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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
