States › Oregon › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Oregon changed +3.5%, against +3.7% for the United States and +6.6% in 1997.
25,854 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,936 single-family), −4.2% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+3.5% Oregon index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
25,854 housing units permitted in 1998 16,936 single-family
31 of 32 counties with a rising index median county +3.6%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
Counties in 1998 Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Wallowa County +6.8% 0 0 0.0 Morrow County +6.4% 0 0 0.0 Hood River County +6.2% 77 77 3.2 Umatilla County +5.9% 127 127 1.6 Malheur County +5.0% 47 47 1.5 Crook County +4.8% 144 144 5.2 Clackamas County +4.4% 1,808 1,808 4.2 Clatsop County +4.4% 158 158 3.9 Columbia County +4.4% 252 252 4.7 Deschutes County +4.3% 1,657 1,657 7.8 Multnomah County +4.3% 1,710 1,710 2.1 Marion County +4.1% 1,342 1,342 3.8 Klamath County +3.9% 145 145 2.1 Tillamook County +3.7% 199 199 7.3 Union County +3.7% 32 32 1.2 Coos County +3.6% 33 33 0.5 Jefferson County +3.6% 232 232 9.0 Wasco County +3.6% 40 40 1.5 Douglas County +3.5% 283 283 2.5 Josephine County +3.5% 326 326 3.7 Yamhill County +3.5% 550 550 5.0 Washington County +3.3% 3,677 3,677 6.0 Jackson County +3.2% 1,166 1,166 5.3 Polk County +3.2% 283 283 3.1 Baker County +3.1% 43 43 2.6 Lane County +3.0% 1,303 1,303 3.4 Linn County +2.9% 503 503 3.8 Curry County +2.7% 92 92 4.1 Harney County +2.5% 13 13 1.8 Lincoln County +2.4% 208 208 4.1 Benton County +1.9% 282 282 2.9 Lake County −0.1% 20 20 2.4 Gilliam County — 1 1 0.5 Grant County — 0 0 0.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Oregon by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 26,201 units (15,379 single-family, 10,822 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 27,814 units (17,232 single-family, 10,582 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 26,999 units (16,250 single-family, 10,749 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 25,854 units (16,936 single-family, 8,918 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 23,249 units (16,595 single-family, 6,654 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 19,877 units (15,619 single-family, 4,258 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 21,322 units (16,323 single-family, 4,999 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 22,186 units (17,413 single-family, 4,773 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 25,015 units (17,875 single-family, 7,140 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 27,309 units (20,728 single-family, 6,581 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 31,024 units (23,840 single-family, 7,184 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 26,623 units (19,859 single-family, 6,764 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 21,101 units (15,310 single-family, 5,791 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 11,676 units (7,466 single-family, 4,210 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 7,039 units (5,278 single-family, 1,761 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 6,868 units (5,259 single-family, 1,609 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 7,663 units (4,854 single-family, 2,809 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 10,608 units (6,342 single-family, 4,266 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 14,843 units (8,417 single-family, 6,426 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 16,645 units (8,573 single-family, 8,072 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 17,510 units (10,255 single-family, 7,255 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 19,586 units (11,006 single-family, 8,580 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 20,053 units (10,604 single-family, 9,449 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 20,132 units (11,217 single-family, 8,915 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 22,037 units (11,586 single-family, 10,451 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 18,665 units (11,492 single-family, 7,173 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 21,916 units (13,185 single-family, 8,731 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 20,321 units (10,312 single-family, 10,009 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 17,697 units (9,797 single-family, 7,900 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 14,621 units (9,810 single-family, 4,811 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 14,839 units (9,215 single-family, 5,624 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Oregon by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .