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REAL TALK WITH RMLS – SEPTEMBER 2023 STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS 

Note: The parenthetical figures below represent the change from the previous month.

OREGON

  • New Listings: 4,402 (-506)
  • Active Listings: 9,053 (+199)
  • Pending Sales: 3,031 (-470)
  • Closed Sales: 2,950 (-607)
  • Inventory: 3.1 (+0.6)
  • TMT: 47 (+3)
  • Avg Sale Price: $536,300 (-$19,400)
  • Median Sale Price: $483,000 (-$7,000)

WASHINGTON

  • New Listings: 826 (-137)
  • Active Listings: 1,675 (+59)
  • Pending Sales: 583 (-142)
  • Closed Sales: 611 (-163)
  • Inventory 2.7 (+0.6)
  • TMT: 40 (+3)
  • Avg Sale Price: $551,900 (-$17,100) 
  • Med Sale Price: $495,000 (-$25,000)

SPIKES

  •     Columbia Basin
    • Pending Listings spiked downwards from 105 in August to 61 in September 2023
  •     Union
    • Total Market Time spiked downwards from 28 in August to 19 in September 2023

STREAKS

  • Curry
    • New Listings are on a 4-month downward streak. Reaching 51 in September 2023
  • Douglas
    • New Listings are on a 4-month downward streak. Reaching 155 in September 2023
  • Polk and Marion
    • Active Listings are on a 4-month downward streak. Reaching 552 in September 2023
  • Portland Metro
    • Active Listings are on a 4-month downward streak. Reaching 4,895 in September 2023
  • Portland Metro
    • Pending Listings are on a 4-month downward streak. Reaching 1809 in September 2023
  • SW Washington
    • New Listings are on a 6-month downward streak. Reaching 1,182 in September 2023

MILESTONES

  • Columbia Basin
    • Active Listings at the highest point since September 2017. At 283 in September 2023
  • Mid-Columbia
    • Active Listings decreased for the first time since February 2023. At 283 in September 2023
  • North Coastal
    • Active Listings decreased for the first time since January 2023. At 592 in September 2023
  • Portland Metro
    • Active Listings at highest point since November 2019. At 4,895 in September 2023

NEW GROWTH

  • Portland Metro: 323
  • SW Washington 116
  • Lane County: 36

AFFORDABILITY

  • Lane County: 78%
  • Portland Metro: 84%
  • SW Washington: 83%