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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)

July is a game of Chutes and Ladders – some stats are climbing up those ladders, and others are tumbling down the chutes. Which direction did inventory head? Tune in to find out!

Our latest podcast covers the July Market Action numbers, trends, and takeaways, and reminds RMLS subscribers to take our Subscriber Satisfaction Survey.

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July Statistics

We’re now offering a handy written breakdown of the numbers and trends mentioned in the podcast.

OREGON

• New Listings: 6,066 (-712)
• Active Listings: 8,155 (+1,123)
• Closed Sales: 3,844 (-784)
• Inventory 2.1 (+0.6)
• TMT: 24 (+2)
• Avg Sale Price: $569,700 (-$17,500)
• Med Sale Price: $515,000 (-$5,000)

WASHINGTON

• New Listings: 1,284 (-195)
• Active Listings: 1,786 (+537)
• Closed Sales: 848 (-105)
• Inventory 2.1 (+0.4)
• TMT: 24 (+5)
• Avg Sale Price: $499,900 (-$78,900)
• Med Sale Price: $548,700 (+$33,700)

SPIKES

• Active Listings
  • Portland Metro: 4,739 (+654)
• New Listings
  • Douglas County: 161 (-70)
  • Union County: 31 (-25)

STREAKS

• Baker County: fourth month of increased Active listings
• Columbia Basin: sixth month of increased Active listings
• Coos County: sixth month of increased Active listings
• Douglas County: fifth month of increased Active listings
• Mid-Columbia: fourth month of increased Active listings
• Polk & Marion: fifth month of increased Active listings
• Portland Metro: sixth month of increased Active listings
• Portland Metro: Total Market Time stopped increasing for first time in 6 months
• SW Washington: sixth month of increased Active listings
• North Coastal: sixth month of increased Pending Sales
• North Coastal: New listings stopped increasing for first time since December 2022

MILESTONES

• Baker County: Active listings were above 75 for the first time since June 2020
• Columbia Basin: Highest Active listings since July 2019
• Coos County: Active listings above 220 for the first time since July 2020
• Polk & Marion: Active listings above 480 for the first time since May 2020
• SW Washington: Active listings were above 1,200 for the first time since June 2020

NEW GROWTH

• Portland Metro: 323 (+74)
• SW Washington 108 (-1)
• Lane County: 17 (flat)

AFFORDABILITY

• Lane County: 85%
• Portland Metro: 86%
• SW Washington 91%

Inventory is up, prices are down, and we’re filling in all the other statistical details you need to understand the current market.

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New Content! We’re now offering a handy written breakdown of the numbers and trends mentioned in the podcast. OREGON

• New Listings: 6,778 (+608)
• Active Listings: 7,032 (+1,980)
• Closed Sales: 4,628 (+143)
• Inventory 1.5 (+0.4)
• TMT: 22 (flat)
• Avg Sale Price: $587,200 (-$13,100)
• Median Sale Price: $520,000 (-$2,500)

WASHINGTON

• New Listings: 1,479 (+8)
• Active Listings: 1,249 (+390)
• Closed Sales: 953 (-1)
• Inventory 1.7 (+0.4)
• TMT: 19 (-1)
• Avg Sale Price: $578,800 (-$300)
• Median Sale Price: $515,000 (-$5,000)

SPIKES

• Active Listings
  • Baker County: 64 (+10)
  • Columbia Basin: 180 (+33)
  • Douglas County: 355 (+83)
  • Lane County: 533 (+145)
  • Mid-Columbia: 236 (+55)
  • Portland Metro: 4,085 (+1303)
  • SW Washington: 1,187 (+413)
  • Union County: 64 (+13)
• Closed Sales
  • Columbia Basin: 119 (+40)

STREAKS

• Columbia Basin, Coos County, Mid-Columbia, North Coastal, and Portland Metro: fifth month of increased Active listings
• Douglas County: fourth month of increased Active listings
• Lane County: fifth month of decreased Average Market Time (18 days)
• Portland Metro: sixth month of increased New Listings
• Union County: fifth month of increased New Listings

RECORD BREAKERS

• Polk & Marion: All-time highest Median Sale Price ($450,500)
• Portland Metro: Tied for all-time lowest Average Market Time (18)
• SW Washington: Tied for lowest all-time Average Market Time (16)
• SW Washington: All-time highest Average Sale Price ($611,400)

MILESTONES

• Baker County: Active listings were above 70 for the first time since July 2020
• Portland Metro: Active listings were above 4000 for the first time since July 2020
• SW Washington: Active listings were above 1,100 for the first time since July 2020

NEW GROWTH

• Portland Metro: 249 (+53)
• SW Washington 109 (+16)
• Lane County: 17 (+14)