la pine or real estate: Spring is Here - It's Time To Go Camping - Well Almost - 03/31/08 06:02 PM
Central Oregon is full of places to enjoy the outdoor lifestyle.  Almost every lake is located on public land with easy access for all to enjoy, most have some kind of camp groundbe it on the primitive side with just you and nature or full RV hook ups it can be found.
La Pine State Park offers not just camping but Yurts and small cabins for rent - they have "flushing potties" and showers too. La Pine State Park is located on The Big Deschutes River.  One my most viewed photos was taken from this great State Park - the photo to the … (16 comments)

la pine or real estate: They're BACK - La Pine Sees Elk Move Back For The Season - 03/30/08 08:17 AM
La Pine has the privilege of being home to a lot of beautiful wildlife.  One of my favorite are elk, don't get me wrong I love to watch all critters Central Oregon offers, but elk just captivate me.  They are so big, graceful and majestic.
La Pine State Park is a likely place to find these beauties most days in the Spring, Summer and Fall.  La Pine State Park features a great camp ground, Big Tree and The Big Deschutes River.
This photo was taken on the road leading to the park.  So, locals and visitors alike be careful - Elk do travel … (6 comments)

la pine or real estate: La Pine Oregon Custom Home - More Than What You Dream About - 03/24/08 05:04 PM
This La Pine home is more than most would ever dream about finding in La Pine. 
3 spacious bedrooms, huge kitchen, loft family room or office, covered front porch and 2 garages are just the beginnings of this beautiful home. 
Austrilian Cyprus Hardwood floors, custom maple cabinets and great lighting make it even more attractive, but the basement houses a game room area with custom pool table, additional office space and what could be the new media room.  Watch the show, make your appointment and move right in.
3345 Square Feet Including Basement • 3 Bedroom • 2 Bath • 2 Garages … (10 comments)

la pine or real estate: You Tried To Sell Last Year & Failed - Here We Go Again - 03/12/08 05:08 PM
It seems like every couple of days I get a call from a potential seller.  With the marketing trends we have seen over the last two years it is more a buyer's or investor's market than we have seen in a while.  Seller's that succeed in selling are motivated, they are willing to listen to their agent and price their home correctly, and make their home standout above the competition.
Many of the sellers calling me at this time had their home on the market with other agents last year.  They are frustrated that their home did not sell, that the listing … (15 comments)

la pine or real estate: February 2008 Central Oregon Market Report - 03/09/08 02:04 PM
February 2008 is now over and it is time to review the market movement for this past month.  We will start at the south end of the county with La Pine.  La Pine home sales are coming along we have seen homes sell and receive offers.  For February La Pine Frame Built homes saw 17 homes in pending status and 3 sold.  Manufactured homes saw 7 homes go pending and 2 close escrow.  Land now shows 7 sales, and one sold property.
Three Rivers South has seen some increases with 9 frame built homes in pending status and 3 sold properties.  Manufactured … (6 comments)

la pine or real estate: You May Have Seen Central Oregon And Not Even Known It! - 03/03/08 03:55 PM
Feel like you have never seen Central Oregon and wish you had?  You very well may have and not even realized it.  If you watch movies chances are you have seen at least part of the scenery of Central Oregon.
Central Oregon has been a hot spot for Hollywood since at least 1958.  If you are a Louis L'Amour fan you will know the book Tonka - the movie which I can not find - was filmed in 1958 in the Bend/La Pine area.  
In 1974  The Apple Dumpling Gang was filmed on the Big Deschutes in La Pine.  The scene of the … (14 comments)

la pine or real estate: First Time Home Buyer Has To Switch Gears - 03/01/08 02:10 PM
For months I have been telling people that now is the time to buy especially if you are a first time homebuyer. With FHA, Oregon Bond and other programs still available with great rates, home prices lower than they have been in a long time they need get off the fence an buy before the home or financing is not available.
One buyer understands now, they have been reading my blog for several months and finally got off the fence.  We found the perfect home, fit their budget, was clean, nice and well priced.... and you guess it... no loan available.
FHA and Oregon … (4 comments)

la pine or real estate: Cascade Mountain View Property For Sale $499,000 - 02/29/08 04:16 PM
If you have been searching for your dream property - your search very well may have just ended.  Located on a a paved dead end road close to The Little Deschutes River, Quail Run Golf Course and everything else Central Oregon has to offer.
This 9.1 acre parcel has views of The Cascade Mountains including, Mt. Bachelor, Broken Top, South Sister to the east you have a full view of Paulina Peak.  This is the millon dollar view that only comes on the market every so often.
Septic, well and utilities are already in place along with an older manufactured home that has … (9 comments)

la pine or real estate: 15435 Pine Ct. La Pine OR 97739 - 02/25/08 04:13 PM
La Pine offers a great outdoor lifestyle however, it is rare that a property comes on the market that has it all ready for you.  This beautiful 2 acre lot is nicely treed with mature Ponderosa Pines, is fenced and gated.  Deeded access to the timbr land and public land for easy access for riding or a nice hike.
1809 Square foot home with 2 car garage that includes a shop area and a bonus room with a pool table that stays with the property - worried about plowing the driveway or smoothing out the corals, no need, the 1947 tractor stays … (5 comments)

la pine or real estate: January 2008 Market Report for La Pine & Three Rivers South - 02/23/08 03:29 PM
As February comes to an end it is time to see exactly what the Real Estate market in La Pine produced in the month of January.  The market is starting to move, buyers are able to travel easier than they did earlier.  If you are considering listing your home now may be a good time. 
La Pine has seen an improvement of offers being presented and sales closing.  Frame built homes saw 11 homes close escrow with 14 in pending status.  Manufactured homes had 5 sales and show 5 pending.  Land is showing movement we have not seen in a while there … (8 comments)

