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Portland Housing Market Review October 2011

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Industry Observer with RETIRED / State License is Inactive Inactive License Oregon

Portland Housing: October 2010 vs. October 2011

The information is based on comparing the October 2010 activity in the Metro Portland Housing Real Estate Market to October 2011 activity. It is not a year-to-date comparison.

The chart really says what I've been thinking . . . Inventory in the Metro Portland Housing Market seems to continue to wane from October 2010 New Listing numbers.

What This Means for Oct '10 vs. Oct '11 AVERAGE Sales Prices?

And the odd thing is . . . the Average Sales Prices for Portland Housing is DOWN nearly $20,000 from Oct. 2010 as well.

October 2010 - Average Sales Price: $276,800

October 2011 - Average Sales Price:$258,700

The Average Sales Price in the Metro Portland Housing Market: DOWN -6.5%

What This Means for Oct '10 vs. Oct '11 MEDIAN Sales Prices?

Keeping with the <$20,000 difference between Oct '10 and Oct '11, the MEDIAN SALES PRICE in the Metro Portland Housing Market has also slipped:

October 2010 - Median Sales Price: $233,500

October 2011 - Median Sales Price: $217,800

The Median Sales Price in the Metro Portland Housing Market: DOWN -6.7%

What the Numbers Say:

  • New Listings - DOWN -22.0%
  • Pending Sales - UP 15.1%
  • Closed Sales - UP 14.1%

Listings DOWN -22% in the Metro Portland Housing Market

Again, this is based on Oct. 2010 compared to CURRENT Oct. 2011. What this tells me is that:

  • Buyers ARE out
  • Buyers ARE closing transactions
  • Buyers ARE not pushing pricing upwards
  • Sellers are NOT listing their property
  • Sellers are NOT selling and moving-up

Comparing September 2011 to October 2011

  • New Listings were down from 2,501 in Sept. 2011 to 2,433 in Oct. 2011 :
    • DOWN -2.7%

Market Time is Holding Steady

For both Oct. 2010 and Oct. 2011 the Average Market Time is: Approximately 135 days

Average: All sold prices are added together into a sum, the sum is then divided by the number of houses that sold.

Median: Median is a mathematical result that indicates that one half of the group is higher and one half lower.

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Comments (5)

Brenda Mullen
RE/MAX Associates - San Antonio, TX
Your San Antonio TX Real Estate Agent!!

Hi Carla.  Great market trending report from October 10 to October 11 for the Portland area.  Looks like sales are up which is a good thing :)! 

Nov 17, 2011 03:03 PM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

The Portland Housing market would seem to be a strong one for Sellers right now.  Great report, Carla.

Nov 17, 2011 04:07 PM
David Popoff
DMK Real Estate - Darien, CT
Realtor®,SRS, Green ~ Fairfield County, Ct

Carla, Portland is one of our favorite spots to visit, seems like the market is holding its own, prices down a bit but lower inventory from last year as well, nice report.

Nov 18, 2011 01:07 AM
Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL
REALTOR

Carla - Excellent real estate market report for Portland OR.  I love the 2010 to 2011 comparison and it's great homes sales are UP and inventory is DOWN.

Nov 18, 2011 01:45 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Carla:  Great job at reporting and assessing the facts for the Portland OR market.  This seems to mirror what I am hearing in my area.  That the housing market is not being re-freshed with new listings at any great pace.  I AM happy to see that buyers are successfully transacting and closing on homes.  THAT is good news.  Now, if we can only make those mortgage transactions go more smoothly ...

Gene

Nov 18, 2011 02:40 AM