Best Realtors in Bend, Oregon: How to Find the Right Agent
A local guide to finding the best real estate agent in Bend, with 16 Bend brokers and teams worth interviewing, each license checked with the state, scenario-based picks, interview questions, current market numbers and practical buyer and seller advice.
By All Things Bend · Updated October 24, 2026 · Every listing checked on its own website and with the state license board
Bend from Pilot Butte. Photo: Roc0ast3r via Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Our fast shortlist by situation
There is no universal “best realtor” in Bend. Start with your situation, tap it, and the agent list below narrows to the people whose own sites show that experience.
Tap a need to see our picks for it.
⛳ Resort, golf, or second-home buyer
Tetherow, Broken Top, Pronghorn, Brasada, Sunriver, Black Butte: HOA rules, rental limits and resort fees differ a lot.
Brokerage, focus and team size come from each agent’s own site; license numbers and status come from the Oregon Real Estate Agency lookup. All checked October 24, 2026.
16 Bend real estate agents and teams worth interviewing
Listed in no particular order. We dropped two agents from the previous version of this page whose own websites no longer showed enough to verify.
Showing all 16 agents and teams.
Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s · Schaake Capital Group
Jenn Schaake
Best for: Golf, resort and second-home buyers, and investors who want the numbers run
Resort & golf
Investing & distressed
A principal broker who works the resort and golf communities around Bend, Sunriver and Sisters. She lists more than 15 years in the financial sector before real estate and says she analyzes investment property on cash-on-cash return.
Focus
Luxury golf and resort communities: Crosswater, Caldera Springs, Brasada Ranch, Black Butte Ranch, Pronghorn, Tetherow, Broken Top, Awbrey Butte and NorthWest Crossing.
Track record
Says she has been in the top 1% of Central Oregon sales since 2017 and was ranked in RealTrends America’s Best (top 1% of U.S. agents) in 2020, 2021 and 2022; business is “98% referral-based.”
Designations
GRI, CLHMS, SRES, SRS, RSPS, RENE, e-PRO.
License
Principal broker, license #201209419, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Out-of-town buyers who want a team built around relocating
Relocating
Larger team
Principal broker David Keyte founded Bend Relo in 2018 to focus on people moving to Central Oregon. The team covers Bend, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver, Prineville and Tumalo.
Focus
Relocation buyers and sellers; luxury and golf-course home pages; home valuations.
Track record
“More than 600 real estate transactions completed.”
Team
David Keyte, Molly McInelly and support staff named on its site.
License
Principal broker, license #201225182, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Buyers and sellers who want a larger team and a lot of published market content
Larger team
Relocating
New construction
A Bend team led by principal broker Brian Ladd that says it has helped “hundreds of clients” buy and sell, including people relocating, upgrading, downsizing or investing. Its site links land, condo, townhome and new-construction searches.
Focus
Buyers and sellers across Bend and Central Oregon; relocation, upsizing and downsizing, investing.
Claim
Calls itself “the top producing real estate team in Bend” (its own claim; ask for the numbers behind it).
License
Principal broker, license #200908074, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Sellers who want a marketing plan, and equestrian or view-home buyers
Selling
Acreage & ranch
Relocating
Resort & golf
Founder and principal broker of Avenir Realty, with an MBA in marketing. She moved to Bend from Laguna Beach and works with relocating buyers, downsizers and people upsizing near trails and rivers.
Focus
Luxury and mountain-view homes, equestrian property, downtown Bend condos, relocation and downsizing.
Background
MBA in marketing (University of Iowa Tippie), BA from Vanderbilt.
License
Principal broker, license #201204340, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: People who want one experienced broker handling the details personally
Selling
Relocating
A principal broker with Bend Premier Real Estate who has been a Realtor since 2005 and a principal broker since 2016. She presents herself as an individual agent rather than a team.
Recognition
Says she won the Source Weekly’s best Central Oregon Realtor award in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Designations
Designated seller representative, designated buyer representative and certified real estate negotiator.
Areas
Bend, Redmond and Bend-area view homes.
License
Principal broker, license #201210373, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Ranches, acreage, water rights and horse property
Acreage & ranch
A broker with 30 years in real estate, 15 of them focused on Central Oregon farm and ranch property. He says about 90% of his business is ranch and land deals, and that he caps his volume at $30 million a year to keep the client load personal.
Focus
Ranch and land transactions: water rights, zoning, equine facilities and land use. He calls himself the #1 farm-and-ranch broker at his office.
Background
He and his wife, a professional barrel racer, run an equine business in Tumalo.
License
Broker, license #201206023, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Acreage and equestrian property, and buyers coming from the Bay Area
Acreage & ranch
Relocating
A principal broker with more than 24 years in real estate who works Bend, Sunriver, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine and Prineville and says she works in “two influential markets” (her testimonials and phone point to San Francisco).
