Bend home sales . . . September 2009

October 4, 2009
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Tiny cat feet A couple of days ago, I was riding my BMW Dakar out Tumalo Reservoir Road to the Sisemore Road area to check on on one of our Bend Oregon real estate listings (Barbara Way acreage), to replace flyers and straighten signs.  As I scrambled down the gravel road (freezing my ass off!), […]

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Bend Oregon Real Estate . . . New Lending Rules

September 27, 2009
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Buyer’s Market in Bend Oregon It’s certainly a buyer’s market in Central Oregon real estate; maybe the best in twenty years!  There is an incredible range of choices when it comes to homes in Bend.  And with all the options, has comes a beehive of activity and the necessity to move quickly when the right […]

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Homesites at Brasada Ranch!

September 7, 2009
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Land at Brasada Ranch Just four years ago, in June of 2005, purchasers gobbled up 201 homesites at Brasada Ranch in a single weekend. The Central Oregon real estate market was on fire, and Brasada Ranch led the charge. At the time, the average sales price of the lots sold at Brasada Ranch was a […]

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Foreclosure opportunity at Brasada Ranch!

September 6, 2009
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SORRY . . . THIS HOME SOLD ON DEC. 31, 2009! 16448 SW Brasada Ranch Rd., Powell Butte, OR 97753 Originally priced at $1.765 Million As of November 25, PRICE REDUCED to $895,000! Foreclosure at Brasada Ranch Occasionally, in a down market, a buying opportunity comes along that is almost too good to pass up […]

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Bend home sales . . . August 2009

September 3, 2009
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Even though sales of single family homes in Bend Oregon dropped slightly (when compared to July figures) for the month of August, activity was still rather robust, especially at the lower end of the price spectrum.  127 houses sold in Bend, compared to 152 for the previous month.  But the data also shows an increase […]

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Roadtrip (continued) . . . “Leadville 100”

August 29, 2009
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Roadtrip . . . continued As we hurtled across Idaho, my mind wandered a bit . . . I thought of that nice home in Odin Falls Ranch, the one with the mountain views, the great pool, and room for me to roam.  I was starting to tire of the incessant babble of the books […]

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Musings of a Mutt . . . Roadtrip!

August 26, 2009
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Prologue Although I’ve got a pretty fat lifestyle, occasionally it’s imperative for me to get away from real estate in Central Oregon and the incessant talk about homes for sale in Bend Oregon.  My master and mistress had just spent a lot of time and effort securing a wonderful new listing in Odin Falls Ranch […]

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Home Sales in Bend Oregon . . . July 2009!

August 20, 2009
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The July statistics reveal an interesting road for real estate in Bend Oregon . . . sales figures are up, as is median sales price, however, notices of default (a measure of future foreclosure activity) remain near record levels. Home sales in Bend Oregon . . . up 10% The number of houses sold in […]

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2009 COBA Tour of Homes

August 5, 2009
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The COBA Tour of Homes is often the highlight of the summer in Central Oregon real estate.  This year, the event, sponsored by the Central Oregon Builders Association,  ran two weekends in July, and showcased 42 outstanding homes in Bend, Redmond, Powell Butte, and Sisters.  Even though the economy and the real estate market are […]

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Rare Acreage Just Minutes From Downtown Bend Oregon

August 4, 2009
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20235 Hardy Road, Bend OR 97701 $595,000 UPDATE–As of 2/20/2010, this home REDUCED to just $595,000 City Living in a Country Setting A beautiful retreat in the country, this home in Bend is just minutes to shopping, restaurants, bars and downtown; a rare and wonderful combination in Central Oregon real estate . . .  city […]

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Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

July 24, 2009
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It’s not just real estate that’s hot in Central Oregon! The region absolutely jumps the entire summer . . . Balloons Over Bend, Bend Summerfest, the Pacfic Crest Triathalon in Sunriver, the Oregon Open at Brasada Ranch, the Cascade Cycling Classic, the Jeld-Wen Tradition. But few events attract attention more than the Sisters Outdoor Quilt […]

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