News & Notes ~ July 2018

Activity overall is mixed in the Portland area in relation to 2017, and the general consensus is that the market  is leveling out a bit.

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

  • According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area, July, 2018:
    • There were 4,312 New Listings in July 2018 which was up 2.6% from July of 2017’s 4,202, and down 4.5% from the previous month/June of 2018’s total of 4,515.
    • At 2,736, July Closed Sales fell  2.0% from July 2017’s 2,793, and/but were also down 7.1 % from the previous month/June 2018’s total of 2,946.
    • July’s Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 3,071 were up slightly at  1.0% from July of 2017’s 3,040, and were also up 0.4% from the previous month/June 2018’s total of  3,059.
    • The Average Sale Price in July of $455,100 was up $7,700 from July 2017’s $447,400, and down from the previous month/June 2018’s $472,400 by $17,300.   

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

  • North Portland:  $415,900              6.7%   (June 430,100)
  • NE Portland:  $467,400                   4.8%   (June 490,000  )
  • SE Portland:  $425,400                   6.9%   (June 443,600)
  • Gresham/Troutdale:   $361,500   10.5%   (June 357,900)
  • Milwaukie/Clackamas:  $427,400  5.5%   (June 434,100  )
  • Oregon City/Canby:   $439,400      7.4%   (June 434,100)
  • Lake Oswego/West Linn:$689,700 6.3%   (June 685,700)
  • West Portland:    $591,000             1.4%   (June 635,600)
  • NW Wash County:  $552,500          4.5%   (June 572,200)
  • Beaverton/Aloha:     $383,600        7.9%   (June 400,100 )
  • Tigard/Wilsonville:   $452,700        8.6%   (June 481,500 )
  • Hillsboro/Forest Grove: $403,100  8.5%   (June 409,900)

LAKE OSWEGO:

The combined areas of Lake Oswego and West Linn  for  the month of July 2018 reported:

    •  498 Active Listings   (June 341)
    •  269 New Listings     (June 261)
    •  164 Pending Sales  (June 192)
    •  153 Closed Sales      (June 154)
    • Average Sale Price for July: $689,700  (June 685,700)
      • 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.
    •  53 Average Days on the Market   (June 52)