The Bend high end real estate market grew considerably in 2018. Million dollar homes, including those built for speculation, have sold at larger numbers than those in 2017 with the greatest percentage increase in the $1,300,000 to $1,699,999 range (up 42.9%). **
For available inventory, the numbers of homes in the $2,300,000 and up range grew by the largest percentage with 50% more properties available in 2018 than in 2017. The months of supply fell in all categories except the highest where the inventory levels are now at 17.2 months (up from 10.9 months in 2017).
Pending sales were also up with the greatest percentage increase in the $1,300,000 to $1,699,999 category with an increase of 63.9% There were 59 homes which went pending during 2018 which are listed in this group. There were 93 pendin...
The data has been published and Bend single family home trends show mixed results for November. When Bend home sales from November, 2018 are compared with the sales from November, 2017, the following changes can be seen:
Closings were down significantly in November which can be contributed to the softening Bend home sales seen earlier in the year; days on market and months of inventory are both up. While...
We have noted for the last few months that residential home sales trends in Bend have been changing. The figures for October, 2018 reflect this change in a manner that we have not seen for some time. While prices continue to rise, sales have dropped off significantly. The following data compares Bend single family home sales in October 2018 with those from October 2017:
We wrote a blog a few weeks ago in which we noted that it appeared that Bend Oregon single family home sales were slowing when compared with the year before. This blog, "Is the Central Oregon Real Estate Market Slowing Down?" looked at inventory levels and showed that there was an uptick in the number of single family homes in Bend, Redmond and Sunriver for sale from the same 12 month period the year before.
The September statistics have now been published for Bend home sales and it appears that the slowing trend is continuing. When September 2018 Bend single family home sales on less than an acre are compared with September 2017, the following change can be seen:
The figures from August, 2018 Bend real estate sales are published and the price of a Bend single family home continues to go up. While the trend upward in the asking price of a Bend home appears to be leveling off, the sold price is still rising with the average price per square foot now at $255. The following data compares August 2017 sales of Bend single family homes on land under an acre with those from 2018: