Searching for Worthington real estate? Searching for Worthington news?  Searching for Worthington history?   Searching for Worthington neighborhoods? Google Worthington and 'Worthington Old and News' is bound to come up...   Search on... 04/12/2010

March 2010 Worthington Ohio home sales brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER.  Worthington home sales were up 183.3% in March 2010 over March 2009...   The graph shows City of Worthington and Village of Riverlea home sales combined... the graph shows homes for sale and sold for the past 15 months for  MLS area for the City of Worthington for the Columbus Board of REALTORS® (MLS areas disappear soon!)  The properties represented by this graph are  single family homes.The 183% increase over March 2009 is probably due to the end of the tax credits for buyers in April Central Ohio home sales by school district   - compare Worthington to other Central Ohio school districts.   Worthington Ohio home sales a market report for March 2010 71 homes for sale 17 homes sold The 17 homes... 04/11/2010

Worthington home sales brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER The graph shows homes for sale and sold for the past 15 months through March 2010.  The graph is for single family homes in the Worthington City School District.   Comparing March 2010 with March 2009 home sales in Worthington schools were up 66.7% over a year ago...  The homes in the Worthington City School District are in Worthington, Columbus, Riverlea and Sharon or Perry Townships.  The home buyer tax credits are certainly a factor in the increased home sales. Worthington home sales a market report 206 homes for sale 55 homes sold 3.7 months of inventory available based on current home sales Search Worthington homes for sale Central Ohio home sale by school district compare Worthington to other Central Ohio comm... 04/10/2010

Worthington Proper means the City of Worthington... I think.  I know I noticed hearing and seeing "Worthington Proper" when I moved to Central Ohio in 1990. You don't hear people talking Dublin Proper or Westerville Proper yet much of their school districts are outside of the Dublin and Westerville Corporation Limits.  Or maybe you do...  I don't. I believe Worthington Proper means within the corporation limits of the City of Columbus.  Because there is a vast expanse of Columbus in the Worthington schools as well as homes in unincorporated areas including the Village of Riverlea there are many Worthington area homes which are not in Worthington Proper...   I heard someone use "Worthington Proper" recently. Worthington Proper = Corporation Limits, the City of Worthington Old Worthington... 04/09/2010

Worthington condos for sale  a market report is brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER Worthington. This graph shows Worthington condos for sale for the past 15 months.  At the end February 2010 there were 15 months inventory of condos available (15 months of Worthington condos for sale based on the current rate of sale.)  The condominiums are in the Worthington City School District, so it includes properties in the City of Worthington, the City of Columbus, the Village of Riverlea and properties in unincorporated areas of Sharon and Perry Townships.  The school districts in Central Ohio including the Worthington area were established before much of the area was developed.  Worthington homes for sale  - search condominiums or single family homes Worthington condos for sale ... 04/06/2010

The Village of Forest Ridge Condos The Village of Forest Ridge Condominiums are in the City of Columbus and Worthington schools. View Larger Map  Built by Village Communities the Village of Forest Ridge Condomiums are just north of 270 so are accessible for commuting to work in Central Ohio.  Relax at the swimming pool this summer at The Village of Forest Ridge. Plenty of shopping and restaurants nearby including the Crosswoods, Polaris and charming High Street in Old Worthington, right down the road. The community of brick Cape Cod and one story homes is beautifully landscaped. TODAY there are three homes for sale now in The Village of Forest Ridge Condos including: 184 Cameron Ridge Columbus Ohio 43235 The price range today is $165,200 to $179,500 Search condo homes for sale - The Vil... 04/06/2010

The Village of Forest Ridge Condominium - Now $165,200! 184 Cameron Ridge, Columbus Ohio 43235 -  Open Sunday April 11, 2010  2 to 4  Hosted by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Cameron Ridge and The Village or Forest Ridge - Map Off Flint Road in "Far North" Columbus in Worthington schools. Open Sunday and price reduced click on the link to see the current availability and  price of this 3 bedroom Village of Forest Ridge condominium.      3 bedroom First floor master suite Cape Cod style 2 car garage Vaulted great room   The Village of Forest Ridge Condominium Columbus Ohio 43235 More about the Flint area in Worthington on 'Worthington Old and News' Worthington area Flint Worthington area history   04/05/2010

