Sunday, March 6, 2016

C21 Frank Frye Honors Eric Hall, Marie McCray, and Denise Keefe


Eric Hall
Marie McCray
Denise Keefe



CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named Realtor Eric Hall as its top Sales Associate of the Month for February. Realtor Marie McCray was named Second Sales Associate, and Realtor Denise Keefe 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.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Home Sale Prices Continue to Rise in Licking County!


287 N. 11th St. was listed for sale in Jan. with Century 21 Frank Frye Real Estate and went into contract in less than 30 days!

More good news for our housing market!

Licking County’s average sold price for single family and condominium homes sold in January was $163,203, up 9.6 percent from Jan. 2015 when the average sold price was $148,891. Licking County saw 126 homes sell in Jan., a 35.5 percent increase over Jan. 2015 when 93 homes sold. 
 
New listings were up in Jan., with 169 homes coming on the market. The median list price of new listings was $167,900, up 12% over Jan. 2015 when the median list price was $149,900.

A total of 188 homes went under contract with a buyer in Jan. The average days on market for a house until sale was down 25 percent, to 60 days on market at the end of Jan., compared to 80 days in Jan. 2015.

The inventory of homes for sale at the end of Jan. was 566, with a 2.8 month’s supply of inventory.

The statistics are provided by the Columbus Realtors.  

Thursday, February 18, 2016

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.

Friday, January 22, 2016

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).