Portland’s housing market saw a big boost in prices this year, according to the real estate firm Zillow.

The total value of Portland area homes increased by almost $23 billion this year — or about 13 percent. That’s better than the national average increase of about eight percent… 

The Oregon market continues to recover! Sales are up. Prices are way up!

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The experts predict that home values will continue to rise, but the danger of another bubble is low!

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Portland ranks among the leading cities for homes that sell in 24 hours or less. Portland ranked 10th in the nation for "flash sales," a measure of the speediness of its residential real estate market.

Redfin Realty, a Web-based real estate firm, reports 115 Portland-area homes sold in less than 24 hours in the past five months, a phenomenon it terms “flash sales.”

“Real estate is just the latest facet of the numbers that has sped up to the point where the biggest purchase of one’s life can be completed in a matter of hours,” Redfin said.

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