10 most expensive homes sold in central Oregon, Mar. 18-24

A house in Bend that sold for $1.7 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in central Oregon in the past week.

In total, 57 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $682,858. The average price per square foot ended up at $378.

The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of March 18 even if the property may have been sold earlier.

10. $993K, single-family home at 2630 NW Morris Court

The property

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Better Hiring Real Estate Agents to Originate Mortgages

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Looking at last year’s numbers, digital mortgage lender Better looks like just a shell of its former self, when the company’s sleek process fueled exponential growth during the pandemic as homeowners flocked to refinance.

In reporting 2023 earnings

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Real Estate Commission Shakeup: What the Landmark Settlement Means for Buyers and Sellers

A landmark legal settlement between home sellers and the real estate industry could cause a shakeup in the way homes are bought and sold, beginning this summer.

The National Association of Realtors announced Friday that it had agreed to pay $418 million to settle more than a dozen antitrust lawsuits that accused NAR of imposing rules that inflated real estate commissions. NAR admitted to no wrongdoing, according to the news release.

Under the settlement’s terms, negotiations between buyers and sellers might become bleaker. Home sellers would pay smaller commissions, allowing them to keep more of the proceeds from sales. And

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