by Jason Boone | Jul 24, 2013 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
Oregon Real Estate laws changed again recently, on July 19th, 2013, when Oregon Governor Kitzhaber signed a new law, HB 3389, which gives lenders more power to recover deficiency claims that they may have with their borrowers. Is HB 3389 a good thing for Oregon...
by Jason Boone | Jul 18, 2013 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
If you’ve checked out housing values across Bend in the last few weeks, it’s no surprise to anyone that Bend Oregon housing prices are up, and that’s actually a good thing, but to many economists in Bend and across the Country, it almost looks like we are heading...
by Jason Boone | Jul 13, 2013 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
Are you still sitting on the fence, waiting to buy a Bend Oregon home? There’s no denying that mortgage interest rates have been historically low for the last year, and that they have been going up recently, but the question to ask is how much money would you have...
by Jason Boone | Jul 11, 2013 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
What is appraised value? In the Bend Oregon Real Estate market, as with the rest of the United States, appraised value is the opinion of the appraiser regarding the fair market value of a property. The appraisal is based solely on the appraisers experience, knowledge,...
by Jason Boone | Jul 10, 2013 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
Over the last few years short sales have been abundant across the United States due to the downturn in the economy which sent many homeowners underwater. If you’re thinking about buying a short sale for your primary residence, or to fix up and then sell it, this post...
by Jason Boone | Jun 27, 2013 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
Why use a Realtor? This question comes up at least once a week in the mind of many home buyers in Bend, and across the United States, especially as buying a home in Bend right now is more complicated than it was last year, and some home buyers might think that they...