January 2021 Bend Real Estate Sales Continue 2020 Trends

If we were to use one phrase to summarize January 2021's Bend single family home sales on less than an acre, it would be "more of the same." The 2020 Bend home sale trends since getting over the initial shock of the Covid-19 pandemic have been monumental and the start in 2021 appears to be continuing the movement.

However, there is one "more of the same" comment that needs to be made when looking a sales trends. According to the Beacon Appraisal Group report, both Bend and Redmond have once again set new record high sales prices. For January 2021, Bend reached a new high median sales price of $577,500 while Redmond reached a high median sales price of $377,000. For Bend, this is $20,000 over the last record set in October of 2020, with gains once again blamed on extremely tight inventory levels.

When January of 2021 is compared with January 2020 for Bend single family home...

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Feeling the lockdown blues? Getting that wanderlust itch? Us too. Recently my co-worker and I have discussed and fantasized about spending a long weekend in Mexico eating tacos and drinking cerveza on a warm and sunny beach. Obviously that trip wont be happening, at least for us, for some time. After that conversation, we got a craving for authentic street tacos. For months now we've been reading rave reviews about the Sopa food truck located at River's Place Tap house--so naturally we had to see if this place would satisfy our craving. 

This family owned food truck offers innovative, modern Mexican cuisine with a few classics. The classics are what we came for but the innovation is what blew us away!

You know you're in the right spot when the person after you is ordering in Spanish. 

Lets start with the beef Quesatacos; I know what you...

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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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Our never ending food journey in Central Oregon has brought us to a little food truck in one of Bend's newest food truck lots - Crosscut Warming Hut No. 5. This charming location is modeled after the warming huts in the Deschutes National Forest that many locals and tourists alike snow shoe, ski, snow mobile, and maybe even dog sled to during the winter months. We felt the atmosphere was warm and inviting and we cannot wait to sit inside by the large fireplace when COVID allows again. However, despite not being able to use the indoor space, they had many tables set up outside with appropriate distancing, various warming options, and three food trucks. On this food adventure, we tried Abe Capanna's Detroit Pan Pizza + Italian and they did not disappoint us.

With a variety of pizza opti...

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What's in the January 2021 Newsletter?

• Bend Real Estate Trends - 2020 Trends and 2021 Predictions

• Winter Hike to Chush Falls

• Why Not Wait Until Spring to Make a Move?

• A Bite...A Drink...And a Wonderful Fire