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By Tim Penner · Penner Group Properties · November 10, 2026

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The November 10, 2026 Edition · Portland Metro & the Willamette Valley

The Short Version

Tuesday's October CPI report ran hot: headline prices rose 0.4% for the month, above the 0.3% consensus, with core up 0.3% for a third straight month, and the bond market answered immediately. The 10-year Treasury jumped more than 14 basis points to 5.004%, daily mortgage averages moved up with it, and markets now price roughly an 85% chance of a quarter-point Fed hike at the December 8-9 meeting. Freddie Mac's last official reading is still 7.18% for the week of November 5, and Thursday's survey will be the first one to absorb the inflation data. In the Portland metro, September remains the latest full RMLS report at a flat $545,000 median with 4.2 months of supply, with October's report due mid-month, while the city's zoning work continues at City Council on November 12 and affordable housing funding keeps moving. Oregon's property tax deadline is Monday, November 16.

We publish a dated news edition here whenever the week's numbers and headlines are worth a plain-English read for buyers and sellers across Beaverton, Hillsboro, Cornelius, Forest Grove, Sherwood, Newberg, Wilsonville, and Woodburn. This edition covers the inflation report that reset the rate story, the bond market's reaction, what it means for the Fed's December meeting, and the local supply decisions moving through Portland's calendar this week.

5.004%

10-year Treasury yield, Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Up more than 14 basis points from about 4.87% after a hotter-than-expected October CPI report

0.4%

October headline CPI, reported November 10, 2026

Above the 0.3% consensus; core rose 0.3% for a third straight month, above the 0.2% expected

85%

Priced chance of a quarter-point Fed hike at the December 8-9 meeting, per CME FedWatch

Up from roughly 73% before the report; about 15% priced for a half-point move

7.18%

Average 30-year fixed mortgage, week of November 5 (Freddie Mac)

The next official reading is due Thursday, November 12; daily averages moved up with Tuesday's yields

The inflation and Treasury figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Treasury market data reported by CNBC; the Fed expectations come from CME FedWatch as reported by Kiplinger and CBS News; the mortgage figures come from Freddie Mac's PMMS and daily rate trackers at Fortune and MortgageDaily. See the sources at the bottom of this page.

The Inflation Reset: CPI Rewrites the Rate Week

For three weeks the mortgage market moved in one direction, and then Tuesday's inflation report moved the bond market the other way. Here is what changed and what is still standing:

  • Tuesday's inflation report ran hot. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' October CPI, released November 10, showed headline prices up 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from 0.6% in September but above the 0.3% consensus. Core CPI, all items less food and energy, rose 0.3%, a third straight monthly reading of 0.3% and above the 0.2% economists expected. Shelter rose 0.3% and accounted for more than 30% of the monthly increase, food rose 0.5%, and gasoline rose 1.0%, a sharp slowdown from September's 9.1% surge. Because the 2025 government shutdown prevented the BLS from collecting October 2025 data, no official 12-month figure was published; an estimate from The New York Times put prices about 4% higher than a year earlier, up from 3.7%.
  • The bond market answered immediately. The 10-year Treasury yield jumped more than 14 basis points to 5.004% on Tuesday, from roughly 4.86% to 4.88% at the start of the week, and remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on the rate path added to expectations of a hike. Daily mortgage averages moved up alongside the yields, reversing the direction of the first week of November.
  • The official weekly number still lags the move. Freddie Mac's last survey reading is 7.18% for the week of November 5, the third straight weekly decline, and the next Primary Mortgage Market Survey, due Thursday, November 12, will be the first official 30-year average to absorb Tuesday's CPI selloff. Daily averages before the report ran near 7.0% to 7.1%: Fortune's tracker put the 30-year conforming average near 7.03% on November 9, MortgageDaily quoted 7.09% for the same day, and Marketplace reported "signs of relief post-midterms" while cautioning that the lower daily quotes were unlikely to revive a market where supply is still thin.
  • The Fed math moved with the report. CME FedWatch priced roughly an 85% chance of a quarter-point hike at the December 8-9 meeting after the release, up from about 73% a week ago, with roughly 15% priced for a half-point move, and analysts described the data as keeping a December hike firmly on the table. A quarter-point hike would lift the federal funds target range from 3.75%-4.00% to 4.00%-4.25%. Mortgage rates usually move ahead of the Fed, and in this cycle both the hold and the hike scenarios have kept long-term rates elevated.
  • The tape underneath the headline stays slow. Industry reporting puts the existing-home sales pace near a 3.99 million annual rate, described as a roughly 30-year low, as the near-7% rate lock-in freeze keeps supply and demand both thin. NAHB's November 9 release reported remodeling activity held flat in the second quarter amid the housing slowdown, and its economics team notes residential-construction employment cooled in October even as construction-wage growth rebounded in September. October housing starts, permits, and completions land on November 18.

