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Bend Oregon Sales Statistics . . . 2009
Sales Figures for 2009 Year end sales figures for real estate in Bend Oregon for 2009 turned up some very interesting data. For the year, sales of single family homes (not including condos, townhomes, manufactured homes, or homes on acreage) in Bend rose a very robust 40% . . . going from 1120 in 2008,…
Broken Top Custom Home . . . under $500,000
Home For Sale in Broken Top 19560 Ball Butte Ct., Bend, OR 97702 MLS # 201000330 UPDATE–As of 2/23/2010, this home REDUCED to just $475,000 Broken Top Broken Top has for years been one of Central Oregon’s nicest upscale addresses; and certainly Bend’s pre-eminent golf community. Located on the favored westside of Bend, in an…
Brasada Ranch Cabin . . . Vista Plan . . . Short Sale
Brasada Ranch Cabin 16724 SW Brasada Ranch Rd. Powell Butte, OR 97753 Vista Plan– 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1563 square feet MLS#201000103 UPDATE–THIS CABIN HAS SOLD!! The Boom At the height of the Central Oregon real estate boom at Brasada Ranch, in the fall of 2005, hungry buyers purchased over 55 luxury ranch cabins (at…
Bend Oregon home sales . . . December 2009
We’ve finally come to the end of, what was for many, a difficult year. We also close out a decade of amazing change. In Bend Oregon, our real estate market continued to be active. Home sales figures for the month show a total of 159 completed transactions, down just slightly from the very robust numbers…
2009 National Cycling Cyclo-cross Championships . . . Bend Oregon
I’ve done plenty of posts on real estate in Bend Oregon and home sales in Central Oregon. Invariably, I’m drawn back to the incredible “quality of life” we have here . . . the lack of real traffic, the clean air, the wonderful and eclectic restaurants, the usually salubrious climate, and the now affordable home…
Bend Oregon Christmas Parade
I’ve been wrongfully accused of writing too much . . . real estate in Bend Oregon, homes for sale in Central Oregon, Brasada Ranch foreclosures, blah, blah, blah. Well, as a wise man once said, “a picture is worth a thousand words” . . . this post will be mostly pictures. Bend Christmas Parade Saturday,…
Recent Real Estate Trends in Central Oregon
The photo above has nothing to do with homes for sale in Bend or real estate in Central Oregon; it’s simply a wonderful winter shot of a levee road along the Sacramento River Delta. It was taken by a friend of mine, Mike Pieretti, and captures his deep love of the area where he grew…
Bend Oregon home sales . . . November 2009
Bend Oregon real estate enjoyed another robust month of sales for November, lagging only slightly on the October high. There were 176 sales of single family homes in Bend, for a volume of over $41 million. Range of sales prices for November The winner for November was this 5865 square foot wood and stone lodge…
Shevlin Park in Bend Oregon . . . continued musings of a mutt
If you are looking for information on Bend Oregon real estate or homes in Central Oregon, you might want to skip this post. If you’re keen on more “musings of a mutt, ” you are in the right place. Canicular Days It seems like ages since I last took pen in paw (put paw to…
Job Growth in Central Oregon?
Yes, I know, the picture doesn’t fit the post. But it’s my post, and I can do what I want. Besides, it’s a very nice photo, one that captures the moment and grabs the reader’s eye. We’ll keep it! An interesting article in the Bend Bulletin perhaps portends some good news (finally!) for the Bend…