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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The impact of the coronavirus quarantine on Bend workers, families and local business owners has been sudden, and for many, financially devastating. Fortunately, our community and local government is providing many resources to help those impacted the most right now. If your income has been affected by the coronavirus quarantine, we encourage you to investigate and […]
Gratitude. Maybe this word has lost its power due to overuse and become somewhat of a cliché. But not today…not now. Between the swirl of unrest, the sea of unknown and the sensation of restlessness, gratitude may be the only grounding force. If we focus on the gifts that come from any situation, discomfort begins […]
We appreciate the emails and phone calls we’ve received from many of you, both to check in socially and to ask questions about how the outbreak of COVID-19 is affecting the real estate industry. We thought it might be helpful for you to share some factual information we are receiving from various industry organizations about […]