye witness can assure you it's regulation size...for tennis.

Somewhere Blake Griffin is saying to himself, "I just got an idea for next year's Slam Dunk Contest!"

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Earns 13 Awards

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate members at CENTURY 21 Awards Dinner.
 (L to R) Phil Frye, Mitch Fellows, Denise Keefe, Diana Petro, Aaron Parks, and Frank Frye.

CENTURY 21 International and CENTURY 21 Greater Ohio Broker Council recently awarded CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate with 13 awards at the CENTURY 21 Greater Ohio Broker Council Awards Dinner held March 31 at the Athletic Club of Columbus.



CENTURY 21 International honored CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate with its prestigious Quality Service Pinnacle Award for the third straight year of quality customer service given to Clients in transactions that closed in 2011. Realtors Frank Frye and Phil Frye earned individual CENTURY 21 Quality Service Pinnacle Awards for receiving the award multiple years, while Realtor Gail Shulko earned her 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 International also honored Realtors Aaron Parks and Denise Keefe for earning Master Ruby Producer Awards. CENTURY 21 Greater Ohio Broker Council awarded Realtor Mitch Fellow its Gold Sales Achievement Award. Realtor Ric Lahmers, Kim Thomson, Beverly Vermillion, Gail Shulko, Frank Frye, and Phil Frye received Silver Sales Achievement Awards. Sales awards are based on volume and units sold in 2011.


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