West Linn

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Homes in North and Northeast Portland are selling twice as fast as those in Lake Oswego and West Linn.

That's one way of looking at the latest October figures released by the RMLS. Indeed, the total market time (TMT) for the LO & WL suburbs is currently more than six months (187 days).

Here are the average days it will take to sell your home in Portland metro, listed from shortest time to longest:

TMT = Area

89 = Northeast Portland
91 = North Portland
96 = Southeast Portland
113 = Hillsboro, Forest Grove
121 = Beaverton, Aloha
129 = Northwest Washington County
133 = Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Clackamas
142 = Gresham, Troutdale
147 = Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Wilsonville
155 = West Portland
162 = Oregon City, Canby
187 = Lake Oswego, West Linn

A woman in a West Linn neighborhood warns her neighbors after packages delivered by UPS were stolen outside her home.

Thru October of this year, home sales are down about 31% in the Portland area. Sales are down, but so are sales prices. Here are the average and median sales prices for the city of Portland and the suburbs, year-to-date:

Average & Median = Area

$550,500 & $453,700 = Lake Oswego, West Linn
$482,900 & $395,000 = West Portland
$405,500 & $376,500 = Northwest Washington County
$356,300 & $325,000 = Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Wilsonville
$324,300 & $283,800 = Northeast Portland
$323,200 & $285,500 = Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Clackamas
$316,200 & $282,000 = Oregon City, Canby
$281,900 & $259,900 = Hillsboro, Forest Grove
$278,200 & $245,000 = Southeast Portland
$275,600 & $250,600 = Beaverton, Aloha
$268,400 & $252,200 = North Portland
$260,500 & $245,000 = Gresham, Troutdale

Data provided by RMLS

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Damned Portlanders;
I am finding my living situation to be not very useful for going to school. Spending 4+ hours a day using Trimet's wondrous bus system is leaving me feeling cold about the whole thing. Does anyone have any information about places opening up in West Linn?
I am pursuing a photography degree at Marylhurst, which has somehow translated into me starting to collect painting and darkroom equipment that no longer really fits into my current living situation. I also have two adorable cats.


I'll be looking at moving around the 1st of the year. Any useful information will be rewarded with a bounty of pie and lavish praise.

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