la pine or real estate: La Pine Oregon Homes For Sale - Market Report - 02/10/08 02:43 PM
Looking for real estate in Central Oregon?  La Pine Oregon real estate offers a wide variety of choices in price, land size and home style or size.  Currently many consider our real estate market to be a buyers market.  With prices lower than the last couple years, interest rates low and seller's motivated we do have a great buyer's climate. 
La Pine is a great small town that offers more elbow room than many other areas of Central Oregon yet is an easy half hour commute to Bend on most days.  Real estate in Lapine offers a lot of great options.  Whether … (4 comments)

la pine or real estate: Homes Are Selling - What? No Way The Market Is Dead - Not in La Pine - 02/03/08 05:15 AM
Heard the market is slow, no one is buying and that we are all doomed?  I have good news and the proof to show you that 37 home sellers in La Pine Oregon are felling a lot different right now.  It is a buyer's market and buyers are certainly in the driver's seat, but they are buying.
January is over, although there may be a few listings still showing pending that have actually closed escrow a quick search of the Central Oregon Association of Realtors MLS shows that there are 37 homes that either have an offer on them or have closed escrow. 
Prices vary … (13 comments)

la pine or real estate: Prices Will Go Up - The Question Is When? - 02/01/08 03:57 PM
Buyer's listen up - have you noticed all the negative print and media ads about how tough the real estate market is?  Don't you find it unusual that when the prices of Central Oregon Homes were skyrocketing, homes for sale were getting multiple offers and so on everyone thought real estate was booming?
They have you scared; they have you thinking this is the wrong time to buy.  What is so wrong with buying today versus buying a year or two ago?  A year ago interest rates were low but prices were high and inventory of homes to buy was lower than it … (2 comments)

la pine or real estate: A Sweet Deal in La Pine Real Estate - 01/23/08 03:15 PM
Are you looking for the perfect family home in La Pine?  This just may be the best buy found under $300,000 today.  Living room is decorated to please the adult conversation while the family room is ready for the kids or family.  When you walk into the kitchen the number of cupboards will amaze you.  Mud room is actually large enough to also house the home office. 
Master bedroom is located on the fist level of the home and has a spa like bathroom.  Extra storage, that is hidden behind the closet is a great place for those seasonal items you … (8 comments)

la pine or real estate: Moving To Central Oregon! - 01/20/08 04:40 AM
Thinking of moving to La Pine - what a great idea!  La Pine is a small city in fact it is one of the most recently formed cities in Oregon.  Located just 30 miles south of Bend, Lapine offers an easy commute to a larger city and a lot of great outdoor activities.  Some people only have the opportunity to do while on vacation, here you can enjoy the outdoors year around.
La Pine has 3 schools, one elementary, one middle school and a high school.  Land has been set aside for an additional elementary school to handle the growth of Central … (8 comments)

la pine or real estate: The Numbers Don't Lie - Homes Are Selling - Buying Now is a Great Idea! - 10/19/07 03:46 PM
Yesterday I wrote about the market for first time home buyers in La Pine and Three Rivers South, Oregon. I was a little surprised to have a few locals chime in and basically disagree with me about the current market.
The numbers do not lie - La Pine and Three Rivers South are showing signs of a down market - which I did not dispute, but what I did find is that neither are in a "declining" market.
A declining market is when the sales prices fall below previous sales. La Pine and Three Rivers South are showing a slow market but … (7 comments)

la pine or real estate: First Time Home Buys in La Pine & Three Rivers South - 10/18/07 04:33 AM
There is a lot of talk about the Real Estate market, mortgage issues and so on, most of it negative. I wonder, why? Rates are low, the real estate market in La Pine and Three Rivers South has a lot of inventory to choose from and homes are selling. Maybe not in record numbers but they are selling.
Lenders have multiple programs that are very suitable for first time home buyers. Rick Grand a lender in Eugene recently wrote an article about one such program called P.A.L. Rick states that some borrowers can receive up to $10,000 towards the purchase of their … (13 comments)

la pine or real estate: Weather Conditions and Things To Think About - 10/04/07 07:09 PM
It seems like it was just last week when I was out enjoying the Big Deschutes River, and Wickiup - this morning we had our first dusting of snow. Although it was gone by noon it was there and tonight the temperatures are dropping again. It must be time to start thinking about winter and getting our properties ready for the snow.
Below is a quick list of the things we do around our home to prepare for the cold temperatures and snow.
close the vents in the foundation - These should have been opened in the spring to allow airflow but in … (12 comments)

la pine or real estate: 4 City Lots & 3 Acres of Meadow Land - 09/28/07 04:57 PM
You can have it all - 4 city lots that are connected to an additonal 3 acres of meadow land. View Mt. Bachelor from the meadow and possibly from a second story on homesites.
This property is a historic property to La Pine, although there are no rules about historic areas as of yet the family would like to save the home. If the buyer is willing to save the home and restore it the family will leave the home. If the buyer wants the structures removed they will remove them.
The possibilities of this property are endless. 4 city lots, with … (6 comments)

la pine or real estate: 51440 Jory Rd, La Pine Oregon 97739 | Foreclosed ON - Relisted - 09/28/07 02:26 PM
Beautiful Frame built home built in 2006, Imagine living in this nice sized family style home before the holidays. Slate floors, beautiful trim work and a lot of living space make this beautiful home on an acre the perfect first time home for you.
Priced at $232,500 - and seller is willing to contribute to the buyer's closing costs or take a look at all offers.
Be certain to add this home to your list of possibilities - apprasier says it is one of the best priced homes in the area, several lenders are ready for 100% financing.

4 Bedrooms • 2 … (7 comments)

 
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