Top 5 Areas with the Lowest Housing Inventory in September, Portland & Clark County

Below are the five MLS areas with the lowest supply of housing inventory for September 2009 for the Clark County and Portland metro areas. Inventory measures how long, in theory, it would take to exhaust the current supply of housing. We arrive at this number by dividing the number active listings by the number of sales for the month.

Clark County

Area Area # Actives Sales Inventory
Lincoln/Hazel Dell 14 34 10 3.4
Five Corners 25 89 18 4.9
East Orchards 26 90 18 5.0
Cascade Park 24 105 20 5.3
Evergreen 22 276 51 5.4

Portland Metro

Area Area # Actives Sales Inventory
Beaverton/Aloha 150 1,007 204 4.9
NE Portland 142 1,016 185 5.5
North Portland 141 455 75 6.1
Southeast Portland 143 1,396 228 6.1
Hillsboro/Forest Grove 152 880 142 6.2