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...
by Jason Boone | Mar 27, 2014 | Home Buying Tips
Are you planning on buying a home in Bend Oregon but don’t know how to get started? In today’s post we will cover four tips that you can use to successfully buy a Bend Oregon Home and accomplish your Real Estate goals. Confirm Your Credit History Step one to...
by Jason Boone | Mar 27, 2014 | New Home Construction
New home construction in Bend Oregon has been booming over the last year and for good reason because there’s been a huge demand for homes. If you’re thinking about investing in new home construction in Bend Oregon but are wondering if it’s the right choice for you...
by Jason Boone | Mar 24, 2014 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
Housing starts in Bend Oregon, and nationwide, dipped slightly in February by as much as 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 907,000, but the good news is that more building permits have been approved nationwide and they increased by 7.7 percent in February....
by Jason Boone | Mar 20, 2014 | Bend Oregon Home Buyer, Buying a home, Buying Home In Bend
There’s no denying that the Bend Oregon Real Estate Market is back on track and home buying here has been fueled by Millennials (Americans born after 1980). Why are more Millennials buying homes in 2014? It could be that they feel more optimistic about the economy...
by Jason Boone | Mar 20, 2014 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
The January 2014 Bend Oregon Real Estate market was “cooler” than usual but thankfully it picked up in February, following the same pattern as the rest of the country. Thanks to a recent report from Realtor.com we know that inventories of homes for sale across the...
by Jason Boone | Mar 18, 2014 | Bend Oregon Home Sales, Home Sales Process, Home Selling Tips, Seller Tips
With home values continuing to improve in Bend and across Central Oregon many home owners are considering selling their homes themselves. Although the average homeowner might think that for sale by owner (FSBO) is the easy way for them to sell their home, and save...