homes in bend: Golf in Oregon - 05/23/12 05:40 AM
A Golf Dilemma Tetherow Club Championship What if you were playing in the Tetherow club championship tournament finals and the match was halved at the end of 17 holes? You had the honor and hit your ball a modest two hundred fifty yards to the middle of the fairway,

leaving a simple six iron to the pin.
Your opponent then hits his ball, lofting it deep into the woods to the right of the fairway.

A True Gentleman Being the golfing gentleman that you are, you help your opponent look for his ball. Just before the permitted five minute … (0 comments)

homes in bend: Bend Oregon Real Estate Market Update - 04/12/12 08:10 AM
 
Bend Oregon Real Estate . . . March 2012 by John and Sandy Kohlmoos
Bend Home Sales . . . March 2012 The snow continued to fall in March (473″ to date at Mt. Bachelor), and homes in Bend continued to sell . . . 177 all told. That’s up an amazing 32% from the number of houses sold in Bend in February. For sale inventory in Bend stayed pretty steady, with just 425 active listings (compared to 422 a month ago) . . . that’s still close to an all-time low, and off more than 70% from just … (0 comments)

homes in bend: Bend Oregon Real Estate . . . $112,900 - 02/28/12 06:50 AM
$112,900 . . . A Traditonal Sale in Bend 1154 NE Ulysses Dr. Bend OR 97701
MLS# 201201330
Offered at just $112,9000
Bend Oregon Real Estate According to experts at last week’s Bend Real Estate Forecast Breakfast, “Homes in Bend are cheaper than they’ve been in 9 years.” While not great news for sellers, there are some wonderful buying opportunities right now.

1154 NE Ulysses Dr. This single level home, built in the Rolling Hills addition in 1990, certainly supports the above contention about the Bend real estate market. The 1154 square foot home in Bend is centrally located

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homes in bend: Bend Oregon Real Estate Recovering (at long last) - 02/26/12 09:46 AM
Bend Oregon Real Estate Recovering Bend real estate recovering And interesting article by Elon Glucklich in The Bulletin states that a long-awaited real estate recovery in Bend may already be under way. The gist of the article appears below.
But don’t expect boom to return
On Friday, at The Riverhouse Convention Center, there was  hope that tepid market conditions would gradually improve this year — but caution that homeowners, brokers and investors would have to brace for a “new normal” in the market.
“We’re on the verge of recovery” “We’re on the verge of a recovery,” Ron Ross, principal broker … (0 comments)

homes in bend: Central Oregon Economy Sputters - 01/21/12 07:18 AM
Central Oregon Economy Sputters Region’s Economy The economist who has created the Central Oregon Business Index, Tim Duy, says that the local economy has continued its stutter-stepping of the last two years . . . a couple of steps forward, then one back.

The index of Central Oregon’s economy topped out in the second quarter of 2006 and reached its lowest point in more than a decade in the second quarter of 2009.
Growth in Travel and Tourism Despite the growth in travel  (the highest passenger activity at Redmond Airport since the second quarter of 2008) and tourism (lodging tax … (0 comments)

homes in bend: Bend Oregon Among Best Housing Markets - 01/04/12 10:24 AM
Bend Oregon Among Best Housing Markets by John and Sandy Kohlmoos
Bend Oregon Real Estate 'Twas the season to be jolly,

and I was getting rather tired of writing about the negatives (Central Oregon Economy Sputters, Notices of Default Skyrocket, Stress) associated with the real estate market in Bend . . . in the nick of time (no pun intended), along comes this hopeful report on housing here in Bend.
Fiserv Case Shiller Latest Case Shiller data estimates that home prices will appreciate at an annual rate of 3.2% over the next 5 years. www.businessinsider.com has pored over the … (0 comments)

homes in bend: Home Sales in Bend Oregon - 12/03/11 10:30 AM
 
Bend Home Sales Bend Real Estate I have to admit to being just a little surprised . . . we take off for an exotic vacation to Australia,

 
and homes in Bend continue to sell. Actually, May offered some pretty healthy sales figures–we saw 171 homes purchased.  That’s up over 22% from April (Bend Homes–April 2011), and almost 12% from a year ago.
Homes in Bend . . . Price Ranges We saw the sale of one million dollar plus home in Bend. A “stately lodge style with European flavor,” located at the end of the first fairway … (0 comments)

homes in bend: Bend Oregon Real Estate . . . sales statistics - 11/11/11 04:21 AM
Bend Homes For Sale . . . January 2011 statistics  
A December to remember, a January to forget . . . at least as far as the weather is concerned.  Now I see where COVA gets that 300 days of sunshine stuff.  The whole month of January has been sunny and dry . . . great for golf; scarcely any new snow at Mt. Bachelor.
 

 
Am I the only one whining?
 
January Sales Statistics  
We saw the sale of 125 homes in Bend in January . . .  down about 15% from last month (Bend … (0 comments)