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Is it a good time to buy?
I can't say for sure but if we have not hit bottom yet we are very close!
If you wait for the bottom you will not know it until it's passed you by!
 
Is it a good time to buy?We think so if you can take a minute to read thru this, we hope to explain why. (statistic for Bend Oregon)Þ Interest rates on loans are the lowest they have been in two yearsÞ From May of ‘07 to Jan of ‘08 the median price has dropped 20% from 396k to 320kÞ Price per square foot from Aug of ‘06 to Dec of ‘07 has dropped 24% from $206 to $157 a square footÞ Building permits have dropped substantially from Jun of ‘06 to Nov of ‘07 equaling an 80% drop from 165 to 34 issuedÞ Days on market from Aug of ‘06 to Dec of ‘07 increased 48% from 92 to 175Þ Number of sales from Jun of 06 to Dec of 07 are down 69% from 248 to 77Þ Number of listings in MLS system from Aug of ‘07 to Jan of ‘08 has dropped 23% the difference of 1623 listings to 1255.Þ Opportunities are many!!
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