Bend Oregon Home Price information

By Jason Boone

So much for freezing the Bend real estate market this winter. In fact, the local market pretty much started 2016 in the same way it ended 2015: with a record-breaking month.

According to data recently compiled by the Skjersaa Group, 155 homes were sold through January. That might not sound like much, but it is actually a remarkable number for this time of year. Looking at data that goes back to January 2007, the previous high for the first month of the year came in 2015, when 120 homes were sold. Otherwise, only one other January in the last 10 years has topped 100 homes sold.

The January report offers other evidence that the Bend real estate market remains robust. A healthy 170 sales were pending to begin February, which is up from 139 to end December. And 178 new listings were posted in January, up from 135 in December and 164 in January 2015.

Jan 2016 graphic

Meanwhile, the months of inventory on the market has remained well below four months.

Some interesting data from the Skjersaa Group’s January report:

  • The January median sales price — the midpoint in which half the homes in Bend sold for more and half for less — landed at $317,450. That is down from $325,275 in December, and a typical drop from December to January.
  • In January, there were 395 active listings, down from 461 in December.
  • January’s 3.4 months of inventory is up from 3.1 months in December. Roughly six months of inventory is considered a balanced market between sellers and buyers.
  • There were only 58 price reductions in January, which is the lowest in a January since 2013.
  • The average number of days homes spent on the market in January was 138 days, the lowest January since at least 2006.
  • Homes priced between $425,100-$525,000 spent just 101 days on the market, the shortest of any price range.
  • Homes priced between $325,100-$424,000 accounted for 74 of the 155 homes sold in January.

This all comes on the heels of summer-like performance of 214 homes sold in December, which was far and away the best year-ending month in at least 10 years. That put a cap on what was a truly remarkable year in the Bend real estate market.

Something else to ponder is what this means for the rest of the year. Like most areas that enjoy all four seasons, the pace of the Bend market tends to follow the weather. That means summer typically brings the hottest sales. For instance, June 2015 saw 259 sales alone, the highest tally in a month in more than a decade.

The January numbers of relatively low inventory and high demand suggests that Bend will remain a seller’s market for the time being. And that will likely lead to continued upward pressure on home values.

If the brisk pace shown the last two months portends to a similarly hot summer, 2016 could very well bring another banner year in Bend.

But let’s not put the cart before the horse just yet.

Knowing how the data applies to each buyer or seller takes expertise. I can help navigate the market and find the perfect Bend, Oregon home.

To learn more about Bend home prices, get started with listing your Bend home, or to view area homes contact me call (541) 383-1426, or visit Bend Property Search to connect with me through my website.

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