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10 Steps to Home Ownership! Step 2 of 10 This article is from a 10 step series found on Realtor.com. For first time home buyers or those who haven't bought real property for some time. "More than 2 million people in the United States have earned real estate licenses. However, real estate is a tou...

This is a humorous front page article from the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday about Bend. Clothesline Has Neighbors Bent Out of Shape in Bend; An Illegal Solar Device? By ANNE MARIE CHAKER September 18, 2007; Page A1 BEND, Ore. -- It was a sunny, 70-degree day here in Awbrey Butte, an exclusive n...

I was on Realtor.com com earlier today and found this very informative 10 step buyer's guide to home ownership. You can find all 10 steps on Realtor.com, or you can come back to Localism.com each week to read the next step. You can also visit my website at LIVE IN BEND OREGON to read each step. E...