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Market for Vacation Homes Is on the Rise An encouraging piece by S. Mitra Kalita  in today's Wall Street Journal Sales in many vacation communities across the U.S. soared last year to levels not seen since boom times, driven by deep discounts, cash purchases and buyers' rising stock portfolios. O...

I decided to go with all the positive gridiron photos as the Ducks play Auburn next week in the ultimate BCS  game.  Certainly more interesting than Notices of Default in Deschutes County, a bit more uplifting too. Notices of Default A Notice of default is usually looked upon as the first step in...

363 SW Bluff Dr. (#103), Bend Oregon 97702 MLS# 201009580 UPDATE--As predicted below, THIS HOME SOLD on January 18!! Proudly offered at $299,000 The Heart of The Old Mill Cascade Sotheby's International Realty in Bend has a number of awesome listings. But few offer the options, value, and carefre...

Hundreds of Fewer Brokers in Oregon Aside from property values continuing to decline in Central Oregon, there are other peripheral issues related to the market difficulties.  Hundreds of fewer brokers are expected to join the ranks of Realtors in Oregon next year, and an increasing number of real...

Case-Shiller The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are the leading measures for the US residential housing market, tracking changes in the value of residential real estate both nationally as well as in 20 metropolitan regions. The indices are calculated monthly and published with a two month la...