My Blog About the Bend Real Estate Market and General Real Estate Ramblings

1495 NW Quincy Ave. recently hit the market and, sigh, I am in love. This green and modern home was built in 2007 and features 3 bedrooms/2.5 baths, 3992 sq. ft., and sits on a 0.32 acre lot in the West Hills of Bend. The main level has a great room floor plan, master suite, powder room, and dedi...

When I work with buyers moving to Bend from out of the area, particularly from larger cities, they are usually drawn to NW Bend because of the privacy provided by lots of trees and larger lots. One neighborhood that fits the bill is Valhalla Heights. Valhalla Heights is located where Mt. Washingt...

To summarize, there are 1789 homes for sale, 236 contingent, 297 pending, and 158 homes sold in June. In the MLS, when I run the stats for more than one type of property (residential, multifamily, etc) it doesn't allow me to choose a residential subtype (townhome, manufactured, etc.) and it autom...

These are currently the lowest priced stick built homes (not manufactured) on the market in Bend. Some of them need repairs but others are move in ready. I mentioned the FHA 203K rehab loan in a previous post and some of these homes would be perfect candidates. For qualifying buyers, this particu...

With homes prices down, many people that couldn't afford to purchase a home a few years ago can now. One of the challenges my clients and I are running into is a good majority of the homes in the $100,000 - $150,000 price range need a lot of work. When you can only afford to spend $125,000 on a h...