Our note on rates easing to 7.24% and the Fed hold explainer walk through the mechanics of what a CPI print does to a mortgage. The practical version: a rate lock is worth deciding on with Thursday's number in hand, not with a guess about the meeting after that.

The Fed itself remains on hold at a target range of 3.75% to 4.00% after its October 27-28 meeting, a 10-2 vote, and meets next on December 8-9 with a Summary of Economic Projections. The question is no longer whether a hike is possible, it is how large the market has to price one in.

Portland Metro: The October Report, Zoning, and the Supply Pipeline

The metro's own October data lands mid-month. While it does, the local news is about the supply pipeline:

  • September is still the latest full report, and October's is nearly here. The September RMLS Market Action Report puts the metro median at $545,000, flat year over year, with the average near $630,500, inventory at 4.2 months of supply, average market time around 68 days, and pending sales of 1,760, down 17.9% year over year. The October report is due mid-month, typically around November 18-20, and will be the first full read on how the metro absorbed the early-October rate peak and the midterms. Until it lands, September and the pending-sale trend remain the honest baseline, as we wrote in the November 6 edition.
  • The city's zoning work continues in public. The November 12 City Council agenda includes proposed amendments to the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan to facilitate housing production and Central City revitalization, the next step after the November 5 hearing we covered last week, and the city's Planning Commission met November 10. These are supply decisions made now about what is buildable in 2027 and 2028, and they are worth watching even in a slow sales month.
  • Affordable housing money keeps moving. Humans for Housing and its partners announced that Portland's 73Foster affordable housing project is backed by $4.4 million from Metro's Affordable Housing Bond and a $1.5 million grant from the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund, announced alongside a free November 10 screening of the senior-homelessness documentary "No Place to Grow Old" ahead of its November 17 Amazon Prime Video launch. Block by block, subsidy-funded homeownership and rental projects are the slow, durable part of the supply story.
  • The permit pipeline has life in it. The Daily Journal of Commerce's November 9 Portland building-permit report led with a $26.1 million OHSU tenant-improvement project at the Vista Pavilion on Marquam Hill. Institutional work like hospital and education construction keeps trades busy through the residential lull, and the neighborhoods that house those workers tend to hold value because the jobs on the hill are not cyclical with rates.

What This Looks Like Across Our Service Areas

A metro median only matters if it turns into a plan for your town. With Thursday's rate reading coming and a December Fed meeting now well-priced, here is how the week reads in the communities we serve every day:

Beaverton & Sherwood

Thursday's Freddie Mac reading is the first official number after CPI, so the rate-lock conversation belongs before it, not after it. With the 30-year average at 7.18% and daily quotes already ticking up Tuesday, ask any lender what today's lock costs versus waiting, and ask any seller of new or nearly new construction what incentive they can carry. Condos and townhomes still offer the entry point that full-size houses no longer do. See what homes cost in Beaverton and our Sherwood spotlight.

Hillsboro, Cornelius & Forest Grove

Thursday, November 12 is a big evening on the westside: Hillsboro's Block 56 community open house, pairing Portland Community College's planned Hillsboro Center with Hillsboro School District and Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center space, gives residents a direct say in a project that anchors downtown for decades. Health, education, and transit anchors hold value through a slow market, and the technology corridor keeps household incomes steady across all three towns. Our Hillsboro, Cornelius, and Forest Grove guides cover the local picture.

