Life & Real Estate in Eugene, Springfield & Lane County, Oregon

   THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN

 SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY'S WILLAMETTE HIGHWAY AREA

       IS TO COMPARE

    THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS

The Willamette Highway area continues to be over-burdened by an inventory of simply historic proportions.... while demand is only middlin'. December's sales number was the worst in a decade.

 But December's average price looks very postitive.

Here, for the

     PLEASANT HILL - LOWELL 

     RMLS Market Area, are:

A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales)
for the

     Months of DECEMBER

     2001 - 2011:

And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales
for the

     Months of DECEMBER

     2001 - 2011:

These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at the TOP or BOTTOM of the range of prices.  A history of the variation in the statistical median would make for a better comparison but is unavailable from RMLS.

   THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN

 SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY'S WILLAMETTE HIGHWAY AREA

       IS TO COMPARE

    THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS

The Willamette Highway area continues to be over-burdened by an inventory of simply historic proportions.... while demand is only middlin'. December's sales number was the worst in a decade.

 But December's average price looks very postitive.

Here, for the

     OAKRIDGE - PLEASANT HILL

     RMLS Market Area, are:

A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales)
for the

     Months of DECEMBER

     2001 - 2011:

And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales
for the

     Months of DECEMBER

     2001 - 2011:

These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at the TOP or BOTTOM of the range of prices.  A history of the variation in the statistical median would make for a better comparison but is unavailable from RMLS.

 THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN

  NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY'S MCKENZIE RIVER VALLEY

       IS TO COMPARE

    THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS

The McKenzie Valley continues to be a severe buyer's market.
The single home sold in the MLS this December matched the dismal number from 2008.

The average sales price is down drastically.

 But the killer stat is still inventory - which continues at a high level.
Even worse:  only the low end is selling.

So for the

    MCKENZIE RIVER VALLEY

    RMLS Market Area, HERE ARE:

  A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales)
for the

     Months of DECEMBER

     2001 - 2011:

And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales
for the

     Months of DECEMBER

    2001 - 2011:

These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at the TOP or BOTTOM of the range of prices.  A history of the variation in the statistical median would make for a better comparison but is unavailable from RMLS.

  THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN NORTHERN LANE COUNTY'S

  MOHAWK VALLEY

      IS TO COMPARE

     THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS

Sales in the Mohawk Valley remain slim.

For the second time in three years only one home sold during December - same as in November -
much fewer than during the boom and even fewer than during the bust.

The supply of available homes shot up.

Average price is wildly lower based on that one sale being toward the low end.

Here, for the

     MARCOLA / MOHAWK VALLEY

     RMLS Market Area, are:

 A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales)
for the

     Months of DECEMBER

     2001 - 2011:

And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales
for the

    Months of DECEMBER

     2001 - 2011:

 These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at the TOP or BOTTOM of the range of prices.  A history of the variation in the statistical median would make for a better comparison but is unavailable from RMLS.

   THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN NORTHERN LANE

  AND SOUTHERN LINN COUNTIES, OR

   IS TO COMPARE

    THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS

 Sales in the Coburg/I-5 North area remain too slim to draw huge conclusions.

 This December, inventory continued down slightly
while closed sales stumble along at post-bust levels.

 Average price is wildly higher on a small number of sales - but for the second month in a row.

Here, for the

    COBURG / I-5 NORTH

    RMLS Market Area, are:

A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales)
for the

    Months of DECEMBER

    2001 - 2011:

And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales
for the

    Months of DECEMBER

    2001 - 2011:

These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at the TOP or BOTTOM of the range of prices.  A history of the variation in the statistical median would make for a better comparison but is unavailable from RMLS.

THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN EUGENE, OR

 IS TO COMPARE

THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS

 For the last four years, December has found West Eugene with sales lower than during the boom - but similar to ten years ago. But this year inventory jumped down drastically.

That should have made average price hold steady.  Instead it dropped.

Here for the

WEST EUGENE

RMLS Market Area, are:

A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales)
for the

Months of DECEMBER

2001 - 2011:

And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales
for Homes in Eugene, Oregon for the

Months of DECEMBER

2001 - 2011:

These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at the TOP or BOTTOM of the range of prices.  A history of the variation in the statistical median for homes sold would make for a better comparison but is unavailable from RMLS.

The following post was entered into a contest here on ActiveRAIN dealing with TRUST.

It brought the following thoughts to my mind.

They have nothing to do with Real Estate.

But then again maybe they do.

I spent a year in Vietnam.  I was one of 13 (all male) officers billeted in an old French hotel in beautiful downtown DaNang.  The building was across the street from some Army nurses (all female).  Adjacent to our building, on the other three sides, were Vietnamese brothels.

One day, our three Vietnamese maids all came up to my room to ask, "Two-ee (1st Lieutenant), why you no go next door? Everybody go next door but you.  Why you no go next door, Two-ee?"

I pointed to the Book of Mormon laying by my bunk. 

They said, "Oh, Two-ee, that what we thought."

Another day, they brought a beautiful, quite-obviously Amerasian baby, maybe three months old, up to my room.  They asked, "Two-ee, what you think of this?" 

This baby was from right next door.  His father was obviously an American.  I assured them I did not approve. 

They continued, "This baby no Vietnamese. He no American.  He no-nothing, Two-ee. What become of him?"

A third day they came to me to ask, "Two-ee, where did Captain __________ go?  He not planning to go home until four months from now?"

I explained that this officer had just learned (the hard way) that his wife was that month's Playboy centerfold.  Our superiors had allowed him to go home to America to deal with his marriage.  He likely would not be coming back. They didn't know how to react to that one. 

Neither did I.

Our maids didn't know much about my religion.  They spoke only broken English. But they did know I was the only single man in the building.  And being good Catholic women, I suspect they had strong opinions about Trust.

And maybe about Americans.

    THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN EUGENE, OREGON

    IS TO COMPARE

    THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS

This December, East Eugene inventory dipped downward for the first time since 2008.  That followed November's trend.

  Meanwhile closed sales were up for the third year in a row.

 But average sale price was not helped at all.  That came after average sales price increased for the first time since the bust in November.  Still, average price for this area in December has remained pretty much level for seven years.  That is not the case in any other local area.  It is an area that saw little building during the boom.

So for the

    EAST EUGENE

    RMLS Market Area, HERE ARE:

    A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales)
for the

   Months of DECEMBER

    2001 - 2011:

And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales
for the

  Months of DECEMBER

    2001 - 2011:

These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at the TOP or BOTTOM of the range of prices.  A history of the variation in the statistical median would make for a better comparison but is unavailable from RMLS.

THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN EUGENE, OR

  THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN EUGENE, OR

   IS TO COMPARE

  THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS

 This November, River Road inventory was happily down dramatically - to 2001 levels. 

But sales were disappointing even as average price ticked up for the first December since the bust.

So for the

  RIVER ROAD

  RMLS Market Area, HERE ARE:

A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales)
for the

   Months of DECEMBER

 2001 - 2011:

 And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales
for the

  Months of DECEMBER

   2001 - 2011:

These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at the TOP or BOTTOM of the range of prices.  A history of the variation in the statistical median would make for a better comparison but is unavailable from RMLS.