Bend Premier Real Estate Blog

New Italian Restaurant a Great Addition to Downtown Bend

Being a restaurant owner in Bend is not easy. From tight food margins to difficult customers, building a new business to a place people talk about and come back to is no easy task. Bend's newest restaurant is on track to follow that challenging path. Salute' Bend is an Italian restaurant in Bend worth remembering. 

This cozy restaurant is located in the old High Tides location, or more recently the old Citizen location on Bond in Downtown Bend across from Deschutes Brewery. This space has a strange hallway entrance that looks more like the beginning of a bad horror movie with unique lighting and a sterile feel than the entrance to a wonderful Italian eating establishment. Make your way past the elevator to a glass doorway on your right and you will find the entrance to Salute' Bend. 

The ambiance in Salute' Bend was exactly what we were looking for in fine dining. Cool mood lighting set the scen...

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Bend Home Sales 2019 Show More of the Same

As we move from 2019 to 2020, it is always good to look back and see how the sales from one year may affect the next. For Bend Real Estate in 2019, the trends provided more of the same with lack of inventory impacting home prices, days on market and closed sales.

When the 2018 figures from Bend single family homes sales on less than an acre are compared with those from 2019, the following can be seen:

• The numbers of homes offered for sale were down 17.2% from 396 to 328 at the end of the year
• The numbers of homes sold were down 4.2% from 2452 to 2352
• The number of homes pended were down .8% from 2417 to 2397
• The average days on market were unchanged at 103
• The sold/original listing price difference was down 1% from 97% to 96%
• The average price per square foot was up 6.5% fr...

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We wish you and all your friends and family the most joyous holiday season.

Bend Premier Real Estate Broker Jack Zika Installed as New COAR President

Bend Premier Broker Jack Zika was installed as the new COAR president at the COAR holiday party on December 13th, 2019.  Besides being the new COAR president, Jack serves Oregon as the state representative of District 53 which covers much of Deschutes County, including Redmond. The Central Oregon Association of Realtors is fortunate to have such a influential person serving as president during 2020.

A Surprising Number of New Bend Home Sales in November

Traditionally as the weather cools and we move toward the end of the year, Bend home sales decrease. There are fewer buyers actively looking for homes in the winter and the holiday celebrations of most families impact real estate sales.

This year, however, there has been a large uptick in the number of Bend homes which went into contract during November.  When Bend single family home sales in November 2019 are compared with those from November 2018, the following changes can be noted:

• The number of homes for sale are down 10.5% to 408*
• The number of homes sold are down 1.8% to 167
• The number of homes pended are up 23.6% to 183
• The average price per square foot on sold homes is up 6.2% to $258
• The average days on market are down ....

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