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Bend Premier Real Estate | November 2025 Newsletter
What's in the November 2025 Bend Premier Newsletter?
- A Cooler Fall Market Emerges for Bend Home Sales
- Cranberry Orange Bread
- Preparing Your Home for Thanksgiving: Cleaning and Decorating Tips
- Fall Adventure on the Peter Skene Ogden Trail
- Top 5 Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Agent When You Sell
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Bend Oregon Real Estate | October 2025 Trends
A Cooler Fall Market Emerges for Bend Home Sales
October brought signs that the Bend real estate market is continuing to find balance as the year winds down. While closed sales and overall sold volume rose modestly from a year ago, several key indicators—such as new listings, pending sales, and median home price—show the market is cooling after a busy late-summer season. With homes taking longer to sell and buyers showing more caution, Bend's fall housing market reflects a shift toward more normal seasonal behavior after several years of atypical trends.
When comparing October 2025 to October 2024 for Bend single family home sales on less than an acre, the following changes can be noted:
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Median sales price down 3.1% to $770,000
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Closed sales
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Should You Sell Before the Holidays or Wait Until Next Year?
As the holidays approach, many Bend homeowners find themselves asking the same question: Should I list my home now or wait until after the New Year?
The truth is, there's no one-size-fits-all answer—but there are compelling reasons to consider making your move before the year ends.
Why Selling Before the Holidays Can Work in Your Favor
- Motivated Buyers Are Still Looking
Not everyone slows down for the season. Many buyers in Bend are relocating for work, making year-end moves to take advantage of tax benefits, or finally finding time to focus on their home search during the holidays. These buyers are serious—and they're often ready to make strong offers. - Less Competition Means More Attention
Inventory in
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Winter is Coming - how to be prepared in Central Oregon!
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If you've lived here long enough, you know Bend winters are sneaky. One week you're sipping a beer in the sun, the next you're scraping ice off your windshield with a coffee punch card. So before the snow hits, peek at this Reddit thread with loads of winter advice. |
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Get gear early. Get your snow shovel, roof rake, and ice scraper now. Once the first storm hits, they vanish faster than a free pint. Snowpocalypse folks of 2016/2017 know. |
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Winter tires beat confidence every time. AWD isn't magic. Keep a shovel, blanket, gloves, and a snack stash in your car. You'll thank yourself when traffic on 97 turns into a parking lot. |
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At home, blow out sprinklers, clean gutters, seal windows, and skip the de-icer. Use sand or cinder instead. And yeah, check on your neighbors. It's the Bend way. |
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When temps drop, let faucets drip, keep pets warm, and maybe bookmark TripCheck for when the passes get sketchy. |
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Do all that, and you'll be just fine. Because winter here isn't something to fear. It's something to lean into. |
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The Haunted Listing That Wouldn't Sell
Don't be scared of a tough listing — sometimes the biggest fright hides the brightest opportunity.
Every agent has that one listing that gives them chills. You know the type — the one that lingers on the market while others fly off the shelf, the one buyers love online but vanish after the showing. For one Bend agent, it felt like the house itself was haunted.
A Spooky Reputation
Perched on a quiet, tree-lined street, the craftsman looked perfect from the curb. But once inside, visitors whispered that "something felt off." Lights flickered during showings. The air felt drafty. Doors creaked when no one was near them. Word spread quickly — the house was haunted!
Before long, even seasoned buye...
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