Recent Real Estate Trends in Central Oregon

December 6, 2009
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The photo above  has nothing to do with homes for sale in Bend or real estate in Central Oregon; it’s simply a wonderful winter shot of a levee road along the Sacramento River Delta.  It was taken by a friend of mine, Mike Pieretti, and captures his deep love of the area where he grew […]

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Bend Oregon home sales . . . November 2009

December 2, 2009
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Bend Oregon real estate enjoyed another robust month of sales for November, lagging only slightly on the October high. There were 176 sales of single family homes in Bend, for a volume of over $41 million. Range of sales prices for November The winner for November was this 5865 square foot wood and stone lodge […]

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Shevlin Park in Bend Oregon . . . continued musings of a mutt

November 19, 2009
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If you are looking for information on Bend Oregon real estate or homes in Central Oregon, you might want to skip this post.  If you’re keen on  more “musings of a mutt, ” you are in the right place. Canicular Days It seems like ages since I last took pen in paw (put paw to […]

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Job Growth in Central Oregon?

November 18, 2009
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Yes, I know,  the picture doesn’t fit the post.  But it’s my post, and I can do what I want.  Besides, it’s a very nice  photo, one that captures the moment and grabs the reader’s eye.  We’ll keep it! An interesting article in the Bend Bulletin perhaps portends some good news (finally!) for the Bend […]

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Housing inventory plummets in Bend Oregon

November 17, 2009
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Of late, there have been several encouraging signs that the Bend Oregon real estate market is on the road to recovery.  Sales figures for the month of October rose sharply . . . reaching their highest figure since mid 2006.  Notices of default were also down for the month. But perhaps the biggest indicator has […]

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Bend Oregon . . . Distressed Real Estate

November 11, 2009
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Mortgage Distress in Upper Echelon An interesting article in the San Francisico Chronicle highlights a trend that has now become prevalent in our Bend and Central Oregon real estate markets.  The article speaks about the rise in mortgage distress now found in affluent areas . . . areas like Danville, Los Altos, and Piedmont (read […]

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Bend Oregon home sales . . . October 2009

November 8, 2009
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The Bend Oregon real estate market had a very lively (some would even say “upbeat”) month of October.  A total of  179 homes sold . . . that’s the highest monthly total since July of 2006!!  Single family home sales in Bend were up a very robust 14% over September’s figures.  Total dollar volume for […]

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Extension For Homebuyer’s Tax Credit

November 6, 2009
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Bend Oregon Real Estate Activity Over the last few months, the Bend Oregon real estate market has shown some pretty dramatic activity . . . much of it at the low end of the price spectrum (of the 174 homes that sold in October, almost half were below $200,000).  A major reason for this low […]

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Riverfront Estate . . . Bend Oregon

October 29, 2009
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1518 NW 1st St. Bend, OR 97701 Proudly offered at $1.5 Million MLS# 2909826   UPDATE–Sorry, this home sold (at $1.25 million) and closed in less than seven days. Please see the link at the end of the post in order to search for other riverfront properties. Location, Timing, Concept There’s an old cliche in […]

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Bend Oregon . . . Jericoacoara, Brazil

October 28, 2009
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Prologue . . . October snow Even though the Central Oregon Visitor’s Association boasts of over 300 days of sunshine a year in Bend, occasionally an early season system blows through in October and leaves us with a fresh coat of snow. At times like these,  any self-respecting Realtor (even the most hardcore, dedicated) in […]

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Bend Oregon Real Estate . . . YTD figures

October 23, 2009
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Fall in Central Oregon Moving into October, the weather starts to become brisk, the leaves change color, then fall.  The third quarter real estate figures for the Bend Oregon market are in as well; we begin to get a picture of what is happening with Central Oregon home sales.  Sometimes, we can even decipher what, […]

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