Bend Premier Real Estate Blog

Cameron Valdez Has Joined Bend Premier Real Estate

Cameron was raised in Sisters, OR, but has lived all over the USA. After successfully managing a retail flooring store for a few years, he decided to come back home to take a break from the hustle and bustle of city life, and high stress career. He signed on as a raft guide right here in Bend while getting his real estate license. After a successful first year he decided to drop the guiding to sell real estate full time. When he isn't working you can catch him out at Smith Rock, on the chairlift at Mt. Bachelor, hiking around the Three Sisters, or floating down the Deschutes River. When working with clients he always strives for open, honest, and professional communication between all parties, and with a storied bac...

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Glyeb Ewing has Joined Bend Premier Real Estate

Originally from the Ukraine, Glyeb came to this country when his American stepfather adopted him and moved the family to the United States. Glyeb was able to play football on a scholarship at Oregon State and recently started his own short-term rental management company which enables his clients to earn passive income while they are not using their property. The tie-in with real estate brokering and short term rentals is obvious. Glyeb welcomes the opportunity to find other vacation property for his clients as well as working with buyers and sellers with all their real estate needs.

For Glyeb, if there is a question he can not answer, he will do everything in his power to get the answer from a teammate or professional that do...

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High Interest Rates Impacting the Buying Power of Bend Homebuyers

Although the 30 year interest rate has moderated a bit from its high of 7.08% hit November 10, 2022, the rapid increase in mortgage interest rates we have seen since the beginning of 2022 has greatly impacted our buyer's purchasing power. Many buyers are regretting that they didn't buy several months ago before rates rose to the levels they are now. But is it really cheaper to buy a Bend home today than it was six months ago? Let's look at the true difference between these two markets and see what the numbers actually say.

 In April, we were still living under high demand for Bend homes and a $500,000 property hitting the market would often generate

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What's in the November 2022 Newsletter?

• There are Many Questions with Bend Home Sales

• Green Lakes in the Fall

• Home for the Holidays - Thanksgiving

• Bend's Next Best Taco?

• Homeownership Wins Over Time

Danielle Zollman has Joined Bend Premier Real Estate

Since moving to Bend over five years ago, Danielle has immersed herself in the Central Oregon way of living. Meeting her husband here, she was quickly introduced into the custom home building industry and found her place with real estate. Along side her husband, son and two dogs you can find Danielle fishing, hiking, snowboarding and enjoying the beauty Central Oregon has to offer.

Danielle graduated from The Ohio State University with her Bachelor's in Animal Science and has worked as a Certified Veterinary Technician for many years here in Bend.

Transitioning her experience connecting, advocating for and communicating with pet owners to her real estate clients has been wonderful. Danielle prides herself on building lasting relationships and communication during her transact...

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