August 2019 Market Action Report

Real Estate Statistics

August 2019 Market Action Report

RMLS Market Action Report

Pending sales saw the sole gain this August in the Portland metro area. There were 2,929 pending sales, a 6.1% increase over the 2,760 offers accepted last year in August 2018, but falling 2.3% short of the 2,998 offers accepted last month in July 2019.

Closed sales, at 2,901, decreased 2.2% from the 2,967 closings recorded in August 2018 and fell 1.5% short of the 2,944 closings from July 2019.

New listings (3,757) fared similarly, ending 10.8% lower than in August 2018 (4,214) and 5.3% lower than last month in July 2019 (3,966).

Total market time rose by five days in August to end at 48 days. Inventory held steady at 2.3 months.

Activity is a bit cooler so far in 2019 compared with 2018. New listings (30,458) are down 0.9%, pending sales (21,585) are down 1.1% and closed sales (19,902) are down 3.3%.

Comparing 2019 to 2018 through August, the average sale price has increased 1.0% from $454,500 to $458,900. In the same comparison, the median sale price has increased 2.2% from $401,000 to $410,000.

Read all of the latest Portland real estate market statistics in this month’s RMLS Market Action Report.

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