Archive for August, 2011

West Linn Real Estate Market Update – August 2011

The West Linn real estate market finished July with 33 closed sales, compared to 39 and 40 closed sales in June and May respectively.  Of the 33 closed sales in July, 9 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 27% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of July, distressed properties accounted for 23% [...]

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

The widely watched Case-Shiller home price index published monthly by Standard & Poor’s was released today for the month ending June 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 134.5 at the end of June, which means [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Market Update – August 2011

The Lake Oswego real estate market finished July with 61 closed sales, compared to 71 and 63 closed sales recorded during June and May respectively.  Of the 61 closed sales in July, 14 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 23% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of July, distressed properties accounted for 15% [...]

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Hillsboro Real Estate Market Update – August 2011

The Hillsboro real estate market finished July with 85 closed sales, which is down from the 97 closed sales recorded during June.  Of the 85 closed sales in July, 25 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 29% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of July, distressed properties accounted for 39% of the active [...]

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Beaverton Real Estate Market Update – August 2011

The Beaverton real estate market finished July with 146 closed sales, which is down from the 213 and 171 closed sales recorded during June and May respectively.  Of the 146 closed sales in July, 44 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 30% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of July, distressed properties accounted for 35% [...]

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SE Portland Real Estate Market Update – August 2011

The SE Portland real estate market finished July with 234 closed sales, which is down from 253 and 249 closed sales recorded in June and May respectively.  Of the 234 closed sales in July, 71 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 30% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of July, distressed [...]

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NE Portland Real Estate Market Update – August 2011

The NE Portland real estate market finished July with 204 closed sales, which is down a little from the 220 closed sales recorded during the prior month of June.  Of the 204 closed sales in July, 50 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 25% of the closed sales for the month.  As of the end of July, distressed [...]

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North Portland Real Estate Market Update – August 2011

The North Portland real estate market (which is comprised of the zip codes 97203, 97217 & 97227) finished July with 87 closed sales, which is above the 80 and 60 closed sales recorded during June and May respectively.  Of the 87 closed sales in July, 12 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing only 14% of the closed sales [...]

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Downtown Portland Real Estate Market Update – August 2011

The downtown Portland real estate market (which is comprised of the zip codes 97201, 97204, 97205 & 97209) finished July with 51 closed sales, which is down from 65 and 74 closed sales recorded in June and May respectively.  Of the 51 closed sales in July, 11 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 22% of the [...]

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SW Portland Real Estate Market Update – August 2011

The SW Portland real estate market (which is comprised of the zip codes 97219, 97221, 97225 & 97239) finished July with 109 closed sales, which is down from 125 closed sales recorded during June.  Of the 109 sales in July, 16 were distressed properties (foreclosures/short sales) representing 15% of the closed sales for the month.  As [...]

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