Portland-area home values fell 3.5 percent during 2011 but are expected to stabilize and even post and increase in 2012, real estate search firm Clear Capital reports.
The California company forecasts a 1.9 percent increase in home values int he Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton area.
In the company’s rankings of 50 major metro areas’ home prices, that moves Portland from No. 27 in 2011 to No. 14 in 2012. Exactly half of the markets are expected to post home price increases. The Portland market is also among 20 considered to be stable in 2012, with a predicted increase or decrease of less than 2.5 percent.
The company also reported 15.5 percent of home sales in 2011 were bank-owned foreclosures
U.S. home prices fell 2.1 percent in 2011 and are expected to gain 0.2 percent in 2012 the firm reports.
The Seattle area was one of the hardest-hit markets in 2011, posting a 15.1 percent decline in prices. Clear Capital predicted the city’s real estate would lose 7.5 percent in 2012.
