How I get my numbers
Every market number on this site comes from the same place and follows the same rules. Here they are, so you can judge the numbers for yourself.
Updated November 10, 2026.
The rules behind every number
Where the numbers come from
The numbers come from local MLS data, the shared database Central Oregon brokers use to list homes and record sales. I pull that data into my own market-data system and run the same calculations every month for Bend, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine, Crook County and Jefferson County.
What counts as a home
Homes, townhomes and condos, including manufactured homes on their own land. I leave out vacant land, farms, multi-family, commercial properties and manufactured homes in rented-lot parks. Because of that, my totals can differ from the official MLS market summary, which counts more property types.
When the numbers update
A month's numbers arrive on the 1st of the next month and are re-checked on the 4th and the 15th as late sales get recorded. That can shift a figure a little. Every number on the site shows the dates it covers, and each page shows when it was last updated.
What to keep in mind
Where few homes sold, like a small town or a single neighborhood, one or two sales can move a median a lot. Some measures are newer, with only a few months tracked so far. I point both out where they matter.
Want the full definitions? They're in the Report Guide on the last page of the latest H.O.M.E. Report. Questions about a number? Ask me.