The Clintonville Real Estate Update

This 3 bed, 1.5 bath, 1481 sf home at 227 East Schreyer sold a few weeks ago for $235,000

Homes on the market: 147 Active Clintonville homes for sale.

Averaging 1,648 sf,

• $249,689
• $162/sf and
• 84 days on market.

Clintonville Homes in contract with escape clauses:

None – No Homes you could still, conceivably, swoop in and buy

Clintonville Homes in Contract contingent on financing/inspections as of today: 36

• Averaging 1479 sf
• $212,814
• $146/sf
• 89 days on market

Clintonville Homes Closed over the last 90 days: 67

• Averaging 1340 sf
• $192,134 avg List but a $186,652 Sale price or 97%
• $141/sf
• 61 days on market

Joe Peffer is a Realtor who works in Clintonville and other Columbus Neighborhoods.

Would you like me to break it down by43214 vs 43202 or  Northmoor vs Beechwold? email me and I will be glad to

Walk on Walhalla – the 27th Clintonville Tour of Homes – Wows Columbus

Speaking of Home Tours, this year’s 27th Clintonvile Tour of Homes which focused on homes up and down the Walhalla Ravine, brought an estimated 2,000 tour goers to the area. Not a bad crowd at all and possibly a record. Not being as spread out as years past no doubt helped.

Columbus Economy – Columbus Real Estate Markets don’t Exist in a Bubble

And you don’t buy homes for sale in Columbus in a vacuum.  Just like all real estate is local, regions tend to have their own economies. Just like the Columbus area housing market hasn’t crashed to the tune of the National real estate markets that make all the headlines and take over mindshare, the Columbus economy is vast and varied and weathering the storm better than you may expect.

I recently ran across a conversation that Walker Evans had with Dr. Bill LaFayette, the Vice President of Economic Analysis at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. They discussed a variety of topics related to the Columbus economy.

This is a great snapshot of the Columbus economy. If you’re moving or relocating to Columbus, Ohio, then  you may be surprised to hear about how important rail is to the region, or tourism.  Here is a small exerpt of this interview that touches on passenger rail…

WE: Being able to see some of these results from the shipping and commercial rail sector, do you think we could see some of the same types economic benefits from passenger rail service? We’re very close to seeing the 3C passenger rail systemstarting. Do you think we will see a similar type of benefit from personal transportation?

BL: Different but important. The benefit would be making it easy to get from Cincinnati to here, from Cleveland to here, which would be a big boost for our tourism market. Again, another sector that we may not give as much credit to as it deserves, we get a lot of tourism here. We have been cited as a travel spot. The Short North specifically has been cited in national and international publications. We have been in The New York Times travel magazine a of couple times, The Los Angeles Times and when SkyBus was flying, just about every city that SkyBus connected Columbus with sent a reporter here to ask the question, “why would in the world would anyone jump on a plane and go to Columbus?” And those articles were absolutely glowing, so we sell ourselves short, we definitely do. There is much more to see and do here than we often think.

WE: We posted links to a lot of those stories as they started to roll in due to Skybus. After they ended up folding, a lot of people were saying it was a total waste of time, waste of money, a waste of everything… but the amount of positive press on a national level that Columbus received out of the whole ordeal might have helped balance the equation in the end.

BL: Oh, it was definitely a positive. It sort of reminded the air travel community that Port Columbus is an available, accessible airport with capacity.

The Clintonville Roundabout @ NorthBroadway and High–Where do Clintonville Housing Values fit in the Traffic Argument?

The homes on EN Broadway are all very nice homes on nice lots. These homes continue to have the most signage regarding the idea of traffic calming at the intersection with High Street in Clintonville.

The biggest Cintonville Real Estate issues here are for those homes on the surrounding side streets where cars “cut through” to avoid the intersection all together or to make up for the lack of the ability to turn South on High Street while on EN Broadway heading West — ie. homes on Milton and Hennepin and those first three blocks of Brighton. Also, those on Oakland Park closest to the alley of Broadway Place.

Right now, let’s face it, it’d be a bit harder to sell a home in one of these places, despite the great Clintonville locations because of the traffic. Roundabout or turn lane or Whatever traffic easing conclusion is reached, if it -in fact- eases traffic here, would be a boon to the peace of mind of those homeowners and those considering buying there.

I don’t like the time it takes to get through that intersection and I don’t like not being to turn South on High but in the end, the traffic–EVEN during rush hour–really isn’t that bad.  I’d like to see more consideration given to PEOPLE who may be walking around and crossing either of these streets. Clintonville is a great place to buy a house, in part, because it’s a great place to walk, especially up and down High Street.

Off the top of my head, the only circle-type traffic calming I can think of in Greater Clintonville is on Stanton-technically not in Clintonville at all-which has both circles and bumps to slow down through traffic.

A good discussion here: http://xingcolumbus.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/roundabout-proposed-at-high-north-broadway/

Great site from Clintonville Residents here: http://www.nbroadway.com/

Clintonville Home Tour is Around The Corner

These Clintonville homes will not be on the Clintonville tour of Homes Sept 13

Lots of Corners actually. And curves, wooded, raviney Clintonvillish curves.

If you love Clintonville, you’ll love the Clintonville home tour. I recommend the Clintonville home tour if you’re considering buying a home in Clintonville or if you’re already a homeowner in Clintonville and you either want to get some ideas for your home or you just miss seeing other homes for sale in Clintonville with your friendly neighborhood Clintonville  Realtor, (ahem, that’s me, right?).

There’s some homes on the list already but the full slate won’t be revealed until mid August. That gives you plenty of time to offer up your home as a stop on the tour.

The 27th annual Clintonville Homes Tour will take place Sunday, Sept. 13. It is scheduled to run from 1 to 6 p.m. and will feature homes on the Walhalla Ravine.

more here including ticket information