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Granville Ohio Real Estate Update for July 2011

There were 23 new Granville residential real estate listings in July 2011.

There were 23 Granville homes sold in July 2011, ranging in price from $90,199. to $ 502,500. and an average sale price of $ 254,493. The list to sale price ratio was 95.18%. These homes spent an average of 109 days on the market/in the MLS.

As of today, there are 120 Granville Ohio homes for sale, ranging in price from $115,200 to $1,195,000. with an average list price of $452,038. and an average of 179 days on the market.

There are currently 29 homes under contract in Granville Ohio, which is down about 12% from last month.

If you have any questions about any of this information, or would like to buy or sell a home in Granville Ohio, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Information was compiled using data from the Columbus MLS for homes in the Granville Exempted Village School District.

June 2011 Granville Real Estate Market Report

May 2011 Granville Real Estate Market Report

Heath Ohio Real Estate Update for July 2011

There were 7 new residential real estate listings in July 2011.

There were 7 Heath homes sold in July 2011, ranging in price from $ 64,000. to $ 155.000. the average sale price was $103,571. The list to sale price ratio was 90.85%. These homes spent an average of 104 days on the market/in the MLS.

As of today, there are 45 Heath Ohio homes for sale, ranging in price from $72,100. to $269,888. with an average list price of $158,530. and an average of 177 days on the market.

There are currently 11 homes under contract in Heath, which is .9% fewer than last month.

If you have any questions about any of this information or would like to buy or sell a home in Heath Ohio, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Information was compiled using data from the Columbus MLS for homes in Heath City Schools.

June 2011 Heath Ohio Real Estate Market Report

May 2011 Heath Ohio Real Estate Market Report

April 2011 Heath Ohio Real Estate Market Report

Newark Ohio Real Estate Update for July 2011

There were 70 new Newark Ohio residential real estate listings in July 2011.

There were 38 Newark homes sold in July 2011, ranging in price from $9,000. to $267,000. and an average sale price of $99,747. The list to sale price ratio was 94.3%. These homes spent an average of 110 days on the market/in the MLS.

As of today, there are 369 Newark Ohio homes for sale, ranging in price from $17,000. to $549,900. with an average list price of $105.297. and an average of 145 days on the market.

There are currently 51 homes under contract in Newark Ohio, which is up 2% from last month.

If you have any questions about any of this information or would like to buy or sell a home in Newark Ohio, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Information was compiled using data from the Columbus MLS for homes in Newark City Schools.

Newark Ohio Real Estate Market Report May 2011

Newark Ohio Real Estate Market Report June 2011

It would be really cool if I could say that I've always had an interest in houses and wanted to be a real estate agent when I grew up - but truthfully, it never crossed my mind. When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a Teacher, a Movie Star or a Singer.

My ideas of a future career varied as I got older. When I got into my pre-teen years, I thought perhaps I could be a Veterinarian. Which is really surprising when you take into consideration that I grew up with a vicious miniature poodle, I still have scars from his bites. I thought I would like to help animals, but someone pointed out that I would also have to put them to sleep. That and the cost of college just removed the option of becoming a veterinarian.

In high school, I took "office education" and was a great typist. Our "office education" class, had A COMPUTER that I was able to use and it got me interested in using computers. I graduated from high school in 1984, destined to work in an office somewhere. But my high school job of working in a pharmacy, stocking shelves, cleaning and making deliveries - was making some changes. They were converting everything over to a computer. I stayed on longer, was given more responsibilities and called a Pharmacist Assistant, I toyed with the idea of going to college to become a pharmacist. But then something horrible happened that changed my mind in a hurry, we were robbed at gunpoint. That was the end of that!!

I went on to work in the accounting department of a department store, a safe office job. And eventually was able to get a job as a Secretary with the State of Ohio, another safe office job! In the eight years I worked for the State, my husband and I had two children. I desperately wanted to stay home with my kids and August of 1996, when my daughter was 5 and my son was 2, I quit my job to just be a mom and do Home Childcare. Being a mom is a job I always wanted and I hated leaving them with a sitter every day.

After two years of being a Stay At Home Mom and Childcare Provider, and my daughter had just finished the First Grade, I believed that her teacher tried her best to knock my daughter off of the pedestal that I'd put her upon. (Don't we all do that to our kids?) So I decided I would homeschool my children!

Homeschooling is definitely not for everyone and it was definitely not for us! We actually attempted it for 3 years before I put the kids in public school!! In that 3 years, we met a lot of other homeschooling families - one of which the parents were real estate agents. This was honestly, the first time I'd ever given real estate a thought. It sure appeared that this family was living a good life and of course I wanted that for my family.

So, why I chose real estate? To make the big bucks!! What a laugh! Little did I know that before you can make any "big bucks", you have to SPEND BIG BUCKS! (It turns out that my friends, were in debt up to their eyeballs and have since had this catch up to them.)

Right after I got my license in 2001, I realized this wasn't going to be a cake walk, I was going to have to lay out some money and give it time if I was going to make it work. I told myself I had to stay in it for a minimum of 5 years before I could call it a failure.

After 5 years, I wasn't doing too bad, I wasn't getting rich, but I was enjoying my job and I was doing it well. At that point I decided, there would be no failure - this is my career, my job, and I like it and can do it well - this is when I CHOSE REAL ESTATE. I'm still not getting rich, but I do at least make more than I spend. I enjoy meeting people and getting to know them, that's why so many of my clients become my friends.

Here's to the next 10 years!

Newark Ohio Real Estate Update for June 2011

There were 77 new Newark Ohio residential real estate listings in June 2011.

There were 28 Newark homes sold in June 2011, ranging in price from $20,000. to $185,000. and an average sale price of $79,968. The list to sale price ratio was 94.9%. These homes spent an average of 58 days on the market/in the MLS.

As of today, there are 377 Newark Ohio homes for sale, ranging in price from $9,900. to $549,900. with an average list price of $117,900. and an average of 207 days on the market.

There are currently 50 homes under contract in Newark Ohio, which is up 70% from last month.

If you have any questions about any of this information or would like to buy or sell a home in Newark Ohio, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Information was compiled using data from the Columbus MLS for homes in Newark City Schools.

Newark Ohio Real Estate Market Report May 2011