News & Notes ~ Dec / Year-End 2017

We’ve got the numbers in for 2017~ Here is your look at the most recent data for the entire Portland area and how Lake Oswego fits in to this picture just below:

  • According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area, December, 2017:
    • There were 1,617 New Listings in Dec 2017 which was up 13.8% from Dec of 2016’s 1,421, and down a whopping 33.1% from Nov of 2017’s total of 2,416.
    • At 2,350, Dec Closed Sales were down 10.3% from Dec 2016’s 2,621, and 1.6% from the previous month/Nov 2017’s total of  2,387.
    • December’s Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 1,757 was exactly the same as Dec of 2016, and decreased 25.9% from the previous month/Nov 2017’s total of 2,371.
    • The Average Sale Price in December of $421,700 was up $22,400 from December 2016’s $399,300, and down from November 2017’s $425,000 by $3,300.   

Neighborhoods: December’s Average Sale Price + Appreciation (last 12 months):

  • North Portland:  $400,500              5.9%   (Nov 401,600)
  • NE Portland:  $430,000                   8.1%   (Nov 439,100)
  • SE Portland:  $382,200                   8.7%   (Nov 403,500)
  • Gresham/Troutdale:   $329,600   10.4%   (Nov 349,900)
  • Milwaukie/Clackamas:  $411,500  9.1%   (Nov 406,000)
  • Oregon City/Canby:   $402,100      7.2%   (Nov 377,800)
  • Lake Oswego/West Linn:$662,700 9.5%   (Nov 708,000)
  • West Portland:    $612,700             3.2%   (Nov 576,100)
  • NW Washington County:$534,400  7.7%   (Nov 501,200)
  • Beaverton/Aloha:     $363,200        9.2%   (Nov 349,300)
  • Tigard/Wilsonville:   $435,700        7.7%   (Nov 453,000)
  • Hillsboro/Forest Grove: $366,800 11.0%   (Nov 364,600)

LAKE OSWEGO:

The combined areas of Lake Oswego and West Linn  for the month of December 2017 reported:

    •  288 Active Listings   
    •   80 New Listings     
    •   92 Pending Sales   
    •   98 Closed Sales  
    • Average Sale Price for Dec: $662,700  
      • NOTE: Higher-Priced vs Lower-Priced Homes Sales can skew the “Average” in any given month.  Lake Oswego has quite a variety, so this tends to be a less meaningful stat, generally speaking, in this niche.
    • 73 Average Days on the Market