Having been on the buying and selling side of numerous short sales, I’ve encountered many things that can derail a short sale transaction. While many of these will be beyond your control, it’s good to be aware of them before you list your home as a short sale or pursue a short sale as a buyer.
Archive for April, 2010
Short Sale Pitfalls
Posted in bend oregon real estate, home buyers, home sellers, Short Sales, tagged experienced short sale agent bend, short sale expert, short sale foreclosure resource, short sale pitfalls, short sale problems on April 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Northwest Crossing in Top 10 Green Built Neighborhoods
Posted in bend oregon real estate, tagged best neighborhoods in bend oregon, family friendly neighborhoods bend, kid friendly neighborhood bend, mixed-use neighborhood, neighborhood with shops and restaurants, northwest crossing bend on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Natural Home just published a top 10 list of its favorite eco-friendly, energy-efficient communities in the nation. If there’s anything to note, it may be that the Pacific Northwest is ahead of the game when it comes to green planning and thoughtful communities. NorthWest Crossing in NW Bend ranked #3. From the NorthWest Crossing website: [...]
East side vs. West side Bend
Posted in bend oregon real estate, tagged best neighborhoods in bend oregon, best parts of town in bend, east side vs west side bend, live downtown bend, west side bend oregon on April 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When talking about Bend, Oregon you’ll often hear people talk about the west side or the east side with Hwy 97 being the dividing line. The west side of Bend (particularly NW Bend) is trendier and more desirable to most people. One thing to remember is that many east side neighborhoods are still very close to the west side amenities.
Bend Real Estate Statistics March 2010
Posted in bend oregon real estate, tagged bank owned homes bend, bend average home price, Bend foreclosures, bend median home price, Bend Oregon real estate market, Bend real estate statistics, bend real estate values, short sale foreclosure resource, short sale specialist on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There are currently 1120 properties for sale in Bend, 185 contingent sales, 359 pending sales, and 178 homes sold in March. The median sales price in Bend is $205,500, up from $193,000 in February. Overall days on market for all sales was 162. There are 85 bank owned homes for sale, 107 pending bank owned [...]
National Open House This Weekend 4/10/10 – 4/11/10
Posted in bend oregon real estate, home buyers, home sellers, realtor, tagged national open house, northwest crossing, open houses Bend Oregon, shevlin ridge on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This Saturday and Sunday I’ll be participating in the first annual REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend, April 10- 11, 2010. This weekend is a collaboration between numerous state and local Realtor associations across the country. This event will provide home sellers with additional exposure for their homes and give potential home buyers the opportunity to view numerous homes [...]
