YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The number of houses sold in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in April was up about 6% from a year earlier.

Cumulatively, 445 houses were sold in the three counties in April, compared with 417 in the same month a year ago, MLS Now, a multiple listing service collecting sales data from the northeastern Ohio region, reported Thursday.

That includes 193 houses sold in Mahoning County last month, compared with 196 in April 2024, a 1.5% decrease. In Trumbull County, 182 houses were sold last month, up 20.5% from 151 a year earlier. In Columbiana County, 70 units were sold in April, unchanged from April 2024.

New listings in April increased 8.5% in Trumbull County and dropped 11.3% in Columbiana County. They were unchanged in Mahoning County.

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

In Mahoning County, April sales totaled $42.9 million, up 11.8% from $38.3 million a year earlier. In Trumbull County, total sales were up 13.4%, from $28.1 million last April to $31.9 million last month. In Columbiana County, dollar volume totaled $12.9 million in April, up 11.2% from $11.6 million a year earlier.

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

The average sale in Mahoning County in April was $222,418, up 13.5% from $195,905 a year ago. The average sales price in Trumbull County last month was $175,550, a 5.9% decrease from April 2024’s $186,620. Columbiana County’s average sales price last month was $185,396, up 11.2% from $166,757 in April 2024.

Throughout Ohio, home sales in April reached 11,434, a 2.3% increase from the 11,178 sales recorded in April 2024. The average sales price across the state in April reached $297,451, a 4.4% increase from the $284,939 mark posted in April 2024.

​​“April brought strong momentum to Ohio’s housing market as the spring homebuying season takes off,” said Michelle Billings, Ohio Realtors president. “Home prices are on the rise, and we’re seeing renewed energy from both buyers and sellers. This activity signals growing confidence in the market and a healthy outlook for the months ahead.”