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2024 Comprehensive Report

December 31, 2024 by Jessica Berger and Tekela Fisher Leave a Comment

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Welcome to our 2024 Comprehensive Market Report, tailored to provide an insightful overview of real estate trends across Portland and its major suburbs. This year has been unique—some areas experienced a decline in home values for the first time in over a decade. While the Portland Metro appreciated just over 2% overall, a closer look at specific areas reveals a more nuanced story. High interest rates, market uncertainty, and buyer anticipation of future rate drops have significantly impacted trends.

These elevated interest rates are also keeping many sellers in their homes longer than usual. Compared to last year, listings are down by just over 1,000, but with closed sales up by over 6,000, this trend could lead to a low-inventory situation once again.

Although statistics show we currently have three months’ worth of inventory on the market, the reality feels different. Well-priced, updated homes are still selling quickly, often with multiple offers, while less-competitive listings linger and skew the data.

Inside this guide, you’ll find neighborhood-specific breakdowns of key trends, including median home prices, types of homes available, and how each area fared in 2024. Whether you’re looking to buy, sell, or simply keep up with the Portland market, this guide is designed to equip you with the knowledge you need to make confident decisions.

Portland’s real estate isn’t just about numbers—it’s about the communities that make this city vibrant. From the streets of Alberta to the suburbs of Beaverton, every statistic tells a story. Explore the full report to see how your neighborhood fits into this year’s dynamic real estate landscape.

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As always, feel free to reach out with any questions, and if 2025 is the year you’re ready to make a move, let’s chat! Here’s to a happy and successful 2025!

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April Market Update

May 17, 2022 by Jessica Berger and Tekela Fisher Leave a Comment

Its time again to look back at the numbers and see how healthy the real estate market is. With all the news about being in a bubble and an incoming crash, it is more important than ever to really look at past and present statistics. Let’s dive in to the numbers for April 2022!

Since November we have been seeing the inventory hover right around .8 months. This means if no one else listed their home, everything would be sold in less than a month. This is still true for April, but the number is climbing. When we have the stats out for May I expect the number to be closer to .9 or even 1. We have really been feeling the extra inventory and are so grateful for it.

The average sales price is up 13.4% compared to April of last year and a whopping 4% from just last month. The former is not surprising as we have been seeing double digit appreciation for the last couple years. The 4% increase from last month is astonishing, but not unbelievable. As soon as we saw the rates increase, we noticed people throwing out crazy offer numbers so they could lock their rate in. We noticed multiple homes that closed in this timeframe sold for around 30% over what they were listed for.

Summary

Now that everyone has settled into the newly increased rate hikes things are back to “Portland normal”. We are still seeing the really cute homes fly off the shelf for about 100k over asking price. Many people are still waiving some or all of their contingencies, and homes are getting multiple offers. The biggest difference is we are mostly seeing 2-3 offers instead of 20.

We expect this trend to continue as things settle a bit. We don’t expect to see any big drops or dips. Despite what major news outlets may be saying, the market correcting itself is a good things and will benefit everyone involved!

If you want specifics about what the changing market means for your home sale or purchase, we would be happy to chat with you! If you want to chat with a lender about your purchasing power, you can see who we trust here

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