The Oregon housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs an Oregon seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $526,000
- Median days on market: 28
- Typical selling costs: ~6.51% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 5 to 8 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the Oregon market, not any specific house.
| Oregon metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $526,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 28 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.51% (≈ $28,983) | Clever, Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $5,260) | Redfin national est., May 2026 (low end of 1-3% range excl. commission, transfer tax itemized separately) |
| Seller transfer tax | None | OR has no state transfer tax (Washington County 0.1% is the lone local exception) (PropertyShark, Dec 2025) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in Oregon: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the Oregon median sale price.
How to read this: on the $526,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $491,757 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~0.97%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 28 days on market. These are estimates worked on the Oregon median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: Oregon's effective property-tax rate runs about 0.97% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $526,000 median home, that's roughly $5,102 a year in property tax — call it $391 accrued across the 28-day (about 4-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer an Oregon listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The Oregon foreclosure clock.
Oregon uses a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 5 to 8 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: Nonjudicial: roughly 6+ months from the recorded Notice of Default to sale in practice (resolution conference where required, plus the mandatory 120-day notice-of-sale period). Judicial foreclosure typically takes longer — often a year or more — plus the 180-day post-sale redemption period. Practitioner estimates; actual timing varies by lender and county.
Primary statute: ORS 86.726. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in Oregon: roughly 6.51% of the price in selling costs and about 28 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on Oregon houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
See what the Oregon numbers mean for your house.
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