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March 2019 . . . Hope Springs Eternal
No, the photo above isn’t Bend . . . it’s the Greg Norman course at PGA West in La Quinta; we can always dream! It Was Cold! It’s been an interesting winter. We survived being buried in February . . . though there are still some lingering reminders, like this shot of the tenth tee…
“Februaburied . . .”
“Februaburied” This wasn’t the way the high school tennis season was supposed to start in Central Oregon . . . Track and field wasn’t much better . . . but, at least with more participants (read more shovels!), they were able to clear the track. Even the morning commute was tough. February in Bend was…
Bend’s Median Tops $450,000 . . . Fewest Sales In 4 Years!
A New Contributor This Month We’ve got a special guest contributor/writer this month . . . one with whom some of you long time readers will be familiar. Though he hasn’t written much since his near death experience, let’s extend a warm welcome back to Mackie, the top dog in central Oregon. January 2019 Quite…
Bend . . . The Telecommuting Capital Of The US
Bend and Telecommuting Sitting in “traffic” at the roundabout on Reed Market, have you ever wondered where, so suddenly, all these people have come from? A recent article in the local Bend Bulletin seeks partially to explain things. It proclaimed Bend as the “US capital of telecommuting.” It went further to report that Bend’s telecommuting…
What’s A Million Bucks Get You In Bend Oregon?
What’s A Million Bucks Get you? A million dollars will still get you a pretty nice house (and a wonderful lifestyle–just check out the above photo) in Bend Oregon . . . just check out some of these recent purchases from the last few months. 4/3.5, 3426 square feet on Awbrey Butte 5/4.5, 3768 square…
When’s It Gonna Snow?
Shoulder Season in Bend Shoulder season in Bend . . . when’s it gonna snow? Seems like we’re all just waiting. We did have a bit of a teaser in late October. Just enough to get us sort of excited; but it was just a teaser, nothing more. The threat of an El Nino winter…
Indian Summer in Bend . . . September 2018
Indian Summer Magnificent fall weather in Bend . . . cool (cold!) nights and warm days–in some cases, more than a 50 degree swing. With all this great weather, however, come a myriad of very difficult decisions; what’s a guy (girl) to do? Golf? Paddle? Walk the dog? Cycle? Maybe all of the above! September…
The Bend Market . . . August 2018
The Whiff of Change? The whiff of change in the Bend real estate market that was hinted at previously just didn’t happen . . . at least not this month! Instead, the numbers remained solid all the way around. As an aside, the photo above is of the boat launch at Hosmer Lake. Solid for…
Summer in the City . . .
Dog Days of Summer Getting harder to make this humble piece interesting . . . too many numbers, the same tired jokes, and a familiarly stilted style, blah blah blah. So, for a change of pace, we’ll go with a little entertainment . . . a couple of summer ditties to liven things up (click…
Bend’s Median Skies to $449,000
Maybe It’s The Water Maybe it’s the weather; maybe the water (or perhaps the beer!) . . . whatever the case, the desire for the “all Bend has to offer” lifestyle and the continued rampant in-migration caused the local real estate market to post some pretty frisky numbers in June. It’s really not necessary to…