Thesa Chambers, Principal Broker
Things are done a little differently in Oregon when it comes to property taxes. We have no sales tax, we have no state transfer tax and the property tax stays the same at the time of sale. The sale does not affect your property taxes in Oregon. We’re gonna talk a little bit about how […]
COVID-19 & Showing Your Home So you’ve been thinking about listing your home for sale and a little worried about COVID-19, you’re not alone. Many sellers are very cautious when it comes to COVID-19. In La Pine and all of Central Oregon we have a lot of retirees. We have a lot of people with […]
I Think it’s a little surprising, what we actually saw happen in La Pine, Oregon. There were 412 residential sales in La Pine, Oregon.
Let’s take a look at the CC&R’s of Sunriver, OR and how they can affect a Buyer or Seller of Sunriver Properties. It is important to be aware of the CC&R’s (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions) of the area of which a property is located. Sunriver has a set of CC&Rs and each of the condominium […]
Oregon has positioned itself to be the first State to have State controlled rent. What does that mean for both the homeowner and the tenant. When this first was published many Realtors® I know were concerned for both the owner and the tenant. The final bill (Senate Bill 608) caps rent increases at 7% per […]
So you are thinking of selling your home? It is only natural that you will want to obtain the very highest price that today’s real estate market will support. To achieve this goal it is very important that we start off on the right foot (although the left one is ok too). Pricing, presentation and […]
I am surprised more often than not at the lack of marketing done by agents on homes that failed to sell in the Bend market. I grew up in South County (Proud to say La Pine) and for years La Pine has been the area I mainly focused on. But life has changed and I […]
During a real estate purchase (sale) one of the most commonly asked questions is who pays the closing costs. The answer is always the same… It Depends. There are closing costs on both the seller’s side and the buyer’s side of a transaction. But who pays them depends on the contract. Almost every loan out […]
The Battle of The Flat Fee Brokerage and Full Service Brokerage Before the “big real estate crash” we had all kinds of discount and flat fee brokerages in town. As the market fell so did many of these offices. Sales in Bend and all of Central Oregon were slow, sellers needed a more strategic plan […]
If you have ever listed your home for sale with a Realtor® and it did not sell you have most likely gotten the call or postcard from another agent to say “I have a buyer for your home.” Sadly, many agents crawl the MLS looking for expired listings. Don’t get me wrong this is a […]
