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Bend Premier Real Estate | December 2024 Newsletter
What's in the December 2024 Bend Premier Newsletter?
- More Inventory Means More Choices for Bend Homebuyers
- Eggnog Pie
- The Dos and Don'ts for Holiday Decorating When Selling
- Hike to Paulina Falls in Winter for a Truly Unique Experience
- Ready to Sell in 2025
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | November 2024 Trends
More Inventory Means More Choices for Bend Home Buyers
There are more homes on the market for potential Bend home buyers to choose from than there were at the same time last year. With more inventory, there has been more motivation for sellers to negotiate price and terms with buyers. This in turn has resulted in homes selling for less than asking price, often after price reductions, in order to generate offers. While the overall sales price is up slightly over the same time last year, the months of supply is up over 11%.
When the data from November 2024 for Bend single family home sales on less than an acre is compared with those from November 2023, the following changes can be seen:
- Average sales price up 4.1% to $888,821
- Median sales price up 2.6% to $711,875
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When Will Mortgage Rates Come Down?
One of the biggest questions on everyone's minds right now is: when will mortgage rates come down? After several years of rising rates and a lot of bouncing around in 2024, we're all eager for some relief.
While no one can project where rates will go with complete accuracy or the exact timing, experts offer some insight into what we might see going into next year. Here's what the latest forecasts show.
Mortgage Rates Are Expected To Ease and Stabilize in 2025
After a lot of volatility and uncertainty, the most updated forecasts suggest
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Should You Sell Your House As-Is or Make Repairs?
A recent study from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows most sellers (61%) completed at least minor repairs when selling their house. But sometimes life gets in the way and that's just not possible. Maybe that's why, 39% of sellers chose to sell as-is instead (see chart below):
If you're feeling stressed...
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More Homes, Slower Price Growth – What It Means for You as a Buyer
There are more homes on the market right now than there have been in years – and that could be a game changer for you if you're ready to buy. Let's look at two reasons why.
You Have More Options To Choose From
An article from Realtor.com helps explain just how much the number of homes for sale has gone up this year:
"There were 29.2% more homes actively for sale on a typical day in October compared with the same time in 2023, marking the twelfth consecutive month of annual inventory growth and the highest count since December 2019."
And while the number of homes on the market still isn't quite back to where it was in the years leading up to the pandemic, this is definitely an
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