Central Ohio's housing market is poised for its best year ever, as life inside during the coronavirus has apparently pushed on-the-fence buyers into buying new homes throughout 2020.
More Columbus-area homes are expected to be sold this year — and at higher prices — than ever before, according to figures released Tuesday by Columbus Realtors.
Through November, 30,703 homes changed hands in central Ohio, 3.6% more than last year and on pace to top the record of 32,218 sales set in 2017, according to Columbus Realtors.
During the same 11 months, the median price of a home rose 10.4% from the same period last year, also on pace to surpass the biggest annual price hike of 7% set in 2012. In November, central Ohio homes sold for a median of $231,750, 14.6% higher than last November.