by Jason Boone | Sep 23, 2013 | Real Estate News
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac announced this week that they are going to take a more aggressive stance with unscrupulous lenders, especially those who have been taking shortcuts recently when it comes to originating their mortgages. How Will The Changes Work? As with...
by Jason Boone | Sep 18, 2013 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
When searching for homes for sale in Bend, your search is most likely going to start online, and there are a lot of things that you can do to make your home search easier using your Internet browser, especially if you use Google Chrome or Firefox. Clean Up Your...
by Jason Boone | Sep 17, 2013 | Home Staging
Are you planning on selling your Bend Oregon home in the coming months? If your home’s interior has been painted neutral colors and you’re concerned that it won’t stand out from other Bend Oregon homes for sale, try adding color “pops” throughout your home. How to Use...
by Jason Boone | Sep 16, 2013 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
Another great reason to move to Bend is because our town has been ranked one of the best places to retire in a recently released book called “100 Best Places To Retire”, and it’s not hard to see why since Bend Oregon has more things to do for seniors, and people of...
by Jason Boone | Sep 12, 2013 | Real Estate News
Thanks to a recent CoreLogic National Foreclosure report we know that as of July 2013 foreclosures were down by over 20 percent in the United States, compared to the same time last year, and less than 2.2 million mortgages or just over 5 percent of homeowners across...
by Jason Boone | Sep 11, 2013 | Real Estate News
In the past the USDA home loan program has been something that many people in Central Oregon have used to purchase their first homes since towns like Redmond, can be classified as a “rural area” by the USDA, but thanks to the 2010 Census times are changing and many...
by Jason Boone | Sep 10, 2013 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
Deschutes County Homeowners Prepare For Increase in Property Taxes With fall in Bend Oregon quickly approaching, homeowners can expect to open their mail boxes towards the end of October to find their property tax bills, and they can also expect find a sizeable...
by Jason Boone | Sep 5, 2013 | Real Estate News
Thanks to the fast moving Real Estate market, including a six percent increase in home values in July, negative equity is falling fast, and it’s continued to fall for the fifth quarter in a row. Recent statistics from Zillow show that less than 25% of homeowners in...
by Jason Boone | Sep 4, 2013 | Bend Oregon Home Buyer, Buying a home, Buying Home In Bend
Are you planning on buying a home soon? You’re not alone. There are still many people who are planning on buying homes in Bend Oregon, or across the country, and the reality is that with a hot Real Estate market in Bend you may find yourself facing the prospect of...
by Jason Boone | Sep 3, 2013 | Real Estate News
In the world of Real Estate something that can be very confusing to any home buyer are the words: “pre-approved short sale” because, many Realtor’s and sellers often will have different definitions on what this term means and for the buyer it can make the short...
