Market statistics may not be the most exciting thing you read each week, but I write these reports to share real-time data directly from our MLS, so anyone looking at the housing market will benefit. Many will focus on their wish list as buyers, or what they hope to …

After briefly sitting below 6% early in 2026, the national average for a 30-year fixed-rate conventional mortgage this morning is 6.21%. A 20-basis-point increase is relatively small, but it will certainly have an impact. Still, mortgage rates are trending lower, nearly 100 basis points below January 2025 levels …

After hitting a three-year low of 5.99%, the national average for a 30-year fixed-rate conventional mortgage bounced up slightly to 6.07%. Still, rates are near their lowest point in this cycle, and housing market activity remains steady. Yesterday in Bend, temperatures were above 60 degrees, another factor …

As expected, the supply of homes in Central Oregon took another significant dip this week. The national average for a 30-year fixed-rate conventional mortgage dipped slightly to 6.19%, a trend that will likely continue as rates stabilize and eventually settle in closer to the the 6% threshold. Exactly …