Out-of-staters are buying Oregon homes with cash and remodeling sight unseen, real estate agents say
OregonLive.com
5/6/2021
Janet Eastman, oregonlive.com
Listen to some real estate agents this spring and you hear the song over and over: Out-of-state buyers have been driving up prices and demand in Oregon’s scarce housing market.
Digital workers, set loose to live anywhere during and likely after the coronavirus pandemic, have discovered they can get more for less here, especially compared to high-priced Seattle and the San Francisco Bay area. They are adding pressure to already tough buying conditions, agents add.
A historically low inventory of homes for sale, escalating prices and bidding wars are frustrating a backlog of local buyers, some of whom have had offers rejected for a quicker cash sale.