A series of posts about Marion county real estate market conditions.
Foreclosures going up. Foreclosures going down. What to believe? My advice? Don’t read the national media stuff regarding foreclosures. What matters is what is happening here locally in Salem Oregon. So, what’s happening? Salem Oregon Foreclosures In 2010, the amount of notice of defaults filed with the county clerk’s office dropped by 8.7% over 2009. …
So close… You all will cut me some slack, won’t you? Home prices in Salem Oregon In January 2009, I posted my predictions for real estate in Salem in 2010. My guess? Home prices would drop 5% in 2010. The reality? The average home price dropped 6.6% and the median shifted downward 6.1%. Pffft. I’m…
This is the last monthly Salem real estate market update I’ll do this year since I will look at the year-end statistics in January. I’ll just give you a quick update of the market since we’ll be looking at this more in-depth soon. The median and average home prices were down just a tad in…
The Keizer Oregon real estate market Keizer had been one of the best markets here locally…best, being a subjective term mind you. The inventory in Keizer which had been pretty consistently in the 6-9 month range for past of the past couple of years started to spike this year and that spike has continued. As…
I think the regular readers of my blog are so with it in terms of the local home trends here in Salem Oregon, that I can just post these charts with no opinions attached, right? Say yes…I’m in the middle of beating Plants vs. Zombies on my iPad and I don’t want to have to…
Well I shared my simply smashing words of wisdom regarding the Salem real estate market with you all, so it’s time to talk Keizer. Keizer stunk too. My writing talent astonishes me sometimes. Seriously, how do I come up with such in-depth analyses, you ask? I know I’d be forced to ask the same question…
The August real estate market sucked in Salem Oregon. That is an in-depth analysis for you, brought to you by yours truly, data geek extraordinaire. It took me hours to come up with that analysis, by the way. Hours. So what does a sucky real estate market look like in Salem Oregon? and… So what…
Really, this isn’t unexpected, is it? The real estate hangover You go to a party, drink way too much, and end up regretting it the next day. Many college students go through this unfortunate experience and it is how we learn our limits and how to make better choices for our bodies. The tax credit…
Stayton Real Estate Prices I wrote six months ago that I fully expected Stayton real estate home prices to continue to drop. That didn’t happen this quarter, but quite frankly I don’t see how prices can’t go down. Back in January, Stayton had 36 months of inventory. Right now, it has 33. Pretty much none of…
I’ve been busy working and playing at North Fork Park rather than doing my quarterly real estate market reports, so I’m a bit behind…So for those of you waiting for these, my apologies…now onward! Silverton Oregon home sales Finally seeing home sales rise in Silverton. Like the other Salem metro cities, sales stunk in 2009. …