by Lisa Broadwater | Nov 28, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Central Oregon News, Financing, Uncategorized
In response to rising home prices across the nation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has increased Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s conforming loan limits for the second year in a row. In most communities in the U.S., the new loan limit for one-unit properties...
by Lisa Broadwater | Nov 4, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Area Market Reports, Uncategorized
During the third quarter of 2017, real estate prices in Central Oregon continued to rise. While a few markets saw a decrease from the second quarter to the third (the median sales price for Single Family Homes on less than an acre in Sunriver, for example, was down...
by Lisa Broadwater | Nov 1, 2017 | About Central Oregon, About Sisters, Oregon, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
Folks who are considering investing in a vacation-rental property in Sisters, take note: At the request of the Sisters City Council, the Sisters Planning Commission is reviewing code affecting vacation rentals. There are currently 39 permitted vacation rentals...
by Lisa Broadwater | May 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Happy Memorial Day! Central Oregon’s bounteous summer festival season is officially under way. Here’s a look at some of the key events on the schedule Saturday, May 27-Monday, May 29 Bend Elks Memorial Day Baseball Tournament: A must-attend event for youth baseball...
by Lisa Broadwater | May 19, 2017 | About Bend, Bend Neighborhoods, Home & Design, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
Each Wednesday, the brokers in my Sotheby’s office gather together at our Old Mill location to talk real estate –- we share upcoming listings, discuss current market trends, review changes in our contract forms and generally exchange info. Recently, however, we headed...
by Lisa Broadwater | May 16, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Area Market Reports, Central Oregon News, Real Estate News
In April, the winter-weather slowdown in Central Oregon made way for spring selling activity. According to the May Beacon Report, Bend had 220 Single-Family Residential (SFR) sales last month compared to 170 sales in March, an increase of almost 30 percent. Redmond...
by Lisa Broadwater | Apr 17, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Area Market Reports
During the first quarter of 2017, it was more of the same, when it came to real estate sales activity in Central Oregon. And by “more,” of course, I mean less. Well, fewer, actually — as in listings and in sales. By now, it’s no surprise to...
by Lisa Broadwater | Apr 3, 2017 | About Sisters, Oregon, For Buyers, Real Estate News, Sisters Market Reports, Uncategorized
Phase II of ClearPine, Sisters’ newest subdivision, has begun. The 20-acre, 100-home project in northeast Sisters was conceived as sort of a scaled-down version of Bend’s uber-popular NorthWest Crossing neighborhood: Rather than feature a single builder, similarly...
by Lisa Broadwater | Mar 22, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Central Oregon Events, Central Oregon News, Exploring Central Oregon, Uncategorized
Here in Central Oregon, we’re used to visitors, and lots of them — especially during the prime vacationing months of May through September. Typically, we expect the largest crowds of the year (in the thousands) during Bend’s Summer Fest and Art in...
