Pending and closed sales saw gains this month in the Portland metro area, compared with September 2018. Pending sales (2,686) rose 8.7% over the 2,471 offers accepted in September 2018, falling 8.3% short of the 2,929 offers accepted last month in August 2019.

Closed sales (2,377) fared similarly, rising 4.6% from the 2,272 closings recorded last year in September 2018 but showing cooling of 18.1% compared with the 2,901 closings recorded last month in August 2019.

New listings, at 3,470, decreased 3.8% from September 2018 (3,606) and 7.6% from August 2019 (3,757).

Inventory increased slightly to 2.8 months this September, while total market time rose by four days to land at 52 days.

Activity is a bit cooler so far in 2019 compared with 2018. Pending sales (24,126) are down 0.1%, new listings (33,981) are down 1.3%, and closed sales (22,398) are down 2.5%.

Comparing 2019 to 2018 through September, the average sale price has increased 1.1% from $453,800 to $458,900. In the same comparison, the median sale price has increased 2.5% from $400,000 to $410,000.