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REAL TALK WITH RMLS – SEPTEMBER 2022 STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS 

OREGON

  • New Listings: 4,903 (-343)
  • Active Listings: 8,371 (+204)
  • Closed Sales: 3,742 (-418)
  • Inventory 2.2 (+0.2)
  • TMT: 37 (+8)
  • Avg Sale Price: $544,500 (-$11,000)
  • Med Sale Price: $495,000 (-$5,000)

WASHINGTON

  • New Listings: 938 (-164)
  • Active Listings: 1,711 (-53)
  • Closed Sales: 827 (-82)
  • Inventory 2.1 (+0.2)
  • TMT: 37 (+7)
  • Avg Sale Price: $546,400 (-$20,500)
  • Med Sale Price: $499,000 (-$7,750)

SPIKES

  • Mid-Columbia
    • New Listings drop 37 spots from previous month
  • North Coastal
    • New Listings fall 76 spots from 232 in August to 134 in September

STREAKS

  • Baker County
    • Fourth month of decreased TMT, down to 41
  • Polk & Marion
    • Active listings increased for the eigth straight month, going up to 569

STREAK BREAKERS (NEW CATEGORY!)

  • Coos County
    • After 8 months of increasing Active Listings, Coos saw a decrease down to 210 this month
    • After 5 months of increased Pending Sales, those went down to 94 in September.

MILESTONES

  • Lane County
    • Pending Sales were below 400 (at 381) for the first time since February 2022.
  • Polk & Marion
    • Highest Inventory (2.7) since January 2020
    • Highest Active listings (569) since November 2019
    • Lowest Pending Sales (214) since December 2021
  • Portland Metro
    • Highest Inventory (2.2) since May 2020
    • Lowest Pending Sales (2003) since December 2021
  • SW Washington
    • Lowest New Listings (747) since January 2020
    • Highest TMT (35) since January 2021

NEW GROWTH

  • Portland Metro: 349 (+7)
  • SW Washington 122 (+5)
  • Lane County: 19 (+19)