Navigating Real Estate in Ohio: A Comprehensive Guide

Welcome to our dedicated blog where we dive deep into the nuances of the real estate markets in Ohio. Whether you're buying your first home, seeking investment properties, or exploring market trends, our insights will guide you through every step of your real estate journey.

Ohio Real Estate Overview

Ohio's real estate market offers a diverse range of options from bustling city apartments in Columbus to serene suburban homes in Fairfield County. The state's affordable cost of living combined with growing job opportunities makes it an attractive market for first-time homebuyers and investors alike.

Market Trends

Ohio: Current trends indicate a rise in demand for suburban homes as more individuals seek properties with more space and access to nature.

Investment Opportunities

Ohio: Look for burgeoning markets in smaller cities and suburbs where property values are set to rise.

Buying and Selling Tips

For Buyers: Consider your long-term goals. In Ohio, focus on community-driven areas with good schools and infrastructure.
For Sellers: Highlight unique property features. In Ohio, emphasize space and community amenities.

This content structure provides a thorough introduction to the real estate landscapes of both states, catering to various interests from home buyers to investors.

Aug. 29, 2026

Ohio's Right of Redemption: How Late Can You Stop a Foreclosure?

Illustration of cash stacked beside a court order, representing an Ohio owner redeeming a home before the sheriff's sale is confirmed

In Ohio you can stop a foreclosure right up until the court confirms the sheriff’s sale — not the day of the auction, and not the day the judgment was entered. ORC 2329.33 lets the judgment debtor deposit with the clerk the amount of the judgment the property was sold on, all costs including poundage, and interest, “at any time before the confirmation thereof.” When that deposit is made, the statute says the court “shall make an order setting aside such sale.”

That single word — confirmation — is the whole answer, and it is where owners lose days they did not know they had. The auction is loud and it feels final. It is not. Confirmation is a separate entry the judge signs afterward, on the court’s own schedule, typically within a few weeks of the sale but sometimes longer. Until it is signed, the sale is not final and the redemption right is alive. Once it is signed, the right is gone, because Ohio gives an owner no redemption period after confirmation the way a handful of other states do.

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Redeeming means producing the entire judgment in cash, which is why most owners who beat a foreclosure do it by selling before the court confirms rather than by redeeming. No obligation, no fee, and we will tell you honestly if listing would net you more. Get a cash offer on your Ohio home.

What Ohio’s Right of Redemption Actually Says

ORC 2329.33 is short, and reading it is worth more than reading anything written about it. In sales of real estate on execution, the judgment debtor may deposit with the clerk of the court the amount of the judgment or decree upon which the lands were sold, with all costs, including poundage, plus interest at eight per cent per annum on the purchase money from the day of sale to the time of the deposit. On that deposit, the court sets the sale aside.

Two details in that sentence get misquoted constantly. The eight per cent is charged on the purchase money — the amount the winning bidder paid — from the sale date forward. It is not a rate applied to your judgment balance, and it is not the interest rate on your mortgage. And where the judgment creditor is itself the purchaser, which is common when the bank bids in its own case, the statute applies that interest only to the excess above the creditor’s claim.

The section closes by preserving something separate and older: it does not take away the court’s power to set aside a sale for any reason it could have been set aside for before April 16, 1888. Redemption under 2329.33 is a right you can exercise by paying. A motion to set the sale aside for irregularity in the sale itself is a different argument, and one an attorney makes for you.

Why Confirmation, Not the Auction, Is the Deadline

After the sheriff sells, the officer returns the writ to the court. ORC 2329.31 then directs the court, on finding the sale was conducted the way the law requires, to confirm it within thirty days of that return. So there are two clocks, and the one that matters to you starts at the return of the writ, not at the drop of the hammer.

The same section expressly contemplates the gap being longer. Nothing in it prevents the court from staying confirmation of the sale — the statute names redemption among the reasons — and when a stay ends, confirmation is due within thirty days after it terminates. That is the statutory basis for the thing foreclosure attorneys do quietly all the time: ask the court to hold confirmation while a payoff, a refinance or a sale is being funded.

What You Actually Have to Pay to Redeem

Redemption is not catching up on missed payments. It is the judgment. If the decree of foreclosure was entered for a hundred and eighty thousand dollars, the deposit is a hundred and eighty thousand dollars, plus court costs, plus the sheriff’s poundage, plus the statutory interest described above. There is no partial redemption and no payment plan built into ORC 2329.33.

Which is why the honest framing of this post is narrow. Statutory redemption is real, and it works, but it works for the owner who has a refinance approval, a relative with cash, a settlement arriving, or a buyer already under contract. Most people reading a foreclosure notice at eleven at night do not have the judgment in cash. They have equity in a house, which is a different asset and needs a different move.

How Long Is the Window Between the Sale and Confirmation?

Days to a couple of months, and the honest answer is that it depends on the county. Confirmation is a docket event: the return has to come in, the entry has to be prepared and submitted, and the judge has to sign it. How fast that happens turns on how backed up the court is, which is why the same fact pattern moves differently in Franklin County than it does two counties away. Anyone quoting you a single statewide number is guessing.

A failed first auction stretches it further. Under ORC 2329.20 property cannot be sold at the first auction for less than two-thirds of the appraised value, and if no one bids that, ORC 2329.52(B) sends it to a second auction with no minimum bid, held not earlier than seven days and not later than thirty days after the first. That is another few weeks in which nothing has been confirmed and the redemption right is still open.

Is There Any Redemption Period After Confirmation?

No. Ohio is not a post-sale redemption state. Once the court confirms, the statutory right under ORC 2329.33 is spent, and the buyer’s title proceeds toward deed and possession. Advice you find online about a six-month or one-year redemption period after the sale is describing another state’s statute, and importing it here is one of the more expensive mistakes a distressed owner can make.

The legislature said the same thing directly in the expedited track for vacant and abandoned property: ORC 2308.03(C) provides that the equitable and statutory rights of redemption on a property found vacant and abandoned expire upon confirmation of the sale. Same line in the sand, written twice.

Redemption Is Not Reinstatement, and Not a Payoff

Three different things get called “stopping the foreclosure,” and they have different price tags. Reinstatement means curing the arrears — the missed payments, late fees and costs — and returning the loan to current. It is generally a servicing question rather than an ORC 2329.33 question, and where it is available it is the cheapest and earliest of the three.

Payoff means satisfying the mortgage debt in full before judgment, which stops the case for the ordinary reason that there is nothing left to foreclose. Redemption under ORC 2329.33 is the last of the three: it comes after judgment and after the sale, it costs the judgment rather than the arrears, and it exists because the first two windows have closed. If a servicer is still offering reinstatement, take that door first.

Selling Before Confirmation: the Version Most Owners Can Do

A sale that pays the judgment does the same work as a redemption deposit and does not require you to have the money first — the buyer brings it. If there is equity in the house, that equity is what pays the payoff, and whatever is left over is yours instead of being bid away at auction. That is the practical reason the calendar matters: every week between the auction and confirmation is a week a closing can still land.

It is tighter after the sale than before it, and it usually requires the cooperation of the plaintiff’s counsel and often a motion to stay confirmation, which ORC 2329.31 allows for. Before the sale it is far cleaner. Either way, answer honestly what the house is worth against what is owed: if the payoff exceeds the value, you are not looking at a sale that redeems anything but at a short sale, which is a different negotiation.

What Happens Once the Sale Is Confirmed

Confirmation starts the mechanics of transfer. ORC 2329.31 requires the officer to collect the balance of the purchase price from the buyer within thirty days of confirmation, and to record the deed prepared under ORC 2329.36 within fourteen days after confirmation and payment; if that does not happen on time, the purchaser can ask the court to order the transfer. Proceeds are distributed according to the confirmation entry, and any surplus after the liens and costs belongs to the former owner — a fact that goes unclaimed more often than it should.

Possession is separate from title. A new owner who wants an occupant out goes through the court rather than changing the locks. But by then the argument is about moving dates, not about saving the house.

Frequently Asked Questions

How late can you stop a foreclosure in Ohio?

Up to the moment the court confirms the sheriff’s sale. ORC 2329.33 lets the judgment debtor deposit the judgment amount, all costs including poundage, and statutory interest with the clerk at any time before confirmation, and the court must then set the sale aside. The auction is not the cutoff; the confirmation entry is.

Does Ohio give you a redemption period after the sheriff's sale?

Not after confirmation. Ohio’s redemption right runs up to confirmation and ends there, and ORC 2308.03(C) says the same thing explicitly for vacant and abandoned properties in the expedited track. Six-month and one-year post-sale redemption periods you may read about online belong to other states and do not apply in Ohio.

How much does it cost to redeem a house in Ohio?

The full judgment the property was sold on, plus all costs including the sheriff’s poundage, plus interest at eight per cent per annum on the purchase money from the day of sale until the deposit. That interest runs on the winning bid, not on your loan balance. Redemption is not the same as curing missed payments and there is no partial redemption.

How long after the sheriff's sale does confirmation happen?

ORC 2329.31 directs the court to confirm within thirty days of the return of the writ when the sale was properly conducted, and to confirm within thirty days after any stay ends. In practice the elapsed time from auction to signed entry varies by county docket, so treat it as days to a couple of months rather than a fixed number.

Can I sell my house after the sheriff's sale but before confirmation?

Sometimes, and it is worth asking. A closing that pays the judgment in full accomplishes what a redemption deposit would, and ORC 2329.31 permits the court to stay confirmation while that is arranged. It requires the plaintiff’s cooperation and moves quickly, which is why selling before the auction is the far easier version of the same idea.

South Euclid Ohio Real Estate Market Report – August 2026

South Euclid Ohio Real Estate Market Report August 2026

Across 129 recent closings, the average South Euclid home was listed at $215,115 and sold for $214,735. That is a gap of $380 — about a tenth of one percent. Most markets in Northeast Ohio right now are running either hot enough to clear above asking or soft enough to require concessions. South Euclid is doing neither. It is landing on the number, over and over, which tells you something useful about how to price and how to offer here.

