Discovery West is the latest subdivision in the NorthWest Crossing area of Bend's Westside. Developed west of Summit High School and with 40 acres of parks with miles of trails, the project offers a variety of housing options, ranging from apartments, town homes, cottages and single-family homes. Discovery West is being built under the "transect" concept of urban development in which the housing density decreases the further out people go from the urban core. The goal with this type of development is to help mitigate wildfire risk and the impact on wildlife.
There is a lot of new construction occurring in Discovery West. As a new subdivision, many contractors are building spec homes, but also custom dev...
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:
If you're trying to sell your Bend Oregon house, you may be looking at this spring season as the sweet spot – and you're not wrong. We're still in a seller's market because there are so few Bend homes for sale right now. And historically, this is the time of year when more buyers move, and competition ticks up. That makes this an exciting time to put up that for sale sign.
But while conditions are great for sellers like you, you'll still want to be strategic when it comes time to set...
If you're planning to move soon, you might be wondering if there'll be more Bend homes to choose from, where prices and mortgage rates are headed, and how to navigate today's Bend real estate market. If so, here's what the professionals are saying about what's in store for this season.
Odeta Kushi, Deputy Chief Economist, First American:
". . . it seems our general expectation for the spring is that we will see a pickup in inventory. In fact, that already seems to be happening. But i...