Activity Slides in Oregon & Washington When comparing the week of October 5 – 11 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox decreased 7.7% in Washington and 10.4% in Oregon. Click the chart for a larger view (Washington, top; Oregon, bottom) Archive View an archive of the […]
Tag Archives: real estate
RMLS Market Action Recap – September 2009
Categories: Market Trends, Oregon Real Estate, Portland, RMLS Market Action, Statistics, Washington Real Estate
Residential real estate sales tick up in several areas, inventory down This month’s RMLS™ Market Action report showed a trend of increasing real estate sales & subsequently lower housing inventory in many areas of Oregon & Southwest Washington. Sales Activity: Closed sales rose in the following areas this month, compared to the same month in […]
Alert: Listings on Craigslist Being Re-Listed as Rentals in Possible Wire Scam
Categories: Realtor Safety, Tips & Tricks
Tip: Use RSS Feeds or Google Alerts to monitor your listings on Craigslist We’ve received reports of homes that were listed for sale on Craigslist being fraudulently re-posted as a low-rate rental listings. These types of scams may be aimed at getting prospective renters to wire or send first and last month’s rent. For example, […]
Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of September 7-13
Categories: Lockbox, Market Trends, Statistics
Lockbox Activity Back Up The deadline to be able to get the $8,000 first time home buyers credit is coming up. Perhaps this fact spurred the increase in lockbox activity this last week. When comparing the week of September 7-13 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox […]
August 2009 Market Action Released
Categories: Market Trends, Statistics
The latest edition of Market Action is now available to RMLS™ subscribers on RMLSweb. To view the latest reports, log on to RMLSweb and under the links section on the left side, there is a link that says “Latest Market Action” in red. A new window should open with all of the latest reports. If […]
Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6
Categories: Lockbox, Market Trends, Oregon Real Estate, Statistics, Washington Real Estate
Lockbox Activity Down Over Labor Day Weekend It appears some house hunters took a break to get in that last camping trip or to prepare their kids for school. In Washington, the number of times RMLS™ subscribers opened Supra lockboxes was down 8% when comparing the week of August 24-30 to the week of August […]
Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of Aug. 24-30
Categories: Lockbox, Market Trends, Oregon Real Estate, Statistics, Washington Real Estate
Washington Unchanged, Oregon Down Slightly In Washington, the number of times RMLS™ subscribers opened Supra lockboxes was unchanged and in Oregon activity was down 1%. These stats reflect a comparison of the week of August 24-30 with the week of August 17-23. Click the chart for a larger view (Washington, top; Oregon, bottom) Archive View […]
Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of Aug. 17-23
Categories: Lockbox, Market Trends, Statistics
Lockbox activity up slightly After a drop last week, lockbox activity bounced back in the week of August 17-23 compared to the prior week. In Washington, the number of times RMLS™ subscribers opened Supra lockboxes increased 4.1% and in Oregon activity was up 1.4%. Click the chart for a larger view (Washington, top; Oregon, bottom) […]
Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through August 24
Categories: Lockbox, Oregon Real Estate, Statistics, Washington Real Estate
Lockbox activity down slightly After an increase last week, lockbox activity dipped slightly in the week of August 10-16 compared to the prior week. In Washington, the number of times RMLS™ subscribers opened Supra lockboxes decreased 3.4% and in Oregon activity was down 1.4%. Click the chart for a larger view (Washington, top; Oregon, bottom) […]
The $8K Tax Credit and its Effect on Portland Metro Real Estate
Categories: Homeownership, Market Trends, Oregon Real Estate, Portland, Statistics
There’s been some encouraging news lately in the RMLS™ market areas. The number of sales and pending sales are finally outpacing the totals from the same month in 2008. How much of it might be a result of the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, though? I recently put together some statistics for the Oregonian on the Portland metro […]