Focus
Buying, selling and renting; her featured listing is a 162-acre Bend equestrian estate with water rights.
Recognition
Lists recognition among the “Top 100 Real Estate Agents in Central Oregon.”
License
Principal broker, license #201211714, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Westside buyers and sellers, plus anyone facing a distressed sale or foreclosure
Larger team
Investing & distressed
Westside & NW Bend
A long-running Bend team now led by principal broker Jason Boone (CRIS) with Duke Warner Realty on NW Newport Avenue. Its site has pages for distressed property and people facing foreclosure, plus Bend market reports. (Founder Terry Skjersaa’s own license shows as inactive; ask who will handle your deal.)
Focus
Buyers and sellers; distressed property and pre-foreclosure; market reports for Bend’s Westside, Midtown, NorthWest Crossing, Discovery West and Tetherow.
Team
Jason Boone, principal broker; Kimberly Morse, broker.
License
Jason Boone, principal broker, license #200606051, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: First-time and relocating buyers who want a team and neighborhood guides
Larger team
Relocating
The Chase Group (branded with Julie Moe) works out of Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s Old Mill office, serving buyers, sellers, people relocating and first-time buyers, with hyper-local community guides and market reports.
Focus
Buyers, sellers, relocation and first-time buyers; pricing and marketing plans for sellers.
License
Jared Chase, principal broker, license #201206388, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026; Julie Moe, broker #960300003, also Active.
Best for: Relocating buyers who want a small team to lean on
Relocating
Larger team
A four-person team (Matt, Jacob, Cady and Jacki) powered by Engel & Völkers, serving Bend, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver, La Pine and Prineville, with a focus on relocation help and “white glove” service.
Focus
Buyers and sellers; relocation resources and transition help.
License
Matt Montoya, broker, license #201221681, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Westside sellers who want prep handled, and out-of-state sellers
Selling
Relocating
Westside & NW Bend
New construction
Her “Life in Bend” group focuses on NW Bend: NorthWest Crossing, Discovery West, Summit West, Shevlin West, Tetherow and Awbrey Butte. Her pitch to sellers is that she coordinates everything from prep to closing, including for owners who have already moved.
Track record
Lists 21 years’ experience and 250+ homes sold, and claims her listings average 18.4 days to sell versus 61.3 for the Bend market (her figures).
Focus
Selling and rightsizing, out-of-state sellers, relocation buyers, luxury and new construction.
License
Broker (as Tiffany Copland-Vasquez), license #201242985, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Seniors, downsizers and relocating buyers who want patience and contract know-how
Relocating
Selling
A broker who spent 11-plus years in Hawaii title and escrow (senior account manager at First American Title, then sales manager at Old Republic Title) and earlier worked in a retirement community helping seniors through moves.
Focus
Relocation, seniors and life transitions, first-time buyers and sellers.
License
Broker, license #201219296, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Buyers who want a full team and westside or resort-community coverage
Larger team
Resort & golf
Westside & NW Bend
A team led by Ryan McGlone with several brokers plus a transaction coordinator and marketing staff. Its featured neighborhoods lean west and south: Summit West, River West, Tetherow, Century West, Awbrey Butte, Southwest Bend and the Old Farm District, plus Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver and Brasada Ranch.
Team
Ryan McGlone (team lead), Dana Furlan (principal broker), Sean Ross, Alice Fairbairn, Kacey Taylor (brokers), Sofia Pouget-Prieto, Lauren Kelling, and a listings and transactions coordinator.
Focus
Buying, selling and investing; luxury listings.
License
Ryan McGlone, principal broker, license #201213375, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Westside and golf-neighborhood searches with one principal broker
Westside & NW Bend
A principal broker with Stellar Realty Northwest whose site features westside neighborhoods: Tetherow, River Rim, NorthWest Crossing, Broken Top, Awbrey Glen, Aspen Rim, River Canyon Estates and Awbrey Butte homesites.
Services
Buyer searches, seller listings and home valuations.
License
Principal broker, license #201210190, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
Best for: Buyers and sellers who want a brokerage owner, including commercial questions
Relocating
Investing & distressed
Owner and principal broker of Knightsbridge International Real Estate, which has a commercial division and offices linked in the UK and UAE. She has sold residential real estate for more than 20 years after a career in vacation-ownership sales.
Focus
Home sales for buyers and sellers; the brokerage also handles commercial property.
Background
Bachelor’s degrees in English and business (University of Washington); master’s in criminal justice (Boston University).
License
Principal broker, license #200606110, Active in the OREA lookup on October 24, 2026.