South Euclid Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

Active Listings	Under Contract	Recent Closings	Avg Sale Price
60	35	129	$214,735
Avg List Price (Active)	Avg Price / Sq Ft (Sold)	Sale-to-List Ratio	Avg Days on Market
$241,521	$113	99.8%	59 (active)
Avg Beds (Sold)	Avg Baths (Sold)	Avg Living Area (Sold)	Est. Monthly P&I
3.2	2.2	2,006 sq ft	$1,103

Source: South Euclid, Ohio Real Estate Market Report, MLS Now data as of August 2026. Monthly payment assumes 20% down at 6.65%, principal and interest only — Cuyahoga County taxes are additional and are substantial.

A Market That Lands on Its Number

A 99.8% sale-to-list ratio across 129 transactions is not an accident of small samples. It is what a market looks like when sellers and buyers have converged on the same understanding of value.

Compare that to what is happening a few miles in either direction. Sellers in some Summit County suburbs are clearing five figures over asking. Sellers in parts of Trumbull County are handing back thousands in concessions. South Euclid sits between those two worlds, which makes it easier to transact in than either: the price on the sign is, statistically, the price.

The practical consequence is that pricing strategy matters more here than negotiating strategy. A South Euclid home priced right sells near list; a South Euclid home priced 10% high does not get talked down, it gets skipped, and it joins the 60 homes currently sitting on the market.

Sixty Homes Available — Real Choice, for Once

The active-to-pending ratio is 1.71: 60 homes for sale against 35 under contract. Through most of Northeast Ohio this month that ratio is running below 1.0, meaning more homes are spoken for than are available to see. South Euclid is one of the few markets in the region where a buyer can genuinely comparison shop.

That is worth weighing seriously if you have been losing out elsewhere. The frustration most buyers describe right now is not price — it is that nothing is available to look at. South Euclid does not have that problem.

Asking Prices Sit Above Where Sales Clear

One number in the table is doing more work than it looks: the average active listing asks $241,521, while the average recent sale closed at $214,735.

Some of that is composition — active listings average 2,133 square feet against 2,006 for sold homes, so the current crop is slightly larger. But even adjusting for that, current asking prices run roughly 6% above where recent sales have been clearing on a per-square-foot basis: about $113 per foot asked versus $107 per foot on the sold homes' original list prices.

Read together with the 99.8% ratio, the picture is coherent. Homes here tend to come out slightly ahead of the market, adjust, and then sell right at the adjusted number. Sellers who start at the market price skip the adjustment step and the extra weeks that come with it.

Steady Timing Across Every Segment

Active listings have averaged 59 days on market. Pending sales averaged 59 days. Recent closings averaged 61 days from list to contract. Three separate populations, effectively the same number.

That consistency is a quiet indicator of health. When active days-on-market runs far ahead of sold days-on-market, it means unsold inventory is piling up and aging — the good homes leave quickly and the leftovers drag the active average upward. South Euclid shows none of that. There is no stale backlog here, just a market moving at a steady two-month cadence.

Ohio Context and Mortgage Rates

Statewide, the Ohio REALTORS July 2026 report put the median Ohio sale price at $285,000, up 3.6% year over year, across 12,723 sales, with 39,641 active listings and 3.72 months of supply. South Euclid closes about $70,000 below the statewide median, which is the core of its case: this is inner-ring Cuyahoga County housing, minutes from University Circle and the eastern job corridor, at well under Ohio-average pricing.

Freddie Mac reported the 30-year fixed averaging 6.65% and the 15-year 5.95% as of August 20, 2026, a second consecutive weekly decline. At South Euclid’s price point the rate move is small in dollar terms — roughly $40 a month between 7.00% and 6.65% on the average purchase — but the total payment is low enough that it changes qualification math for buyers on the margin.

One local note that matters more than the rate: Cuyahoga County carries some of Ohio’s highest effective property tax rates, and in a market where principal and interest run about $1,103, taxes and insurance are not a rounding error on the monthly payment. Get a real tax figure on any specific address before you budget from the sale price alone.

South Euclid Market Breakdown by Property Type

Single-family detached dominates South Euclid, but the market report pages break out every segment:

Featured South Euclid Neighborhoods

South Euclid is a street-grid suburb of platted allotments rather than named districts, and pricing moves noticeably between them:

Anderson Villas · Argonne Mayfonbelv · Belvior Woods · Belvoir Bayard · Belvoir Blvd · Belvoir Gardens · Belvoir Gold Resub · Belvoir Green · Belvoir Knolls · Belvoir Mews · Belvoir Monticello · Belvoir Terrace · Bexley Park · Brushwood Hills · Buxton Road · Cedar Center · Cedar Green · Chakford Krensa · Cutters Creek · Cutters Crk

What This Means If You Are Buying

Use the selection while you have it. Sixty active listings in a city of 21,534 is a real menu. Most Northeast Ohio buyers do not currently get to be choosy; here you do, and the right move is to see enough homes to know what $215,000 actually buys on each street.

Do not plan on a discount. The average South Euclid buyer paid $380 under asking. An offer strategy built around getting 5% off a well-priced listing will not work. Put your energy into finding the right house rather than into the spread.

Underwrite the whole payment, not the price. $1,103 in principal and interest is genuinely affordable. Cuyahoga County taxes on top of it are the number that surprises people. Ask for the actual figure on any address you get serious about.

What This Means If You Are Selling

The 99.8% ratio is good news and a constraint at the same time. Good news: if you price your home at the market, you will very likely get essentially that number. Constraint: this market does not bail out an aggressive list price. There is no bidding pressure to close the gap for you.

With 60 homes competing, condition and presentation carry more weight here than in a market with nothing on the shelf. A buyer with real alternatives compares them, and the dated kitchen you could have gotten away with in a five-listing town costs you here.

Plan on roughly two months to contract if the pricing is right, and take the point-of-sale inspection requirements that apply in many inner-ring Cuyahoga suburbs seriously — find out early what applies to your address rather than discovering it after you are under contract.

How South Euclid Compares Nearby

South Euclid is bordered by four communities that are meaningfully more expensive and one that is meaningfully cheaper:

University Heights — $313,662 average sale, 39 active, 13 pending
Mayfield Heights — $270,306 average sale, 20 active, 23 pending
Richmond Heights — $265,823 average sale, 14 active, 12 pending
Lyndhurst — $257,837 average sale, 28 active, 25 pending
Cleveland Heights — $252,356 average sale, 89 active, 41 pending
South Euclid — $214,735 average sale, 60 active, 35 pending
Euclid — $155,389 average sale, 73 active, 75 pending

The University Heights comparison is the one buyers should sit with. The two cities share a border and much of the same housing stock era, and the average sale price difference is roughly $99,000. That is not a small premium for crossing a street. If the specific school district, walkability, or block matters to you, it may well be worth it — but it should be a decision you make deliberately rather than by default.

Going the other direction, Euclid runs about $59,000 below South Euclid with a similar amount of inventory, and is the natural next look for a buyer stretching to hit a payment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average home price in South Euclid, Ohio?

Recent closed sales in the South Euclid market area averaged $214,735, or about $113 per square foot on an average of 2,006 finished square feet. That is roughly $99,000 below neighboring University Heights and about $43,000 below Lyndhurst.

How much is the monthly payment on an average South Euclid home?

At the $214,735 average closing price with 20% down and the Freddie Mac 30-year average of 6.65% as of August 20, 2026, principal and interest come to roughly $1,103 per month on a $171,788 loan. Cuyahoga County property taxes and homeowners insurance are additional and are a meaningful share of the payment here.

Do homes in South Euclid sell for asking price?

Almost exactly. The average sale closed at 99.8% of list — average list $215,115 against an average sale price of $214,735, a gap of just $380. Across 129 closings, that is about as close to par as a market gets.

Is South Euclid a buyer’s or a seller’s market?

It is close to balanced, tilted slightly toward buyers on selection. There are 60 active listings against 35 under contract — a ratio of 1.71, meaning buyers here have real choice, which is unusual across most of Northeast Ohio this month.

How much can you negotiate off asking price in South Euclid?

Very little, on average. The typical buyer paid $380 below asking. That does not mean no listing is negotiable — it means the ones that sell are the ones already priced correctly, and the discount you are looking for usually has to come out of the list price before the home goes under contract.

Is South Euclid a good market for investors?

The numbers support a look. At $113 per square foot with 129 recent closings, South Euclid combines low entry pricing with genuine liquidity — it is a market where properties actually trade, not one where a low price reflects nothing selling. Verify rents, Cuyahoga County tax rates, and the point-of-sale inspection requirements that apply in many inner-ring communities before you underwrite anything.

How long do homes take to sell in South Euclid?

Active listings have averaged 59 days on market, pending sales 59 days, and recent closings 61 days from list to contract. That consistency across all three segments is itself a sign of a steady, well-functioning market with no backlog of stale inventory.

Get a Personalized South Euclid Market Analysis

South Euclid’s averages hold together unusually well, but a citywide number still cannot tell you what a specific 1940s colonial off Mayfield Road is worth against a mid-century ranch near Bexley Park. With 60 homes on the market, the difference between pricing correctly and pricing hopefully is measured in months.

If you are thinking about selling, I will build a valuation from the homes that genuinely compare to yours and flag the point-of-sale requirements that apply to your address. If you are buying, I can set you up to see new South Euclid listings as they hit and help you read which asking prices are already at market and which ones are going to move.

Contact Christopher Lotte to get started, or browse the full South Euclid, Ohio real estate market report for the underlying listing-level data.

Sources: MLS Now via the South Euclid Ohio Market Report (August 2026) · Ohio REALTORS July 2026 Housing Report · Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, August 20, 2026. Figures are averages for the South Euclid market area as reported by the MLS and are not a substitute for a professional valuation.

Christopher Lotte, Realtor

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Aug. 28, 2026

Avon Ohio Real Estate Market Report – August 2026

Avon Ohio Real Estate Market Report August 2026

There are 21 homes for sale in Avon right now. There are 36 already under contract. That alone tells you what kind of market this is — but the more revealing number is what got left behind. The average active listing in Avon is asking $446,163 on 2,593 square feet. The average home that actually closed here sold for $590,546 on 3,076 square feet. Buyers have absorbed the large, newer end of this market, and what remains on the shelf is roughly $144,000 cheaper and about 480 square feet smaller than what Avon is really selling.

