The May 2024 data has been published and it appears that Bend home buyers have more options. Inventory levels are up, but so are prices and overall sales are down. Basic economics tells us that as supply increases, prices should decrease. But right now, the supply of Bend homes has grown along with a slight uptick in home prices with sales significantly down from the year before. Adding to the confus...
If you're thinking of making a move this year, there are two Bend housing market factors that are probably on your mind: home prices and mortgage rates. You're wondering what's going to happen next. And if it's worth it to move now, or better to wait it out.
The only thing you can really do is make the best d...
It has been a while since we have done a careful analysis of the high end Bend home market. Overall, the Bend real estate market has seen growth in inventory levels along with high mortgage interest rates and a more normal increase in home prices. The same cannot be said for the luxury market. For
Bend real estate is entering its peak selling season from late spring until early fall. With this season a rise in home inventory levels typically leads to greater buyer interest and more sales as buyers who may have been sporadically looking for homes get more serious about their purchase, often wanting to negotiate a sale and closing before fall. Sellers who may have been waiting until spring and summer when landscaping is alive and curb appeal can be its best will put their homes on the market hoping to sell quickly. And real estate brokers may find that both buyers and sellers they have been in communication with through winter are now ready.
The April figures fo...
Despite the trends for January and February 2024 in which prices seemed to stabilize, the sales price of Bend homes rose unexpectedly in March. The year over year figure shows both median and average Bend home prices were up over 12% and inventory levels were down. When coupled with the steep rise in prices, affordability remains a major problem for potential Bend home buyers.
When March 2024 is compared with March 2023 for Bend single family homes on less than an acre, the following trends are noted: