by Jason Boone | Apr 22, 2014 | Real Estate News
Thanks to recent statistics from HUD and the United States Census Bureau we know single family home starts increased by 6 percent recently from 920,000 in February 2014 to 946,000 units in March 2014. No More Home Inventory Concerns? The good news about the increase...
by Jason Boone | Apr 17, 2014 | Mortgage Interest Rates
Mortgage interest rates in the United States fell for the second week in a row as more home buyers, especially those in Bend ventured out to start searching for homes once again. Thanks to recent statistics from Freddie Mac we know that the mortgage interest rate for...
by Jason Boone | Apr 16, 2014 | Mortgage Loan, Mortgages
In March of this year the mortgage bankers association released its weekly applications survey which shows that mortgage applications have declined by 54 percent in the last year. What’s the cause for the decline in mortgage applications? According to the mortgage...
by Jason Boone | Apr 16, 2014 | Bend Oregon Home Sales, Home Selling Tips, Seller Tips
In 2014 many Bend Oregon homeowners will be planning on selling their homes and some of those homeowners will have dogs. If a dog is currently living in the home that’s for sale it’s always best for the homeowner to leave the dog in doggy day care during the day when...
by Jason Boone | Apr 16, 2014 | Bend Oregon Home Sales
Thanks to a recent report we know that home prices have continued rising across the United States by double digits year-over-year. The CoreLogic report shows that for 24 consecutive months home prices have been rising including the sale of distressed homes. As we move...
by Jason Boone | Apr 10, 2014 | Real Estate Market
Home values in Bend Oregon have been on a roller coaster ride over the last 14 years and many home owners and Real Investors have successfully weathered the ups and downs. From 2006 to 2012 the Case-Shiller Housing Index would lose 33% but, thankfully that wouldn’t...
by Jason Boone | Apr 8, 2014 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate Market
Are you thinking about selling your Bend Oregon home? Before listing your home on the 2014 Real Estate market it’s important to know what are the biggest turn offs that home buyers don’t like to see when they are house hunting. Overpricing Overpricing your home is the...
by Jason Boone | Apr 2, 2014 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Mortgages
Back in January 2014 the Qualified Mortgage Rule (QM) was put into place and it’s phase one of two rules from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that’s expected to strengthen the housing market and protect consumers. How Will It Protect...
by Jason Boone | Apr 2, 2014 | Real Estate Statistics
Home prices continue to rise across the United States and homeowners are excited especially since at the start of this year it was expected that home prices would start to decline due to the Federal Reserve tapering but that has not happened yet. Year-Over-Year Gains...
by Jason Boone | Apr 1, 2014 | Bend Oregon Home Buyer, Bend Oregon Real Estate
What are the “hidden gems” in Real Estate? If you ask any home buyer they will tell you that the hidden gems are: updated kitchens, spacious bathrooms or open floor plans but the reality is that there really are more hidden gems in Real Estate than every home buyer...
