Lindsay Roberts Joins the Skjersaa Group as Operations Manager
We are excited to welcome Lindsay Roberts to the Skjersaa Group as our new Operations Manager. Lindsay brings a wealth of experience in high-end customer service to the Skjersaa Group. When our operations manager role opened up in January, I was thrilled to recommend Lindsay for the position. She...
Median Home Price in Bend Hits New High
February 2022 Market Trends for Bend Real Estate The median sales price of a home in Bend hit a new high of $686,000 last month, a 2% increase over December when it was $675,000. Compared with January 2021, when it was $577,500, the median home price is up 19%. Although the number of homes for...
Greg Millikan Joins the Skjersaa Group
We are thrilled to welcome Greg Millikan to the Skjersaa Group as a full-time broker who specializes in assisting buyers. Greg grew up in a small town north of Seattle and has lived in every state along the west coast. He has a PhD in theology from Durham University in England and was a church...
Inventory of homes up slightly in January
The second January since the COVID-19 pandemic began showed a slight increase in inventory of homes for sale in the Bend, Oregon, real estate market and an all-time high for median sales price. New homes to market and active listings in January were greater than those same data points in January...
Skjersaa Group Donates Over $27,000 to More Than 30 Nonprofits in 2021
We recently tallied up the donations we made in 2021 and are thrilled to share that our team contributed over $27,000 to more than 30 local and regional nonprofits last year. When we created the Skjersaa Group 17 years ago, we knew we wanted to include a well-defined plan for giving back as part...
Bend prices down slightly in December off record high
The graph depicting month-by-month median sales prices in the Bend, Oregon, real estate market in 2021 shows a general pattern: There are a few months following a trend of increasing prices, followed by a consolidation at a level lower than the most recent maximum - but higher than the beginning...
January 2022 Market Trends for Bend Real Estate
Happy New Year! If you follow our monthly market trend blog, you know we work hard to collect and analyze real-time data on Bend residential real estate month-to-month and even week-to-week. When we present our market trend reports, we aim to provide context by comparing current data with...
Bend residents: Volunteers, not hostages
When trying to formulate my thoughts on where I think the Bend, Oregon, real estate market is headed in 2022, I am reminded of a certain National Football League coach’s statement about the mindset of players: “It’s better to have volunteers,” Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has said, “as...
Operations Manager Position Now Open
Deeply rooted. We established the Skjersaa Group in partnership with Duke Warner Realty in 2005 as a way to invest in the Bend community on many levels. We have a passion for this place, and love helping buyers and sellers of real estate embrace the dream of living life in Bend to the fullest. We...
It’s All About Perspective: Finding Positivity and Gratitude
“Train your mind to see the good in everything. Positivity is a choice. The quality of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.” —Marc and Angel Chernoff The winter solstice may be the shortest and darkest day of the year, but it also represents a return of the light. It gives us an...