My New Blog Colonial Hills Subdivision Colonial Hills is one of the most popular subdivisions in Worthington .  There are currently 11 homes for sale in this subdivision.  The average home price in Colonial Hills is $170,625 and cost $145.88 per square foot.  The average days on market is 76 days.  Worthington homes sales in Colonial Hills remain strong.  In the last six months the average sale price in this subdivision is $202,385 at a cost of $148.66 per square foot.  Home owners have received an average of 97% of the asking price.  I specialize in the Worthington area and would love to help anyone interested in buying or selling a home in Worthington. Ben 02/17/2010

Home Market - Worthington Ohio  - 1941  The photo is from March 1941, it was Lent...  look up to the right of the shop keepers head. "Birds Eye, Lenten Double Values, Haddock..."  Home Market was a grocery store on High Street in Worthington. In a 1964 Worthington Chamber publication on Flickr an ad for Home Market gave the address as 660 High St. Worthington.    660 High St. Worthington Ohio is  Scotties! Worthington Memory a project of the Worthington Historical Society also tells me that the Home Market is the building which was Scottie Mac Beans for years,  now Scotties Coffee and Teas. The photo is from Don O'Brien's Flickr Photostream.  O'Brien grew up on W.Wilson Bridge Rd in the 1930's and 1940's and has a great collection of Worthington photos.  O'Brien identifies the proprieto... 02/16/2010

Worthington home sales January 2010 brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington This graph shows single family homes for sale and sold for the past 15 months for the Worthington City School District.  The Worthington School district has neighborhoods in the City of Worthington, a large portion of the City of Columbus, the Village of Riverlea and unincorporated areas in Perry and Sharon Townships.     Worthington home sales a market report January 2010 176 Homes for sale 22 Homes sold January 2010Home sales +22.2% from January 2009 22 homes sold in January 2010 vs. 18 homes in January 2009.  The difference the tax credits? Worthington homes for sale - a market report showing months of inventory Worthington home prices - a market report Worthington homes for sale - search... 02/16/2010

Worthington Ohio Foreclosures and Distressed Sales Many people search out foreclosures or other distressed sales such as short sales or estate sales.  All areas include such properties just as Worthington does.  The average price for these homes are much lower that the average sales price.  The median list price for distressed homes in Worthington is $155,000 where as the average sales price in Worthington for the month of January 2010 was $254,364.  The average price per square foot is $104.62 vs $124.64 for non-distressed sales.  For a free list of all Worthington foreclosures and distressed sales please visit http://www.myworthingtonhomes.com/findahome . Thank You, Ben Sellers 614-917-7848 ben@goldengaterealestate.org  02/12/2010

Worthington Home Sales January 2010 Worthington home prices remained strong in January 2010.  Fourteen homes were sold in Worthington, Oh between 1/1/10 and 1/31/10.  The average sales price in Worthington for January 2010 was $245,364 and home owners received 96% of list price on home sales for the month.  The average days on market for the houses that sold was about 3 1/2 months.  The average price per square foot for these homes was $124.64. For more information on Worthington real estate please feel free to contact me with the information below.  I am excited for a strong spring for Worthington real estate and look forward to hearing from anyone interested in learning more about it.    Thank You, Ben Sellers 614-917-7848 http://www.myworthingtonhomes.com ben@goldengaterealestate.org   02/10/2010

Worthington News on Facebook.  I have a Worthington "Page" on Facebook.  Worthington NewsPromote Your Page Too I am not real good with Facebook... Wall, a Page, your profile, a group....  I understand Facebook is changing again.  I started a page about Worthington, so become a Fan of Worthington News if you are a fan of Worthington Ohio.  Much but not all of it is what is on the Worthington Old and News blog. If you are in Central Ohio and have a "Page" let me know... 02/09/2010

Happy 206th Birthday to St. John Episcopal Church in Worthington Ohio. Somewhere I have a picture of the historical marker at St. John Episcopal Church in Worthington Ohio.... found it! In  Worthington and Parts Adjacent  the historical marker pictured says: "On February 6, 1804, the Articles of Agreement establishing St. John's Church of Worthington were executed"  Articles of Agreement executed  is the same thing as a birthday? Isn't it?  The historical marker goes on about that the church was planned in New England.  St. John Church was the first Episcopal Church in the Northwest Territory. Ohio Channel about the historical marker with a picture of it you can read. This photo was taken last March.  Spring.... it is going to be spring soon! If I took a photo of St. John Episcopal Chur... 02/06/2010

