Bend Premier Real Estate Blog

Bend Real Estate Inventory is Way Up

The real estate trends for Bend single family homes are reflecting a changing market. Sales are dependent upon a mortgage interest rate that works for the majority of home buyers, but also upon available homes from which to choose. February 2025 saw a shift in both categories with a large increase in home inventory as well as a more moderate reduction in mortgage interest rates. Buyers are finding many more homes on the market that may meet their search criteria. Sellers are finding that in order to make their home stand ou...

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Bend Premier is Pleased to Have LaRonda Acuff-Sack Join the Administrative Team

LaRonda Acuff-Sack, a Bend Oregon native, known for her residential real estate expertise and love of all things local, has been a licensed Real Estate Broker since 1999. She has specialized in listings & new home construction. LaRonda has been a licensed Principal Broker since 2005. She has trained under some of the most renowned sales and marketing trainers in the country and received numerous sales achievement awards including Sales Person of The Year. Well educated in all facets of her profession she has attained Certified New Home Sales Professional certification from the National Association of Home Builders. LaRonda and her husband Joe, an RN at our local hospital, have an "urban farm" in Bends mid-town with a large organic garden and beehives. They enjoy spending time with their family, friends, and beautiful puppy named Ocean. LaRonda could not be more excited to be living and wo...

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More people are taking steps to buy a home. And, if you've been waiting for the right time to move, this may be the sign you've been looking for.

For the past few years, a lot of would-be homebuyers hit pause on their plans. With rising mortgage rates and affordability challenges, buying just didn't seem doable. But now, more of them are getting back out there. That's because they're getting used to the fact that this may be the new normal for the market – especially as forecasts show mortgage rates may be starting to stabilize. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR): 

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Are you having a hard time finding the right home in your budget? Or maybe you already own a home but could use some extra income or a designated space for aging loved ones. Either way, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) could be the smart solution you've been looking for in today's market.

What Is an ADU?

According to Fannie Mae, an ADU is a small, separate living space that's on the same lot as a single-family home. It must include its own areas for living, sleeping, cooking, and bathrooms independent of the main house. And they can take shape in a few different ways. Fannie Mae adds, an ADU can be:

• Within a main home, such as a basement apartment
• Attached to a main home, such as a living area over a garage
• Detached from the home entirely; it could even be a manufactured home

The Benefits of ADUs

ADUs are growing in popularity as more people discover why...

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Many people are hoping mortgage rates will come down before they buy a home. But will that actually happen? According to the latest forecasts, experts say rates will decline, but not by as much as a lot of people want.

The good news? Even if they don't drop substantially, there are still ways to make buying a home more affordable.

How Much Will Rates Drop?

A few months ago, experts were forecasting mortgage rates could dip below 6% by the end of the year. But recent projections suggest that may not happen after all.

While mortgage rates are still expected to decline some later this year, projections from Fannie Mae, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), and Wells Fargo now show them stabilizing closer to the 6.5% to 7% range (see below):

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