Real estate news
The market news Paul is reading for Oregon and Idaho.
A dated news edition each week: mortgage rates, national housing data, and the local numbers that matter to buyers and sellers in the Portland Metro and the Treasure Valley. Every figure is sourced to the organization that published it.
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November 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Latest Real Estate News: November 13, 2026
Freddie Mac's Thursday survey put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.11%, a fourth straight weekly decline, and NAR's October existing-home sales report showed the slowest pace since 2010. Oregon rents eased while Tigard opened a 63-unit affordable complex, and Boise Regional REALTORS began its two-phase October market report.
Read this editionNovember 11, 2026 · 6 min read
Latest Real Estate News: November 11, 2026
RMLS's October report put Portland Metro inventory at 4.3 months, extending the region's first balanced-market readings in years, while Oregon's largest affordable-housing transfer in recent memory and Boise's geothermal-backed rental push made local headlines. Sourced market news for Oregon and Idaho.
Read this editionNovember 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Latest Real Estate News: November 10, 2026
Redfin's October report, out today, showed the first annual decline in U.S. home-sale prices in more than three years, NAR's pending-sales index hit its lowest reading since 2001, and builder confidence fell to a 14-year low. In Oregon and Idaho, Portland climbed the investment rankings and Treasure Valley demand stayed resilient heading into winter.
Read this editionNovember 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Latest Real Estate News: November 6, 2026
Mortgage rates eased for a third straight week, national existing-home sales ticked up in September, Oregon prices held near year-ago levels, and Treasure Valley medians pushed higher against lean supply. Sourced updates for Oregon and Idaho buyers and sellers.
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