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How to use our agent list
Pick three agents from different shortlists above: for example a team, a solo principal broker, and a specialist in your property type. Look each one up in the OREA license lookup, then run the three-agent interview below. Agent sites are marketing: rankings like “top 1%” are the agent’s own claims, so ask what they’re based on.
First: there is no universal “best realtor” in Bend
Bend is a small market with very different sub-markets. A $2 million Tetherow build, a $540K Mountain View starter home, a Sunriver vacation cabin and 160 acres with irrigation rights don’t share buyers, comps or pitfalls. The best agent for you has recent, specific experience with your kind of property and side of town, answers your questions straight, and has the time to take you on.
How agents get paid in Oregon now
Buyers sign first
Under Oregon’s HB 4058 (in effect Jan. 1, 2025), an agent helping you buy residential property needs a written buyer agreement, signed before or as soon as practical after they start working with you. It must say how they may be paid, whether it’s exclusive, and when it ends (24 months maximum, renewals included).
Fees are negotiable
There’s no standard commission in Oregon. Since the 2024 NAR settlement, a buyer’s agent can’t be paid more than the buyer agreed to in writing. On a $728K home, every 1% of commission is about $7,280.
Sellers sign a listing agreement
HB 4058 also requires written listing agreements and bans “future right to list” contracts that lock you into an agent years ahead. Read the term, the fee, what marketing is included and how you can cancel.
No transfer tax here: Oregon bars new local real estate transfer taxes (Washington County’s is the only one). You’ll still pay escrow, title and recording fees; our Bend escrow guide explains them.
Bend neighborhoods are close together, but not interchangeable
$728KMedian single-family sale, Bend, September 2026
38 daysAverage days on market
3 monthsOf inventory (492 listed, 155 sold that month)
$358Median price per square foot
ZIP
Area
Typical value (Zillow)
97703
West and northwest Bend
$994K
97702
South and southeast Bend
$676K
97701
North and east Bend
$599K
97707
Sunriver and Three Rivers area
$723K
Nearby towns, September 2026: Redmond $510K, Sisters $735K, Sunriver $860K, La Pine $350K (Redmond is Zillow’s typical value; the others are Beacon median sales).
What changes block to block
Westside vs. eastside price gaps (97703 vs. 97701 above)
HOAs and CC&Rs, especially in resort and planned communities
Short-term rental rules: Bend requires permits and spacing between STRs
School attendance areas
Wildfire exposure and defensible-space work on the forested edges
Septic and wells outside city limits
Ask every agent for recent comparable sales in the specific neighborhood, not citywide averages. Our neighborhoods guide has district-by-district prices, schools and maps.
The biggest mistake: choosing a realtor from one number
Sales volume, review counts and “top 1%” badges say an agent is busy, not that they’re right for you. A high-volume team may hand you to a newer broker; a listing agent who prices highest at the interview may just be buying your listing. Compare how they think: how they priced recent homes like yours, what went wrong on a recent deal and how they fixed it, and who exactly will answer your calls.
Match the agent to the Bend real estate problem
Moving to Bend from somewhere else
You need neighborhood education, video tours, inspection and escrow coordination from afar, and honest talk about winter, commute and smoke season. Relocation teams: Bend Relo, Montoya Group. Also read moving to Bend.
Buying a luxury or resort property
Resort HOAs, social memberships, rental rules and second-home financing vary a lot. Look for recent sales in that specific community: Jenn Schaake, McGlone.
Buying an older home or a property that needs work
You want an agent who builds inspection findings into the offer and knows contractors’ real timelines. Get a thorough inspection; see our Bend home inspectors guide.
Buying acreage or rural Central Oregon property
Water rights, irrigation district rules, wells, septic, road maintenance agreements and land-use zoning. Jake Moorhead says about 90% of his business is ranch and land.
Buying new construction
The builder’s sales agent works for the builder. Bring your own agent on the first visit; many builders only honor an agent who was with you, or registered, at that visit, and read the builder contract, warranty and HOA documents carefully.
Selling a Bend home
Ask for a written pricing rationale using comps from the last 90 days, a prep and marketing plan, and the price-reduction plan if it sits. At 38 average days on market (September), pricing right matters.
What a great Bend buyer’s agent should notice
Defensible space, roof type and trees near the house on forested lots
Whether the home is on a septic system or city sewer, and well or city water
HOA rules on short-term rentals, RVs, fences and exterior colors
Snow load, ice dams and north-facing driveways
Whether the home has been tested for radon, and the result
Irrigation rights and canal easements on bigger lots
Traffic and noise from the Parkway, Highway 97 or event venues
How to read online realtor reviews without getting fooled
Look for reviews that describe a problem the agent solved, not just “so nice.” Check dates (a team’s reviews from five years ago may be about a broker who has left), whether reviews name the agent you’d actually work with, and whether they come from buyers or sellers like you. Agent-site testimonials are curated; Google reviews and references from recent clients are more useful.
