Kirby O'Brien | Realtor, Local Roots Realty

Kirby O’Brien is a licensed real estate agent with Local Roots Realty in Dayton, and a member of Dayton REALTORS®.

Recent Sales Activity

Over the past 12 months, MLS records show Kirby on 10 closed sales (6 as the listing agent, 4 representing the buyer), about $2,587,950 in total sales volume. 3 of those were in the City of Dayton. Most active in Washington Township, Centerville, Walnut Hills, South Park and Belmont.

Overview

Kirby O’Brien is a Realtor with Local Roots Realty, a Dayton brokerage located at 1501 East 5th Street. The brokerage describes itself as Dayton-grown, woman-owned and community-focused, and its agent roster lists O’Brien alongside Broker/Owner Rachel Gannon.

O’Brien’s own brokerage page says she has been licensed since 2014 and has more than a decade of experience in the Dayton area. It describes work with buyers, sellers, investors and people relocating to the region, with guidance on negotiation and support after closing for both first-time buyers and experienced investors.

Since March 2026, MLS records show 5 closed sales with a combined volume of $1,080,550. All five were on the listing side, and the sales were spread across four areas in and around Dayton: Centerville, South Park, Walnut Hills and Washington Township.

The Sales Record in Numbers

The five closed sales in the period since March 2026 were all listing-side transactions, meaning O’Brien represented the seller in each. The group totals $1,080,550, which works out to an average of a little over $216,000 per sale.

Prices ranged from a low of $139,000 to a high of $390,000, with a median of $195,000. That spread covers entry-level homes through the upper-middle of the Dayton-area market, and it suggests a practice that is not tied to a single price tier.

The timing and pricing figures on these listings are a strength. The median time on market was 19 days, which is a brisk pace for a typical residential listing. The median sale-to-list ratio was 100.0%, meaning the middle sale closed at its full asking price. Three of the five listings, or 3 of 5, sold at or above asking.

None of the five sales were new construction, none were renovated flips as the data classifies them, and none were multifamily properties. The record in this window is made up of existing single-property residential sales, which fits a general listing practice rather than a niche in construction or investment properties.

Because five sales is a small sample, these figures describe a short window and should be read as a snapshot rather than a long-term average.

Where O’Brien Works

The five sales were spread across four areas. Centerville accounted for two, and South Park, Walnut Hills and Washington Township each accounted for one. Of the total, 2 sales were within the city of Dayton, and none were in West Dayton.

That geographic spread is notable. Centerville and Washington Township sit in the southern suburban part of the Dayton area, while South Park and Walnut Hills are within the city. A record that moves between those markets shows familiarity with more than one part of the region, which matches the brokerage page’s emphasis on local market knowledge.

The brokerage’s own address on East 5th Street places the office in the city’s Oregon District area of east Dayton, though the sales themselves reached well beyond the immediate neighborhood.

Prices Against Each Area’s Median

Comparing O’Brien’s sale prices to the median price in each area gives a sense of where in the market the listings fell. Each comparison rests on very few sales, so these are observations rather than trends.

In Centerville, the two sales had a median price of $301,500, against an area median of $335,000. That puts them somewhat below the middle of the local market, in a range that remains well above the median for most of the city.

In South Park, the one sale closed at $143,550, compared with an area median of $205,000. That is a more affordable home than the typical South Park sale.

In Walnut Hills, the one sale closed at $195,000, above the area median of $160,000. It is the one area in which O’Brien’s sale sat clearly above the local middle, and it came in as a strong result for that neighborhood.

In Washington Township, the one sale closed at $139,000, against an area median of $400,000. That is the widest gap in the set and the lowest-priced sale of the five, reflecting a home at the entry end of a township where typical prices run much higher.

Taken together, the pattern is a practice that includes affordable homes in higher-priced areas as well as a home that outperformed its neighborhood median. For buyers working with a tighter budget in Centerville or Washington Township, those sales show that lower-priced options do come to market there.

Background and Approach

According to her brokerage profile, O’Brien has held her license since 2014. The same page frames her work around buyers, sellers, investors and relocating clients, and it highlights negotiation guidance and continued support after a sale closes.

Local Roots Realty serves a similar mix. The firm describes its clientele as buyers, sellers, property managers, investors and return-on-investment-minded clients. The Better Business Bureau of Dayton and Miami Valley lists the company at the East 5th Street address, and notes that it is not BBB accredited.

No professional designations, awards or community board roles for O’Brien were found, so none are listed here. Prospective clients who want to confirm licensing status can do so through the Ohio eLicense lookup.

Summary

Since March 2026, O’Brien has closed 5 listing-side sales worth $1,080,550, with a median of 19 days on market and a median sale-to-list ratio of 100.0%. Three of the five sold at or above asking, and the sales span four areas and a price range from $139,000 to $390,000.

Leaderboard rankings are not available for this window, given the short period and the small number of closings. The figures above are the clearest picture of current activity, and they point to a steady listing practice across several Dayton-area markets.

Contact

Office phone: (937) 308-1883
Profile on the Local Roots Realty website

Sales figures come from Dayton REALTORS® MLS records and are updated monthly. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Is this you? Claim this listing to add your photo, bio and contact details.