by Jason Boone | May 24, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone Bend residents probably didn’t need the U.S. Census Bureau to tell them that the population of their town has increased in the last couple of years. There are signs, perhaps more anecdotal than data-driven, that would tell them the same thing: grocery...
by Jason Boone | May 18, 2016 | Real Estate News
By Jason Boone Many businessmen and businesswomen are certain that government rules and regulations result in higher prices for consumers, even if they can’t put a finger on precisely how much those regulations cost. Now, a study by the National Association of Home...
by Jason Boone | May 10, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone An already tight housing market in Bend, Oregon, got tighter in April. Through the end of April, the inventory of houses for sale in the Bend market was 2.1 months, according to data compiled by the Skjersaa Group. The inventory of 2.1 months is the...
by Jason Boone | May 6, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone West-side real estate news and developments in Bend, Oregon, attract considerable attention, so much so that it can be easy to overlook what’s going on elsewhere in town. But prospective homeowners who want to enjoy so much of what makes Bend desirable...
by Jason Boone | Apr 27, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone Not that it was altogether unexpected, but the Federal Reserve voted on Wednesday to stand pat with its key federal funds rate. Still, such a move (or lack thereof) probably will be cause for relief for anyone worried that they might have missed their...
by Jason Boone | Apr 22, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
By Jason Boone Some folks around town have recently expressed some worry about the fate of the Bend real estate market. For some, the rise in single-family home prices seems a little closer to the days leading up to the Great Recession than feels comfortable. That...
by Jason Boone | Apr 18, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone The westside of Bend has long been a hotspot in Bend real estate, popular with both longtime residents and new arrivals to this fast-growing town on the High Desert. This is no accident, of course. The west side has much appeal. The majority of Bend’s...
by Jason Boone | Apr 11, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone Buyers are off to a brisk start to the year apparently, leaving an almost historically tight market for single-family homes in Bend. How tight is the market you ask? Through the month of March, the Bend market offered up about 2.3 months of inventory,...
by Jason Boone | Apr 5, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Home Buying Tips
By Jason Boone Anyone can see the difference in Bend when spring weather finally hits. The trees begin to bud, flowers bloom, the grass quickly turns from dormant brown to lush green, and the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range pop under the clear, blue sky. The...
by Jason Boone | Mar 29, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Foreclosures, Home Buying Tips, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone Prospective homebuyers still often ask me about foreclosures. Certainly the question makes sense. In the wake of the housing bust, foreclosed properties dominated the real estate market, both in Bend and throughout the nation. For many bargain hunters,...
