Bend median home sales price continues to zig-zag, rises to $696,000; Redmond’s price falls to $453,000

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon’s real estate market has been on a bit of a roller-coaster this year, and the November figures out Thursday from Redmond’s Beacon Appraisal Group shows the impacts of inflation, recession fears, up-and-down mortgage interest rates and other national and local factors.

Bend’s median home sales price has been in zig-zag up-and-down fashion for much of the year, rising last month by $16,000 to $696,000, which is up $13,000 from a year ago but nearly $75,000 below the peak price of $773,000 seen last spring.

As is fairly typical when winter approaches, the number of sales continues to decline, falling from a spring peak of 218 to 13 last month, but the days on market for sold properties also dropped from a recent high of 28 to 18 days. Building permits usually drop in the winter and are down to 24 for November, while the months of supply on the market also declined, from 2 to 1.5 months.

Redmond’s median home sales prices, meanwhile, continued its decline from the record $542,000 seen this summer, falling another $25,000 in November, to $453,000, close to the level of a year ago. There were 60 home sales, 13 fewer than in October but still more than earlier in the fall.

The days on market for sold Redmond homes rose to a recent record of 35 days, but building permits also saw a sizable rise, from 10 to 21. The months of inventory held steady at two months for a third straight month.

"The number of sales in Bend and Redmond last month are lower than the months of November in the past several years," appraiser Donnie Montagner said.  "It looks like it will be a slow winter season in the real estate market, as the months of January and February often have the fewest number of sales in the year. " 

Here's his full report: