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Inventory Woes . . . The Bend Market
The Weather? Maybe the weather had something to do with it. Sure, the calendar said December . . . certainly didn’t feel like it though. In Bend, it was warmer than usual, drier too. Mt. Bachelor had limited terrain open. What snow there was was surprisingly thin and firm. The days seemed interminable (for some);…
Bend Market Report . . . November Sucked
November Sucked (well, maybe not quite that bad) After six consecutive months above the “Mendoza Line” (above 200 sales), November’s numbers sucked. Perhaps it was the weather, a seasonal lull, too much turkey, or maybe a real softening of the market; whatever the case, Bend real estate took a hit in November. We saw the…
691,000 People Moved Out of California Last year
691,000 People Moved Out Almost 700,000 people left California last year, and, despite our feeling otherwise, not all of them moved to Bend. Here’s data from an article in the SF Chronicle (originally from the US Census Bureau) showing that some of the ex-Californians actually went to other locations. Traffic Issues in Bend So much…
The Bend Market Report . . . September 2019
The Pundits I guess the pundits aren’t always right (” . . . we’ll see a rather significant drop-perhaps up to 10%- in our median price; I’d also be surprised if we reach 200 sales for the month.”). Actually, September turned out to be a pretty good month for Bend real estate. We saw 213…
Via Francigena . . . Self-guided Cycling in Italy
Via Francigena “The Via Francigena The Via Francigena is the common name of an ancient road and pilgrim route running from France to Rome and Apulia, where there were the ports of embarkation for the Holy Land,[1] though it is usually considered to have its starting point on the other side of the English Channel,…
“Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty . . .”
Summer in the City The weather was great . . . but it wasn’t all “summer in the city” . . . Bend enjoyed some interesting weather too. Check this out from August 10 (the hail destroyed much of the multi-million hemp crop in the Tumalo area . . . it also put a few…
Bend Hits the Big Time!
Bend hit the big time earlier this summer (for better or worse) . . . even an article in The New York Times (36 Hours in Bend Oregon) extolling the virtues of our “woodsy little city.” Bend Real Estate . . . May, June, and July The Bend market hit it pretty big as well….
April Showers Again . . . 2019
April Showers Seems like every post begins with a little chat about the weather. Just what is it about Bend’s early season hostile weather? We got buried in February; we were frozen in March; and now, this past April . . . the second wettest month on record! Why on earth would anyone want to…
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…