John and Sandy Kohlmoos

2009 COBA Tour of Homes

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

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

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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Bend Oregon home sales . . . six month review!

Sales in Bend Oregon It’s been a rather topsy turvy ride for the first six months of 2009 in Bend Oregon real estate.  We now have a chance to sit back, cold micro brew in hand, to try and digest the data.  As the post on this site earlier in the week stated, sales of…

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Home sales in Bend . . . up in June!

Home Sales in Bend Oregon Despite continuing worries about the economy, the unemployment rate, and the political fate of Sarah Palin, sales of homes in Bend Oregon actually increased slightly over the figure for the previous month.  The data measured reflected sales of single family homes on less than an acre; it did not include…

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Brasada Ranch . . . panoramic living!

Brasada Ranch Brasada Ranch is Jeld-Wen’s 1800 acre resort community, set on the southwest flank of the Powell Buttes, about 20 minutes northeast of Bend Oregon.  It features wonderfully rolling terrain dramatically gouged by draws and arroyos; it also offers magnificent 360 degree vistas and unmatched panoramas of the Cascades. The resort at Brasada Ranch…

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Bank-owned home at Brasada Ranch!

SORRY . . . THIS HOME SOLD ON DEC. 31, 2009! 16497 SW Ranchview Road, Powell Butte, OR 97753 Originally $1.695 million As of November 25, PRICE REDUCED to $849,000! What a difference a year makes in Central Oregon real estate!  This wonderful home at Brasada Ranch, built by Gary Norman, was a 2008 COBA…

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Classic Bend Oregon cottage in Broken Top!

19231 Dutchman Court, Bend OR 97702 Offered at $484,671 Cottage at Broken Top Enjoy the vivid sunsets, catch the startlingly clear night sky, and live the casual, outdoor Central Oregon lifestyle with this home in Bend Oregon.  It’s a classic cottage in Broken Top, in Fall Creek–a neighborhood in Broken Top where all exterior maintenance,…

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Brasada Ranch home . . . imcomparable Cascade views!

16588 SW Vaqueros Way, Powell Butte Originally offered at $1,275,000 Brasada Ranch Home For Sale When Brasada Ranch first released property for sale in June of 2005, it attained a level of success never dreamed of in the annals of Central Oregon real estate. More than 200 homesites were purchased during a “launch” that featured…

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“Bite of Bend” . . . the summer solstice in Bend Oregon

Bite of Bend While the Incas picked the solstice to mark their Inti Raymi, The Festival of the Sun, denizens of Central Oregon used the longest day of the year to munch through the “Bite of Bend.” More than 20,000 hearty souls, battling slightly inclimate (cool and blustery) weather, left their homes in Bend to…

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