Jason Boone answers frequently asked questions about the local real estate economy Our team is getting a lot of questions from clients and friends about how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the real estate economy, and we asked Jason to offer his perspective on how the local real estate market in Bend is currently faring, […]

Sales and Pending Sales of Bend Homes Surge We hope you are doing as well as possible right now, and that this update on the Bend real estate market is helpful to you during this chaotic time. The local real estate market in Bend has been a dynamic one due to many factors these last […]

Local real estate market activity is relatively consistent during different phases of pandemic First of all, we hope your life is as peaceful and healthy as possible during these tumultuous times. With so much of our daily lives disrupted, many of our clients are surprised to hear that the local real estate market in Bend […]

Weekly and Monthly Market Trends Through May 17, 2020, Show Some Signs of Weathering the Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local real estate activity over the last couple of months, the Bend real estate market continues to show signs of weathering the storm. While there were fewer listings, […]

If you’ve listed a home for sale, you know it’s typically ideal for a homeowner to occupy their home while it’s being shown, and if that’s not possible, to have it staged with furniture and home decor. This conventional wisdom among real estate professionals is that a furnished home helps potential buyers appreciate the livability […]

If you’ve seen some of our recent blogs and email updates, you know that we’ve been tracking weekly real estate activity in Bend during the COVID-19 pandemic to help us understand how the local market is being affected during this unprecedented time. We are currently tabulating data for the month of April, and wanted to […]

Real estate activity in Bend picked up last week after a relatively quiet week prior based on the data we are gathering and analyzing weekly during the COVID-19 quarantine. Last week’s increased activity helped level some of the downward trends of residential real estate activity we have seen over the past eight weeks. Compared to […]

As many of you know, we’ve been zooming in on weekly measurements of residential real estate activity in Bend because we felt the monthly data wasn’t keeping up with the speed of the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on the local real estate market. We now have six weeks of weekly trends, including the most […]

This Wednesday, April 22, is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event celebrated around the world to demonstrate our collective support for environmental protection initiatives. This year, Earth Day feels especially poignant in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. One silver lining of the global health crisis is that pollution levels have plummeted world-wide due to […]

I hope you and your family are doing as well as possible during this surreal, unprecedented time. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives is profound, and many of us are adjusting to the “new normal” of working from home, supporting our school-age kids as they navigate distance learning, and staying connected virtually […]