Archive for May, 2011

Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Portland Oregon – May 2011

The widely watched Case-Shiller home price index published monthly by Standard & Poor’s was released today for the month ending March 2011.  There is always a two-month lag time for the data in this report.  The index for the Portland Oregon metro area was measured to be 132.7 at the end of March, which means [...]

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West Linn Real Estate Market Update – May 2011

The real estate market in West Linn Oregon finished April with 32 closed sales, compared to 31 and 23 closed sales in March and February respectively.  Of the 32 closed sales in April, 12 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 38% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of April, distressed properties accounted for 22% [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Market Update – May 2011

The real estate market in Lake Oswego Oregon finished April with 59 closed sales, compared to the 58 and 41 closed sales recorded during March and February respectively.  Of the 59 closed sales in April, 14 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 24% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of April, distressed [...]

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Hillsboro Real Estate Market Update – May 2011

The real estate market in Hillsboro Oregon finished April with 73 closed sales, which is between the 93 and 48 closed sales recorded during March and February respectively.  Of the 73 closed sales in April, 36 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 49% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of April, distressed [...]

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Beaverton Real Estate Market Update – May 2011

The real estate market in Beaverton Oregon finished April with 168 closed sales, which is up over the 161 and 115 closed sales recorded during March and February respectively.  Of the 168 closed sales in April, 59 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 35% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of April, [...]

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SE Portland Real Estate Market Update – May 2011

The real estate market in SE Portland finished April with 202 closed sales, which is up from 197 and 140 closed sales recorded March and February respectively.  Of the 202 closed sales in April, 82 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 41% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of April, distressed [...]

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NE Portland Real Estate Market Update – May 2011

The real estate market in NE Portland finished April with 165 closed sales, which is down slightly from the 169 closed sales recorded during March but still up significantly from the 107 closed sales in February.  Of the 165 closed sales in April, 43 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 26% of the closed sales for [...]

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North Portland Real Estate Market Update – May 2011

The real estate market in North Portland (which is comprised of the zip codes 97203, 97217 & 97227) finished April with 65 closed sales, which is between the 73 and 59 closed sales recorded during March and February respectively.  Of the 65 closed sales in March, 15 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 23% of the closed sales [...]

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Downtown Portland Real Estate Market Update – May 2011

The real estate market in Downtown Portland (which is comprised of the zip codes 97201, 97204, 97205 & 97209) finished April with 69 closed sales, which is up from 56 and 38 closed sales recorded in March and February respectively.  Of the 69 closed sales in April, 16 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 23% of [...]

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SW Portland Real Estate Market Update – May 2011

The real estate market in SW Portland (which is comprised of the zip codes 97219, 97221, 97225 & 97239) finished April with 115 closed sales, which is up from 109 and 73 sales recorded in March and February respectively.  Of the 115 sales in April, 27 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 24% of the [...]

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