Celebrating Bend Women’s March
As we celebrate Women’s History Month with a series of local events collectively known as Bend Women’s March, I’d like to recognize the amazing women of the Skjersaa Group. Mollie Hogan, one of our principal brokers, is a third-generation Bend-ite who has an unsurpassed passion for, and knowledge...
Bend Leads Nation in Remote Working
Is a home office on your checklist of “must haves” or “maybes” for your next house in Bend? You’re not alone. Many of our clients are entrepreneurs or remote workers, and having a dedicated space at home to focus on work is essential to their careers and work-life balance. Bend has a well-earned...
Prices down month-over-month, up year-over-year
The median sales price of a home in Bend, Oregon, declined in February from the previous month but still registered a 4.9 percent year-over-year increase. February’s median price was $430,000, 4.1 percent less than the $448,500 seen in January. History shows that a January-to-February decline...
New Market Trends for March 2019
How much did Snowpocalypse 2019 affect the Bend-area real estate market? Not as much as you might think. Key indicators from the most current market trend data show a consistent, healthy real estate climate in Bend despite the record snowfall we received in February. Although the number of homes...
February Market Trends
Happy February! We hope 2019 is off to a good start for you, and if you’re here in Bend, you’ve had a chance to get out and play in the snow. The newest trends on Bend-area real estate have just been released and we continue to see signs of a strong, healthy market despite expected, seasonal dips....
Median price near all-time high in January
Winter is often regarded as a soft season for home sales, but that wasn’t the case for the Bend, Oregon, real estate market in January. The month ended with a median sales price of $448,500. Here is some context about that sales price: • It’s the second-highest on record for any month in the Bend...
Rent control bill is misguided
Finding decent and reasonably priced rental housing in Bend can be a challenge. In 2017, the rental vacancy rate in Bend was 2.63 percent, compared with 6.18 percent for all of the United States. For anyone familiar with the law of supply and demand, a scarcity of rental units being accompanied by...
Sales data continue to show strong demand for homes in Bend
2018 ended with December showing a 7.9 percent year-over-year increase in the median sales price of a home in Bend, Oregon. The final month of the year was also characterized by continued signs of a housing market fueled by demand from prospective home buyers. December’s median sales price of...
Home sales expected to increase in Bend, nationally
Given the Bend, Oregon, real estate market – characterized by six consecutive months of a median sales price of at least $425,000, an inventory of homes for sale that tilts toward sellers, and an average sales price to list price that rarely dips below 99 percent – it might seem surprising that...
A rarity in November: median sales price up
Sales activity in the Bend, Oregon, residential real estate market slowed in November compared with the several months prior, but the demand for homes in the area still produced a very slight increase in the median sales price from the previous month. November’s median price of $433,133 was $233 –...