Deschutes County, OR Real Estate News

How High Can Bend Oregon Real Estate Prices Go? The April 2019 sales figures for Bend single family homes on less than an acre are out and the results are dramatic. While new home sales surged in April, following a seasonal trend with 252 pending sales, the numbers of homes available and those cl... 05/13/2019

Five Bend Premier Real Estate Brokers Work on All Women Built Home  On Thursday, May 9th, five Bend Premier Real Estate women Brokers worked on an all women built Habitat for Humanity Home. Diane Lozito, Kelly Johnson, Liz Shatterly, Jacque Martini Roberts and Sherry Ortega all worked hard instal... 05/12/2019

What's Up with Bend Luxury Homes? Bend's high end home market is growing.  There is demand for homes in the million dollar plus category that was unheard of just a few years ago.  The number of Bend luxury home sales is up while inventory levels are down, and with prices continuing to increase, t... 05/07/2019

BPRE at 2019 COBA Home and Garden Show For the 3rd year in a row, Bend Premier Real Estate Brokers will be working at a booth at the COBA Central Oregon Spring Home and Garden Show at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds.  This show is a fabulous way to talk with contractors, furniture makers, landsc... 05/03/2019

Bend Oregon Real Estate Sales Down March 2019 Bend real estate sales followed the trends noted earlier in the year. Although there was a seasonal uptick in March 2019 of  Bend single family residential home real estate activity, new home listings, those in pending status and those sold were signi... 04/10/2019

Sneak Preview Pronghorn's Huntington Lodge Huntington Lodge, Pronghorn's long anticipated newest overnight lodging option, is opening soon. We were fortunate to experience the 104 room lodge prior to its grand opening in an invitation only soft opening as they work out the bugs. The windy road to... 04/07/2019

Are You Seeing Signs of Spring? After the coldest March in 100 years, yesterday we noticed the first flower of spring. This lone crocus has emerged and its purple bloom is brightening the dead yard.  While the grass is still yellow, there are signs of spring with buds appearing on the flowering t... 04/04/2019

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 ... 03/22/2019

Bend Oregon Real Estate Market ChangingFebruary 2019 had the most dramatic change to the Bend Real Estate market that we have seen in many years. Sales dramatically declined while prices increased, although at a reduced rate than we have experienced over the past few years.  It appears that the t... 03/06/2019

Bend OR Single Family Home Prices Have Grown Over the past 8 years, the sales price of a Bend single family home has grown by 129%. The average sales price at the end of 2010 was $223,000 and $510,000 the end of 2018. During the same time period, the average active price of a Bend single family h... 02/27/2019

Bend Or Home Sales Showing a Decline in Early 2019 Those of us involved with day to day real estate sales have "felt" a change in the market for several months. Bend home prices which have been rising for the last several years have continued to grow, but sales have been flattening. Buyers which ... 02/15/2019

 At a recent lunch meeting, the Bend Premier Real Estate top producers for 2018 were announced. All Bend Premier Brokers contributed to the success of the brokerage in 2018, but special recognition was given to those in various categories: #1 Top Producer Dana Furlan #1 Top Team - Pattie Serbus #... 02/01/2019

Is the Bend Oregon Real Estate Market Overpriced? The figures are out and the trends we have been following over the past year were again seen in the December 2018 Bend residential real estate sales figures. December 2018 saw a dramatic reduction in Bend home sales on less than an acre compared w... 01/11/2019

Bend OR Luxury Homes Sales Rise in 2018 The Bend high end real estate market grew considerably in 2018.  Million dollar homes, including those built for speculation, have sold at larger numbers than those in 2017 with the greatest percentage increase in the $1,300,000 to $1,699,999 range (up 42.9... 01/07/2019

Bend Oregon Commercial Real Estate Impacted by Lack of Inventory Historically, our local commercial real estate market trends above the national averages. Our Central Oregon area commands very aggressive CAP rates due to supply and demand; when you put a magnifying glass to our market, we have ve... 12/14/2018

Bend Oregon Real Estate Trends Mixed in November   The data has been published and Bend single family home trends show mixed results for November. When Bend home sales from November, 2018 are compared with the sales from November, 2017, the following changes can be seen: Homes for sale down 7.3% ... 12/06/2018

Bend Home Sales Show Mixed Trends We have noted for the last few months that residential home sales trends in Bend have been changing.  The figures for October, 2018 reflect this change in a manner that we have not seen for some time.  While prices continue to rise, sales have dropped off signifi... 11/06/2018

The Bend OR Commercial Real Estate Market Has Limited InventoryThe latest census predicts that the population of Bend will be 130,000 by 2030. With just under 95,000 people currently residing in the city limits, and just 2,380 acres recently added to the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), new density p... 10/30/2018

Take the Detour Off the Green Lakes Trail to Find this Hidden Gem We have hiked the Green Lakes trail into the Three Sisters Wilderness many times over the years we have lived in Central Oregon. Located off the Cascade Lakes Highway, the hike to Green Lakes is among the most popular in the Cascad... 10/21/2018

Redmond Oregon Real Estate Sales Continue Upward Trends Redmond single family home sales on less than an acre are still showing growth. Unlike Bend where the September data showed a decline compared with a year ago, Redmond Oregon home sales figures for September are up. The following compares Re... 10/15/2018