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Bend Home Sales Down

We have been following the data and our transitional Bend real estate market is definitely showing downward trends in many categories.  The rapid rise in prices and demand we saw during the covid pandemic were unsustainable and now we are seeing adjustments in home sales, days on market and home prices. The shock of higher mortgage interest rates is mostly over and home buyers are back in the market. And sellers are more realistic with home prices and willing to negotiate terms.

When Bend single family home sales on less than an acre are compared year over year, the following changes can be seen:

• Average sales price down 7.7% to $801,839*
• Median sales price down 12.3% to $680,000
• Average list price up 5.5% to $970,512
• Median list price up 4.7% to $784,950 
• New listings down 27% to 195
• Homes for sale up 21.9% to 217
• Pending sales down 26.5%...

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• Bend Home Prices Coming Down
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Bend Home Prices Coming Down

For many years we have tracked Bend real estate trends and have consistently watched home prices rise year over year.  Since coming out of the housing recession in 2011, Bend median home prices have risen over 465% from a low of $165,210 in December, 2010 to a high of $775,000 in March of 2022. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the rate of Bend home price increase accelerated to over 75% in three years.  This rate of increase was unsustainable and since reaching their high last summer, Bend home prices have fallen.

February 2023 was the first month which saw a year over year price reduction in Bend homes.  When  February 2023 Bend single family home sales on less than an acre are compared with those from February 2022, the following changes can be seen:

• Average sales price down 7% to $821,827*  

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What's in the February 2023 Newsletter?

• Bend Oregon Real Estate | January 2023 Trends
• Tuxedo Strawberries Recipe
• 4 Inexpensive Ways to Boost Curb Appeal This Winter
• You May Not Need as Much as You Think for Your Down Payment

Bend Home Sales Facing Twists and Turns in 2023

The road ahead for Bend home sales in 2023 is facing many changes from that seen in 2022. Although the fall 2022 Bend real estate market experienced a season of transition with a significant slowing of home sales, the change should be looked at in relationship to the market prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting real estate boom. While the road ahead appears to be in a "slow down" mode, it is all relative to an overall healthy market more balanced between sellers and buyers.

When January 2023 is compared with January 2022 for Bend single family home sales, the following changes are noted:

• Average sales price up 7.9% to $849,680*
• Median sales price up .3% to $684,950
• New listings down 27.8% to 109
• Homes for sale up 59.4% to 204

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