John and Sandy Kohlmoos
Tetherow . . . New Paradigm
A great review on the course at Tetherow by Jeff Wallach in Courses and Travel; this one is only for golfers. The Guys From Broken Top Don’t Like It I recently played Kidd’s Tetherow Golf Club, in Central Oregon. The course has been open for two years and I can honestly say that in that…
Homes in Bend . . . March 2011 Sales
March wasn’t just about the myriad of tremendous powder days at Mt. Bachelor . . . the Bend real estate market also showed a bit of early spring health. 152 homes sold in Bend, up a robust 34% from the 113 sold in February (homes in Bend); also, up about 3% from a year ago….
“Love Your Life a Little More” . . . Bend Oregon
“Love Your Life A Little More . . . Visit Bend” Sure, we’ve got worries . . . unemployment, the economy, the earth quake/ tsunami in Japan. But, we’ve also got a pretty incredible lifestyle here in Bend . I focus on the positive and write about hamburgers and snow-tubing. Visit Bend has just produced…
Stuck in the Middle of Bend
Stuck in the Middle of Bend (Oregon) A cool song made the rounds this week in Bend. It was written by one Holly Hamilton to the tune of Stealer’s Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle With You.” With lyrics like- Don’t know why I moved here at all; from California, this place feels so small I…
Pilot Butte Drive-In to Open on Westside of Bend
In this time when an “anxious, troubled nation huddles in tight clusters of fear and uncertainty, shot through with far too much war, economic grief, Tea Party idiocy, iffy cell phone reception and low-level karmic doom,”* I, too, tire of all the negatives associated with our economy and our real estate market here in Bend…
Deschutes County Foreclosures Halted
Having worked hard on a number of short sales headed to foreclosure (many with B of A), I found an article by Brent Hunsberger in The Oregonian very interesting. Excerpts from the article appear below. Hundreds of Oregon Foreclosure Sales Stopped Sales of hundreds of foreclosed homes in Oregon have been halted or withdrawn in…
Tetherow . . . Green on the Greens
Tetherow’s Commitment Building on a commitment to ensure environmentally sound philosophies and practices, Tetherow is not only one of the area’s only environmentally friendly golf courses, but it has extended that “green” mentality to the new custom homes under construction. “Our vision from the onset was to create a world class golf experience that was…
Bend Homes . . . Sales for February 2011
February 2011 Aawooo . . . the fluffy soft snow and frigid temperatures have returned to Central Oregon! I guess I have to retract all my whining from last month about the crummy conditions at Mt. Bachelor. February Bend Home Sales We saw the sale of 111 homes in Bend during February. Down a bit…
BMX in Redmond
Great Northwest Nationals Some 1,200 racers from across the region came to Redmond this weekend to compete in the American Bicycle Association’s BMX Great Northwest Nationals at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. The Great Northwest is one of 34 ABA Nationals scheduled for 2011, and the fourth of the year. Surely, too, this…
Sotheby’s International Realty . . . Worldwide Network Growth
Sotheby’s International Realty® Brand . . . Network Growth in 2010 BEND, OR — Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury real estate firm based in Bend, OR, today announced it is part of a network that grew both the office and agent count within its global network by 11 percent in 2010, ending the year…