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 Oregon Home Prices, Bend Oregon Home Sales, Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate Market
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...
by Jason Boone | Sep 18, 2017 | Real Estate News
By now, you’ve heard of the data breach at consumer credit reporting agency Equifax. Not to try to engage in scare mongering, but it’s clear that this data breach was a whopper. Of note to anyone in the midst of a real estate transaction is the possibility that the...
by Jason Boone | Sep 12, 2017 | Bend Oregon Home Sales, Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Statistics
The median sales price of Bend homes hit another record high in August — barely. It marked the third month in a row the median sales figure established a record. At $414,000, the median sales price in August was $1,500 (0.4 percent) higher than July’s amount....