Posts with tag 'Bend Luxury Homes'
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Expert Forecasts Point to Affordability Improving in 2026 — What That Means for Central Oregon
Wondering what to expect from the housing market in 2026? You're not alone. For the past few years, affordability has been the biggest obstacle between buyers, sellers, and their next move. High mortgage rates, limited inventory, and rapid price growth forced many households across Central Oregon to sit on the sidelines.
The good news is this: conditions are finally shifting. In 2025, affordability improved to its best level in three years, and most economists agree that progress should continue into 2026. That outlook is based on three fundamentals that matter everywhere—including Bend, Redmond,
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | 2025 Trends
Bend Single-Family Home Market Trends: 2025 Year in Review
As 2025 wraps up, the Bend single-family home market shows a year defined by steady pricing, increased activity, and a slower pace than the year before. Compared to 2024, the market gained momentum in volume but continued to push back on pricing power and speed.
Here's how 2025 stacked up against 2024.
Prices: Flat, Not Falling — But Buyers Had Leverage
The median sales price ended 2025 at $734,950, up just 0.7% year over yea...
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | October 2025 Trends
A Cooler Fall Market Emerges for Bend Home Sales
October brought signs that the Bend real estate market is continuing to find balance as the year winds down. While closed sales and overall sold volume rose modestly from a year ago, several key indicators—such as new listings, pending sales, and median home price—show the market is cooling after a busy late-summer season. With homes taking longer to sell and buyers showing more caution, Bend's fall housing market reflects a shift toward more normal seasonal behavior after several years of atypical trends.
When comparing October 2025 to October 2024 for Bend single family home sales on less than an acre, the following changes can be noted:
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Median sales price down 3.1% to $770,000
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Closed sales
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | September 2025 Trends
Lower Mortgage Interest Rates Are Making a Difference for Bend Home Sales
For many Bend real estate brokers, the first half of 2025 had mixed sales results. Home prices moderated, and inventory levels increased. With more homes on the market, buyers had more choices. However, high mortgage interest rates kept many would-be home buyers off the market. Home sales proceeded through the summer at a relatively lower pace than was typical for Central Oregon.
However, the market changed in September. In the beginning of September, mortgage rates dropped below 6.5%. This coupled with more motivation from
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | August 2025 Trends
Its a Mixed Market for Bend Home Sales
August is usually a month where home buyers with young children close their purchases and get settled before school starts. It is also a month in which sellers who didn't sell their properties during the peak summer selling season consider their next options. Often, for those who really need to sell, lowering the asking price can be the answer. For others, taking their property off the market may make more sense. However, in 2025, the August Bend home sales reflected a mixed market with prices up, closings up, inventory up and days on market up.
When August 2025 is compared with August 2024, th...
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