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Portland Buyer Negotiation Signals

Price-drop activity and above-list closings coexisted in August 2026 because the measures describe different listing stages and populations.

Published September 29, 2026 · Public provider data · Retrieved 2026-09-29

Finding: Price-drop activity and above-list closings coexisted in August 2026 because the measures describe different listing stages and populations.

Boundary: Portland citywide provider data. No metric identifies seller motivation or establishes an offer price for a current listing.

Observed data

ProviderMetricValueUnitPeriodPopulation
RedfinMedian days on market19days3 months ending 2026-08Homes going under contract
RedfinAverage sale-to-final-list ratio100.5percent2026-08Closed sales after outlier exclusions
RedfinSold above final list39.6percent2026-08Closed sales
RedfinListings with price drops39.2percent2026-08Active listings; drop at least 1% and no more than 50%
ZillowMedian days to pending17days2026-08-31Listings changing from for-sale to pending
ZillowFor-sale inventory2942listings2026-08-31Provider-covered for-sale inventory
ZillowNew listings851listings2026-08-31Provider-covered new listings
Realtor.comActive listings3429listings2026-09 page; charts through 2026-08MLS-listed active inventory

Interpretation

A price drop occurs while a listing is active. A sale-to-list ratio is calculated after a sale and uses the final list price. A listing can therefore receive a price reduction and later sell at or above that reduced price.

The 487-listing difference between Zillow's and Realtor.com's displayed inventory counts is a coverage difference to investigate, not a set of confirmed duplicate or missing homes. Counts should not be added or averaged.

Sources

Method and limits

Values were transcribed from the named public pages on 2026-09-29. Derived differences use the displayed values without hidden precision. No provider supplied a record-level sample size on the cited city page, so sample size is recorded as not supplied. The table is a dated comparison, not a property valuation, forecast or complete market census. Historical values may be revised by the providers.

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