Individual agent vs. team
An individual agent can be great if you want
One person on every showing and every call
A broker who limits their client load on purpose
Deep, narrow expertise (ranch land, a specific resort)
A team can be great if you want
Coverage when your agent is busy or away
A transaction coordinator handling deadlines
More showings, faster, especially from out of town
Ask which team member is your main contact, and whether the lead agent negotiates your offer.
What to ask a Bend listing agent
Which recent sales are you using to price my home, and why those?
What would you fix, and what would you leave, before listing?
What’s your fee, what does it include, and will you offer anything toward a buyer’s agent?
How long is the listing agreement, and how can I end it early?
What happens if we have no offers after two weeks?
Who handles showings, and how will you vet buyers?
Verify the agent before signing anything
Search the agent’s name in the Oregon Real Estate Agency license lookup. You should see an Active broker or principal broker license. Every agent named in this guide did on October 24, 2026. If you’re working with a team, look up the person you’ll actually work with, and ask who their supervising principal broker is (it must be in your buyer agreement).
A simple 3-agent interview process
Step 1: choose three different fits
One team, one solo principal broker, one specialist in your property type or area.
Step 2: give them the same information
Budget, pre-approval, timeline, must-haves, areas, and anything unusual (a horse, an ADU, a rental plan).
Who explained trade-offs clearly, admitted what they don’t know, and showed relevant recent deals? Fee matters, but judgment matters more.
Bottom line
Shortlist three agents who match your situation, confirm each license with the state, interview them with the same questions, and get the fee and terms in writing before anyone starts showing you homes. Then use our neighborhoods guide to narrow where to look.
The 10 questions we would ask a Bend buyer’s agent
How many buyers have you represented in my price range and area in the last 12 months?
What will the buyer agreement say about your fee, and is it exclusive?
Who will I actually work with day to day?
How do you find homes before they hit the market?
What do you look for on forested lots: defensible space, roof, trees?
How do you handle septic, well or irrigation questions on rural property?
What happened on your last offer that didn’t win, and why?
Which inspectors, lenders and escrow officers do you use, and do you get anything for referrals?
How do you advise on HOA and short-term rental rules?
If I’m out of town, how do you run video tours and inspections?
Frequently asked questions
Who is the best realtor in Bend, Oregon?
There isn’t one best realtor for everyone. The right agent depends on the property and the problem: a Sunriver second home, a NorthWest Crossing listing, 40 acres with water rights and a first condo need different expertise. Pick three agents who fit your situation from this guide, check each license in the Oregon Real Estate Agency lookup, and interview all three with the same questions.
How do I check a realtor’s license in Oregon?
Use the Oregon Real Estate Agency’s free license lookup and search by first and last name. It shows license type (broker or principal broker), license number, status and city. Every agent named in this guide showed an Active license on October 24, 2026.
What is the difference between a broker and a principal broker in Oregon?
In Oregon every licensed agent is a broker. A principal broker holds a higher license that requires more experience and education, and can supervise other brokers or run a brokerage. Either can represent you; ask who supervises your agent.
Do I have to sign an agreement with a buyer’s agent in Oregon?
Yes. Under Oregon’s HB 4058, in effect since January 1, 2025, an agent working with a buyer on residential property must have a written buyer representation agreement, signed before or as soon as reasonably practical after they start helping you. It must say how the agent may be paid, whether it is exclusive, and when it ends; it can’t run longer than 24 months including renewals.
What do real estate agents charge in Bend?
Commissions are negotiable, and there is no set rate in Oregon. Since the 2024 NAR settlement and Oregon’s 2025 buyer-agreement law, buyers agree in writing how their agent will be paid, and sellers decide separately whether to offer anything toward a buyer’s agent. Ask each agent for their fee in writing and what services it includes.
What is the median home price in Bend right now?
The Beacon Report put Bend’s median single-family sale at $728K in September 2026, with 155 sales, about 3 months of supply and 38 average days on market. Zillow’s typical home value for the city was about $721K in September 2026. Our Bend neighborhoods guide breaks prices down by area.
Is there a real estate transfer tax in Bend?
No. Oregon’s constitution bars new local real estate transfer taxes, and Washington County is the only county with one. Bend and Deschutes County buyers and sellers still pay escrow, title insurance and recording fees; see our Bend escrow guide.
Sources and license checks
Every agent detail above comes from the agent’s or team’s own website, checked October 24, 2026; ranking claims are theirs. Licenses come from the Oregon Real Estate Agency lookup the same day. Market figures match our neighborhoods guide.
