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Bend Real Estate . . . How’s The Market?
September in Bend September, a wonderful time of year in Bend . . . the days are bright, the nights cool; everything is golden, and the summer’s tourists and traffic have abated (a bit!). A great time to be here! 226 sales, 2.9 months of inventory For the sixth month in a row, the 200…
Bend’s Median Price Soars to $345,000
August 2015 Bend’s median price soared to $345,000 in August! We haven’t seen a number like this since the halcyon days of 2007, when things topped out at an outlandish (and unsustainable) $396,000! 243 Residential Sales Things continued to be hectic in town . . . lots of people (prospective buyers!) and tons of activities….
Dog Days of Summer in Bend . . . July 2015
Dog Days of Summer in Bend “Dog Days of Summer” always makes me think of Florence and The Machine’s classic- Bend rocked it in July . . . two Phish concerts, Melissa Etheridge, The Cascade Cycling Classic. The streets downtown were crowded; there was real “traffic” at the Reed Market roundabout; an inordinate number of…
Hottest June ever in Bend
Hottest June Ever According to the National Weather Service, this past June was the hottest ever (records have been kept since 1901). The average temperature–the midpoint between the day’s high and the day’s low, averaged across every day of the month–was 65.8 degrees. That’s 8.7 degrees above the historical average for the month. The warmest…
Bend real estate on a roll in May
May in Central Oregon May is normally the transition month in Central Oregon . . . we get a bit of everything. The weather is glorious, then it rains; Mt. Bachelor closes early (May 10), then it snows for four days. Through all this, the Bend real estate market continued on its seemingly inexorable roll….
Bend Real Estate Update . . . April 2015
Bend Real Estate April was an excellent month in Bend . . . the spring weather was uncharacteristically beautiful, the beer remained cold, my dog got stronger, and the skiing was surprisingly good. The Bend real estate market remained healthy too. We topped the 200 sale plateau (203 to be exact) earlier than in previous…
March 2015 . . . Bend Inventory Woes Continue . . . Pending Sales Soar
Inventory Woes Continue in Bend We whined last month because of the dearth of available for sale inventory on the Bend real estate market. Well, I guess we’ll continue to moan . . . the March inventory levels were even lower. Only 431 homes on the market . . . that represents just 2.6 months…
NorthWest Crossing . . . Craftsman With A Twist
2648 NW Lemhi Pass Rd. 3/2.5, 2060 square feet Offered at $559,000 NorthWest Crossing The NorthWest Crossing neighborhood in Bend seemed to weather the housing downturn better than any other community in town. Throughout the difficult years, product continued to sell and new homes were built. NorthWest Crossing offered homes by a variety of builders…
Inventory Woes Plague Bend in February
There’s No Inventory in Bend! Inventory woes kept February’s Bend residential sales figures a little lower than expected. We thought January’s lack of salable product was an aberration, or perhaps the proverbial “seasonal adjustment.” But February’s numbers were even lower . . . just 433 homes (single family on less than an acre) on the…
Bend Real Estate . . . January 2015
Bend Real Estate . . . Notable Sales One of the warmest and driest Januarys on record; nevertheless, a stellar start for the Bend real estate market in 2015 . . . we cruised right into the new year with a couple of notable sales–again, they were notable because we made them! A beautiful Hampton’s…