Tara Cardot and Wally Drake Join Bend Premier Real Estate

Bend Premier Real Estate is pleased to announce that Tara Cardot and Wally Drake have both joined the brokerage as brokers.

Tara Cardot comes to Bend Premier Real Estate with over 7 years of experience in helping families buy and sell their home, beginning her career in Charlotte, NC. Tara's husband, who is also a Broker, is a Bend Native. They spent a decade traveling to and from Bend before calling it their permanent home in 2016. Drawn to the beautiful scenery, and endless outdoor activity Tara loves helping others make it their permanent home as well.

Wally Drake has been a real estate broker for over 30 years and have sold well over a thou...

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Redmond OR Real Estate Trends Reflect Great Interest

Redmond, Oregon has often been thought as a more affordable option to Bend. And when we represent buyers looking to settle in Central Oregon, Redmond often becomes their choice when they discover what they can afford to purchase there versus what they can afford in Bend. And Redmond is growing with over 500 new construction homes either sold, pending or active in MLS over the past 12 months.* 

When Redmond single family home sales on less than an acre from 2020 are compared with those from 2019, the following can be noted:

• Average sales price up 11.99% to $390,355

• Median sales price up 12.1% to $359,900

• New listings up 10.7% to 1266

• Homes for sale down 13% to 309

• Pending sales up 35.1% t...

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Stephanie Edgerly is being recognized by Washington Federal Bank in LaPine as the featured Realtor of the month of July as part of their reopening celebration. Congratulations to Stephanie for this recognition and to Washington Federal for featuring such a wonderful Broker. 

Bend Premier Real Estate is pleased to announce Ashley Mahana, Scott Robinson and Shaun Cardot have joined the brokerage as Brokers working in Central Oregon.  Each broker brings a unique background and approach to their work as real estate professionals, but all will do a great job in working with their clients.

Scott joins Bend Premier from the teaching profession. Scott is a geologist and avid biker, interested in local politics and transportation issues and bring his background in education to help empower his clients with knowledge as they make their real estate decisions.

Ashley recently moved to Bend from the Seattle Metro area where she has been a licensed real estate agent for the past 6 years.  Ashley has a background in the military and customer service and believes that problem solving is among her best attributes in working with her clients - that and a belief that her clients' needs must always come first.

Born and raised in Bend, Shaun brings a wealth of knowledge of Bend's past and present, knowing the neighborhoods intimately having grown up in the community. He was licensed in Bend for several years before moving to North Carolina where his wife was a licensed agent. Coming home to Bend means Shaun can work again in a town he really knows and enjoys.