Rental Market, dismal
One month after moving into a house just three blocks away from close family, our house was put on the market and sold to a new landlord who wants to move in. Damn.
We are 4 people in a 4-bedroom house. We will be replaced by one person living alone.
We have until the end of our lease to find a new place (November), but we're worried. All the houses on the market (and there aren't many 4-bedroom places) are significantly more expensive than our current place ($1k - $3k+ more), and the ones at the lower end of that seem to be moldy, run-down, and smelly (we've toured them).
I've rented in Portland for decades, and I've never seen so few options and such high prices. We're feeling pretty defeated. We definitely won't be able to live near our family anymore; perhaps we'll have to split up into smaller apartments as well.
Edited for clarity