Rigsby and Thomson Earn Top Sales Honors

Kim Thomson

Gretchen Rigsby

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named Realtor Kim Thomson as its top Sales Associate of the Month for January. Realtor Dakotah Scisciani was named Second Sales Associate, and Realtor Aaron Parks was named Third Sales Associate. 

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate also named Realtor Gretchen Rigsby as its top Sales Associate of the Month for December. Realtor Ric Lahmers was named Second Sales Associate, and Realtor Sharon Holman was named Third Sales Associate.

The awards are based on monthly 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.

2015 Breaks Record in Central Ohio Home Sales!

11803 Martinsburg Rd. is for sale with nearly 40 acres!

In 2015, residential real estate experienced its best year since the Great Recession ended in 2009. Although inventory could still use a jolt, demand was healthy throughout the year and there was enough supply to keep the engine strong.

Central Ohio saw 29,408 single-family and condominium home sales in 2015, up 9.3 percent from 2014 (26,917) marking the highest year for home sales on record. The last time home sales came close to being this high was in 2005 during the housing boom when annual sales reached 27,493 according to data gathered by Columbus REALTORS® from their Multiple Listing Service.

Licking County saw 2,284 single-family and condominium home sales in 2015, up 11.7 percent from 2014 (2,045). Licking County’s average homes sold price was $167,579 in 2015, up 3.6% over 2014.   

Licking County homes sold in 2015, had spent an average of 71 days on market (from listing to close), down 14.5% from 83 days for 2014.

For 2015, there were 3,001 new listings, up 4.5% from 2014.  There were 122 new listings in Dec., up 13% from Dec. 2014. The inventory of homes and condos for sale in Licking County was 621 at the end of Dec., with a 3.1 months supply of inventory.

The average sold price of a Licking County home during the month of Dec. was $154,849, which is a 3.8% decrease from Dec. 2014.  There were 188 homes sold in Licking County in Dec., up 11.9% from Dec. 2014. There were 145 Licking County homes that went into contract with a Buyer in Dec. 2015.

The statistics are provided by the Columbus Realtors® Multiple Listing Service (MLS).  

LC Home Sales and Price Keep Rising

1479 Naughtingham Rd. is listed for sale for $169,900 in Newark.

Licking County’s average homes sold price was $168,919 for the first 11 months of this year, up 4.4% over Jan. – Nov. of 2014. There were 2,087 existing homes and condominiums sold in this year’s first 11 months, up 11.2% from the same time period last year. 

Homes sold in the first 11 months of this year, had spent an average of 71 days on market (from listing to close), down 14.5% from 83 days for the first 11 months of 2014.

For the first 11 months of this year, there were 2,876 new listings, up 4% from Jan. – Nov. of 2014.  There were 184 new listings in Nov., up 32.4 percent from Nov. 2014. The inventory of homes and condos for sale in Licking County was 684 at the end of Nov., with a 3.5 months supply of inventory. 

The average sold price of a Licking County home during the month of Nov. was $161,600, which is a 0.1 percent gain over Nov. 2014.  There were 147 homes sold in Licking County in Nov., up 8.1% from Nov. 2014. There were 190 Licking County homes that went into contract with a Buyer in Nov.

The statistics are provided by the Columbus Realtors® Multiple Listing Service (MLS).  

Century 21 Frank Frye honors Thomson, Rigsby, and Parks

Thomson

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named Realtor Kim Thomson as its top Sales Associate of the Month for November. Realtor Gretchen Rigsby was named Second Sales Associate, and Realtor Aaron Parks was named Third Sales Associate.

The awards are based on monthly 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.