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Central Oregon Stats-at-a-Glance for March 2017

Central Oregon Stats-at-a-Glance for March 2017

by Lisa Broadwater | Mar 20, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Area Market Reports

In February, Sisters saw a notable drop in home prices from the previous month, according to the March Beacon Report. The median price of a single-family home in Sisters decreased more than 19 percent in February – down from $381,000 in January to $308,000 (and down...
Earth Day Event: Habitat’s Furniture Flip Returns

Earth Day Event: Habitat’s Furniture Flip Returns

by Lisa Broadwater | Mar 17, 2017 | About Bend, Central Oregon Events, Home & Design, Uncategorized

Fans of the Bend Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore, take note: The third-annual Furniture Flip Design Challenge is just around the corner. Appropriately enough, the annual fund-raiser coincides with Earth Day: Saturday, April 22. And, no, that wasn’t a...
Lessons Learned at a Habitat Breakfast

Lessons Learned at a Habitat Breakfast

by Lisa Broadwater | Mar 15, 2017 | About Bend, Central Oregon News, Homeowner Tips, Real Estate News, Uncategorized

I recently attended the Bend Area Habitat for Humanity’s Build-It! Breakfast at the Riverhouse. The annual fund-raiser is designed to provide those curious about Habitat an opportunity to learn more about how the Bend-based branch of the national non-profit...
Good News for NorthWest Crossing Fans

Good News for NorthWest Crossing Fans

by Lisa Broadwater | Feb 14, 2017 | About Bend, Central Oregon News, Real Estate News, Uncategorized

Fans of NorthWest Crossing will be happy to learn that Brooks Resources, the developers of the popular Bend community, have purchased an additional 245 acres. To do so, they’ve joined forces with Tennant Developments to form NWX2, LLC, the entity that purchased the...
4th Quarter Market Statistics for Central Oregon

4th Quarter Market Statistics for Central Oregon

by Lisa Broadwater | Feb 10, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Area Market Reports, Central Oregon News, Uncategorized

As sales activity in Central Oregon during the fourth quarter of 2016 indicates, the area continues to feel the effects of still-increasing sales prices and extremely low inventory: Although much of Central Oregon saw a double-digit increase in the number of sales...
2017 Home Design Trend: Hot for Hygge

2017 Home Design Trend: Hot for Hygge

by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 22, 2017 | About Central Oregon, For Buyers, Home & Design, Uncategorized

Have you heard of hygge? If not, no doubt you will be hearing about it soon: It was named Pinterest’s number one home and design trend for 2017. A slew of books on hygge have been released in the past year, and more are on the way. There are hygge shops, hygge drinks,...
Snowmaggedon: Potential Property Tax Relief

Snowmaggedon: Potential Property Tax Relief

by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 18, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Central Oregon News, Uncategorized

If Central Oregon’s recent winter storms have caused significant damage to your home or business, you may be eligible for a discount on your property taxes, Deschutes County officials have announced. Oregon law includes a provision that allows property owners who...
Real Estate Stats-at-a-Glance: December 2016

Real Estate Stats-at-a-Glance: December 2016

by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 13, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Area Market Reports, Real Estate News, Uncategorized

In December, Bend saw a slight dip in home prices from the previous month, according to the January Beacon Report*.The median home sales price in Bend for a single-family home was $355,000. That’s a decline of 5 percent ($19,000) compared to November –- but it’s an...
Affordable Housing Projects in the Works

Affordable Housing Projects in the Works

by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 11, 2017 | About Central Oregon, About Sisters, Oregon, Central Oregon News, For Buyers, Real Estate News, Uncategorized

At last, an attempt to address Central Oregon’s critical need for affordable housing: According to the Bend Bulletin, Housing Works, the public housing authority for Central Oregon, plans to build 90 apartment and townhome units for low-income households...
What’s Bloomin’: 2017 Gardening Trends

What’s Bloomin’: 2017 Gardening Trends

by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 4, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Central Oregon News, Home & Design, Home Trends, Uncategorized

It’s 6 degrees outside, with about a foot of snow (and more on the way), so I can’t think of a better time to talk about spring. In a stroke of good fortune, yesterday’s paper (which I’m reading this morning) features a wire story from the Newport News (Virginia)...
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