Avon Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

Active Listings	Under Contract	Recent Closings	Avg Sale Price
21	36	93	$590,546
Avg List Price (Active)	Avg Price / Sq Ft (Sold)	Sale-to-List Ratio	Avg Days on Market
$446,163	$188	101.6%	49 (active)
Avg Beds (Sold)	Avg Baths (Sold)	Avg Living Area (Sold)	Est. Monthly P&I
3.6	3.4	3,076 sq ft	$3,033

Source: Avon, Ohio Real Estate Market Report, MLS Now data as of August 2026. Monthly payment assumes 20% down at 6.65%, principal and interest only.

Twenty-One for Sale, Thirty-Six Already Spoken For

The active-to-pending ratio in Avon is 0.58. Read it plainly: for every home a buyer can walk into this week, nearly two others are already under contract. Ninety-three homes have closed recently on top of that. Demand is not in question here — the shelf is simply empty.

This is a supply story, not a price-cutting story, and the two get confused constantly. When a market has thin inventory and falling prices, something is wrong. When it has thin inventory and closings landing above asking, the thinness is the market working as intended: homes are being taken faster than they are being added.

What Is Left Is Not What Is Selling

This is the finding worth acting on. Compare the three segments side by side:

Active — 2,593 sq ft, asking $446,163
Under contract — 3,032 sq ft, asking $587,510
Closed — 3,076 sq ft, sold $590,546

The homes under contract and the homes that closed match each other almost exactly. The homes still available match neither. Avon’s buyers are pulling the larger inventory off the market and leaving the smaller, older, lower-priced stock behind.

If you are a buyer who wants 3,000+ square feet in Avon, the current active list will not show it to you, and browsing listing portals will leave you with the false impression that this market tops out near $450,000. It does not. You will need to be positioned to move on new inventory the week it lists, or to look at new construction.

If you own an older, smaller home in Avon and have been reading those same portals, the mirror image applies: your competition is unusually thin, and the buyers who cannot get the big houses are still buyers.

Closings Are Landing Above Asking

The average Avon sale closed at 101.6% of list price — about $9,421 over asking. Average list across those closings was $581,125; average sale price was $590,546.

An above-asking average across 93 transactions is not a handful of bidding wars dragging up a mean. It means the typical outcome, not the exceptional one, is a seller getting more than they asked. For buyers that changes the math on offer strategy: in Avon, list price is more often a floor to negotiate up from than a ceiling to negotiate down from.

Deliberate, Not Frantic

Avon does not behave the way a market this tight usually behaves. Active listings have averaged 49 days on market and pending sales 73 days. Homes are not vanishing over a weekend.

Much of that is the nature of the inventory. Avon has been one of Lorain County’s fastest-growing communities for twenty years, and a meaningful share of what trades here is new construction, where a contract signed in June may not close until fall. Longer days-on-market in that context is a build calendar, not buyer hesitation. The above-asking sale-to-list ratio is the tell — markets where buyers are hesitating do not pay premiums.

Ohio Context and Mortgage Rates

Statewide, the Ohio REALTORS July 2026 report put the median Ohio sale price at $285,000, up 3.6% year over year, across 12,723 sales, with 39,641 active listings and 3.72 months of supply. Avon’s average closing price sits at more than double the statewide median, and its supply picture is far tighter than the state’s.

Freddie Mac reported the 30-year fixed averaging 6.65% and the 15-year 5.95% as of August 20, 2026 — a second consecutive weekly decline. On an average Avon purchase, the gap between 7.00% and 6.65% is roughly $110 a month. Real money, but not the thing standing between buyers and this market. Inventory is.

Avon Market Breakdown by Property Type

Single-family detached is the bulk of Avon activity, but the market report pages break out every segment:

Featured Avon Neighborhoods

Avon is a market of subdivisions rather than historic districts, and inventory varies sharply between them:

Arbor Acres · Arlington Place · Avenbury Lakes · Avon Reserve · Avon Woods · Bentley Park · Briar Lakes · Bristol Pointe · Chestnut Creek Estates · Coachmans Trail · Concord Village · Countryside Estates · Devonshire Meadows · Doverwood Estates · Eagle Creek · Fairfield Estates · Fieldstone Landing · French Creek Reserves · French Creek Townhomes · French Crk Reserve

What This Means If You Are Buying

Three things about Avon specifically:

Do not judge the market by the active list. Twenty-one listings averaging 2,593 square feet is not a representative sample of Avon housing. It is the residue after buyers took the rest. Look at the pending and closed data before concluding the town does not have what you want.

Budget for a premium, not a discount. The average buyer here paid $9,421 above asking. Coming in at 97% of list in Avon is not a negotiating position, it is a decision not to buy the house.

Settle your financing before you look. With this little inventory, your constraint is speed of response, not selection. Full underwriting approval rather than a prequalification letter is what lets you act the day something lists.

What This Means If You Are Selling

Avon sellers are in an unusually strong position, and the strongest position of all belongs to owners of larger homes — there is essentially nothing competing with you above 3,000 square feet.

Two cautions. First, an above-asking average does not license overpricing. The 101.6% ratio is measured against list prices that were set sensibly; a home priced $80,000 ahead of the comparables does not get bid up, it gets skipped and then sits. Second, plan for the timeline. Pending sales in Avon are averaging 73 days, so a contract in hand is not a closing next week — particularly if your buyer is contingent on selling elsewhere.

How Avon Compares Nearby

Avon now posts the highest average closing price in its immediate corridor, ahead of both communities it is usually mentioned alongside:

Avon — $590,546 average sale, 21 active, 36 pending
Avon Lake — $459,987 average sale, 27 active, 20 pending
Westlake — $458,052 average sale, 28 active, 25 pending
North Ridgeville — $370,868 average sale, 40 active, 70 pending
Elyria — $213,679 average sale, 83 active, 71 pending

The contrast with North Ridgeville is the useful one for buyers priced out of Avon. Both are fast-growing Lorain County communities with new construction, but North Ridgeville closes about $220,000 lower on average and carries nearly twice the active inventory. For a household that wants the growth-corridor profile without Avon’s entry point, it is the obvious next look. Elyria sits lower still, at $135 per square foot against Avon’s $188.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average home price in Avon, Ohio?

Recent closed sales in the Avon market area averaged $590,546, or about $188 per square foot on an average of 3,076 finished square feet. That is the highest average closing price of any community in the immediate Lorain County lakeshore corridor — ahead of both Avon Lake and Westlake.

How much is the monthly payment on an average Avon home?

At the $590,546 average closing price with 20% down and the Freddie Mac 30-year average of 6.65% as of August 20, 2026, principal and interest run roughly $3,033 per month on a $472,437 loan. Property taxes, homeowners insurance, and any HOA dues are additional.

Are prices rising in Avon?

Closings are coming in above asking — the average sale settled at 101.6% of list, about $9,421 over the asking price. That is the signature of demand outrunning available supply rather than of sellers overpricing and then cutting.

Is Avon a buyer’s or a seller’s market?

A seller’s market on the numbers. There are 21 active listings against 36 homes already under contract — a ratio of 0.58, meaning more Avon homes are spoken for right now than are available to look at.

Why is there so little for sale in Avon?

Avon has been one of Lorain County’s fastest-growing communities for two decades, and much of its inventory is newer construction that sells before it ages on the market. The 36 pending sales and 93 recent closings show the volume is there — it simply is not sitting still long enough to accumulate as visible inventory.

Do homes in Avon sell quickly?

Not by list-to-contract speed. Active listings have averaged 49 days on market and pendings 73 days. Avon is a market where well-priced homes get taken but the process is deliberate — a large share of the volume is new construction with build timelines attached.

Get a Personalized Avon Market Analysis

Averages describe a city of 25,317 people; they do not describe your house or the one you are trying to buy. A 2004 colonial in an established subdivision, a home backing to I-90, and a 2024 build in a new phase are three different markets sharing one ZIP code.

If you are thinking about selling in Avon, I will put together a valuation based on the homes that actually compare to yours — not a portal estimate. If you are buying, I can set you up to see new Avon listings the day they hit, which in a 21-listing market is most of the advantage there is.

Contact Christopher Lotte to get started, or browse the full Avon, Ohio real estate market report for the underlying listing-level data.

Sources: MLS Now via the Avon Ohio Market Report (August 2026) · Ohio REALTORS July 2026 Housing Report · Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, August 20, 2026. Figures are averages for the Avon market area as reported by the MLS and are not a substitute for a professional valuation.

Christopher Lotte, Realtor

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Aug. 28, 2026

Maple Heights Ohio Real Estate Market Report – August 2026

The average Maple Heights home sold for $139,984 — about $719 a month in principal and interest at today's rates. That is roughly half the statewide median and one of the lowest entry points in Cuyahoga County. Buyers here are also still negotiating discounts, while the homes going under contract are paying 14% more per square foot than recent closings. Maple Heights is cheap, negotiable, and firming at the same time.

Below is the full August 2026 picture — active inventory, homes under contract, closed sales, price per square foot and days on market.

Maple Heights Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

Figures come from live MLS data for the Maple Heights market area in Cuyahoga County.

Market Metric	Active	Under Contract	Sold
Number of Properties	39	23	134
Average List Price	$186,115	$142,526	$142,098
Average Sold Price	—	—	$139,984
Average Bedrooms	3.2	3.2	3.0
Average Bathrooms	1.8	1.3	1.6
Average Living Area	1,518 sq ft	1,383 sq ft	1,532 sq ft
Average Price per Sq Ft	$121	$111	$97
Average Days on Market	63	70	72

Source: Maple Heights Ohio Real Estate Market Report, live MLS data, August 2026.

The Affordability Case

At $139,984 average, Maple Heights sits roughly 51% below Ohio's statewide median. What that buys is a three-bedroom home of about 1,532 square feet — a genuine family house inside Cuyahoga County, ten miles from downtown Cleveland.

The monthly principal and interest at 6.65% with 20% down comes to roughly $719.

The necessary caveat, and it is a large one at this price level: property taxes and insurance frequently exceed the mortgage payment itself here. The $719 is the loan, not the cost of ownership. Get a full escrow estimate for any specific address before building a budget around it, because the difference can be substantial enough to change which homes are actually affordable.

The Per-Foot Rate Is Climbing

Recent closings went for $97 per square foot. Homes under contract are at $111 — about 14% higher.

Part of that is size: pending homes average 1,383 square feet against 1,532 for closings, and smaller homes carry higher per-foot rates. So the true underlying move is smaller than 14%.

But it runs in the same direction as the active listings at $121, and there is no evidence anywhere in this data of prices falling. The honest summary is modest upward pressure from a very low base.