This is a collage from 2009 of churches in Worthington for Easter Sunday... I am recycling.   Easter in Worthington Ohio Easter 2009 was about a week later last year, does the grass look as green today as in these photos?  Actually I guess I started talking the photos a week or two before Easter 2009... or the St. John's photo could even be mid March 2009. These churches are all in the city of Worthington.  If you are in Worthington can you ID each church?  Do you know the names of each church?  I don't.  I know exactly where each is but I don't necessarily know the name of the church or the denomination of each in the "tic tac toe" collage of churches.  Center right I would have to look at the sign to remember the name... bottom left I can not remember it's official name.  The bottom c... 04/04/2010

Worthington Hills homes fore sale... sorry for the pun I could not resist.  Worthington Hills is a neighborhood of single family residential properties surrounding a private golf course. View Larger Map You would have to view the larger map for the full effect. Worthington Hills is a huge Central Ohio neighborhood north of 270 and just inside Franklin County.  Worthington Hills was the 1966 site of the "Parade of Homes." The first section of Worthington Hills was platted in 1963.  Worthington Hills homes fore sale Today there are 14 homes listed on the MLS (multiple listing service)  in Worthington Hills ranging in price from  $189,900 to $575,000,  there is at least one short sale in the bunch. Search Worthington Hills homes for sale - current* Worthington Hills history.. not ancient h... 04/02/2010

Worthington Ohio Home Sales March 2010 March saw a big increase in home sales in Worthington.  18 houses sold in Worthington in March, which is more than double the 8 that sold in February.  The average sales price was $251,977 at an average of $126.27 per square foot.  Worthington home owners received approximately 94% of their asking list price.  The average days on market was a little over 3 months.  As the $8000 home buyers tax credit deadline approaches quickly, I expect much of the same for April.  A lot of people who have been debating if now is the best time for them to buy a new house have realized that their opportunity will never be better.  Rates are still low and there is a lot of inventory to choose from as far as houses on the market.  To take advantage of this great oppo... 04/02/2010

Olentangy Highlands Worthington Ohio 43085 brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Price range today:  $199,500 to  $312,000 including one short sale.  Of course that will change search homes for sale in Olentangy Highlands Olentangy Highlands is west of the Olentangy River and 315.  Olentangy Highlands is in the City of Columbus and the Worthington School District.   Olentangy Highlands is a large neighborhood south of Snouffer Road, running uphill from Olentangy River Road to Linworth Road.   You can get into the neighborhood from Olentangy Road using Troon Trail or there are entrances to Olentany Highlands from  MacGregor, Loch Ness and Woodman from Linworth Road.   Olentany Highlands was platted in 1977.  It is a leafy green, gorgeous neighborhood.  There are homes in the n... 04/02/2010

It is time to take the sweaters off the trees Columbus!   Winter is finally over, the daffodils are blooming, it is time to take tree sweaters off.  Arborists recommend tree sweaters be removed immediately as it is getting warm quickly in Central Ohio. In an effort to make winter more comfortable some Columbus trees wore sweaters through the winter of  '2009 - 2010.' Pictured wearing a colorful sweater is a tree on Cherryfield Ave., Columbus Ohio 43235 in Worthington Hills.  Nature Blogger Tom Arbour was instrumental in raising awareness to Columbus residents last fall that we were in for a hard winter and that  a sweater could make a difference for a Central Ohio tree. In a Tree Sweater test program trees in the  Worthington area in northern Franklin County wore sweaters, this past win... 03/31/2010

Linworth was a separate village at one point but is now part of  the City of Worthington.  I swear this sign was up in 1990 when we were moving to Columbus.  I remember the Realtor showing us homes telling us the thing about the name being the end of Dublin and the beginning of Worthington.  I don't know if she told us more about Elmwood or Elmwood Station which was the name of the spot on the road that was never incorporated according to Jennie McCormick's 'Worthington Neighborhood book.  The name was changed from Elmwood to Linworth in 1910.   The sign is across the road from The Village Bookstore, which was a Methodist Church, Bright's Chapel Methodist Church.  There used to be a name there above "Leasing" for the shopping area planned for that field. The original Elmwood plat runs f... 03/31/2010

Olentangy Highbluffs is really Olentangy Highbluffs Village according to the sign out on N. High St... er ...Route 23 or I mean Columbus Sandusky Pike...  I guess the present Google map says Columbus - Sandusky Road. Olentangy Highbluffs Village - Map Whatever that big ole road out front of the neighborhoods is called, the full name of the subdivision is Olentangy Highbluffs Village.  I did not find any listings that used the "Village" part of the name, then again Olentangy Highbluffs is already a mouthful. Olentangy Highbluffs in northern Franklin County is in the City of Columbus and the Worthington City School District.  Beautiful  Highbanks Metro Park  surrounds the Olentangy Highbluffs neighborhood on two sides.   To live on the outside on Blue Jay or Bridletree... while there is a... 03/30/2010

