FHFA Changes in House Price Index, Oregon Metro Areas.

Data that may be useful in considering Hardest Hit funding allocations and program design.

Data I used is as of 4th Qtr 2009, from FHFA HERE

There are 299 Metro areas nationwide; Rank is from best (largest increase) to worst (smallest increase or largest decline).
Notes:

1. Bend had largest 1 year decline in the country.
2. Only Bend and Medford had 5 year declines.
3. Corvallis had the 8th BEST increase over last 5 years, all but Bend and Medford were in top 55.
   

Metro	1 QTR	1 YR	5 YR	State	1 Qtr Rank	1 YR Rank	5 YR Rank
Corvallis, OR	-0.95	-3.84	29.85	OR	166	162	8
Eugene-Springfield, OR	-2.02	-8.21	21.9	OR	245	246	39
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	-1.29	-8.67	20.47	OR-WA	202	252	49
Salem, OR	-3.57	-10.55	20.16	OR	278	267	54
Bend, OR	-5.52	-20.55	-0.71	OR	292	299	220
Medford, OR	-3.37	-12.96	-5.45	OR	275	283	235

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.