Sunday, October 9, 2016

Fall Family Fun!

Looking for fun in October in Central Ohio? As a real estate agent I get to see the best of many communities.  So, I've put together a handy list of farms to check out for a variety of activities, click the links for details on pricing and directions.

Delaware Area

Lehner's is one of the larger farms with over 30 activities!
740-595-3207
Sept. 24th-Oct. 30th 2016: Mon-Fr: 5:00pm-7:30pm/Sat and Sun: 10:00am-7:30pm
Fri. October 14 (COTA Day)- 10:00am-7:30pm

Lehner's Pumpkin Farm

Miller's Country Gardens has a variety of activities, but check their website for what is happening.
740-363-5021
Open Wednesday-Saturday 9am-to-7pm; Sunday noon to 5pm
CLOSED Monday & Tuesday
Fall at Miller's Country Gardens

Galena/Westerville/Sunbury Areas

Freeman's Farm is open weekends through October 30th with a variety of activities on different weekends from hayrides to animals to pet to scarecrow making to apple butter demonstrations.
740-548-7866
Saturdays 10am - 5pm and Sundays 11am - 5pm —Weather Permitting
Freeman's Farm

Hidden Creek Farms has fall activities like a hayrides, a straw maze, visiting farm animals, and a pumpkin patch.
740-815-9371
Open weekends 10am-6pm through October 30th
Hidden Creek Farms Fall Activities

Grove City

Circle S Farms has hayrides, fall foods, a fun barn, petting zoo, corn & sunflower mazes, and a bale cave. See their website for group options on weekdays.
614-878-7980
Open through October 31st 9am-7pm daily (but call for weekdays about the group option).
Circle S Fams Fall Fundays!


Ostrander

Leeds Farm has a varitey of activies including a Hayride, Big Zip and lots of animals to visit. Amazing selection of blue pumpkins, fairytale pumpkins, exotic shapes of gourds and more.
740-666-2020
Weekends only through October 30th 10am- - 5pm
Leed's Farm Family Fall Fun


Pataskala


Lynd's Fruit Farm has a market open daily and U-Pick apples and pumkins, a corn maze (740-404-9967 for info), and a new Market.
740-927-8559
Lynd Fruit Farm


Plain City

The Orchard and Company has family fun with U-Pick apples, wagon rides, a corn pit, hay barn, tire climb & more. There is a market and Pigadeli Cafe too.
614-873-0510 call before visiting for more info.
Open Saturdays & Sundays through October 30th 11 am - 6 pm
The Orchard and Company

Jacquemin Farms has Pick Your Own Pumpkins, a play area, straw maze, grain boxes, and hayrides.
614-873-5725
October Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6  pm and Sunday 1 pm - 6 pm
Jacquemin Farms Fall Field Days

Just a short drive...

Ashland

Honey Haven Farm has horse drawn wagon rides, pick your own pumpkins, straw maze/corn maze, barnyard zoo, a market and a craft show.  See their calendar of events on the website.
419-289-3384
Open through October 30th weekends:
Friday, 3 pm – 7 pm/Saturday, 10 am – 7 pm/Sunday, Noon – 6 pm
Honey Have Farm Fall Festival

Clarksville

Bonny Brook Farms has a variety of activities with a Farm Kitchen Cafe, Horseshoe Hill Tunnel, Farm Friendly Animals, Play Area, Adventure Wagon Ride, CrAzEd CoRn MAzE, Giant Slingshot, Clodhopper Golf & Archery, Pumpkin Chuckin' the weekend of 10/29 & 30, The Great Pumpkin Run on the 29th, & more..check their website.
937-289-2500
Open through October 30th Saturdays & Sundays noon - 6 pm
Bonny Brook Farms Fall Farm Days

Hebron

Pigeon Roost Farms with tractor pulled wagon rides, face painting, farm animals, and food concessions.
(740) 928-4925
Open daily fir picking pumpkins through October 31st 10 am - 7 pm (some activities weekends only)
Pigeon Roost Farms Pumpkinfest

Wooster


Ramsey Farms has mazes and activities through October...all kinds of pumpkins and gourds...and potatoes....obstacle courses, mazes and more. Known as The Maze Place, there are variety of options....see the website.
330-264-0264
Open Weekdays Tuesday - Friday 3pm to 7pm
Saturday 11am to 7pm and Sunday 1pm to 6pm
Ramseyer Farms, The Maze Place

Environmentally focussed activities around Ohio.....

Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
http://www.oeffa.org

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Strong for Fall 2016

As we head into fall the Central Ohio Housing Market is remaining strong.

During the month of August, central Ohio homes and condos spent an average of 34 days on the market, which is 29.2 percent (14 days) shorter than last year and just 1 day longer than July.


Central Ohio homes and condos show a 4.8% increase over the previous August, this was the highest number of closed sales for the month of August ever recorded and the second highest month for 2016.  The average sales price of a home in Central Ohio was $204,629, which is a 3.3% increase over August 2015. Stats obtained from the Columbus REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service.

And the experts comments below are optimistic, not predicting any signs of a housing meltdown.... but that we should see the momentum continue....

Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at NAR:

“In spite of deficient supply levels, stock market volatility and the paltry economic growth seen so far this year, the housing market did show resilience and had its best first quarter of existing-sales since 2007.”

Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at realtor.com:

“We had a triple crown of April home sales reports, so 2016 is in the pole position to earn best year of home sales in a decade.”

Andrea Riquier, MarketWatch housing reporter:

“I'm calling the end of the housing “recovery.” On to ‘expansion.’”

Freddie Mac:

“Despite the disappointing economic reports, we still forecast housing to maintain its momentum in 2016.”

Steven Russolillo, Wall Street Journal housing reporter:

“A recent gauge of home builder sentiment held firmly in positive territory, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Perhaps more important, expectations for sales in the next six months jumped to the highest level of the year.”

Fannie Mae:

“Our latest housing tracker shows that the first quarter of 2016 was the second fastest first quarter pace of home sales in the past decade... Home sales typically rise in the spring and summer months, and we anticipate an acceleration in home sales that will surpass 2007's pace by late summer.”