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Metro Portland Real Estate Market The Year In Review 2011

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

How Was the Portland Real Estate Market This Year?

It used to be that we'd say "I wish I had a dollar every time . . . " Now with inflation I wish I had $10 every time someone asks me "how was the Portland real estate market this year?"

The year started out slow, with the first two months showing only about 1,000 properties closed for both January and February.

What Where The Strongest Months in the Portland Real Estate Market 2011?

June seemed to be the strongest month for monthly solds. 1958 properties closed in the Metro Portland Market which correlates to the absorption rate for that month at 6 months supply of inventory.

May and August 2011 were strong months for PENDING sales in the Portland real estate market. 

With May 2011 have strong pendings, there's no wonder June showed strength in closed sales.  However, it didn't hold try with August pendings to September solds.

 

Listing Inventory DOWN in Portland

New listings to the Portland Real Estate Market were the strongest in May and then steadily dropped off the remainder of the year. I wrote an article about this in October 2011 Portland Real Estate Inventory Down.

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Elite Home Sales Team
Elite Home Sales Team OC - Corona del Mar, CA
A Tenacious and Skilled Real Estate Team

Ok it was quite a year.  Hope it continues to get better.

Jan 16, 2012 04:07 PM
Ronald DiLalla
Century 21 Discovery DRE 01813824 - Anaheim, CA
No. Orange Cty Real Estate

Hi Carla,   always enjoy reading figures and graphs from other locations....thanks for sharing.

Jan 16, 2012 04:18 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Well, missy~there it is in black and white...and blue and purple and yellow and GREEN....nice chart--very easy to read. I find it interesting that August was the best for Pending, but June was the best for SOLD. Hmmmm.....

Jan 16, 2012 04:22 PM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Carla, The Portland market looks and sounds promising no doubt.  Excellent charting and description but then again it is Carla Muss-Jacobs.  Nice work!

Jan 16, 2012 04:28 PM
David Popoff
DMK Real Estate - Darien, CT
Realtor®,SRS, Green ~ Fairfield County, Ct

Carla, nice price points on the homes, I like to see how the market is doing with these local market reports. the charts are user friendly.

Jan 16, 2012 10:08 PM
Francine Viola
Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA - Olympia, WA
REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs

Fewer new listings should help stabilize the market, however it will be interesting to see if a ton of new listings come on the market in the spring (especially re-lists). Great report!

Jan 17, 2012 02:49 AM
Wayne Johnson
Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper REALTORS® - San Antonio, TX
San Antonio REALTOR, San Antonio Homes For Sale

That amount of inventory sounds good for the well positioned Seller. With the reduction in new listings, I wonder like #6, if there's some pent up potential waiting to be released for sale.

Jan 18, 2012 06:28 AM
Jim Hale
ACTIONAGENTS.NET - Eugene, OR
Eugene Oregon's Best Home Search Website

Sales are up, inventory is down.

Both are necessary pre-requisites for a turnaround in price.

Jan 19, 2012 10:02 AM