Buyers Still Get a Discount

Recent closings averaged $139,984 against an average list price of $142,098 — a sale-to-list ratio of 98.5%, or roughly $2,114 off asking.

On a $140,000 home that 1.5% is real money relative to the purchase price, and with 39 listings against 23 under contract — a ratio of 1.70 — buyers have both selection and leverage.

The Pace Is Steady and Slow

Active listings average 63 days, homes under contract 70, and closed sales 72. All three sit within nine days of each other.

That consistency is worth naming. In a deteriorating market, active inventory piles up far beyond what sold homes required — you would see actives at 120 days against sold at 72. Maple Heights shows nothing of the kind. The market is unhurried but it is clearing, and the active listings are actually the freshest of the three columns.

Plan on roughly two to two and a half months and the timeline will not surprise you.

Ohio Context and Mortgage Rates

On financing, Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week of August 20, 2026 put the 30-year fixed at 6.65%, down from 6.67% the prior week and the second consecutive weekly decline. The 15-year averaged 5.95%. At this price level a quarter-point rate change moves the payment by roughly $16 a month — the negotiated price and the condition of the house matter far more than rate timing.

Maple Heights Market Breakdown by Property Type

Single-family homes. The core of the market — three-bedroom homes near 1,532 square feet, largely mid-century stock. Start with homes for sale in Maple Heights, Ohio.
Condos and low-maintenance living. A smaller segment worth comparing against detached inventory at this price point. Compare Maple Heights condos for sale.
New construction. Very limited in a built-out city. See new construction homes in Maple Heights.
Lots and land. Occasional infill parcels. Browse Maple Heights lots and land.
Commercial property. The Broadway and Libby Road corridors trade on fundamentals unrelated to the residential figures above. Review Maple Heights commercial real estate.
Multi-family and investment. Low entry prices and steady rental demand make this one of the more active investor markets in the county. See Maple Heights multi-family and investment property.
Distressed and below-market. Present in meaningful numbers, and the segment where condition risk is highest. Check Maple Heights foreclosures and distressed sales.

What This Means If You Are Buying

Negotiate, and target the aged listings. The $2,114 average concession includes fresh inventory; homes past the 63-day active average are where it grows.

Spend real money on inspection. At this price point, condition is the dominant variable in what you actually own. The difference between a $140,000 house that needs a roof and furnace and one that does not is most of your first two years of ownership costs — and the per-square-foot averages say nothing about it.

Get the full escrow number early. The mortgage payment here is small enough that taxes and insurance can change the affordability picture entirely, and that is not a surprise you want at closing.

What This Means If You Are Selling

Price near $97 to $111 per square foot — roughly $149,000 to $170,000 for a 1,532-square-foot home — and budget for a concession around $2,100.

The trend is modestly in your favor. Buyers under contract are paying more per foot than recent closings did, so your comparable sales may be slightly behind the current market rather than ahead of it.

Condition is your strongest lever by a wide margin. In a market where buyers are pricing in repairs and have 38 alternatives, a home that genuinely does not need work stands out immediately — and it is the one variable you can still influence before listing.

How Maple Heights Compares Nearby

Buyers weighing Maple Heights routinely also look at Garfield Heights, Bedford, Bedford Heights, Warrensville Heights and Cleveland. Compare the underlying data at the Garfield Heights, Bedford and Cleveland market reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average home price in Maple Heights, Ohio?

Recent closed sales averaged $139,984 on homes of roughly 1,532 square feet with 3 bedrooms. That is about 51% below Ohio’s statewide median sale price of $285,000, making it one of the most affordable markets in Cuyahoga County.

How much is the monthly payment on an average Maple Heights home?

At the August 2026 average sale price of $139,984, with 20% down at a 6.65% 30-year fixed rate, principal and interest works out to roughly $719 a month before taxes and insurance. At this price point taxes and insurance frequently exceed the loan payment, so budget the full escrow figure.

Are prices rising in Maple Heights?

The pending data points that way. Homes under contract are transacting at $111 per square foot against $97 for recent closings — about 14% higher — though on smaller homes, which accounts for part of the difference.

How much can you negotiate off asking price in Maple Heights?

Recent closings averaged 98.5% of list price, an average concession of about $2,114. On a $140,000 home that is a meaningful 1.5%, and listings past the 63-day active average tend to offer more.

Is Maple Heights a buyer’s market?

It leans that way. There are 39 homes for sale against 23 under contract — a ratio of 1.70, inside the balanced range but toward the buyer-friendly end — and sellers are still conceding.

Is Maple Heights a good market for investors?

The entry prices and rental demand support it, and it is one of the more active small-multi markets in the county. The caution is condition: at this price level, inspection findings are the largest variable in what you actually own, and a low price per square foot often reflects deferred work.

Get a Personalized Maple Heights Market Analysis

A citywide average cannot tell you what your home is worth, and at this price point condition drives more of the value than location does. Ready to make a move? Search all Maple Heights, Ohio homes for sale, or reach out for a free, no-obligation valuation and a customized market report for your specific street.

Sources: Maple Heights Ohio Real Estate Market Report (live MLS data, August 2026); Ohio REALTORS statewide housing report, July 2026; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, August 20, 2026. Market data is a snapshot in time and subject to change.

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Aug. 28, 2026

Solon Ohio Real Estate Market Report – August 2026

Solon buyers under contract are paying $195 per square foot. Buyers who closed a few months ago paid $168. That is a 16% jump — one of the largest in this report series — and it is happening in a market where sellers are already collecting about $11,094 over their asking price. Solon real estate is not just strong; it is accelerating away from its own recent comparable sales.

Below is the full August 2026 picture — active inventory, homes under contract, closed sales, price per square foot and days on market.

Solon Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

Figures come from live MLS data for the Solon market area in Cuyahoga County.

Market Metric	Active	Under Contract	Sold
Number of Properties	40	38	86
Average List Price	$783,760	$612,512	$532,416
Average Sold Price	—	—	$543,510
Average Bedrooms	3.8	4.0	3.8
Average Bathrooms	3.6	3.4	3.4
Average Living Area	3,741 sq ft	3,431 sq ft	3,344 sq ft
Average Price per Sq Ft	$227	$195	$168
Average Days on Market	62	62	70

Source: Solon Ohio Real Estate Market Report, live MLS data, August 2026. This market area reports 86 closed sales and 38 pending, smaller counts than the largest markets in this series, so individual transactions carry somewhat more weight in these averages.

A 16% Move in the Per-Foot Rate

Read the price-per-square-foot row in market order: $168 for homes that closed, $195 for homes under contract, $227 asked on what remains available.

The step from closed to pending is the meaningful one, because pending sales reflect agreements reached in the past few weeks. Sixteen percent is a large move over a single quarter.

Size does not explain it away. Homes under contract average 3,431 square feet against 3,344 for closed sales — slightly larger, which if anything should push the per-foot rate down, not up 16%.

On a 3,344-square-foot home, that gap is roughly $90,000. If the pending trend holds, the next round of Solon closings will look materially different from the current ones.

Sellers Are Already Collecting $11,094 Over Asking

Recent closings averaged $543,510 against an average list price of $532,416 — a sale-to-list ratio of 102.1%.

That premium exists in the closed data, which describes the older, cheaper conditions. The pending data says buyers have since become willing to pay considerably more. Both point the same direction, and they compound.

In percentage terms 102.1% matches Cuyahoga Falls as the strongest in this series. In dollars, $11,094 is a different scale entirely — a reflection of the price point rather than of more intense bidding.

Supply Is Tight

Forty active listings against 38 under contract gives a ratio of 1.05 — roughly one available home for every one already spoken for, well below the balanced 1.5-to-2.0 range.

Timing is steady rather than frantic: 62 days for both active listings and homes under contract, against 70 for closed sales. The market is absorbing inventory at a consistent pace and has sped up modestly.

The pressure here is showing up in price rather than in speed, which is what happens when a limited number of buyers with substantial budgets compete for a limited number of substantial homes.

The Asking Average Reflects the Top of the Market

The $783,760 average asking price against a $543,510 average sale looks alarming until you account for size. Active listings average 3,741 square feet against 3,344 for closings — about 12% more house — and the active pool skews toward the upper tier.

Per square foot, active listings ask $227 against the $195 buyers under contract are actually paying. That is a real premium of about 16%, and it is where the negotiating room in this market lives — on the largest, most expensive listings.

Ohio Context and Mortgage Rates

Ohio REALTORS reported a statewide median sale price of $285,000 for July 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier, on 12,723 closed sales. Statewide active listings stood at 39,641 with 3.72 months of supply. Solon's $543,510 average runs roughly 91% above the state median — the premium its school district and its position on the eastern edge of Cuyahoga County have long supported.

On financing, Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week of August 20, 2026 put the 30-year fixed at 6.65%, down from 6.67% the prior week and the second consecutive weekly decline. The 15-year averaged 5.95%. At 6.65% with 20% down, the average sale price works out to roughly $2,791 a month in principal and interest before taxes and insurance. In a market closing 2% above asking, build a possible appraisal gap into that math up front.

Solon Market Breakdown by Property Type

Single-family homes. Effectively the whole market — near-four-bedroom homes averaging 3,344 square feet with better than three baths. Start with homes for sale in Solon, Ohio.
Condos and low-maintenance living. The most accessible entry into the school district and a meaningful alternative given only 40 total listings. Compare Solon condos for sale.
New construction. A significant part of why the active pool averages 3,741 square feet and asks $227 per foot. See new construction homes in Solon.
Lots and land. Increasingly scarce and priced accordingly. Browse Solon lots and land.
Commercial property. The Aurora Road and Solon Road corridors host a substantial industrial and corporate base that trades on entirely separate fundamentals. Review Solon commercial real estate.
Multi-family and investment. Scarce at this price point, which makes the few available assets notable. See Solon multi-family and investment property.
Distressed and below-market. Rare in a market closing above asking. Check Solon foreclosures and distressed sales.

What This Means If You Are Buying

Budget at $195 per square foot, not $168. This is the single most important adjustment in this market. The closed data is describing conditions that have already passed, and on a 3,300-square-foot home the difference is roughly $90,000.

Prepare for an appraisal gap and decide the number before you write. At 102.1% and climbing, offers above list are the norm, and appraisals lag rising markets by definition.

