News & Notes ~ August 2019 Numbers

Here is your look at the most recent data for the entire Portland area (August 2019) and how Lake Oswego fits in to this picture just below.

According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area, August, 2019:

  • There were 3,757  New Listings in August 2019 which was down 10.8%  from August of 2018’s 4,214, and  5.3% from the previous month/July’s 3,966.
  • At 2,901 August 2019’s Closed Sales were down slightly at 2.2% lower than August 2018’s 2,967, and  again 1.5% lower than the previous month/July 2019’s total of 2,994 .
  • August 2019’s Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 2,929 were up  6.1% from August of 2018’s 2,760, but down at bit at 2.3% from the previous month/July 2019’s total of  2,998.
  • The Average Sale Price in August 2019 of $462,600 was about the same as last year/August 2018’s $462,400, and was down $3,400 from the previous month/July 2019’s $466,000.  
  • The “Median” Sale Price (the price smack dab in the middle of all sales) in August 2019 of $417,500 was up from last year/August 2018’s $407,500 by $10,000, and up $5,900 from the previous month/July 2019’s $411,600 .   

Neighborhoods: August’s Average Sale Price + 12-month Appreciation :

  • North Portland:  $440,400            1.2%   (July $406,300)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $405,000
  • NE Portland:  $506,200                   1.8%   (July $499,200 )
    •                                                     YTD Median: $430,000
  • SE Portland:  $424,000                   1.7%   (July $424,200)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $375,000
  • Gresham/Troutdale:   $372,500     5.1%   (July $373,200)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $353,000
  • Milwaukie/Clackamas:  $449,000  3.4%   (July $452,500)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $418,000
  • Oregon City/Canby:   $435,800      4.0%   (July $446,600)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $415,000
  • Lake Oswego/West Linn:$685,500 -0.7%  (July $681,000)
    •                                                      YTD Median: $590,000
  • West Portland:    $578,000             -0.7%  (July $587,800)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $520,000
  • NW Wash County:  $535,100         -2.5%   (July $557,800)
    •                                                      YTD Median: $515,000
  • Beaverton/Aloha:     $406,800       5.7%   (July $411,100)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $390,000
  • Tigard/Wilsonville:   $465,200        2.2%   (July $492,600)
    •                                                      YTD Median: $440,000
  • Hillsboro/Forest Grove: $416,000  4.1%   (July $423,300)
    •                                                      YTD Median: $384,900

LAKE OSWEGO:

The combined areas of Lake Oswego and West Linn  for  the month of August 2019 reported:

    •  452 Active Listings  (July 451)
    •  199 New Listings     (July 226)
    •  140 Pending Sales   (July 187)
    •  187 Closed Sales      (July 170)
    • Average Sale Price for August: $685,500  (July $681,000)
      • 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.
    •  76 Average Days on the Market   (July 62)