Worthington House Values  - What's Your Worthington or Northwest Columbus Home Worth?  Did you see the front page of the Columbus Dispatch Sunday? The title ' Dispatch Analysis, What's Your House Worth?' is actually all in caps.  The Columbus Dispatch is screaming.... Did you read the article by Jim Weiker about "What's Your House Worth? I love the map!  The title above is a link to the article with maps and chart in case you missed it. The article using Columbus Board of REALTORS MLS statistics shows the 2009 value of homes in comparison to the 2005 value of homes.  A poll about the Columbus Dispatch article? Does the Columbus Dispatch article tell you what your house is worth?  Do you know what it was worth in 2005 to subtract out the percentage home values have dropped?  Is house val... 03/29/2010

Seven Oaks neighborhood - March 28, 2010 brought to you by Maureen McCabe  Today Seven Oaks is a City of Columbus neighborhood in the Worthington City School District.   Seven Oaks is south of  Lazelle Road.  One of the streets in Seven Oaks is named Ozem Gardner Way, after a historic area resident.  I wonder if the  Seven Oaks neighborhood  was part of the Reverend Ozem Gardner's farm.   It is likely.   The Flint Cemetery was part of his farm. The Seven Oaks neighborhood was developed in the 1990s.  Seven Oaks is just a little east of the railroad tracks that go through Worthington and what was the Village of Flint back in the 1800s.  The history of the Seven Oaks neighborhood is the history  of the Flint Ohio area and the anti-slavery movement including the underground railroad, accor... 03/27/2010

Worthington Estates East brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER Worthington.  * Worthington Estates East is a separate neighborhood from Worthington Estates.  Often homes are listed as Worthington Estates in the Columbus Board of REALTORS MLS when they are really in Worthington Estates East subdivision.  What's the difference in the two neighborhoods?  One is East of High Street (a big street with lots of traffic in 2010) and one is West of High Street. They go to two different elementary schools. I have written about Worthington Estates before.  Worthington Estates get's all the attention...sometimes I think of Worthington Estates East as the "red headed step child." no offense to red heads, step children or Worthington Estates East.  For the Worthington Estates East neigh... 03/25/2010

  Colonial Hills, WORTHINGTON OHIO - THE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY  brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington. The sign on the north side of the Colonial Hills neighborhood says the Colonial Hills community is friendly so it must be so!  The community website also refers to the community as "THE FRIENDLY COMMNITY" According to Jennie McCormick's book, 'Worthington Neighborhoods' the residents formed the Colonial Hills Civic Association in 1952.  The neighborhood was annexed to the Village of Worthington in 1954 and the combined population of the village established in 1803 and the little 1940's "colonial look village"  down the road joined together.  Combined the two communities were big enough for Worthington to become a city if I am understanding the history correctly. To... 03/25/2010

Worthington's Olentangy Hills neighborhood brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER Olentangy Hills is ithe City of Worthington, off W. Wilson Bridge Road.   The Olentany Hills neighborhood was platted in the late 1960's. This area of single family homes is a little newer than the Worthington Estates neighborhood, which is south of Olentangy Hills. Reading the history of the neighborhood in Jennie McCormick's 'Worthington Neighborhoods' book published by the Worthington Historical Society, this farmland in the 1960s was know as the Antrim Farm.  The Antrim family only owned the land since 1934.  The farmland had been owned by Lemuel Kilbourn (McCormick has the Kilbourne name without the e, I hear both are acceptable!) in 1804.  Worthington and parts adjacent saw their first s... 03/24/2010

Olentangy Highlands Worthington, Ohio Olentangy Highlands is a subdivision in Worthington Ohio that is very appealing to many home buyers.  The houses average about 2800 square feet and are located in a serene neighborhood off of Linworth Rd between Snouffer and 161. In the last six months five houses have been sold in Olentangy Highlands subdivision.  The average sales price was $306,500 at approximately $111.12 per square foot.  The average days on market in this subdivision is about a month with the home owners receiving 96% of their asking list price. Currently there are four houses for sale in Olentangy Highlands.  The average list price for a four bedroom two bathroom house is $271,575 at around $99.22 per square foot.  For more information on Olentangy Highlands or any other Wort... 03/23/2010