Look at the largest listings for negotiating room. The active pool asks $227 per foot on 3,741-square-foot homes — that upper tier is where the premium over the transacting rate is widest, and where a well-supported offer has the most room.

What This Means If You Are Selling

Your comparable sales are materially understating you. Recent closings show $168 per square foot; buyers under contract are paying $195 on slightly larger homes.

For a 3,344-square-foot home, that is the difference between roughly $562,000 and $652,000. Any valuation built on closed comparables alone will land at the wrong end of that range.

Price against the pending evidence, verify it against your specific neighborhood, and let a 1.05-supply market generate the competition. The 102.1% sale-to-list ratio says correctly priced Solon homes finish well above their number.

How Solon Compares Nearby

Buyers weighing Solon routinely also look at Twinsburg, Beachwood, Pepper Pike, Aurora and Chagrin Falls. Compare the underlying data at the Twinsburg, Beachwood and Aurora market reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average home price in Solon, Ohio?

Recent closed sales averaged $543,510 on homes of roughly 3,344 square feet with 3.8 bedrooms. That is nearly double Ohio’s statewide median of $285,000, and the square footage is well above the state norm.

Do homes in Solon sell above asking price?

Substantially. Recent closings averaged 102.1% of list price — roughly $11,094 above asking on the typical sale. In dollar terms that is among the largest premiums in Northeast Ohio.

Are prices rising in Solon?

Sharply, based on the pending data. Homes under contract are transacting at $195 per square foot against $168 for recent closings — about 16% higher. Since pending sales reflect the most recent agreements, next quarter’s closed figures should print well above the current average.

Is Solon a seller’s market?

Yes. There are 40 homes for sale against 38 under contract — a ratio of 1.05, well below the 1.5 to 2.0 range that describes balance. Combined with sales closing 2% above asking, sellers hold the advantage.

How fast do homes sell in Solon?

Homes under contract reached agreement in 62 days, against 70 days for homes that already closed. Active listings have been available 62 days as well.

How much is the monthly payment on an average Solon home?

At the August 2026 average sale price of $543,510, with 20% down at a 6.65% 30-year fixed rate, principal and interest works out to roughly $2,791 a month before taxes and insurance. Budget for an appraisal gap, since homes here routinely close above list.

Get a Personalized Solon Market Analysis

In a market where buyers are paying 16% more per square foot than the closed comparables show, an automated valuation will understate your home by a wide margin. Ready to make a move? Search all Solon, Ohio homes for sale, or reach out for a free, no-obligation valuation built on what buyers are paying now rather than what they paid last spring.

Sources: Solon Ohio Real Estate Market Report (live MLS data, August 2026); Ohio REALTORS statewide housing report, July 2026; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, August 20, 2026. Market data is a snapshot in time and subject to change.

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Aug. 28, 2026

Willoughby Ohio Real Estate Market Report – August 2026

Willoughby listings ask $216 per square foot. Willoughby buyers pay $162. That 33% gap is the widest in this entire report series, and it produces the other standout number here: the average seller accepts $5,196 below their asking price. If you are buying in Willoughby, the negotiating position is genuinely yours — but the homes that actually transact are firming, which complicates the picture.

Below is the full August 2026 picture — active inventory, homes under contract, closed sales, price per square foot and days on market.

Willoughby Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

Figures come from live MLS data for the Willoughby market area in Lake County.

Market Metric	Active	Under Contract	Sold
Number of Properties	40	24	122
Average List Price	$386,747	$256,275	$284,931
Average Sold Price	—	—	$279,735
Average Bedrooms	3.2	3.0	3.0
Average Bathrooms	2.4	2.0	2.2
Average Living Area	2,050 sq ft	1,531 sq ft	1,797 sq ft
Average Price per Sq Ft	$216	$170	$162
Average Days on Market	73	43	66

Source: Willoughby Ohio Real Estate Market Report, live MLS data, August 2026. Only 24 homes are currently under contract, so that column rests on a smaller sample and should be read as directional.

The Widest Asking-to-Selling Gap in the Series

Active listings ask $216 per square foot. Recent closings went for $162. That is a 33% difference, and it is larger than any other market covered in this series.

Size accounts for part of it — active listings average 2,050 square feet against 1,797 for closings — but only part. Larger homes normally carry a lower rate per foot, which means the size difference should be narrowing this gap rather than widening it.

The remaining explanation is pricing. A meaningful share of Willoughby's 40 active listings are asking more than this market has been paying, and the 73-day active average against 43 days for homes reaching contract is the consequence.

The Largest Average Concession Here

Recent closings averaged $279,735 against an average list price of $284,931 — a sale-to-list ratio of 98.2%, or roughly $5,196 off asking.

In dollar terms that is among the largest buyer discounts in this report series. For comparison, Warren produces $4,513 and Youngstown $2,967, while most of the Cleveland suburbs are producing premiums rather than discounts.

That figure is the direct product of the pricing gap above. When listings start meaningfully above market, the ones that eventually sell get there by coming down.

But the Working Market Is Firming

Here is the countervailing signal, and it matters. Homes under contract are transacting at $170 per square foot — above the $162 recent closings achieved — despite being noticeably smaller at 1,531 square feet.

Smaller homes carry higher per-foot rates, so some of that is composition. But the pending cohort is also reaching agreement in 43 days against 66 for closed sales — a 23-day improvement.

Faster and slightly dearer on the homes that actually transact. So the correct read is not that Willoughby is weak. It is that Willoughby has a pricing problem in its active inventory sitting on top of a working market that is doing fine.

What That Means for Your Search

The two halves of this market require completely different approaches, and confusing them is the main way buyers and sellers go wrong here.

Forty active listings against 24 under contract gives a ratio of 1.67 — on paper, decent selection. But a share of those 40 are the above-market listings driving the 73-day average, and they are not realistic options at their current prices.

Filter by days on market and by price per square foot, and the market resolves into something much clearer.

Ohio Context and Mortgage Rates

Ohio REALTORS reported a statewide median sale price of $285,000 for July 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier, on 12,723 closed sales. Statewide active listings stood at 39,641 with 3.72 months of supply. Willoughby's $279,735 average sits essentially at the state median — an established Lake County city with a walkable historic downtown and lakeshore access.

On financing, Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week of August 20, 2026 put the 30-year fixed at 6.65%, down from 6.67% the prior week and the second consecutive weekly decline. The 15-year averaged 5.95%. At 6.65% with 20% down, the average sale price works out to roughly $1,437 a month in principal and interest before taxes and insurance.

Willoughby Market Breakdown by Property Type

Single-family homes. The core of the market — three-bedroom homes near 1,797 square feet. Start with homes for sale in Willoughby, Ohio.
Condos and low-maintenance living. A meaningful segment, and a large part of the smaller pending cohort. Compare Willoughby condos for sale.
New construction. Limited locally and a likely contributor to the higher-priced active listings. See new construction homes in Willoughby.
Lots and land. Scarce inside the city, with occasional parcels toward the township edges. Browse Willoughby lots and land.
Commercial property. Downtown Willoughby and the Euclid Avenue corridor trade on fundamentals unrelated to the residential figures above. Review Willoughby commercial real estate.
Multi-family and investment. Limited local supply with steady rental demand from the Lake County employment base. See Willoughby multi-family and investment property.
Distressed and below-market. Uncommon, though the long-sitting overpriced listings are where motivated sellers emerge. Check Willoughby foreclosures and distressed sales.

What This Means If You Are Buying

Negotiate with real confidence. A $5,196 average concession across 122 sales is the largest in this region, and on a listing that has been available past the 73-day average it should be considerably more.

Do the per-foot arithmetic on everything. Divide asking by square footage and compare it to $162. Listings near $216 are the ones that have been sitting, and they are where the negotiation actually lives.

But do not treat the whole market as soft. Homes priced near the closing rate are going under contract in 43 days, faster than they were. If you find one of those, it is not a property to make a lowball offer on.

What This Means If You Are Selling

Price at $162 to $170 per square foot — roughly $291,000 to $306,000 for a 1,797-square-foot home — and you are in the segment reaching contract in six weeks.

Price toward the $216 the active pool asks and you join the listings producing that 73-day average and, eventually, that $5,196 concession. The discount in this market is not something buyers extract from well-priced sellers; it is what mispriced listings eventually give up.

The encouraging half: buyers under contract are paying slightly more per foot than recent closings, and moving faster. Correct pricing is being rewarded right now.

How Willoughby Compares Nearby

Buyers weighing Willoughby routinely also look at Mentor, Eastlake, Willowick, Wickliffe and Willoughby Hills. Compare the underlying data at the Mentor, Eastlake and Willowick market reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much can you negotiate off asking price in Willoughby, Ohio?

More than almost anywhere in Lake County. Recent closings averaged 98.2% of list price — an average concession of about $5,196. An offer below asking is a normal opening move here.

What is the average home price in Willoughby, Ohio?

Recent closed sales averaged $279,735 on homes of roughly 1,797 square feet with 3 bedrooms. That is close to Ohio’s statewide median sale price of $285,000.

Why do Willoughby listings ask so much more per square foot than homes sell for?

Active listings ask $216 per square foot while recent closings achieved $162 — a 33% gap, the widest in this report series. Part of it is size, since active listings average 2,050 square feet against 1,797 sold, but size does not explain a gap that large. A meaningful share of current inventory is priced above where the market transacts.

How fast do homes sell in Willoughby?

Homes currently under contract reached agreement in 43 days, against 66 days for homes that already closed — a 23-day improvement. Listings still available have been sitting 73 days.

Are prices rising in Willoughby?

On the homes that actually transact, modestly. Buyers under contract are paying $170 per square foot against $162 for recent closings, roughly 5% higher, despite contracting for smaller homes.

How much is the monthly payment on an average Willoughby home?

At the August 2026 average sale price of $279,735, with 20% down at a 6.65% 30-year fixed rate, principal and interest works out to roughly $1,437 a month before taxes and insurance.

Get a Personalized Willoughby Market Analysis

In a market where asking prices run 33% above closing prices per square foot, a citywide average is close to useless for valuing a specific home. Ready to make a move? Search all Willoughby, Ohio homes for sale, or reach out for a free, no-obligation valuation built on actual comparable sales rather than what the competition is asking.

Sources: Willoughby Ohio Real Estate Market Report (live MLS data, August 2026); Ohio REALTORS statewide housing report, July 2026; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, August 20, 2026. Market data is a snapshot in time and subject to change.

