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Bend Home Sales Stay Hot in August

August in Bend Great August weather . . . sunny, warm days and cool nights–the way it’s supposed to be. The Bend real estate market showed no sign of cooling off though . . . 227 homes sold.  That’s up about 10% from July’s figure. The median sales price in Bend dropped  bit . ….

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OSU-Cascades Selects Campus Location in Bend

Westside Location in Bend for OSU-Cascades OSU-Cascades has ended months of suspense by finally selecting a site for the new four year campus. $13,000,000 in Bend With a price tag of nearly $13,000,000, the 56 acre parcel is on Bend’s westside. The site  beat out a bevy of other locations (the most notable being Juniper…

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Bend Real Estate Snapshot . . . July 2013

Dog Days of Summer “Dog Days of Summer” and the Bend real estate market stayed hot as well. We saw the purchases of 205 homes in July . . . that’s down just a bit from May and June figures, but otherwise the highest level in over 6 1/2 years! Promising Indicators for Bend Real…

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21090 Via Sandia, Bend OR 97702 . . . $167,500

This one sold for more than list price in less than 30 days!! Via Sandia Maybe it’s partly the images conjured up by the street name, Via Sandia* . . . luscious pieces of cool, dripping, sweet watermelon. Then again, maybe it’s just the unique feel created by this inexpensive home. It’s an intangible thing…

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Brasada Ranch Cabin . . . $294,000

9/4 . . . PRICE REDUCED TO $294,000!! Brasada Ranch 2005 In one remarkable weekend in October of 2005, rapacious buyers snapped up 66 rustic cabins at Brasada Ranch . . . at prices topping $400 per square foot. Today at Brasada Ranch There have been some changes at Brasada Ranch . . . new…

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Bend Oregon Real Estate . . . June Rocked!

Bend Oregon Real Estate in June There’s more to Bend than real estate (see above photo!). Nevertheless, the Bend Oregon real estate market rocked it in June! The “R” word (Recovery) seemed to be on everybody’s lips. Even though I’m not sure, I heard more than a few folks say, “We’re back!” Check out the…

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Bend Real Estate . . . Sales Soar in May!

Yes, it is a cute little trailer isn’t it? 249 Homes Sold in May Sales soared in May . . .  249 homes sold in Bend Oregon’s surging real estate market. That’s up 35% from a month ago (April Home Sales in Bend), 41% from a year ago (May 2012), and a  number that represents…

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The Swans at Broken Top

I’m still just a pup.  Some would say I’m hard-headed; I’d ascribe it more to starting to think for myself. Maybe I’m not real  good with authority (just like my master) . . . I don’t like to be told what to do. I like to chase the deer, and sniff out the quail and…

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60330 Chickasaw Way . . . “room to roam”

60330 Chickasaw Way $199,000 THIS PARCEL HAS SOLD!! MLS# 201304224 Bend Market is Booming Not only is the Bend Oregon residential market booming; the demand for raw land is taking off too! Rare Find in Sunridge It’s extremely difficult to find a parcel like this . . . 1.8 acres, sited at the very end…

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Brasada Ranch . . . homesite bargains

June 2005 at Brasada Ranch Flash back to June 2005 at Brasada Ranch . . . the Central Oregon real estate market was absolutely on fire. At Brasada Ranch, 203 homesites sold in one wild weekend at an average price of $313,000. That’s over $60,000,000 of sold real estate in two days! I was fortunate…

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