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Are We Heading into a Balanced Market?
If you've been keeping an eye on the housing market over the past couple of years, you know sellers have had the upper hand. But is that going to shift now that inventory is growing? Here's a breakdown of what you need to know.
What Is a Balanced Market?
A balanced market is generally defined as a market with about a five-to-seven-month supply of homes available for sale. In this type of market, neither buyers nor sellers have a clear advantage. Prices tend to stabilize, and there's a healthier number of
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | July 2024 Trends
Bend Real Estate Sales at a Crossroads
The data has been published and the trends we have seen for many years for Bend home sales have changed. Instead of seeing home sales prices increasing year over year, in July 2024 home sales prices decreased year over year. This change directly reflects on the increased inventory levels the town has experienced in the last few months. The Covid pandemic resulted in tremendous dema...
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | June 2024 Trends
Bend Home Prices Up as are Inventory Levels
Bend home prices are up year over year but so are inventory levels. The rate of the increase in Bend home prices has dropped, but we are still not experiencing overall reduced home prices. While buyers have more options, mortgage interest rates (just short of 7% as of July 3, 2024) remain high which has limited the buying power for many. July typically is the busiest month of the year for Central Oregon home sales and it remains to be seen whether the combination of high prices and high mortgage interest rates will curtail Bend real estate sales this summer.When June 2024 is compared with June 2023, the following changes for Bend single family home sales on less than an acre can be noted:
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | May 2024 Trends
What the Puzzling Trends For Bend Home Sales Tell Us
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...
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | April 2024 Trends
Bend Home Inventory Levels Rising
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...
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