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Aug. 28, 2026

Pickerington Ohio Real Estate Market Report – August 2026

The average Pickerington home that recently sold closed at $464,489 — within $111 of its asking price. Meanwhile the homes still sitting on the market have been listed an average of 187 days. That combination tells you something precise about Pickerington real estate: this is not a market that negotiates. It either buys your house at your number or it declines to buy it at all.

Below is the full August 2026 picture — active inventory, homes under contract, closed sales, price per square foot and days on market.

Pickerington Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

Figures come from live MLS data for the Pickerington market area in Fairfield County.

Market Metric	Active	Under Contract	Sold
Number of Properties	138	85	379
Average List Price	$523,942	$450,092	$464,378
Average Sold Price	—	—	$464,489
Average Bedrooms	3.9	3.5	3.7
Average Bathrooms	3.4	3.0	3.1
Average Living Area	2,942 sq ft	2,536 sq ft	2,540 sq ft
Average Price per Sq Ft	$192	$186	$184
Average Days on Market	187	84	69

Source: Pickerington Ohio Real Estate Market Report, live MLS data, August 2026.

A Market With No Middle Ground

Two figures define Pickerington this month, and they sit at opposite ends.

The sale-to-list ratio is 100.0% — $464,489 achieved against $464,378 asked. That is as close to exact as this kind of data gets, across 379 transactions.

And the active listings average 187 days on market. Against 84 days for homes going under contract and 69 for those that closed.

Put together: homes priced where the market transacts sell promptly for full price. Homes priced above it do not get negotiated down — they sit for six months. There is very little in between.

The Active Pool Is Larger and Pricier

Active listings average 2,942 square feet and $523,942. Homes under contract average 2,536 square feet and $450,092.

That is about 16% more house and $74,000 more money in the available inventory than in what buyers are actually contracting for. The 187-day average is concentrated in that upper segment.

Per square foot the gap is narrower: $192 asked against $184 paid, roughly 4%. So Pickerington sellers are not wildly overpricing — they are listing bigger homes, at a modest premium, into a market that is currently buying something a little smaller.

Pricing Is Flat and Precise

Recent closings went for $184 per square foot. Homes under contract are at $186. A two-dollar difference.

There is no meaningful upward or downward pressure in this market right now. Whatever a square foot was worth in Pickerington three months ago, it is worth roughly the same today, and both sides appear to agree on the number.

For a buyer, that makes $184 to $186 an unusually reliable benchmark. For a seller, it means the pricing decision is low-risk if you make it correctly and expensive if you do not.

Selection Is Reasonable

138 active listings against 85 under contract gives a ratio of 1.62 — inside the balanced 1.5-to-2.0 range.

The usual caveat applies: if a large share of those 138 are the long-sitting upper-tier listings, effective choice at the $450,000 level where the market transacts is thinner than the raw ratio implies. Filter by days on market to see the difference immediately.

Central Ohio Context and Mortgage Rates

The Columbus REALTORS® Central Ohio Housing Report for July 2026 put the regional median sales price at $350,000, up 2.3% year over year, on 3,083 closed sales, with 6,193 listings and a 2.4-month supply. Ohio REALTORS put the statewide median at $285,000. Pickerington's $464,489 average runs above both, supported by its school district and the southeastern growth corridor.

On financing, Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week of August 20, 2026 put the 30-year fixed at 6.65%, down from 6.67% the prior week and the second consecutive weekly decline. The 15-year averaged 5.95%. At 6.65% with 20% down, the average sale price works out to roughly $2,385 a month in principal and interest before taxes and insurance.

Pickerington Market Breakdown by Property Type

Single-family homes. Effectively the whole market — 3.7-bedroom homes near 2,540 square feet with better than three baths. Start with homes for sale in Pickerington, Ohio.
Condos and low-maintenance living. The most accessible entry into the school district and a useful alternative to the larger detached inventory. Compare Pickerington condos for sale.
New construction. A significant part of why the active pool averages 2,942 square feet, and where much of the long-sitting inventory is concentrated. See new construction homes in Pickerington.
Lots and land. Still available on the southeastern edge, supporting continued development. Browse Pickerington lots and land.
Commercial property. Olde Pickerington Village and the Refugee Road corridor trade on fundamentals unrelated to the residential figures above. Review Pickerington commercial real estate.
Multi-family and investment. Scarce in a market dominated by owner-occupied single-family product. See Pickerington multi-family and investment property.
Distressed and below-market. Rare at this price point, though the six-month-old listings are where motivated sellers emerge. Check Pickerington foreclosures and distressed sales.

Featured Pickerington Neighborhoods

A citywide average of $184 per square foot spans neighborhoods built decades apart, from the older streets near Olde Pickerington Village to the newer developments along the northern and eastern edges. Neighborhood data is where the number that applies to your home actually lives:

Ashley Creek · Bentwood Farms · Brookview Village · Cansada Estates · Cherry Hill · Chevington Village · Chevington Woods North · Colony Park · Cottages On Hill · Eastwood Village · Fairfield Square · Farmbrook Estates · Fox Glen East · Georges Creek · Haaf Farms · Hampton Ridge · Heron Crossing West · Huntington Hills · Lake Forest · Longview Acres West

What This Means If You Are Buying

Sort by days on market first. That single filter separates this market into two groups with almost nothing in common — the homes selling in 84 days, and the ones that have been available since spring.

On a fresh, correctly priced listing, do not plan on negotiating. At 100.0% of asking, the number is the number, and an offer below it will lose.

On a 180-day listing, the position reverses entirely. That seller has watched an entire selling season pass, and an offer built on the $184 per-foot evidence has genuine room to work.

What This Means If You Are Selling

Your pricing decision is close to binary, and it is the whole game. Price at $184 to $186 per square foot — roughly $467,000 to $472,000 for a 2,540-square-foot home — and the data says you will sell in about twelve weeks for essentially your asking price.

Price above it and you are not risking a small discount. You are risking six months on market, which is what the 187-day active average represents.

If your home is on the larger end, be especially disciplined. That is where the current inventory is concentrated and where the competition among sellers is heaviest.

How Pickerington Compares Nearby

Buyers weighing Pickerington routinely also look at Canal Winchester, Reynoldsburg, Lancaster, Groveport and Lithopolis. Compare the underlying data at the Canal Winchester, Reynoldsburg and Lancaster market reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average home price in Pickerington, Ohio?

Recent closed sales averaged $464,489 on homes of roughly 2,540 square feet with 3.7 bedrooms. That is about 63% above Ohio’s statewide median and roughly 33% above the Central Ohio median of $350,000.

Why have Pickerington listings been on the market so long?

The active pool is weighted toward larger, more expensive homes. Listings average 187 days on market at $523,942 and 2,942 square feet, while homes actually going under contract average 84 days at $450,092 and 2,536 square feet. The long-sitting inventory sits above where the market transacts.

Do Pickerington sellers get their asking price?

Almost exactly. Recent closings averaged 100.0% of list price — a difference of about $111 on a roughly $464,000 home. Correctly priced homes transact at their number.

How fast do homes sell in Pickerington?

Homes that closed took 69 days on market, and homes currently under contract took 84. Plan on roughly two and a half months for a well-priced home rather than the 187-day figure attached to leftover active inventory.

What is the price per square foot in Pickerington, Ohio?

Recent closed sales averaged $184 per square foot and homes under contract are at $186 — essentially identical. Active listings ask $192 on substantially larger homes.

How much is the monthly payment on an average Pickerington home?

At the August 2026 average sale price of $464,489, with 20% down at a 6.65% 30-year fixed rate, principal and interest works out to roughly $2,385 a month before taxes and insurance.

Get a Personalized Pickerington Market Analysis

In a market where the listed homes are 16% larger than the ones selling, a citywide average is a weak guide to any individual property. Ready to make a move? Search all Pickerington, Ohio homes for sale, or reach out for a free, no-obligation valuation and a customized market report for your specific neighborhood.

Sources: Pickerington Ohio Real Estate Market Report (live MLS data, August 2026); Columbus REALTORS® Central Ohio Housing Report, July 2026; Ohio REALTORS statewide housing report, July 2026; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, August 20, 2026. Market data is a snapshot in time and subject to change.

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Aug. 28, 2026

Wadsworth Ohio Real Estate Market Report – August 2026

Wadsworth has 32 homes for sale and 42 under contract. That is roughly three available homes for every four already spoken for — a supply position tighter than all but a handful of markets in Ohio. Buyers here are not choosing from an inventory; they are competing for whatever surfaces. Wadsworth real estate rewards preparation more than patience.

Below is the full August 2026 picture — active inventory, homes under contract, closed sales, price per square foot and days on market.

Wadsworth Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

Figures come from live MLS data for the Wadsworth market area in Medina County.

Market Metric	Active	Under Contract	Sold
Number of Properties	32	42	159
Average List Price	$419,315	$436,097	$365,103
Average Sold Price	—	—	$368,233
Average Bedrooms	3.7	3.3	3.3
Average Bathrooms	2.6	2.7	2.6
Average Living Area	2,456 sq ft	2,470 sq ft	2,236 sq ft
Average Price per Sq Ft	$167	$174	$166
Average Days on Market	46	48	56

Source: Wadsworth Ohio Real Estate Market Report, live MLS data, August 2026.

Fewer Homes Available Than Spoken For

The active-to-pending ratio here is 0.76. A balanced market runs 1.5 to 2.0 available homes for every one going under contract; Wadsworth has three quarters of one.

Thirty-two listings is a very small pool for a city of nearly 25,000, and it means the practical experience of shopping here is watching for new listings rather than working through existing ones. There is no accumulated backlog to fall back on if you lose out on a house.

159 homes closed over the reporting period, so demand is steady and substantial. The shortage is one of replacement rather than interest.

Buyers Under Contract Are Paying More

Homes under contract are transacting at $174 per square foot against $166 for recent closings — about 5% higher. They are also larger, averaging 2,470 square feet against 2,236.

Larger homes usually carry a lower rate per foot, not a higher one, so the pending cohort paying more on bigger houses is a genuine signal rather than a size artifact. It points to next quarter's closed figures printing above the current $368,233.

Sellers Are Finishing Above Asking

Recent closings averaged $368,233 against an average list price of $365,103 — a sale-to-list ratio of 100.9%, or roughly $3,130 above asking.

