Ohio

Central Ohio home sales rose 3.7% in February from a year ago, the biggest jump in more than a year.

Ohio has become the latest state to start including mortgage servicing rights holders in its increased regulation of nonbank servicers.

After a cool January, home sales in Northeast Ohio warmed up a bit in February.

Once again, home sales in Ohio dipped as prices climbed in January.

Columbus home prices rose 5.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with the previous year, above the national average of 4%, but below almost all other Ohio metropolitan areas.

It may have been a rocky year for the stock market and parts of the economy, but in the Toledo housing market 2018 was surely the best of times.

Central Ohio home sales inched up in November, ending a three-month skid, according to figures released by the Columbus Realtors trade group.

November home sales slipped in Northeast Ohio and recent price gains appear to be cooling, mirroring national signs that the housing market might be pausing for breath after a run of growth.

Despite an abundance of new central Ohio apartment complexes, the region is not building anywhere near enough housing, according to the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio.

Rising prices and a lack of choices have pushed central Ohio home sales down for the third straight month.