News & Notes ~ Feb 2018

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, February, 2018:
    • There were 2,530 New Listings in Feb 2018 which was up .4% from Feb of 2017’s 2,521, and UP  1.8% from Jan of 2018’s total of 2,486.
    • At 1,806, Feb Closed Sales were up 8.2% from Feb 2017’s 1,669, and 10% from the previous month/Jan 2018’s total of  1,628.
    • February’s Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 2,337 dropped 1.4% from Feb of 2017’s 2,369, and increased slightly at 1.1% from the previous month/Jan 2018’s total of 2,311 
    • The Average Sale Price in February of $441,900 was up $37,700 from February 2017’s $404,200, and also up from January 2018’s $436,400 by $5,500.   

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

  • North Portland:  $418,000              7.6%   (Jan 435,300)
  • NE Portland:  $462,400                   7.3%   (Jan 445,800)
  • SE Portland:  $418,700                   9.1%   (Jan 380,900)
  • Gresham/Troutdale:   $339,400   11.2%   (Jan 351,600)
  • Milwaukie/Clackamas:  $406,100  9.6%   (Jan 424,800)
  • Oregon City/Canby:   $381,200      6.2%   (Jan 408,600)
  • Lake Oswego/West Linn:$706,400 4.8%   (Jan 631,600)
  • West Portland:    $602,500             3.5%   (Jan 609,300)
  • NW Wash County:  $540,100          7.4%   (Jan 538,300)
  • Beaverton/Aloha:     $380,500        8.6%   (Jan 367,600)
  • Tigard/Wilsonville:   $443,600        6.7%   (Jan 428,400)
  • Hillsboro/Forest Grove: $384,600 10.1%   (Jan 390,300)

LAKE OSWEGO:

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

    •  296 Active Listings   (Jan 281)
    •  158 New Listings     (Jan 146)
    •  120 Pending Sales  (Jan 101)
    •   92 Closed Sales      (Jan 93)
    • Average Sale Price for Feb: $706,400  (Jan 631,600)
      • 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.
    • 107 Average Days on the Market   (Jan 93)