Above 100% across 159 transactions means competing offers are common enough to move the citywide average. In a market with 32 listings, that is exactly what you would expect.

Nothing Sits Long

Active listings have been available an average of 46 days, homes under contract took 48, and closed sales took 56.

The active figure being the lowest of the three is the signature of a market with no accumulation. Inventory is clearing at roughly the rate it arrives, so what you see listed at any moment is close to the current month's new supply rather than a pile of leftovers.

For a buyer that changes the strategy entirely: waiting for price reductions does not work when listings are not around long enough to get reduced.

Ohio Context and Mortgage Rates

Ohio REALTORS reported a statewide median sale price of $285,000 for July 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier, on 12,723 closed sales. Statewide active listings stood at 39,641 with 3.72 months of supply. Wadsworth's $368,233 average runs roughly 29% above the state median — a Medina County community with a preserved downtown and access to both Akron and the Cleveland corridor.

On financing, Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week of August 20, 2026 put the 30-year fixed at 6.65%, down from 6.67% the prior week and the second consecutive weekly decline. The 15-year averaged 5.95%. At 6.65% with 20% down, the average sale price works out to roughly $1,891 a month in principal and interest before taxes and insurance. In a market closing above asking, budget for a possible appraisal gap on top.

Wadsworth Market Breakdown by Property Type

Single-family homes. Effectively the whole market — three-to-four-bedroom homes near 2,236 square feet. Start with homes for sale in Wadsworth, Ohio.
Condos and low-maintenance living. With only 32 listings citywide, this segment is a genuinely practical alternative rather than a fallback. Compare Wadsworth condos for sale.
New construction. One of the few sources of net new supply in a market this tight, and worth checking first. See new construction homes in Wadsworth.
Lots and land. Still available in Medina County, unlike the built-out suburbs to the north. Browse Wadsworth lots and land.
Commercial property. The downtown district and the Route 57 corridor trade on fundamentals unrelated to the residential figures above. Review Wadsworth commercial real estate.
Multi-family and investment. Limited local supply with steady rental demand. See Wadsworth multi-family and investment property.
Distressed and below-market. Nearly absent in a market closing above asking with fresh inventory. Check Wadsworth foreclosures and distressed sales.

What This Means If You Are Buying

Set up alerts and be ready to view immediately. With 32 listings and a 46-day active average, the advantage goes to whoever sees a new home first, not whoever negotiates best.

Budget at $174 per square foot rather than $166. The pending cohort is the most current evidence, and it is running above recent closings on larger homes.

Have your appraisal-gap number decided before you write. At 100.9% and rising, offers above list are routine here, and some will land above what an appraiser supports.

What This Means If You Are Selling

Conditions are strongly in your favor and your comparable sales may be lagging. Recent closings show $166 per square foot; buyers under contract are paying $174. For a 2,236-square-foot home that is the difference between roughly $371,000 and $389,000.

Price at the market rather than above it. The 100.9% result comes from correct pricing generating competing offers — that dynamic is what carries a sale past asking, and an aggressive list price forfeits it.

Prepare before launch. With inventory this fresh and this thin, a well-presented home is immediately visible against a very small field.

How Wadsworth Compares Nearby

Buyers weighing Wadsworth routinely also look at Medina, Barberton, Norton, Rittman and Seville. Compare the underlying data at the Medina, Barberton and Rittman market reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Wadsworth a seller’s market?

Strongly. There are 32 homes actively for sale against 42 under contract — a ratio of 0.76, meaning substantially more homes are spoken for than available. Recent closings also averaged 100.9% of asking.

What is the average home price in Wadsworth, Ohio?

Recent closed sales averaged $368,233 on homes of roughly 2,236 square feet with 3.3 bedrooms. That is about 29% above Ohio’s statewide median sale price of $285,000.

Are prices rising in Wadsworth?

The pending data suggests modest upward movement. Homes under contract are paying $174 per square foot against $166 for recent closings — about 5% more — on homes averaging 2,470 square feet versus 2,236.

Do homes in Wadsworth sell above asking price?

On average, yes. Recent closings averaged 100.9% of list price — roughly $3,130 above asking on the typical sale.

How fast do homes sell in Wadsworth?

Homes currently under contract reached agreement in 48 days, against 56 days for homes that already closed. Listings still available have been on the market 46 days, so inventory is not accumulating.

How much is the monthly payment on an average Wadsworth home?

At the August 2026 average sale price of $368,233, with 20% down at a 6.65% 30-year fixed rate, principal and interest works out to roughly $1,891 a month before taxes and insurance.

Get a Personalized Wadsworth Market Analysis

A citywide average cannot tell you what your home is worth, and in a market where buyers are paying above the closed comparables, an automated valuation is likely to understate it. Ready to make a move? Search all Wadsworth, Ohio homes for sale, or reach out for a free, no-obligation valuation and a customized market report for your specific neighborhood.

Sources: Wadsworth Ohio Real Estate Market Report (live MLS data, August 2026); Ohio REALTORS statewide housing report, July 2026; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, August 20, 2026. Market data is a snapshot in time and subject to change.

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Aug. 28, 2026

Zanesville Ohio Real Estate Market Report – August 2026

Zanesville listings are asking $173 per square foot. Zanesville buyers are paying $148. That 17% gap is the widest in this report series, and it explains the other number that stands out: active listings have been sitting an average of 125 days while homes that actually reach contract do so in 71. In Zanesville real estate, the difference between selling and sitting is almost entirely a pricing decision.

Below is the full August 2026 picture — active inventory, homes under contract, closed sales, price per square foot and days on market.

Zanesville Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

Figures come from live MLS data for the Zanesville market area in Muskingum County.

Market Metric	Active	Under Contract	Sold
Number of Properties	194	88	437
Average List Price	$323,401	$236,386	$257,003
Average Sold Price	—	—	$256,257
Average Bedrooms	3.1	3.1	3.0
Average Bathrooms	2.2	2.1	2.0
Average Living Area	2,065 sq ft	1,769 sq ft	1,927 sq ft
Average Price per Sq Ft	$173	$151	$148
Average Days on Market	125	71	80

Source: Zanesville Ohio Real Estate Market Report, live MLS data, August 2026. Note: this market area contains a number of properties appearing under more than one listing record, so the raw counts likely overstate the true number of distinct homes somewhat. The averages and the relationships between columns are unaffected.

A 17% Gap Between Asking and Paying

Active listings ask $173 per square foot. Homes under contract are transacting at $151. Recent closings went for $148.

Some of that gap is size — active listings average 2,065 square feet against 1,927 for closings — but 7% more house does not explain a 17% higher rate per foot. Larger homes typically carry lower per-foot rates, which makes the gap harder to justify rather than easier.

The straightforward reading is that a meaningful share of Zanesville's active inventory is priced above what this market has been paying, and the days-on-market figures confirm it.

125 Days Versus 71

Listings still available have been on the market an average of 125 days. Homes that reached contract took 71.

That 54-day gap is the market rendering a verdict. Homes priced near the closing rate find buyers in roughly ten weeks. Homes priced toward the asking average accumulate, and after a full spring and summer of that process, the active pool is now weighted heavily toward properties that have already been passed over repeatedly.

What That Means for the Selection Numbers

On paper, 194 active listings against 88 under contract gives a ratio of 2.20 — a comfortable buyer's market with real choice.

In practice the effective selection is narrower than that. If a large share of those 194 are the long-sitting, above-market listings described above, a buyer looking at realistically priced homes is choosing from a considerably smaller pool.

The flip side is that this is genuinely good news for a patient buyer. Those stale listings belong to sellers who have watched an entire selling season pass, and they are the most likely to engage seriously with an offer built on the $148 evidence.

The Homes That Do Sell Get Full Price

Recent closings averaged $256,257 against an average list price of $257,003 — a sale-to-list ratio of 99.7%, or roughly $746 off asking.

That is worth reading carefully, because it seems to contradict everything above. It does not. It means Zanesville is not a market where buyers grind sellers down — it is a market where correctly priced homes sell at their number and incorrectly priced ones do not sell at all.

The negotiation here happens at the listing-price decision, not across the table.

Ohio Context and Mortgage Rates

Ohio REALTORS reported a statewide median sale price of $285,000 for July 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier, on 12,723 closed sales. Statewide active listings stood at 39,641 with 3.72 months of supply. Zanesville's $256,257 average runs about 10% below the state median — a Muskingum County seat with its own employment base rather than a commuter suburb.

On financing, Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week of August 20, 2026 put the 30-year fixed at 6.65%, down from 6.67% the prior week and the second consecutive weekly decline. The 15-year averaged 5.95%. At 6.65% with 20% down, the average sale price works out to roughly $1,316 a month in principal and interest before taxes and insurance.

Zanesville Market Breakdown by Property Type

Single-family homes. The core of the market — three-bedroom homes near 1,927 square feet. Start with homes for sale in Zanesville, Ohio.
Condos and low-maintenance living. A small segment locally, worth comparing against detached inventory. Compare Zanesville condos for sale.
New construction. Limited, and a likely contributor to the larger, higher-priced active listings. See new construction homes in Zanesville.
Lots and land. Widely available in Muskingum County, including acreage. Browse Zanesville lots and land.
Commercial property. Downtown and the Maple Avenue corridor trade on fundamentals unrelated to the residential figures above. Review Zanesville commercial real estate.
Multi-family and investment. Attainable entry prices and steady rental demand from the local employment base. See Zanesville multi-family and investment property.
Distressed and below-market. Present in meaningful numbers, and worth watching in a market where listings sit four months. Check Zanesville foreclosures and distressed sales.

What This Means If You Are Buying

Divide asking price by square footage on every listing you consider, and compare it to $148. That single calculation sorts this market into the homes that are realistically priced and the ones that have been sitting since spring.

Then use time as your lever. A listing past 125 days belongs to a seller who has already learned something about their price. That is where a well-supported offer has room to work, even though the citywide concession figure looks small.

Do not be discouraged by the $323,401 asking average. The market is transacting at roughly $256,000, and that is the number your search should be built around.

What This Means If You Are Selling

Price at $148 per square foot and you will sell in about ten weeks. Price toward $173 and the evidence says you will join a pool of 194 listings averaging four months on market.

For a 1,927-square-foot home, $148 per foot is roughly $285,000. That is the number this market supports.

