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 | 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...
by Lisa Broadwater | Oct 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Talk about good timing: This morning, I attended a class about Deschutes County property taxes with County Assessor Scot Langton –- the same day, as Langton pointed out, that many of us can expect to find our new property tax bill in our mailboxes. Oh, goody. In all...
by Lisa Broadwater | Oct 18, 2016 | About Bend, About Central Oregon, Central Oregon News, Kudos for Central Oregon, Uncategorized
Bend has made it to the top of another “Best of” list. This time, it’s Forbes’ recently released “Best Small Places for Business and Careers.” The reasons cited by Forbes? Bend has “the fastest job growth of any metro in the country in 2015 at 6.6 percent.” Forbes...
by Lisa Broadwater | Feb 11, 2016 | About Central Oregon, Area Market Reports, For Buyers, For Sellers, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
The winter sales slowdown that hit the Central Oregon real estate market in December 2014 didn’t repeat itself in 2015 -– far from it. While the number of fourth-quarter sales decreased in most markets in 2014 (anywhere from one percent to more than 20 percent),...
