Real estate activity in Oregon and SW Washington up in most RMLS areas In the December 2009 RMLS™ Market Action report, sales activity was up in most areas that we cover, compared to December 2008. Though this is a positive sign, it should be taken with a grain of salt, because last December brought record […]
Tag Archives: Clark County
Distressed Property Update for Portland & Clark County
Categories: Clark County, Industry News, Market Trends, Portland, Statistics
21.9% of listings distressed in PDX, 31.7% in Clark County The latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association indicated that the rate of foreclosure for people with fixed rate loans and good credit is on the rise. The AP reports that homeowners’ inability to keep up with payments is now more due to unemployment, rather […]
June 2009 RMLS Market Action Shows Positive Activity in Several Areas in Oregon & Southern Washington
Categories: Clark County, Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Lane County, Market Trends, Oregon Real Estate, Portland, Statistics, Union County, Washington Real Estate
The latest issue of the RMLS™ Market Action for June 2009 shows increases in accepted offers, closed sales and a decrease in inventory in several regions. Accepted Offers The five county Portland Metro Area saw a month-over-month increase in pending sales (8.4% comparing June 2009 with June 2008) for the first time since December 2006. Pending sales also […]
Pending Sales Continue to Increase in Clark County
Categories: Market Trends
One of the most interesting statistics I saw in the latest issues of Market Action was the increase of pending sales compared to May 2008 in Clark County. This was the second month in a row that the number of pending sales rivaled that of the same time period a year ago. This is good […]