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Smacked By A Truck or Mackie’s Near Death Experience
Normally, my writing runs more to the sublime–sometimes a light touch of irony or a subtle attempt at satire. Elks Club of Bend The Swans of Broken Top This post, however, is a bit different, as I, self-proclaimed “Top Dog of Central Oregon” and ultimate canine real estate guru, recently survived a near…
What Can You Get For A Million Dollars in Bend?
What Can You Get For $1M? It’s pretty interesting to see what one million dollars will get you in Bend. With Oregon again being named the number one state for in-migration, we have the chance to talk to folks from all over the country. Those who come from states like Texas feel that Bend is…
How’s the Bend Real Estate Market? December 2014
A Great Year in Bend Real Estate A great year of real estate in Bend Oregon limped though the holiday season with December numbers looking much like those of November. 169 Homes Purchased in Bend We saw the sale of 169 homes in Bend, with the upper end of the market suffering a bit ….
Thanksgiving In Bend . . . How’s The Market?
November in Bend Don Mclean’s 1971 hit “Bye Bye, Miss American Pie” lamented “the day the music died,” a Wednesday in mid-November in Bend may be sadly remembered as the day when local favorite and craft brewer, “10 Barrel,” reached agreement with the world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch. A classic tale of “local boys make good”…
10 Barrel Sells (Out) to Anheuser-Busch
10 Barrel Sells (Out) The big beer news broke last Wednesday morning . . . local favorite and craft brewer 10 Barrel had reached an agreement to sell (out) to the world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch. The fallout in “Beervana” was immediate, even though the owners launched a jocular good ol’ boy video saying that nothing…
The Life of Riley in Bend Oregon!
61048 Parrell Road, Bend OR 97702 MLS# 2011401492 Offered at $249,000 Just Imagine Imagine . . . sitting on your sunny private rear deck, sipping a cool one and enjoying the casual Central Oregon outdoor lifestyle as the world (or the golfers) go by. It doesn’t get much better. Schedule a tour. 61048 Parrell Road…
Bend Oregon Market Report . . . October 2014
The Giants Win The Pennant October . . . the month the Giants clinched the pennant, then went on to capture the World Series in most dramatic fashion. Seems the Bend real estate market pretty much knocked it out to the park as well. Especially after a rather lackluster month of September. Nine Sales Over…
Bend Real Estate . . . Sales Dip in September
September . . . The Month of Change September in Bend always feels like the month of change. Most of the tourists are gone, we’ve got glorious Indian summer days and cool nights, sometimes we even see our first snow. Bend Real Estate Market The Bend real estate market waffled (a technical real estate term)…
The Parks at Broken Top
19319 Blue Lake Loop 4/4.5, 3016 square feet Offered at $584,000 The Parks at Broken Top Since its creation by Costa Pacific Homes in 2000, The Parks at Broken Top has been one of Bend’s most popular communities. With a heritage that hearkens to an earlier time, The Parks at Broken Top is a neo-traditional…
Bend Rocked in August
Bend Rocked Bend rocked in August . . . Jack Johnson and Dave Mathews played to sold out, standing room only crowds at the Les Schwab amphitheater . . . and the Bend real estate market rolled on too. Six Homes Over $1M Once again (for the third consecutive month) we topped the 200 sale…