The states that took the brunt of the housing bust—like Florida, California, Nevada, and Arizona—also contain some of the nation’s most enviable markets in which to retire. Moody’s Analytics compared price-to-income data for 384 metropolitan areas to pinpoint affordable retirement spots. Bend made the top 10 for the following reasons: “Stiff demand from second-home buyers [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Bend among top 10 cities for retirement property steals
Posted in Bend Oregon, bend oregon real estate, home buyers, Moving to Bend, tagged best places to retire, home values in bend or, retire in Bend OR, top 10 cities for retirement on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bend Real Estate Statistics April 2010
Posted in bend oregon real estate, home buyers, home sellers, real estate market statistics, Short Sales, tagged bank owned homes bend, bend average home price, bend median home price, Bend Oregon real estate market, bend real estate statistics april 2010, bend real estate values, Home Sales Bend Oregon, short sale expert bend oregon, short sale foreclosure resource, short sale specialist on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
April stats look an awful lot like March stats. There are 1122 homes for sale, 189 contingent sales, 325 pending sales, and 187 homes sold with average days on market of 180 and a median sales price of $200,000. For bank owned homes there are 77 for sale, 75 pending, and 72 sold. The average [...]
Real Estate Transfer Taxes – Coming soon to Oregon?
Posted in bend oregon real estate, home buyers, home sellers, tagged oregon property tax, pay tax when home sells, real estate transfer tax on May 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I don’t typically take a political stance in my blog but I strongly support an upcoming constitutional amendment being considered. Oregon does not currently have a statewide real estate transfer tax. A real estate transfer tax is a state or local government imposed tax that is collected when you transfer ownership of your home, land [...]
Enjoy your new house AHMSI!
Posted in bend oregon real estate, Short Sales, tagged AHMSI short sale, AHMSI waive deficiency rights, Bend Oregon short sale, deficieny after short sale, short sale agent bend oregon, short sale problems, short sale specialist on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today I just want to vent. One of my short sale listings is going back to the bank, even though we had a full price, cash offer. The lender, American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc (AHMSI) approved the sale but wanted to retain their right to pursue a deficiency down the road. The sellers would not [...]
New federal law affects remodels of older homes
Posted in bend oregon real estate, home buyers, home sellers, tagged certified renovator lead paint, new lead paint law, remodel pre-1978 home, remodeling a home with lead paint, renovating a home with lead paint on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A new federal law went into effect on April 22, 2010, that affects all homes built prior to 1978. That’s over half of all homes in the U.S., including about 33,000 here in Central Oregon. The new EPA “Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule” or “RRP”, is intended to protect U.S. citizens from the health [...]
Are you eligible for a HAFA short sale?
Posted in bend oregon real estate, home sellers, Short Sales, tagged government short sale program, HAFA, home affordable foreclosure alternatives, short sale agent bend oregon, short sale expert bend oregon, short sale specialist, short sales, streamlined short sale process on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On April 5, 2010 the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) program went into effect. HAFA was designed to help owners who are unable to retain their home under the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). HAFA provides incentives in connection with a short sale or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (DIL) used to avoid foreclosure. Servicers participating [...]
Top Ten Cities for Startups – Bend is #4
Posted in Bend Oregon, Moving to Bend, tagged bend small business, best startup cities, jobs in bend oregon, moving to bend oregon on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
ZoomProspector.com, a business location website, says smaller cities have become the best places to start new companies. ZoomProspector weighed 11 factors—including the number of startups, quality of the workforce, and resources like universities and venture capital—to compile a list of the top places to build the next Apple (AAPL) or Google (GOOG). Boulder, CO came [...]
