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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…
Stormy May . . .
Stormy May Aside from marking the end of what turned out to be a pretty stellar six month ski season at Mt. Bachelor, the month of May in Bend also featured the 43rd. annual “Pole, Pedal, Paddle” as well as an event hyperbolically dubbed perhaps “the biggest event ever in the state of Oregon” ….
April Showers . . .
April Showers . . . Whatever the old adage, April was April . . . a high in Bend of 84 degrees, a low of 27. Wonderful spring skiing interspersed with some bonus blower powder mornings at Mt. Bachelor. The Deschutes River beckoned, and the golf courses seemed to get the hint too . ….
Bend Oregon Homes
The Boom Continues in Bend for 2018 The market for Bend Oregon homes continued to boom in 2017. We saw the sale of 2843 houses (single family residential on less than an acre)–that’s about on par with 2017. However, total dollar volume for Bend Oregon homes also bumped to $1,067,419,007 . . . an increase…
Bend’s Median Price Hits All Time High . . . $421,950
March 2018 Not entirely sure if it came in like a lamb and went out like a lion, or vice versa. Either way, “Magic March” produced some fine powder days and some pretty fancy real estate figures in Bend. The median price reached an all time high . . . soaring to $421,950. For the…
“Bend Oregon . . . A Commuter Town For Silicon Valley”
“Bend Oregon . . . A Commuter Town For Silicon Valley” Can’t say that I believe them all, but the stories keep coming; this one, and the catchy headline courtesy of CNBC. The NAR (National Association of Realtors–not to be confused with the slightly more controversial NRA) states that less than six months of available…
“They were dream towns until everyone had the same dream!”
“They were dream towns . . .” I stole the line from an interesting article in Outside Magazine, and while the piece isn’t specifically about Bend, our town was mentioned more than a few times. Bend Real Estate The market perked along in January . . . a bit of the “same old same old.”…