Portland Condo Market

Stephen FitzMaurice, Realtor licensed since 2003 writes an annual report on the Portland condo market in addition to monthly greater Portland real estate market updates including a condo segment. He has completed hundreds of condo sales throughout the Portland metro and keeps a close eye on the unique factors involved in selling condos.

If you’re thinking of selling your condo in the next twelve months, Stephen would love to tour your unit. Call today to set an appointment.

Stephen FitzMaurice, Realtor
4% Max. to Sell a Condo
Cancel Anytime Policy
Licensed Since 2003
503-714-1111

If you’re considering buying a condo in the next twelve months, Kami Price, buyers specialist would love to hear what you’re looking for. Call today to set an appointment.

Kami Price, Realtor
Represented Hundreds of Buyers
Licensed since 2004
503-773-0000

Portland Real Estate Condo Market 2023 Forecast

September 30, 2022

Buying a condo in Portland means prioritizing a special list of considerations. Delving into the condo lifestyle also means more affordability and more freedom to spend your time the way you want—for example, no yard upkeep or high-cost maintenance and repairs. HOA Costs for Portland Condos are Up in a Big Way It is not possible to simply look at Portland condo prices and compare them to detached single family homes. HOA fees have increased 20% since 2020 in Portland, Oregon (we’ve been keeping track). Check out the current average monthly HOA fee you can expect to pay when owning a condo in Portland in 2022. We provide a regular annual report. We also provide a way to search for...

HOA Fees Have Inflated 20% in Portland, Oregon since 2020

August 24, 2022

Many condo complexes and high rises in Portland, Oregon have high monthly HOA fees can cost as much as half the monthly mortgage payment (or more). Many condos and townhomes now have HOA fees well over $1,000 a month. Needless to say, it is important to pay attention to HOA fees when buying or selling real estate in Portland, especially considering recent inflation driven HOA costs. HOA Fees are important. You can lose your home. It is crucial to have some sort of way to compare HOA fees within a greater metro. If you’re living in a HOA now, how would you know if your HOA is charging too much (or even not enough)? If you’re shopping for a condo...

Portland Real Estate Condo Market, 2022

May 27, 2022

Recent history. The Portland condo market took an absolute beating in 2020 after slowing down for years prior to the start of the pandemic. While the single family real estate market in Portland started booming by fall 2020 and hasn’t stopped skyrocketing (until very, very recently), the condo market in 2021 saw modest gains and recovery from an absolute frigid 2020. Now the condo market in Portland, having lived through the early stretches of the pandemic and the downtown riots that followed, is finally stable again in 2022. However, did the Portland condo market recover just in time for the greater real estate market to drop? Looking at the Utterly Terrible 2020 Portland Condo Market For much of 2020, only...

Average HOA Fees in Portland 2021. Are your HOA fees too high?

June 28, 2021

Some HOA fees are too high due to past mismanagement There are some condo complexes in Portland right now that have higher monthly HOA fees than the cost of the monthly mortgage if you were to buy one of their condos for sale. This happens for two main reasons. First, sometimes HOA management collected too little in fees for too many years, giving themselves a financial break at the time by not saving up properly for future costs to cover whatever the HOA made itself responsible for. This is why it is crucial for a condo buyer to analyze the HOAs financials and reserve study before purchasing, to make sure the HOA won’t suddenly have a special assessment (huge hike...

Portland Real Estate Condo Market 2021

February 3, 2021

Portland Condo Market 2021 Condos finished better in 2020. As in all Portland market sectors, it was a rough spring, with buyer activity tanking in March. But things picked up again in summer, and the peak month for 2020 condo sales was September, when nearly 900 were sold. Numbers stayed strong through the remainder of the year, and the number of condos sold in the second half of 2020 was overall a pretty close match to the activity in 2019. 2. Condos span the price gradient. As you can see from the chart above, there are condos available across the Portland metro area in a range of prices. To generate your own graph showing change in condo prices over time...

Average HOA Cost in Portland Real Estate – 2020 Report

June 19, 2020

The average HOA or home owners association fee amount in the city of Portland isn’t easy to obtain. Sure, we have access to all the sold data as real estate agents, but HOAs are wildly different from one another. Some HOAs have no fees, they simply exists to enforce certain building standards or conditions of the homes in their area. Some HOAs cover very little, like a once a year $50 fee to maintain a community sign. Other HOAs cover all or most utilities, exterior maintenance, internet, pools, club houses, private parks, and much more. So it is tough to get an average cost, but it can be done. HOA Cost Formula Criteria In order to give the public an...