News & Notes ~ April Data

Here is your look at the most recent data for the entire Portland area and how Lake Oswego fits in to this picture below:

  • According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area, April, 2017:
    • There were 3,579 New Listings in April 2017 which was down 7.9% from April of 2016’s 4,082, but UP 4.3% from March of 2017’s total of 3,604.
    • At 2,219, April Closed Sales were down 15% from April 2016’s 2,611, and also down 11% over the previous month/March 2017’s total of  2,494.
    • April Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 3,088 fell 10% from April of 2016’s 3,432, but were UP 1.5% from the previous month/March 2017’s total of 3,043.
    • The Average Sale Price in April of $428,800 was up $31,100 from April 2016’s $397,700, and showed hardly any change from March 2017’s $428,400.                      
                            April Average Sale Price + Appreciation (last 12 months):

  • North Portland:  $410,000                          11.6%
  • NE Portland:  $455,700                               10.7%
  • SE Portland:  $404,000                                11.0%
  • Gresham/Troutdale:   $324,700                 12.5%
  • Milwaukie/Clackamas:   $415,600             10.7%
  • Oregon City/Canby:   $398,400                    8.6%
  • Lake Oswego/West Linn:    $623,300          9.6%
  • West Portland:    $598,400                         14.0%
  • NW Washington County:    $549,400          10.6%
  • Beaverton/Aloha:     $360,900                   10.9%
  • Tigard/Wilsonville:    429,420                     7.1%
  • Hillsboro/Forest Grove:    $384,200          13.3%

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

    •  318 Active Listings   
    •  252 New Listings     
    •  185Pending Sales   
    •  112 Closed Sales  
    • Average Sale Price for April: $623,300  
      • 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.
    • Average Time on the Market: 68 Days