Residential Distressed Properties for April – June 2012

This chart shows the number of Bank Owned and Short Sales in all areas of the RMLS™ system during the second quarter of 2012. To download or print the chart, click here.

Below are links to additional charts for some of our larger areas*:
Portland Metro
Clark County, WA
Lane County, OR
Douglas County, OR

*If you want information on percentages of distressed residential sales in other areas not represented by our charts, please contact us at communications@rmls.com.

Here are some additional facts about distressed residential properties in the second quarter of 2012:

All Areas when comparing percentage share of the market 2nd quarter of 2012 to 1st quarter of 2012

  • When comparing the second quarter of 2012 to the first quarter, distressed sales as a percentage of new listings decreased by 10.1% (18.8% v. 28.9%).
  • In a comparison of the second quarter of 2012 to the first quarter, distressed sales as a percentage of closed sales decreased by 8.8% (30.1% v. 38.9%).
  • Short Sales comprised 9.9% of new listings and 11.7% of sales in the second quarter of 2012, down 5.1% and 1.3% from the first quarter 2012, respectively.
  • Bank Owned/REO properties comprised 8.9% of new listings and 18.4% of sales in the second quarter of 2012, down 5% and 7.5% from the first quarter of 2012, respectively.

Portland Metro when comparing percentage share of the market 2nd quarter of 2012 to 1st quarter of 2012

  • When comparing the second quarter of 2012 to the first quarter, distressed sales as a percentage of new listings decreased by 11.2% (19.8% v. 31%).
  • In a comparison of the second quarter of 2012 to the first quarter, distressed sales as a percentage of closed sales decreased by 9.7% (29.5% v. 39.2%).
  • Short Sales comprised 10.5% of new listings and 11.4% of sales in the second quarter of 2012, down 5.6% and 2.1% from the first quarter 2012, respectively.
  • Bank Owned/REO properties comprised 9.3% of new listings and 18.1% of sales in first quarter 2012, down 5.6% and 7.6% from the first quarter of 2012, respectively.

Clark County when comparing percentage share of the market 2nd quarter of 2012 to 1st quarter of 2012

  • When comparing the second quarter of 2012 to the first quarter, distressed sales as a percentage of new listings decreased by 10% (25.1 % v. 35.1%).
  • In a comparison of the second quarter of 2012 to the first quarter, distressed sales as a percentage of closed sales increased by 13.1% (35% v. 48.1%).
  • Short Sales comprised 17.3% of new listings and 20.4% of sales in the second quarter of 2012, down 6.5% for new listings and holding steady for sales when compared to first quarter 2012, respectively.
  • Bank Owned/REO properties comprised 7.8% of new listings and 14.6% of sales in 2012, down 3.5% and 13.1% from the first quarter of 2012, respectively.