Washington County note

One calendar item belongs to every homeowner in the county: Oregon's 2026-27 property tax bill is due Monday, November 16, and paying the full bill earns a 3% discount while paying two-thirds earns 2%. If your escrow account already holds the payment, the coupon is handled for you; if you pay directly, the county treasurer's office takes the discount off the top. Fifteen minutes this week is worth the discount.

Newberg

Wine-country living keeps Newberg a steady blend of commuters and locals, and the November 16 property tax due date applies here too, with the full-payment discount worth checking against your escrow setup. At these rates the pace still suits sellers who price against current closed comparables and buyers who want room to compare, and Thursday's Freddie Mac reading will tell us whether the three-week rate slide survives October's inflation print. See our Newberg guide.

Wilsonville & Woodburn

Down I-5, the two ends of the payment spectrum: Wilsonville runs near the top of our service area and Woodburn the bottom, which is why Woodburn keeps drawing first-time and move-up buyers even at 7%-plus rates and why Oregon's down payment assistance matters more when rates look set to climb again. The assistance, up to $60,000 or 20% of the purchase price for eligible first-time and first-generation buyers, is still taking applications. See living in Wilsonville and living in Woodburn.

Every one of these communities has its own rhythm, and the full map of our service areas shows the range we cover, from the metro core to the Willamette Valley.

Oregon Notebook: Taxes, Rent Caps, and Down Payment Help

Three Oregon items belong on the calendar this month, one of them in six days:

  • Property taxes are due Monday, November 16. Oregon's statutory November 15 date falls on a Sunday this year, so the deadline lands on the 16th. Paying the 2026 bill in full earns a 3% discount and paying two-thirds earns 2%, and under state law the discount is lost after the due date. Our property tax explainer covers why a bill can rise even when a value estimate falls.
  • The statewide rent increase cap is 9.5% for 2026. The Department of Administrative Services' rent stabilization figures set the year's maximum rent increase at 9.5% for most residential tenancies, with a separate 6% cap for larger mobile home parks. It matters for renters weighing a move against a renewal, and for owners setting expectations for next year.
  • Down payment help is still open. Oregon Housing and Community Services' Down Payment Assistance offers eligible first-time and first-generation buyers up to $60,000 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is less. With rates near 7.18%, daily averages ticking back up, and a December hike now well-priced, that assistance often does more for a monthly payment than waiting for another quarter point. See our down payment assistance guide.

What We Are Watching Next

Six dates sit on the calendar for anyone planning a move before the new year:

  • Thursday, November 12: Freddie Mac's next weekly reading, the first official 30-year average to absorb Tuesday's CPI move.
  • Thursday, November 12: Portland City Council's agenda includes the zoning code and comprehensive plan amendments for housing production and Central City revitalization, and Hillsboro's Block 56 community open house is the same evening.
  • Monday, November 16: Oregon's property tax due date, and the last day for the 3% full-payment discount.
  • Mid-November: the RMLS October Market Action Report, typically around November 18-20, the first full read on the metro since the rate peak, alongside the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for November after October's 14-year low of 29.
  • Wednesday, November 18: Census Bureau and HUD housing starts, permits, and completions for October.
  • December 8-9: the Fed's final scheduled meeting of 2026, now priced at roughly 85% for a quarter-point hike and about 15% for a half-point.

The CPI print does not change what your house costs; it changes what the money on it costs. If a transaction works at 7.18%, you are not betting on a correction, you are locking in a workable number. If it only works at 6.5%, the honest answer this week is to change the house, the down payment, or the timeline rather than the hope.

Sources

The figures in this note come from these public reports and coverage, retrieved November 10, 2026. Payment examples and any town-level commentary are the team's own reading of the data, not quotes, and nothing here is a forecast we would ask you to bet on.

Not sure what this week means for your move?

We track pending and sold data across the Portland metro, Washington County, and the Willamette Valley all month long, and we read the national reports the way you would hope your team does. Call (971) 777-3137, write to Concierge@pennergroupproperties.com, or send a note through the contact page, and we will walk through the rates, the numbers, and your plan, whether you are buying, selling, or just being curious.

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