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Westerville - 'Up On The Housetop'

Is it too early for Christmas songs?

Sunny 95 and some other radio stations don't think so.

As the signs as you enter Westerville say Benjamin R. Handy wrote 'Darling Nelly Gray.' Most people today are probably more familiar with another song written by Hanby, 'Up On The Housetop' a Christmas song. The Ohio Historical Society site for Hanby House in Westerville says the song was originally called 'Santa Claus.'

Hanby House - 160 W. Main Street Westerville Ohio is owned by the Ohio Historical Society and operated by the Westerville Historical Society.

Hanby history - Westerville History on Ohio History Central

I think I always sang the song, "Up on the Rooftop"

'Up On The Housetop'

"Up on the housetop, reindeer pause
Out jumps good ol' Santa Claus
Down through the chimney with lots of toys
All for the little ones, Christmas joys
Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?
Up on the housetop, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick

First comes the stocking of little Nell
Oh, dear Santa, fill it well
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries
One that will open and shut her eyes
Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?
Up on the housetop, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick

Next comes the stocking of little Will
Oh, just see what a glorious fill
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks
Also a ball and a whip that cracks
Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?
Up on the housetop, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick"

Westerville - 'Up On The Housetop' - Benjamin R. Hanby

I believe Hanby left Westerville and moved to Chicago where he died in his early 30's. I think Hanby was living in Chicago when he wrote 'Up On The Housetop" but I could be wrong. Hanby is obviously still Westerville's favorite son to have his name on the sign as you enter the city after all these years.

The underground railroad history is an important part of Westerville's history. The song 'Darling Nelly Gray' is about a runaway slave headed for freedom and his love, Nelly Gray, a slave who had been sold away the night before their wedding.

Westerville - 'Up On The Housetop' - today's Christmas decorations

If you hear the song on the radio, remember it was written by Benjamin R. Hanby.

If you see a sleigh on a Central Ohio roof or "housetop" or a Santa Claus strapped to the Chimney (have you read John Grisham's 'Skipping Christmas'...? I think they were strapping snowmen to their chimney... not Santa Claus) If you see Christmas decorations on Central Ohio 'housetops' think of Benjamin Hanby who was a Westerville resident once upon a time.

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Powell homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe

Single family home sales for the City of Powell. Homes in unicoprporated areas, Shawnee Hills, or the City of Columbus with a Powell mailing address are not included in this data or the graph showing Powell single family home inventory for the past 15 months.

Powell in Southern Delaware County is in the Olentangy local school district along with the Lewis Center area and more.

This data is for single family homes in Powell only! It does not include condominiums.

Powell homes for sale - a market report through October 2009
98 homes for sale
15 homes sold in October 2009
6.5 months of inventory based on sales

19% less homes for sale than a year ago.
51.5% less months of inventory (based on closed Sales) in comparison to October 2008

Powell home prices - October 2009

Average active price $440,000
Average sale price $322,000


Powell homes for sale - neighborhoods

Ashmoore, Golf Village, Grandshire, Lakes of Powell, Murphy Park, Powell Place, The Chase, The Retreat, Woods of Powell South, Woods of Sawmill and many more.

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Powell home sales - October 2009

+66.7% home sales in October 2009 over October 2008
Average sale price $322,000
Median price $310,000

Powell home sales - October 2009

There were homes sold in the Ashmoore, Daventry Pakr, Grandshire, Lakes of Powell, Liberty Ridge, Murphy's Park, Olentangy Ridge, The Retreat and Woods of Powell neighborhoods in the month of October 2009.

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These are all single family homes only! Previous monthly reports were single family and condominiums combined. The graph here is only single family for all 15 months. We can create separate graphs and data now for single family and condominiums.

I am thrilled with this change in Trendgraphix.

Data published November 2009, based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of October 2009. TrendGraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors. According to Trendgraphix neither CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee or are in anyway responsible for its accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed." Only Real Living HER agents are authorized to use Trendgraphix in Central Ohio.

There are 121 open houses on the Real Living HER Open House list - Sunday Novmeber 15, 2009.

That number is subject to change. The Real Living HER Open House list link is to the open houses on my website. On my website all the open houses are presented by me, but there is information about who the listing agent is and who is hosting the open house.

The list is in real time, it is an archive. You will always see the current list.

The Real Living HER Open House list is on most Real Living HER agent's website.

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Westerville homes for sale - November 2009 brought to you by Maureen McCabe

These are homes in Westerville schools so in addition to homes in the City of Westerville this includes homes in the City of Columbus, the Village of Minerva Park and unincorporated areas. The Westerville School District is in both Franklin and Delaware Counties.

These are single family homes only.

