John and Sandy Kohlmoos
Job Growth in Central Oregon?
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…
Housing inventory plummets in Bend Oregon
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…
Bend Oregon . . . Distressed Real Estate
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…
Bend Oregon home sales . . . October 2009
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…
Extension For Homebuyer’s Tax Credit
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…
Riverfront Estate . . . Bend Oregon
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…
Bend Oregon . . . Jericoacoara, Brazil
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…
Bend Oregon Real Estate . . . YTD figures
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,…
Bend home sales . . . September 2009
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!),…
Bend Oregon Real Estate . . . New Lending Rules
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…