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Seasonality, measured

When Central Ohio historically produced its strongest sale outcomes

Some months in Central Ohio reliably sell faster and closer to asking than others. Across more than a decade of closings, 425,697 sales grouped by the calendar month they closed, July closings turned around the quickest, and May closings held the most of their original asking price. Below is every month, ranked on both.

Sells fastest
July
Homes that closed in July averaged 30 , the shortest of any month. Those fastest closings were typically listed about a month earlier, in June.
Basis: closings-weighted average days on market, by close month.
Holds price best
May
May closings sold for 98.8% of their on average, the highest of any month.
Basis: closings-weighted average of sale price ÷ original list price, by close month.
Every month, measured

Days to sell and share of asking kept.

Closings-weighted averages across 425,697 sales, grouped by close month · more than a decade of Central Ohio history
MonthAvg days on marketShare of asking keptClosings
January4695.5%23,238
February5195.7%23,621
March5096.7%33,688
April4198.1%33,822
MayBest price3598.8%43,600
June3398.7%44,413
JulyFastest3098.5%43,455
August3197.8%44,211
September3297.2%37,557
October3396.9%35,875
November3896.2%31,675
December4095.9%30,542
How to read this

These are the months homes closed, weighted by how many closed. Because days on market run from the list date, each outcome traces to a listing about a month earlier. Read this as a pattern with a roughly one-month list-to-outcome lag, not a per-listing promise.

Seasonality is a tendency, not a guarantee: a well-priced home in a slower month can still outsell a mispriced one in a strong month. Months too thin to be reliable are shown but weren’t eligible to be crowned.

About this data

Based on information from the Columbus Association of REALTORS. 425,697 Central Ohio closings across the full weekly history, grouped by the calendar month each week ended. Averages are weighted by closings so busier weeks count more.

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