by Jason Boone | Jan 25, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Home Buying Tips
By Jason Boone As just about any longtime resident will tell you, living in Bend can seem like a dream. We are lucky to live in a beautiful place that puts just about any adventure sport within minutes of any Bend front door. It’s a wonder the area managed to stay a...
by Jason Boone | Jan 19, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
By Jason Boone During the heady days of the real estate boom, it was not uncommon for home sellers to enlist the help of discount real estate brokers. Back then sellers had all the leverage amid the frenzy, tempting many to look for ways to save on commission. Then...
by Jason Boone | Dec 21, 2015 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Home Buying Tips, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Loan, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone The news was hardly surprising last week when the announcement came that the Federal Open Market Committee would be hiking the target range of the federal funds rate a quarter point. After seven years of a zero-interest policy, such a move from the...
by Jason Boone | Dec 9, 2015 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone The residential real estate market in Bend, Oregon tends to slow during the winter months. Typically beginning in November, the colder weather combined with the holiday season often sends potential home buyers and sellers into temporary hibernation,...
by Jason Boone | Nov 24, 2015 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Home Buying Tips, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone Home values have grown significantly since the depths of the Great Recession. There is no denying that. Here in Bend, Oregon, the monthly median price has grown from a monthly low of $166,000 in November 2011 to $339,950 in October. For anyone who lived...