Bend Premier Real Estate Blog

Shirin Abplanalp Joins Bend Premier Real Estate

Shirin Abplanalp joins Bend Premier Real Estate after a career as a residential loan processor and operations manager at a major bank. Shirin believes that these years of work helped to develop her attention to detail, follow-through, reliability and professionalism that has carried over into her work as a real estate Broker.

Shirin understands that a real estate transaction can be a stressful event, but believes that the right real estate Broker can help relieve the stress by being there to answer questions, educate clients on the process and keeping on top of all aspects of the market and real estate deal.

Shirin's motto is "Dedicated to Results" which is how she conducts her business to help her clients achieve thei...

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Karen Slater Parker Joins Bend Premier Real Estate

Karen Slater Parker joins Bend after years of experience representing buyers and sellers for 14 years on the Big Island of Hawai'i. While on the Big Island, Karen worked with families and investors of residential, condos, vacation homes and vacant land. She worked through the recession and helped with foreclosure issues and loan modifications. Karen enjoys working with first time homebuyers and strives to ensure that the home buying or selling process is fun, easy and stress-free.

When not working with her clients, Karen enjoys walking her two Heelers, hiking, camping and fishing. She also enjoys entertaining and cooking big Sunday meals for family and friends. She is learning how to fly fish and hopes to master this soon!

Bend Premier Real Estate to be Title Sponsor Bite of Bend

For the second year in a row, Bend Premier Real Estate is the Title Sponsor for Bend's premier food festival - Bite of Bend. This 3 day festival is for all Bendites who love to eat! There will be Live Music during all 3 days, the Top Chef competition, the conscious living showcase, the beer run, the marketplace filled with food to sample, the little hopper root beer run for kids, the Bend family play zone and the mixology showcase which features the Bartender's Brawl. There will be something for everyone at the Bite!  Last year over 25,000 people attended the festival and we anticipate even more this year.  While attending, stop by one or both of our booths located in the center of the event and talk with one of our Premier Brokers.  We will be taking names for drawings we will be doing for gift certifi...

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How High Can Bend Real Estate Prices Go?

The April 2019 sales figures for Bend single family homes on less than an acre are out and the results are dramatic. While new home sales surged in April, following a seasonal trend with 252 pending sales, the numbers of homes available and those closed in April are definitely down. And while prices continue to climb, the average days on market are also up. The following compared April 2018 with April 2019 for Bend single family homes on less than an acre:

• Homes for sale down 13.5% to 397
• Homes sold down 10.2% to 177
• Homes pended down .4% to 252
• Average active price up 6.8% to $694,000
• Average sold price up 12.4% to $552,000
• Average price per sq ft up 8.9% to $258
• Average days on market up 19% to 125
• Sold/original listing price difference percentage down 10.2% to 88
• Months of inventory based on closed sales...

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Five Bend Premier Real Estate Brokers Work on All Women Built Home

On Thursday, May 9th, five Bend Premier Real Estate women Brokers worked on an all women built Habitat for Humanity Home. Diane Lozito, Kelly Johnson, Liz Shatterly, Jacque Martini Roberts and Sherry Ortega all worked hard installing windows, setting trusses, removing bracing and helping with construction clean up. After their day, the new owner of the Habitat Home is one step closer to the American Dream of home ownership.  Congratulations, ladies, on a job well done!