Westerville homes for sale - a market report for October 2009

373 homes for sale
94 homes sold in October 2009
4.0 months of inventory based on sales

-31.9% for sale than a year ago.
-56% months of inventory (based on closed Sales) in comparison to October 2008

Average Westerville home active price $266,000
Average Weseterville home sale price $194,000


Westerville homes for sale - neighborhoods

Blendon Township neighborhoods like Glengary Heights, Glengary woods, Hamstead, Huber Ridge (are Huber Ridge and Huber Village the same thing? I see both in MLS... then again I see Huber Heights as subdivision name for a home in Westerville schools and while it's catchy it's the name of a city near Dayton) Sunbury Woods and more in Westerville schools are on the market now.

There are homes for sale in City of Columbus neighborhoods like Blendon Estates, Brandywine Meadows, Tanager Woods, Westerford Village, Westerville Woods, Woods at Blendon, Woodstream and others in the Westerville School District.

Homes in the City of Westerville in neighborhoods such as Annehurst, Brookstone, County Line Acres, Heritage Estates, Hills & Dales, Landings at Hoover, Mariners Cove, Olde Mill, Spring Grove, Woodlake Colony and many more are available now.

Genoa Township neighborhoods like Augusta Woods, Blackhawk Forest, Eagle Trace, Highland Lakes, Medallion, Park Bend, Shellbark Ridge, Sherbrook and others are among the Westerville area homes for sale.

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Westerville home sales - October 2009

+56.7% home sales in October 2009 over October 2008
Average sale price $194,000
Median price $166,000

Westerville home sales - neighborhood sales in October 2009

Blendon Township neighborhoods including:

Glengary Heights
Glengary Woods
Huber Ridge
Sunbury Woods


City of Columbus neighborhoods inclluding:

Blendon Estates
Brandywine Meadows
Pinewood Colony
Strawberry Farms
The Wilds at Little Turtle
Woods at Blendon


Genoa Township neighborhoods including:

Harvest Wind
Highland Lakes
Parkmoor Estates
Sherbrook

The Village of Minerva Park really does not have subdivsions but 5 homes in the village sold in October including one that had been on the market since 2006 (taken off the market for a very short time so unfortunately, it shows it sold in 15 days not 900 days.

City of Westerville neigborhoods including:

Annehurst
Millstone Creek
"Olde" Westerville
Spring Grove
Village of Westbury
Windsor Bay

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Data published November 2009, based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of October 2009. TrendGraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors. According to Trendgraphix neither CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee or are in anyway responsible for its accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed." Only Real Living HER agents are authorized to use Trendgraphix in Central Ohio. These are single family homes only, earlier months single family and condominium were combined. The 15 months shown in the graph here are single family only.

Worthington Ohio homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER.

These single family homes are in the City of Worthington. Well ....the City of Worthington and Village of Riverlea. The Columbus Board of Realtors MLS area lumps them together. MLS areas go away soon.

Homes for sale in the Worthington School District a market report November 2009 includes Worthington, Riverlea, City of Columbus homes and homes in Worthington schools in unincorporated areas (townships.) The Ohio school districts existed long before much of this area was developed or annexed.

Worthington Ohio homes for sale - a market report
70 homes for sale
17 homes sold in October 2009
4.1 months of inventory based on sales

-15.7% for sale than a year ago.
-50.6% months of inventory (based on closed Sales) in comparison to October 2008

Average active price $311,000
Average sale price $258,000

Worthington Ohio homes for sale - neighborhoods

The 4.1 months of inventory includes homes in City of Worthington neighborhoods such as Colonial Hills, Elmwood, Medick Estates, Northigh Acres, Old Worthington, Olentangy Hills, Plesenton, Potters Creek and Worthington Estates. There are homes on the market in the Village of Riverlea included in the 70 homes for sale.

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Worthington Ohio home sales - October 2009

+70% home sales in October 2009 over October 2008
Average sale price $258,000
Median price $215,000

Worthington Ohio home sales - neighborhoods

Colonial Hills
Davis Estate
Kilbourne Village
Morris Addition
Old Worthington
Olentangy Hills
Plesanton
Worthington Estates
Worthington Park

Riverlea - Riverlea is a separate village surrounded by Worthington, there were three home sales in Riverlea in October 2009 too.

Selling your Worthington home

These are all single family homes only! Previous monthly reports were single family and condominiums combined. The graph here is only single family for all months. We can create separate graphs and data now for single family and condominiums. I am happy about this change with Trendgraphix.

Data published November 2009, based on data available from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® at the end of October 2009. TrendGraphix reports presented are based on data supplied by the Columbus Board of Realtors. According to Trendgraphix neither CBR nor their MLS (multiple listing service ) guarantee or are in anyway responsible for its accuracy. "Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed." Only Real Living HER agents are authorized to use Trendgraphix in Central Ohio. Have I mentioned these are single family homes only!