  Worthington Ohio  1936 -1937 An abstract photo of a boy and his dog from the 1930s in Worthington Ohio is one of my favorites on Flickr.  It's another photo from Don O'Brien who shares photos on Flickr from his life growing up near Worthington in the 1930s and 1940s.  O'Briens shadow is there on the frozen Olentangy River, along with the reflection of Wilson Bridge.  In the description of the shot he says:  "Chink, the best dog I've ever known, crossing the Olentangy on ice during the winter of 1936-37" When I drive across the bridge over the Olentangy river on Wilson Bridge Road I don't think of the present day bridge being "Wilson Bridge."    I think of it being a bridge on Wilson Bridge Road.  The bridge was relocated I believe.  In fact on Worthington Memory (Worthington Historica... 02/05/2010

Worthington area condos for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe While I think of the Far North Columbus area as Worthington Schools there are homes and condominiums in the Olentangy Local School District as well.  This market report is for an MLS area that is the City of Columbus north of 270, east of the Olentangy River, over to Interstate 71.  The northern border would be the northern edge of the City of Columbus.Worthington area condos for sale - a market report condos for sale - 79condos sold in December 2009 - 7    months of inventory based on sales 11.317.7% less condo homes for sale than a year ago     5.6% more months of inventory (based on closed Sales) in comparison to December 2008 Worthington area condos for sale Average active price $164,000Average sale price $106,000 Wor... 02/01/2010

  Worthington Schools a bus on W. Wilson Bridge Rd. Don O'Brien  (Dok1 on Flickr)  calls his photo  "School Bus on Snow-covered Road  (1938)" Mr. O'Brien who grew up in the Worthington area says  "I don't recall our school having any "snow days". The bus is a 1937 Dodge that replaced the 1929 Ford." Wilson Bridge Road was north of Worthington in the 1930's. It was an unincorporated area in Sharon Township in the 1930s and after.    On another Worthington photo with a bus on Flickr, Don O'Brien says the Methodist Childrens Home was in the country north of Worthington.  Worthington did not grow much from 1803 to ???  the 1950s?   130 W. Wilson Bridge Rd. -  Map today. There is a discussion and another photo on the Flickr  photo showing what is at 130 W. Wilson Bridge today.  More Old Wort... 01/26/2010

Worthington Estates Homes for Sale c. 1965 The Ryan Homes ad is in a Worthington Chamber of Commerce Publication from 1964 or 1965. Worthington resident George Campbell shared the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce Inc. brochure with the old Ryan Homes ad on Flickr.  I am disappointed the Ryan Homes ad from 1965 does not say Worthington Estates in the copy.  There are other ads in the Chamber of Commerce brochure ads that say Worthington Estates and Worthingway.  Other builders have advertisements in the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce publication and talk about the new developments. Worthington Estates Homes for Sale c. 1965 The Ryan Homes ad copy sure is funny though.  "...Ryan "spacecraft" - the art of putting interior space where it counts highest."   According to an original... 01/25/2010

Columbus Ohio 43235 homes for sale brought to you by  Maureen McCabe  of Real Living HER The homes for sale in the 43235 ZIP code may be in Columbus, Dublin or Worthington Schools.  The school districts in Central Ohio were established before much of the area was still farm land.  The 43235 ZIP code is sometimes called West Worthington.  The area was split off from the 43085 ZIP code in the late 1980's I believe.  A ZIP code is  a mail route. Homes in the 43235 ZIP code may be in the City of Columbus or an unicorporated area. Columbus Ohio 43235 homes for sale - a market report homes for sale - 112homes sold in December 2009 - 17months of inventory based on sales 6.6  22.8% less homes for sale than a year ago (112 vs. 145 single family homes for sale in December 2008)  10% more months o... 01/21/2010

Chutnys is an Indian restaurant in the Crosswoods area just north of 270.  The Crosswoods area is in the City of Columbus in the Worthington area.  Chutnys is at  195 E. Campusview Blvd., Columbus OH 43235 - Map I wrote about Chutnys in March 2009.  It seems longer ago than that.   Crosswoods coming soon We finally ate at  Chutnys last weekend.  Chutnys is the site of my former favorite Central Ohio Indian restaurant, Tandoori Palace.  Tandoori Palace is where I fell in love with Indian food locally.  Sadly it closed after only a few years. Chutnys at Crosswoods - Food The sign at Chutnys says it is an "Authentic Indian Restaurant."   The menu said they make northern and southern Indian dishes. We ate two dishes.  A lamb dish and a vegetarian dish.  The vegetarian dish is my old standby... 01/21/2010

