October 2019 Market Action Report

Portland Real Estate Statistics

Real Estate Statistics

October 2019 Market Action Report

RMLS Market Action Report

Pending and closed sales saw gains this month in the Portland metro area, compared with October 2018. Pending sales (2,575) rose 3.7% over the 2,484 offers accepted in October 2018, falling 4.1% short of the 2,686 offers accepted last month in September 2019.

Closed sales (2,588) rose 6.1% from the 2,440 closings recorded last year in October 2018 and increased 8.9% compared with the 2,377 closings recorded last month in September 2019.

New listings, at 3,064, decreased 1.2% from October 2018 (3,100) and 11.7% from September 2019 (3,470).

Inventory decreased slightly to 2.4 months this October, while total market time rose by two days to land at 54 days.

Activity is a bit cooler so far in 2019 compared with 2018. Pending sales (26,599) are up 0.4%, new listings (37,091) are down 1.4%, and closed sales (25,085) are down 1.8%.

Comparing 2019 to 2018 through October, the average sale price has increased 1.2% from $453,600 to $459,000. In the same comparison, the median sale price has increased 2.5% from $400,000 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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