by Jason Boone | May 20, 2014 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate Market
If you’re a fan of TV shows like House Hunters you will have seen many episodes where buyers are searching for homes with Open Floor Plans but it could be that the demand for this type of floor plan is slowly decreasing. Thanks to a recent article in the New York...
by Jason Boone | May 15, 2014 | Bend Oregon Home Sales, Bend Oregon Real Estate
Thanks to a recent report from Redfin we know that sellers are either feeling overly optimistic or risky because, 40.3 percent of homeowners who plan on selling their homes in the coming months plan on pricing their homes above market value. Redfin polled close to...
by Jason Boone | May 14, 2014 | Mortgages
If you’re planning on refinancing your home loan, or purchasing a new Bend Oregon Home, the good news for you is that 30-year fixed mortgage rates have continued to ease and we are now going into the second straight week where they have eased to their lowest level...
by Jason Boone | May 13, 2014 | Real Estate News
If you’ve sold a home in the last few years you may be familiar with Section 1031 of the IRS Internal Revenue Code which enables the seller or owner of an investment property to defer paying capital gain tax on the sale of that property when those taxes are due to be...
by Jason Boone | May 9, 2014 | Home Staging
There’s no denying that first impressions do count when you’re trying to sell your home that’s why it’s important to focus on things like curb appeal, cleaning, painting and staging. What about an old car, boat or RV that you may have had sitting in the drive way for...