Worthington History - Slate Hill School was not the elementary school at 7625 Alta View Blvd. or even an earlier building on that site.  Slate Hill Elementary in the 1920's was on Flint Road, in the community of Flint, not City of Worthington.... nor City of Columbus. The house that used to be the school housed grades one through eight is on the page with the picture of the Slate Hill school children from long ago.   A picture of the former school house from 2008 on Don O'Brien's Flickr photo stream.   The school is now a private home.  According to Worthington Memory the property on the west side of Flint Road's been used as a home since  1947. O'Brien says of the photo of the school children: "Grades 1 through 8 at the Slate Hill School in Flint, Ohio. I'm guessing at the 1920's date.... 01/19/2010

Worthington home sales  brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington The homes represented in the graph are single family homes in the Worthington City School Disctrict for the past 15 months. Worthington home sales a market report Homes for sale 171 Homes sold  December 2009 -34Home sales +17.2% from December 2008   Worthington home sales neighborhoods for sale and sold These statistics are for Worthington schools which includes the City of Worthington, the Village of Riverlea, a large portion of the City of Columbus and unincorporatated areas.  The inventory of homes on the market includes homes in: City of Worthington neighborhoods including Colonial Hills, Medick Estates, Old Worthington, Wilson Hill and Worthington Estates.City of Columbus neighborhoods including Br... 01/15/2010

Open House - 8200 Olde Richmond LN. Westerville OH 43081... brought to you by Maureen McCabe   Real Living HER Worthington The condominium at Carriage Oaks is in the City of Columbus and the Worthington School District, has a Westerville mailing address. More about the house / condominium - 8200 Olde  Richmond Ln., Westerville, OH 43081. Where is the  Open House  at 8200 Old Richmond Ln. Westerville OH 43081? (there is a map in the link above  showing the location in northern Franklin County, just south of the Polaris area and north of 270 of this condo at Carriage Oaks. )  A little bit of  the Westerville Ohio 43081 ZIP code is  in the Worthington School District Confused in Columbus?  This is  part of Columubus   can be confusing.  The area north of Park Road and South of Lazelle Road... 01/13/2010

Worthington Ohio home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington This is homes listed and sold in the City of Worthington or Village of Riverlea only. Worthington Ohio home prices - market report Average active price $310,000Average sale price $228,000Median price $222,000 Price per square foot $120.00 Homes sold within of 95% of list price on average in December 2009 Average list price  -3.8% (from December 2008) Average sale price -13.6%  (from December 2008) Worthington homes for sale - a market report showing inventory of homes Compare to home pricing for the whole Worthington School District  Compare to Central Ohio home prices Stay tuned to this site for more information about the Worthington real estate market. Worthington Ohio home prices - neighborhoods... 01/11/2010

Worthington Ohio Homes   According to the Columbus Oh MLS, there were 14 recorded home sales in Worthington Ohio within the last 30 days ( Dec. 12, 2009 to Jan 11, 2010 ). The highest selling home within that time frame sold ( 6440 Linworth Rd. ) for $642, 500 and closed on January 07, 2010.   The average selling price for homes sold within that time was $245,755 with an average list price of $261,136. The average days on market for homes sold in Worthington was just 87. Those numbers are up according to last years, Worthington home sales. Just 6 homes were sold in Worthington a year ago during the same time with an average selling price of $229,667. If you know of anyone thinking of buying or selling a home in Worthington Ohio, please have them contact Sam Cooper, a top selling Realtor... 01/11/2010

Worthington Ohio homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington The graph shows the inventory of single family homes for the past 15 months.  These are single family homes in the city of Worthington or the Village of Riverlea.  The Columbus Board of REALTORS MLS lumps the Village of Riverlea in with the City of Worthington in the Worthington MLS area.  This graph does represent homes in the Worthington schools that are in the city of Columbus or homes and neighborhoods in Perry and Sharon Township. Worthington homes for sale is the whole Worthington City School District.   Compare this graph and market report for the City of Worthington with the larger school district.  Very different inventory levels. Worthington Ohio homes for sale - a market report Homes ... 01/08/2010

Worthington home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington This graph shows home prices for the past 15 months in Worthington City School District.  These are strictly single family homes (this does not include condominiums... well except those condos listed as single family homes....) Worthington home prices -  December 2009Average list (active) price $276,000 Average sale price $219,000Median price $214,000 Price per square foot $109 Homes sold within 96% of list price on average Average list price -1.8% (from December 2008) Average sale price -9.1% (from December 2008) Worthington homes for sale - neighborhoods The home prices are for diverse neighborhoods. Worthington schools includes the City of Worthington, the Village of Riverlea, a large portion of the ... 01/07/2010