by Jason Boone | Jan 31, 2018 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Real Estate News, Residential Home Sales
The median sales price of a home in Bend, Oregon, rose 10.8 percent from December 2016 to December 2017. That followed increases of 9.9 percent in 2016 and 12.2 percent the year before. Many in the real estate industry, however, expect the recently enacted tax law to...
by Jason Boone | Jan 17, 2018 | Bend Oregon Home Prices, Bend Oregon Real Estate, NorthWest Crossing
In a year that the real estate market in Bend, Oregon, set records for median sales price, it probably shouldn’t be a surprise that the NorthWest Crossing neighborhood had the highest sales price of its existence, too. The median sales price of NorthWest Crossing...
by Jason Boone | Jan 11, 2018 | Bend Home Sales, Bend Oregon Home, Bend Oregon Real Estate, Home Buying, Real Estate News
A record-breaking year for real estate in Bend, Oregon, ended with higher prices in December than the month before. December’s median sales price was $394,535, an increase of 1.2 percent from $390,000 in November. The inventory of homes for sale and average days on...
by Jason Boone | Dec 12, 2017 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
The pace of home sales and the median price dropped in November compared with the previous month. But the one-month snapshot comparing November’s numbers to October’s doesn’t capture the bigger picture of the Bend, Oregon, real estate market. November’s median sales...
by Jason Boone | Nov 30, 2017 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, New Home Construction, Real Estate News
By almost any measure, NorthWest Crossing is among the most popular and successful neighborhoods in Bend. Homes are in high demand, the schools are well-regarded, and the community fits the city of Bend’s vision of multiuse neighborhoods. Taking shape on the other...
by Jason Boone | Nov 22, 2017 | Real Estate Market
You might have read recently that Bend and Deschutes County are among the fastest-growing areas in Oregon. To anyone who has lived here long, Bend’s desirability shouldn’t be a surprise. The attraction of this city is what helps us at the Skjersaa Group make our...
by Jason Boone | Nov 9, 2017 | Bend Home Sales
After four months in a row of record-setting real estate prices in Bend, Oregon, the market took a step back in October. The median sales price of a home in Bend declined last month, but there is strong evidence that the move was a consolidation, not a sign that the...
by Jason Boone | Oct 30, 2017 | Bend Oregon Home Buyer, Bend Oregon Real Estate, Buy vs. Rent
Nearly 10 years old, the implosion of the U.S. housing market created wounds that still bear scars. One of the byproducts from that period was a general decline in homeownership. Every age category below those 65 years old shows fewer people owning their homes. Those...
by Jason Boone | Oct 24, 2017 | Bend Oregon Home Sales
An acquaintance of mine, upon buying a home in Portland, came to an agreement with the seller that the washer and dryer would be part of the purchase and would remain at the home. But when my acquaintance took possession of the home, lo and behold, the washer and...
by Jason Boone | Oct 13, 2017 | Bend Home Sales, Bend Oregon Home Prices, Bend Oregon Real Estate
The residential real estate market in Bend, Oregon, continued in September to reach new heights for sales prices, but the increases remained modest. In September, for the fourth month in a row, the median sales price of a home in Bend reached a record high. Although...