The encouraging part: sellers who price correctly get 99.7% of asking. There is no discount culture here to fight. The entire outcome rests on the number you choose at launch, which makes the pricing conversation the single most valuable hour of the process.

How Zanesville Compares Nearby

Buyers weighing Zanesville routinely also look at Newark, Coshocton, Cambridge, Crooksville and Dresden. Compare the underlying data at the Newark, Coshocton and Cambridge market reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why have Zanesville listings been on the market so long?

Mostly because they are priced above where the market transacts. Active listings ask $173 per square foot while recent closings averaged $148 — a 17% premium. Those listings average 125 days on market, against 71 days for homes that actually reached contract.

What is the average home price in Zanesville, Ohio?

Recent closed sales averaged $256,257 on homes of roughly 1,927 square feet with 3 bedrooms. That is about 10% below Ohio’s statewide median sale price of $285,000.

Is Zanesville a buyer’s market?

Yes. There are 194 homes for sale against 88 under contract — a ratio of 2.20, well above the 1.5 to 2.0 range that describes balance. Buyers have genuine selection and time.

How much can you negotiate off asking price in Zanesville?

On the homes that sell, less than you might expect — recent closings averaged 99.7% of list, about $746 off. The real leverage is in choosing which listing to pursue, since the overpriced ones simply are not selling rather than selling at a discount.

How fast do homes sell in Zanesville?

Homes that reached contract took 71 days, and recent closings took 80. Correctly priced homes move in roughly two and a half months; the 125-day active average reflects listings that have not found a buyer.

How much is the monthly payment on an average Zanesville home?

At the August 2026 average sale price of $256,257, with 20% down at a 6.65% 30-year fixed rate, principal and interest works out to roughly $1,316 a month before taxes and insurance.

Get a Personalized Zanesville Market Analysis

In a market where the asking average and the selling average are $67,000 apart, a citywide number is a weak guide to any individual home. Ready to make a move? Search all Zanesville, Ohio homes for sale, or reach out for a free, no-obligation valuation built on actual comparable sales rather than what the competition is asking.

Sources: Zanesville Ohio Real Estate Market Report (live MLS data, August 2026); Ohio REALTORS statewide housing report, July 2026; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, August 20, 2026. Market data is a snapshot in time and subject to change.

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Aug. 28, 2026

Barberton Ohio Real Estate Market Report – August 2026

Barberton has 34 homes for sale and 40 under contract — more spoken for than available — and the average seller is finishing within $439 of their asking price. Tight supply usually produces bidding wars. Here it has produced something quieter and arguably more useful: a market where the asking price is simply the price. Barberton real estate is one of the most predictable markets in Summit County.

Below is the full August 2026 picture — active inventory, homes under contract, closed sales, price per square foot and days on market.

Barberton Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

Figures come from live MLS data for the Barberton market area in Summit County.

Market Metric	Active	Under Contract	Sold
Number of Properties	34	40	195
Average List Price	$203,447	$197,287	$193,706
Average Sold Price	—	—	$194,145
Average Bedrooms	3.1	2.9	3.0
Average Bathrooms	1.8	2.1	1.9
Average Living Area	1,632 sq ft	1,510 sq ft	1,537 sq ft
Average Price per Sq Ft	$127	$131	$132
Average Days on Market	46	55	59

Source: Barberton Ohio Real Estate Market Report, live MLS data, August 2026.

More Under Contract Than Available

The active-to-pending ratio here is 0.85. A balanced market runs 1.5 to 2.0 available homes for every one going under contract; Barberton has fewer than one.

Every home currently listed could go under contract tomorrow and there would still be buyers in the pipeline with nothing left to look at. That is a genuine shortage, not a seasonal dip — 195 homes closed over the reporting period, so demand is steady and sustained.

Yet Sellers Are Not Extracting a Premium

This is where Barberton diverges from the other tight markets in this series. Recent closings averaged $194,145 against an average list price of $193,706 — a sale-to-list ratio of 100.2%, or $439.

Compare that to markets with similar supply pressure. Cuyahoga Falls at 0.87 is producing 102.1% and $4,937 over asking. Stow at 0.46 is producing 101.9% and $5,676. Barberton at 0.85 is producing $439.

The likely explanation is affordability. At a $194,145 average, buyers here are frequently at the top of what they qualify for. When a buyer cannot go higher, a shortage of listings produces a faster sale rather than a higher price — and that is exactly what the timing data shows.

Active Inventory Is the Freshest Column

Listings still available have been on the market an average of 46 days. Homes under contract took 55, and closed sales took 59.

That ordering — active newer than both — means nothing is accumulating. In most markets the active pool is where unsold homes pile up and its average age climbs past what sold homes required. Barberton shows the reverse, which is the signature of inventory clearing as fast as it arrives.

Pricing Is Remarkably Consistent

Active listings ask $127 per square foot. Homes under contract are at $131. Recent closings went for $132.

Four percent across the entire pipeline, and the asking figure sits below the closing figure rather than above it. There is no premium built into Barberton asking prices — if anything, today's listings are priced marginally under where the market has been transacting.

For a buyer that is useful: the number on the listing sheet is close to the real number, and hunting for a discount is not a productive use of your energy here.

Ohio Context and Mortgage Rates

Ohio REALTORS reported a statewide median sale price of $285,000 for July 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier, on 12,723 closed sales. Statewide active listings stood at 39,641 with 3.72 months of supply. Barberton's $194,145 average runs roughly 32% below the state median — a Summit County city with its own industrial base and direct access to Akron.

On financing, Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week of August 20, 2026 put the 30-year fixed at 6.65%, down from 6.67% the prior week and the second consecutive weekly decline. The 15-year averaged 5.95%. At 6.65% with 20% down, the average sale price works out to roughly $997 a month in principal and interest before taxes and insurance. At this price level, taxes and insurance are a substantial share of the total payment.

Barberton Market Breakdown by Property Type

Single-family homes. The core of the market — three-bedroom homes near 1,537 square feet. Start with homes for sale in Barberton, Ohio.
Condos and low-maintenance living. A useful alternative in a market with only 34 listings. Compare Barberton condos for sale.
New construction. Limited locally and priced above the resale rate. See new construction homes in Barberton.
Lots and land. Available in and around the city. Browse Barberton lots and land.
Commercial property. The Tuscarawas Avenue corridor and the lake district trade on fundamentals unrelated to the residential figures above. Review Barberton commercial real estate.
Multi-family and investment. Low entry prices and steady rental demand make this an active investor market. See Barberton multi-family and investment property.
Distressed and below-market. Present in meaningful numbers, and where condition risk is highest. Check Barberton foreclosures and distressed sales.

Featured Barberton Neighborhoods

A citywide average of $132 per square foot spans neighborhoods with different housing stock and condition profiles. Neighborhood data is where the number that applies to your home actually lives:

Aldon Allottment · Anna Dean Acres · Anna Dean Farms · Anna Dean Heights · Austin Center · Austin Heights Add · Austin Heights West · Barberton Heights · Barber Farms · Barber Park · Barberton Gardens · Blvd Heights Second Add · Boulevard Heights Second Add · Brenner Estates · City View · Colonial Heights · Country Squire Estates · Depot Crossing · East Side Park · Eastern Heights

What This Means If You Are Buying

Move quickly rather than negotiating hard. With 34 listings against 40 under contract and a 46-day active average, speed is the scarce resource here — not leverage.

Do not expect a discount. At 100.2% of asking and with active listings priced below the closing rate per foot, there is no cushion to find. An offer at asking is a competitive offer in this market.

Inspect carefully. At this price point condition is the largest variable in what you actually own, and the tight per-foot consistency across the market says very little about the state of any individual roof or furnace.

What This Means If You Are Selling

Price at $132 per square foot — roughly $203,000 for a 1,537-square-foot home — and expect to get essentially that. This market rewards accuracy and does not reward stretching.

Do not count on the supply shortage lifting your price. It has not been doing that here. What it does deliver is a shorter timeline: plan on under two months rather than the three-month waits common in the softer Mahoning Valley markets nearby.

Presentation is your differentiator. In a market where price is not the variable, condition and photography determine which listings reach contract in 46 days and which take 59.

How Barberton Compares Nearby

Buyers weighing Barberton routinely also look at Akron, Norton, Wadsworth, New Franklin and Green. Compare the underlying data at the Akron, Wadsworth and Green market reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average home price in Barberton, Ohio?

Recent closed sales averaged $194,145 on homes of roughly 1,537 square feet with 3 bedrooms. That is about 32% below Ohio’s statewide median sale price of $285,000.

Is Barberton a seller’s market?

Yes. There are 34 homes actively for sale against 40 under contract — a ratio of 0.85, meaning more homes are spoken for than available. That is well below the 1.5 to 2.0 range that describes balance.

Do Barberton sellers get their asking price?

Essentially exactly. Recent closings averaged 100.2% of list price — a difference of about $439 on a roughly $194,000 home. There is almost no systematic negotiating room in either direction.

How fast do homes sell in Barberton?

Recent closed sales averaged 59 days on market and homes under contract took 55. Listings still available have been on the market just 46 days, which indicates inventory is not accumulating.

What is the price per square foot in Barberton, Ohio?

Recent closed sales averaged $132 per square foot, homes under contract are at $131, and active listings ask $127. That spread of about 4% across all three stages is unusually tight.

How much is the monthly payment on an average Barberton home?

At the August 2026 average sale price of $194,145, with 20% down at a 6.65% 30-year fixed rate, principal and interest works out to roughly $997 a month before taxes and insurance.

Get a Personalized Barberton Market Analysis

A citywide average cannot tell you what your home is worth. Ready to make a move? Search all Barberton, Ohio homes for sale, or reach out for a free, no-obligation valuation and a customized market report for your specific neighborhood.

Sources: Barberton Ohio Real Estate Market Report (live MLS data, August 2026); Ohio REALTORS statewide housing report, July 2026; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, August 20, 2026. Market data is a snapshot in time and subject to change.

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Avon Market Breakdown by Property Type

Featured Avon Neighborhoods

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Maple Heights Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

The Affordability Case

The Per-Foot Rate Is Climbing

Buyers Still Get a Discount

The Pace Is Steady and Slow

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Maple Heights Market Breakdown by Property Type

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How Maple Heights Compares Nearby

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Solon Ohio Market Snapshot – August 2026

A 16% Move in the Per-Foot Rate