by Lisa Broadwater | Feb 23, 2012 | For Buyers, Green Building, Home & Design, Uncategorized
These days, more and more people are being introduced to the world of sustainable design (aka “green building”). If you, like me, are new to the industry, however, you may feel like you’ve just entered extremely foreign territory. For one thing, this fast-growing...
by Lisa Broadwater | Feb 18, 2012 | For Sellers, Home & Design, Homeowner Tips, Uncategorized
At our last Sisters broker tour (which was, coincidentally, scheduled for Valentine’s Day), I was reminded of the importance of staging. We viewed seven new listings that ranged in price from $149,990 to $725,000, and of those seven, one clearly stood out. It...
by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 26, 2012 | About Bend, About Central Oregon, Green Building, Home & Design, Showcase Properties, Uncategorized
When I recently listed a LEED-certified home in NorthWest Crossing, I received a crash course in sustainable building. Although I was already familiar with the concept of green building, I hadn’t previously worked with clients actively involved in what is shaping up...
by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 25, 2012 | Home & Design, Homeowner Tips, Uncategorized
I spent the past several weeks hanging out with my mom in the house she and I used to share in Arkansas before I met Jack and moved to Oregon. It’s been eight years since Jack and I left, sort of on a whim, on a steamy summer day — our Chesapeake Bay retriever...
by Lisa Broadwater | Dec 10, 2011 | About Bend, About Central Oregon, Green Building, Uncategorized
It isn’t every day I list a property like 2446 NW Dorion Way in Bend’s NorthWest Crossing. But then, it isn’t every day that anyone lists a property like this one — there are only a handful of homes like it in Central Oregon. One thing that...
