YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The number of houses sold in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in July was up about 8% from a year earlier.

Cumulatively, 488 houses were sold in the three counties in July, compared with 450 in the same month a year ago, MLS Now, a multiple listing service collecting sales data from the northeastern Ohio region, reported this week.

That includes 235 houses sold in Mahoning County last month, compared with 221 in July 2024, a 6.3% increase. In Trumbull County, 183 houses were sold last month, up 11.6% from 164 a year earlier. In Columbiana County, 70 units were sold in July, up 7.7% from 65 in July 2024.

New listings in July increased 1.3% in Mahoning County, 10.7% in Trumbull County and 5.3% in Columbiana County.

The total volume of houses sold in July compared with the same period last year was up in all three counties.

In Mahoning County, July sales totaled $56.6 million, up 3% from $55 million a year earlier. In Trumbull County, total sales were up 17.1%, from $31.3 million last July to $36.6 million last month. In Columbiana County, dollar volume totaled $14 million in July, up 17.7% from $11.9 million a year earlier.

Average sales prices in July were up in Trumbull and Columbiana counties but down in Mahoning County.

The average sale in Mahoning County in July was $241,112, down 3.2% from $248,954 a year ago. The average sales price in Trumbull County last month was $200,267, a 4.9% increase from July 2024’s $190,906. Columbiana County’s average sales price last month was $200,137, up 9.3% from $183,107 in July 2024.

Throughout Ohio, home sales in July reached 12,330, a 2.2% increase from the 12,061 home sales recorded during the month a year ago. The average sales price across Ohio in July reached $275,000, a 6.1% increase from the $259,000 mark posted in July 2024.

“Ohio’s housing market is showing early signs of stabilizing as more inventory becomes available,” said Michelle Billings, Ohio Realtors president. “Buyers are seeing more choices, but sellers still benefit from historically strong pricing. The remainder of 2025 could bring more balance between buyers and sellers, although we are still seeing demand outpacing supply.”