If you're thinking about selling a house in Bend, here's something every seller should hear before listing: pricing your home right starts with trusting your agent as a professional to advise you on what the market is doing.
That isn't always easy to hear. Your home holds years of memories, the projects you poured weekends into, and a number you may have had in your head for a long time. When an agent comes back with a price that's different from that number, it can feel personal. It isn't. A good agent is reading the market for you: what's sold nearby, what's sitting, what buyers are paying right now, and what they're walking past.
One of the most common pricing traps is the neighbor's house or the house a few blocks away. A neighbor's sale from six months ago won't set your price today, especially in a correcting market. Six months is a long time in real estate. Rates change, inventory shifts, and buyers adjust what they're willi...