Ohio

Driven by job growth and low interest rates, central Ohio home sales jumped more than 5% in May, the biggest leap in two and a half years.

Trash and broken furniture cover the stained carpet at the boarded, long-vacant house in Trotwood, Ohio, where paint strips hang like confetti from the ceiling and an awful smell fills the air as soon as Chad Downing unlocks the door.

The real estate service Zillow has tried to quantify what has long been real estate conventional wisdom: That gay neighborhoods carry a premium over other neighborhoods.

The median sale price for single-family homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, climbed in May for the third consecutive month, reaching $157,500 in the suburbs and $139,000 countywide.

Central Ohio home prices reached a record high in April, as eager buyers continue to compete for homes the moment a for-sale sign is posted.

The median price for single-family homes sold in April increased in both Cuyahoga County suburbs and Cleveland.

The number of March home sales in Ohio slumped from year-ago levels as prices continued to grow.

As prices climbed, the number of homes sold in Northeast Ohio dipped from year-ago levels in March.

The spring housing season launched with a bang in central Ohio as the region was named the nation's hottest real estate market by Realtor.com.

There's plenty credit unions can do to compete with the likes of Quicken Loans' Rocket Mortgage, but sources cautioned more than technology will be needed to boost the bottom line.