Buying and selling in the same market is ok to do. Some people feel they need to hold off until the market is better to sell their home.  Sould you put your home on the market now?  If you want to upsize or downsize, now is the time, while the market is low and the mortgage rates at almost record lows. Remember, when your property increases in value, so does the  property you might wish to purchase. The published RMLS findings for September show that the Clackamas area is down 9.8%, Oregon City area is down,11.3%, and West Linn/Lake Oswego area down 13.3% in  average price from last year.  With that said, seems like now is the time to find a property  in the West Linn area.