Portland, OR 97212 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 19
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Home Value
$789,018
+3.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
19
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
47 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
41%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
103.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
44%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,267/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-3.4%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$143
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−3% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 6% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 37% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (19/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (103.2% of list); 41% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 44% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $193k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,342 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,555/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $143 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (80% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.9% to +12.4% (80% range; middle estimate +5.4%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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