Central Ohio home prices jumped $30,000 in August compared to last year, reflecting the skyrocketing prices seen since the coronavirus outbreak began. The median sale price of a Columbus-area home in August was $243,000, up almost 14% from $213,500 a year ago, according to figures released Tuesday by the Columbus Realtors trade group. The August leap continues the dramatic hike in Columbus home prices this summer. Instead of stifling the housing market, the coronavirus has fueled it, as...

The Columbus Dispatch More than 400,000 Ohioans who have applied for unemployment benefits - nearly 30% of the total - have been turned down since the coronavirus pandemic hit the economy. The denial rate is consistent with pre-pandemic numbers. More than 21,000 Ohioans filed for their first unemployment benefits last week, but many of those applicants won’t get checks. Of the 1.6 million Ohio workers who have sought unemployment help since the coronavirus pandemic started clobbering the...

The Columbus Dispatch Eleven tenants have been announced for the project, but some have backed out because of coronavirus struggles. The North Market has announced two new tenants for its second location in Dublin’s Bridge Park development, as other tenants pull out, in part due to coronavirus. Joining tenants already announced are: ‒ Reuse Revolution, which sells biodegradable and reusable products to help people create less trash. ‒ Lan Viet, a northern Vietnamese restaurant which now...

The Columbus Dispatch For Short North businesses, protests this past weekend were just the latest in a string of challenges that include parking, construction and the coronavirus pandemic. But despite the added headaches, many businesses in the arts and entertainment strip used the plywood on their windows to send a message of support for the protesters. As it prepared to reopen after being closed for more than two months, Mukha Spa in the Short North took an unexpected step Saturday: It...