by Jason Boone | Jan 25, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Home Buying Tips
By Jason Boone As just about any longtime resident will tell you, living in Bend can seem like a dream. We are lucky to live in a beautiful place that puts just about any adventure sport within minutes of any Bend front door. It’s a wonder the area managed to stay a...
by Jason Boone | Jan 19, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate
By Jason Boone During the heady days of the real estate boom, it was not uncommon for home sellers to enlist the help of discount real estate brokers. Back then sellers had all the leverage amid the frenzy, tempting many to look for ways to save on commission. Then...
by Jason Boone | Jan 11, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone What was already an impressive year in 2015 ended on a particular high note in December. In fact, an almost shocking number of homes were sold during the last month of 2015, pushing the year into record-breaking territory. How good of a month was it?...
by Jason Boone | Dec 21, 2015 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Home Buying Tips, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Loan, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone The news was hardly surprising last week when the announcement came that the Federal Open Market Committee would be hiking the target range of the federal funds rate a quarter point. After seven years of a zero-interest policy, such a move from the...
by Jason Boone | Dec 16, 2015 | Real Estate Market
By Jason Boone Affordable housing, or supposed lack thereof, has been a much-discussed subject around Oregon. And Bend has not been immune, with a historically tight rental market, rising rents and a median home price that at last count sat at $321,500. Such market...