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Bend OR Real Estate - What's Up With New Home Sales?
Permits Down for New Bend Homes After many years of growth in new home construction in Bend, the number of permits pulled so far this year for single family homes is significantly down compared with previous years. From a high of 117 in March 2017, February 2019 had the lowest number of new home permits pulled in 4 years with less than 40.* February is typically a busy month for builders obtaining permits to build homes for summer sales.  This decline is significant in how it is not following the normal trends.
 

Why Are Bend Builders Not Pulling Permits? When a good analysis of Bend home trends are looked at, it becomes obvious that Bend new home construction has slowed. Many builders are sitting on inventory and while prices have continued to rise, sales have slowed to a level we haven't seen for 4 years.  There are now 7 months of new construction inventory based on closed sales; 6 months is considered a balanced market.  Bend has been operating with less than 4 months for many years, which is a seller's market.  When the inventory levels exceed 6 months, we have entered a buyer's market.  If this trend continues, it will open the door ... more

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