Walk through the Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood in NE Portland today, and you'll discover a community filled with reminders of Portland's past. Century old homes sit beneath mature trees. Welcoming front porches overlook quiet residential streets. Just a few blocks away, the restaurants, shops, and businesses along NE Broadway bring the energy of modern Portland into this historic neighborhood. But what makes Sullivan's Gulch especially interesting isn't simply the archi

To understand why fixing affordable housing in Portland has become so expensive, we need to look beyond what people spend their money on and examine how housing is actually produced, financed, bought, sold, and maintained. Because all of it is connected.

Portland’s September housing numbers look surprisingly resilient but mortgage rates could change the story. Homes are also taking longer to sell. Average days on market increased from 56 days to 62. But here’s where it gets interesting. The median sale price actually increased slightly.

So, it looks like Tigard home prices fell BUT when I dug into the actual sales, I found something much more interesting. The typical home that sold this year was about 370 square feet smaller, and the number of sales above $800,000 was cut by more than half.

Mortgage rates have moved sharply higher over the past month and the impact on homebuyers is bigger than the change in the rate might suggest. For buyers, that translates directly into higher monthly payments and reduced purchasing power. For sellers, it means the pool of buyers who can afford their home or who perceive their home as a good value, may have changed dramatically in only a matter of weeks.

Rising Median Sales Prices, Shifting Buyer Activity, and What the Data Really Tells Us Lake Oswego's real estate market has seen some interesting developments in 2026. The median sales price has increased, more homes are selling in the $1 million plus price range, and buyers continue to demonstrate that they're willing to negotiate. But what do these numbers actually tell us about the Lake Oswego housing market? To answer that question, we're going beyond the headlines and lo

So far in September 26.9% of homes have sold over the asking price. This shows that the market is softening from August which was at 30.3%. Fortunately, it’s estimated, that close to 58% of Buyers are getting Seller Concessions.

The Portland Oregon Real Estate Market is stumbling out of the gates to begin September. Comparing the first 10 days this month to last, the Median Sales Price is DOWN 5.69%.

Portland housing inventory is growing and is up 2.76% since last month. Demand in the form of Under Contract and Pending Sales is Down 10.9%.