The festival season in Sisters --always packed with entertaining cultural events -- launches this weekend with a new event that sounds like a real hoot: the first annual Ranch Life & Rodeo show. Designed to honor the town's rich Western heritage, the event is packed with out-of-the-ordinary activ
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05/29/2009
Much has been made recently about the struggles of the downtown Sisters business community. Last year, the town was classified a "severely distressed community" by the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department, which arrived at the designation after analyzing data in four areas: percenta
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05/22/2009
There were a few encouraging signs in Tumalo this month: The number of Active listings was down slightly, sales activity was up slightly and the inventory was down from a 36-month supply in March to a still-daunting 32-month supply. Also, although there are still 33 listings at or above $1 millio
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05/15/2009
The Sisters market saw only subtle changes from March to April, with a minimal increase in inventory --which remains high -- and a slight increase in sales activity. Days on Market changed little also, for both Single Family Residences and Homes on Acreage. Meanwhile, the Average price for l
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05/14/2009
The topic of conversation at this morning's broker home tour in Sisters: the new guidelines regarding the appraisal process. Kathy Kemper-Green, one of our local mortgage brokers, spoke about changes resulting from the new Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), which went into effect on May 1. Th
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05/12/2009
