News & Notes ~ February 2019 Numbers

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

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

  • There were 2,444 New Listings in February 2019 which was down 3.4%  from February of 2018’s 2,530, and also down  a whopping 19.8% from the previous month/January’s total of 3,048.  ***This was the coolest February since 2014 when the New Listings in Feb were 2,354.
  • At 1,726 February 2019’s Closed Sales were mixed. They cooled  4.4% from February 2018’s 1,806, BUT, rose a substantial 19.0 % from the previous month/Jan 2019’s total of 1,451.
  • February 2019’s Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 2,208 were also mixed: Down 5.5% down from February of 2018’s 2,337, AND, ahead 8.0% from the previous month/Jan 2019’s total of  2,045.
  • The Average Sale Price in February 2019 of $441,100 was basically unchanged/down just slightly ($800.00!) from last year/February 2018’s $441,900, and up from the previous month/Jan 2019’s $435,600 by $5,500.  
  • The “Median” Sale Price (so…the price smack dab in the middle of all sales) in February 2019 of $399,900 was up $14,900.00 from last year/February 2018’s $385,000, and also up about the same, $15,000, from the previous month/Jan 2019’s $384,900.   

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

  • North Portland:  $427,800              2.5%   (Jan 403,900)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $395,500
  • NE Portland:  $462,400                   3.2%   (Jan 439,500)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $393,300
  • SE Portland:  $404,600                   4.5%   (Jan 390,000)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $359,900
  • Gresham/Troutdale:   $348,400     5.7%   (Jan 349,300)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $349,900
  • Milwaukie/Clackamas:  $413,800  3.0%   (Jan 410,500)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $395,600
  • Oregon City/Canby:   $424,700      7.0%   (Jan 397,100 )
    •                                                     YTD Median: $393,000
  • Lake Oswego/West Linn:$677,000 1.9%   (Jan 664,200)
    •                                                      YTD Median: $547,000
  • West Portland:    $551,000             1.7%   (Jan 589,800)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $525,000
  • NW Wash County:  $504,300          1.3%   (Jan 559,600)
    •                                                      YTD Median: $510,000
  • Beaverton/Aloha:     $413,800       8.6%   (Jan 393,900)
    •                                                     YTD Median: $380,000
  • Tigard/Wilsonville:   $469,400       6.5%   (Jan 440,100)
    •                                                      YTD Median: $435,000
  • Hillsboro/Forest Grove: $379,600  5.0%   (Jan 391,500 )
    •                                                      YTD Median: $369,900

LAKE OSWEGO:

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

    •  317 Active Listings   (Jan 299 )
    •  156 New Listings     (Jan 185)
    •  103 Pending Sales   (Jan 94)
    •   81 Closed Sales      (Jan 82)
    • Average Sale Price for February: $677,000  (Jan $664,200)
      • 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.
    • 108 Average Days on the Market   (Jan 76)