John and Sandy Kohlmoos
Bend Oregon Could Be Next Palo Alto
Bend Oregon . . . the next Palo Alto? I hope not! I do sort of like this post, though it doesn’t compare to the angst in The Enemy Within . . . Backyard Clothesline in Bend Oregon, nor literary excellence or drama of Life in the Fast Lane. I like its theme of the…
Real Estate in Bend Oregon
Sales Statistics for Bend Oregon . . . September 2010 It seems like the buyers are back in town! As we roll into the fall, the real estate market in Bend Oregon enjoyed a pretty active September. We saw sales of 150 homes in Bend . . . up almost 23% from a month ago…
B of A Halts Foreclosures in all 50 States
I apologize in advance for using these photos that have nothing to do my post on Bank of America halting foreclosures. I simply like the shot of Tiger; then while on the golf theme, I had to add my fabulous tee shot below. The other photos are shots of the beautiful Metolius River in Camp…
Bend Rental Demand Grows
Bend Oregon Rental Demand Grows At least the headline (“Bend Rental Demand Grows”) makes it sound like there is a little something positive happening in this Bend Oregon real estate market. We see our monthly sales figures ( August home sales in Bend) remaining fairly stable; and our Notices of Default remain high. The following…
No Delays Ahead . . . Wells Fargo
Having worked hard on short sales in Bend Oregon with both Bank of America and Wells Fargo, and having experienced the injustice of Wells Fargo in dealing with overdraft fees on debit cards for college students (in this case my college student), I got a kick out of this great post by Martin Andelman from…
Bend Oregon Real Estate . . . August 2010 Sales Figures
Bend Oregon Real Estate The warm days of summer are shortening; the nights have become cool. We’ve even had some snow (in August!) The Bend Oregon real estate market trudges on . . . seemingly to its own drummer. Despite the continuing rocky reports, August produced some reasonable home sales statistics in Bend. We saw…
Stunning Quality at Stonegate in Bend Oregon
60329 Sage Stone Loop, Bend OR 97702 MLS #20100701 UPDATE–As of 10/04/2010, THIS HOME HAS SOLD Offered at $349,900 “One man’s poison ivy is another man’s spinach” I’ve always been big on cliches. Some would even say that my life is like a big cliche. the one “One man’s poison ivy is another man’s spinach”…
Brasada Ranch Cabin . . . short sale opportunity
Brasada Ranch Cabin 16700 SW Brasada Ranch Road, Powell Butte, OR 97753 MLS #2811306 Reduced to $260,000 UPDATE–As of 9/16/2010, this cabin REDUCED to just $260,000 Every so often, a housing option in Central Oregon comes along that seems just about perfect. That is certainly the case with this single level cabin at Brasada Ranch….
Pending Home Sales Rise According to NAR
I apologize in advance for this post . . . it’s an up-to-the-minute (9/02/10) report from the National Association of Realtors on pending home sales nationwide. It’s also incredibly boring! In fact, it’s so boring that I’ll offer a prize to anyone who can watch the video below from start to finish. Simply click here…
Drowning in Debt . . . Underwater Mortgages
Notices of Default in Central Oregon Notices of default (to many, the initial phase of the foreclosure process) fell slightly in Deschutes County for the month of August. There were 308 last month, compared to 314 for July . . . still pretty hefty numbers, and an indication that our distressed property pipeline in Bend…