Real estate markets are local. So the trends and statistics reported on national, or even regional, housing activity may be very different from what is happening here in the Mahoning Valley.
When you're a real estate broker, people always ask you 'how is the market?' I feel like I should have some kind of canned answer for that question, but I don't. It's complicated, and it's different by community, by neighborhood, and also by price range. That's why it's important to be informed about what homes are selling for in your particular community and neighborhood before making any selling or buying decisions.
Speaking in generalities for our tri-county area, median sale prices have been steadily increasing at a slow pace for the past several years. Pendings and sales are holding steady despite the fact that there are fewer and fewer homes for sale to pick from. Now we're approaching the holiday season, so I don't anticipate we will see much of a spike in new listings until after the new year, which can be very frustrating for would-be buyers in the more desirable areas.
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Who would have ever thought the trend of dropping housing supply and increasing sales prices would continue for so long? We are a few years into this seller's market, and there are no signs of it changing any time soon.
So how has the housing market in Columbiana County performed so far this year? Let's take a look at January 1 through September 30, 2016 figures compared to the same period last year. 
It has been a busy Spring and Summer for Mahoning County 
The local Mahoning County residential real estate market is steady as she goes. We have seen consistent improvements in sales over the past few years. Other than the lack of available homes for sale in some areas, the overall outlook looks healthy.