Portland, OR 97206 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 32
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Home Value
$462,746
+0.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
32
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
59 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
34%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,001/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-8.1%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$147
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 8% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 9% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 16% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−7% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (32/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.1% of list); 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $114k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,252 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $847/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $147 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.9% to +10.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.4%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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