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CENTRAL OHIO HOUSING MARKET

How's the market?

The market is balanced, and momentum tilted toward sellers over the last four weeks.

30-year fixed 6.66%, holding flat over the last 4 weeksAs of Aug 27Weekly
Affordability index 88.3, easing vs last monthAs of Sep 3Monthly

New: What your money actually measures - the median home priced in dollars, in hours of work, and in gold.

The numbers

2026 year to date

Active inventory

5,454

As of Sep 2

vs last week+0.4%
vs last month+1.4%
vs last year+11.9%

Closed sales

17,796

2026 YTD through Aug 30 · -2.8% vs 2025 YTD

Last 4 weeks: 2,347 · -9.3% vs prior 4

Closings shown through Aug 23; the most recent weeks firm up as sales close.

New listings

26,857

2026 YTD through Aug 30 · +4.7% vs 2025 YTD

Last 4 weeks: 3,098 · -12.7% vs prior 4

New pendings

21,227

2026 YTD through Aug 30 · +4.8% vs 2025 YTD

Last 4 weeks: 2,795 · +3.5% vs prior 4

Median sold price

$348K

2026 YTD through Aug 30 · +3.5% vs 2025 YTD

Last 4 weeks: $354K · -2.1% vs prior 4

Avg days to contract

2026 YTD through Aug 30 · +12.1% vs 2025 YTD

Last 4 weeks: 28 · +3.7% vs prior 4

Actives with a price cut

56.8%

As of Aug 30

vs last week-5.1 pts
vs last month-14.9 pts
vs last year-21.3 pts

Canceled + expired listings

3,888

2026 YTD through Aug 30 · +8.5% vs 2025 YTD

Last 4 weeks: 617 · +23.6% vs prior 4

Where the market is moving

Central Ohio Market Heat, ZIP by ZIP.

weighs velocity, supply pressure, and recent contracts, updated nightly on .

Central Ohio Market Heat

ZIP-level view, 20-county footprint

CoolWarmHot

Light ZIPs: not enough sales for a reliable weekly score.

Leverage Board

Who holds the negotiating edge?

Ranked by the Columbus Pulse . The score combines supply, pending pace, , and .

Largest Central Ohio markets

Rank	City	Active	Pending, 4W	Median	DOM	Heat	Leverage
1	Columbus	1,701	751	$251K	29	43	S21Slight sellers edge
2	Westerville	164	111	$485K	20	43	B41Buyers edge
3	Grove City	133	106	$345K	42	25	S36Sellers edge
4	Dublin	134	89	$605K	20	52	B43Buyers edge
5	Delaware	194	96	$524K	32	90	S31Sellers edge

1. ColumbusS21Slight sellers edge

Active1,701

Pending751

DOM29

2. WestervilleB41Buyers edge

Active164

Pending111

DOM20

3. Grove CityS36Sellers edge

Active133

Pending106

DOM42

4. DublinB43Buyers edge

Active134

Pending89

DOM20

5. DelawareS31Sellers edge

Active194

Pending96

DOM32

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Featured chart

Active inventory, this year vs. last year

by week of year, this year against the same weeks last year.

Active listings by week of year

Central Ohio, complete weeks only

20262025

Source: Columbus REALTORS MLS · complete weeks only.

Buyer foot traffic

How busy is the market right now?

Daily marketwide showings across Central Ohio, straight from ShowingTime and refreshed every morning.

SHOWINGSDaily buyer foot traffic · source: ShowingTime · updated each morning

YESTERDAY

3,130

showings · 1.32/listing

−6% WoW−7% YoY

LAST 7 DAYS

24,723

showings · 1.37/listing

PER 100 SHOWINGS

2.74

contracts per 100 showings

+17% YoY4-week window

Gray line is daily showings; the blue line is the trailing seven-day average. Amber dots mark published context days.

Daily 7-day average

LAST WEEKEND

12,306

Fri–Sun showings · 1.41/listing

VS PRIOR WEEKEND

+1%

VS SAME WKND LY

+16%

BUYER ATTENTION BY PRICE BAND

Showings per active listing, last 30 days

1.37

Under $250k

1.42

$250k–$400k

1.34

$400k–$600k

1.31

$600k–$1M

1.22

$1M+

WHEN SHOWINGS HAPPEN · SHARE OF WEEK, ALL 158 WEEKS ON FILE

11.7%

12.0%

12.8%

13.7%

16.5%

19.2%

14.9%

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Fri-Sun = 49.7% of the week

Three of seven days, about half the showings. The weekend carries 48.0% of the week in summer and 54.4% in winter.

THE READ

Buyer foot traffic is sitting toward the low end of its recent range, and the seven-day trend has been easing off.

Decision Tools

Use Central Ohio data to evaluate your next move.

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