Bend Real Estate . . . Ready for Takeoff . . . February 2014

March 12, 2014
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Old Man Winter finally paid Bend a visit in February. We saw over 100″ of new snow at Mt. Bachelor, and a pretty feeble season suddenly turned into a good one. The real estate market attained a modicum of stability in February as well. The median price of a home in Bend hovered around $271,000 […]

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GolfBoarding at Tetherow

February 24, 2014
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Powder at Bachelor Seems like both my master and mistress have been riding a fair amount of powder at Mt. Bachelor of late. Also seems like all this time in the “blower pow” has made them more than a little wacky! A Crazy New Product . . . “GolfBoarding” For the last week, all my […]

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How’s The Real Estate Market In Bend? January 2014

February 11, 2014
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Real Estate in Bend After the solid recovery seen in 2013, the Bend real estate market rolled into 2014 with a sense of optimism and ready to rock. The market in January, however, proved to be as dry as the weather. After a brilliant summer, and six consecutive months of 200 sales or more, the […]

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Broken Top Homes For Sale

January 31, 2014
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Broken Top Homes For Sale Broken Top, on Bend’s favored westside, has for almost two decades been considered one of Oregon’s premier golf communities. Custom homes  at Broken Top line the fairways of the championship 18 hole track that meanders through the community.  The course, designed by Tom Weiskopf, is a classic resort course with […]

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Single Level on the Sunny Southeast Side of Bend . . . $229,000

January 30, 2014
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20964 West View 3 bedrooms/2 baths and 1380 square feet Offered at $229,000 Sorry, this home has sold at full price; closed in just 19 days! The Sunny Southeast Side Seems like the buzz in Bend Oregon real estate normally focuses on the “yuppified” westside of town, with its craft beers, boutique restaurants, and California […]

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The Parks at Broken Top

January 15, 2014
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19517 Blue Lake Loop 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2701 square feet Offered at $509,000 Sorry, this home has sold. Call us for info on other listings in The Parks. The Parks at Broken Top The Parks at Broken Top, a “new urbanist” neighborhood on Bend’s sought after west side, has been an amazingly popular community […]

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How’s The Bend Real Estate Market . . . December 2013?

January 8, 2014
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Bend in December Well, we got the predicted cold weather in Bend in December. Check out those geese (above) on the partially frozen Deschutes near the Old Mill District. But, none of the snow we wanted. It’s enough to make a man cranky! Bend Real Estate Snapshot And, speaking of cranky . . . the […]

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Real Estate in Bend Oregon . . . November 2013

December 10, 2013
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November in Bend The Bend real estate market cooled a bit in November. Sales were down 27% from October (Bend Real Estate). After a run of 6 consecutive months of 200 sales or more, we saw that number slump (slump?) to 165 for November. Just a seasonal adjustment? Inventory levels remained low . . . […]

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Redmond, OR Homes for Sale

December 8, 2013
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Homes in Redmond Explore some recently listed Redmond homes for sale: See more Redmond homes for sale. Though the boom is decidedly off, Redmond boasts some of Central Oregon’s best . . . a fine location close to a myriad of recreational potential (Smith Rock, the Metolius and Deschutes Rivers, Lake Billy Chinook, Mt. Bachelor), […]

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Cycling Historic Dordogne

December 2, 2013
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SEO I’ve tried to write posts in the past that catch the eye of almighty Google. But it seems that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is an ever-changing game . . . new algorithms (what is an algorithm?) and weird new names–stuff like Panda, and Penguin, and now Hummingbird. Kick Ass Content Bottom line is that […]

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How’s The Bend Real Estate Market . . . October 2013?

November 19, 2013
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The Month of Change October is the month of change in Bend . . . vibrant fall colors morphing into bare trees, cold wet winds, and thoughts of Mt. Bachelor. October is never sure what it wants to be. 219 Homes Sold in Bend The real estate market in Bend showed no such ambivalence, things […]

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