A series of posts about Marion county real estate market conditions.

Keizer Oregon Real Estate Market Snippet

Keizer Oregon….What can I say?  I knew that the relative stability that Keizer saw last year was going to change, but I was truly surprised by these numbers.  Whether these hold or not remains to be seen. This market snippet is for the single family, non-acreage property, homes real estate market here in Keizer Oregon.…

Salem Oregon Metro Area Market Reports: Polk County

Independence: 30 day absorption rate: 2 Inventory: 24 months Average Price: $176,750 Median Price: $176,750 Average DOM: 113 Independence had been creeping towards normal. Like many small towns with few sales, the inventory numbers tend to jump all over the map. Monmouth: 30 day absorption rate: 3 Inventory: 13 months Average Price: $173,333 Median Price:…

Oh woe is new construction…

New construction home sales in Salem Oregon[/caption] I’m not sure that I want to even talk about new construction in Salem Oregon. Things are just ugly. See that green area on the chart.  That is the number of homes that hit the MLS for new construction.  See that blue area underneath?…those are the homes that…