After dropping 1st quarter 2023 from 1st quarter 2022, Redmond single family home prices rose 1st quarter 2024. The relative affordability of Redmond compared with other urban areas in Deschutes County (i.e. Bend, Sisters and Sunriver), has led to an influx of new purchasers and demand for those who cannot qualify to purchase homes elsewhere. That and a growing number of
Redmond has been among the best locations in Central Oregon for middle class homeowners to reside. Situated only 20 minutes north of Bend on Hwy 97, Redmond has been a more affordable option for many looking to purchase in Central Oregon and its close proximity to Bend has made Redmond a town from which many who work in Bend can fairly easily commute.
Redmond experienced the same real estate market trends Bend did during the Covid pandemic with limited inventory and great demand pushing prices up. Low interest rates enabled many to purchase Redmond homes at lower prices than seen in Bend. However, when interest rates doubled in 2022, this greatly impacted the buying power of would-be Redmond homebuyers and in 2023, median home prices dropped in Redmond by over 4%.

It has been awhile since we last looked at the data for Redmond Oregon home sales. Redmond's housing has consistently been more affordable than that available in Bend with the majority of homes in the city what most would considered middle income suburban. The Covid-19 housing boom impacted Redmond as it did most of the country, and now rising interest rates, lack of inventory, and relatively high prices are creating a housing market in transition.
We looked at Redmond home sale for the first half of 2023. When the first six months of 2023 are compared with the first six months of 2022, the following changes can...
We haven't looked exclusively at Redmond Oregon single family home sales for six months. We know that home sales have been strong throughout Central Oregon with prices up and inventory levels down. But as a community without a lot of single family luxury homes, Redmond attracts a great number of people for whom Bend has become unaffordable. Although a smaller community to Bend, Redmond has also had prodigious growth over the past decade. The Covid lockdowns and work from home orders have also impacted Redmond with more people moving there than available inventory creating bidding wars and pushing home prices up.
When we compare the first 3 quarters of 2021 with 2020 for...
We have been focusing a lot on Bend real estate trends over the past year, but it is important to look at what has been happening in other cities in Central Oregon. We often look upon Redmond, La Pine and Prineville as wonderful towns in which home prices are more affordable and can be great options for buyers for whom Bend is too expensive. Sisters' home prices have been more comparable to those in Bend, but its unique lifestyle, size and location closer to the Willamette Valley make it a small town that may be a destination location for very specific buyers.