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 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...