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Bend in the news again. Looking promising.
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110327%2FNEWS01%2F103270315

I can’t wait for the warm weather. One more reason to visit and buy a primary or second home in Bend. The old mill will be getting a zip line! How great is that!

Had a great Open House today in Awbrey Butte. Awbrey Butte is a quiet neighborhood with beautiful views and lots of wildlife as you can see for yourself.

A buck enjoying the backyard.

Bend vacancy rates ‘pretty positive’
Third-quarter report shows more people moving in than moving out
By Ed Merriman The Bulletin
December 15, 2010 4:00 am

Signs of a slowly improving economy are reflected in lower third-quarter vacancies for most classes of property in the Bend area, according to the Market Summary by Compass Commercial Real Estate….
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I would love for anyone who is willing to add a comment on why you moved to Bend or how you heard about Bend.

http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americas-best-small-cities-for-business-and-careers

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10/08/0803_strongest_housing_markets/38.htm

What a great place to live! I went kayaking with my husband on the river yesterday at sunset. I saw some baby ducks with their mom swimming next to us. So Cute! Today, off to Caldera Springs. A resort in Sunriver. Caldera is 11 miles from Bend, Or but you wouldn’t know it when you are there. The weather can be very different. There are luxury homes priced from 600,000’s-1,200,000. Cabins start in the 400,000’s. Lots are only $125,000 and up. They were in the 400,000’s at the peak of the market.

We are finally getting some sunshine. Time for an Open House. I will be doing an Open House again at 3153 NE Cromwell Ct this Sat. June 3rd from 11-2pm.

Also, Bend’s tour of homes is coming up. I will be at some town homes in North West Crossing on Sat. the 17th from 9-2. The builder is Sage builders.

1. Bend, Ore.: Stiff demand from second-home buyers helped nearly double median home prices in lovely Bend, Ore., between 1999 and 2006. But the subsequent real estate collapse has dragged the area’s price-to-income ratio from 3.4 in the third quarter of 2006 to 1.7 in the fourth quarter of 2009. That’s below Bend’s average price-to-income ratio of 2 for the 15 years ending in 2003. This increased affordability makes retirement property in Bend particularly attractive today, says Lester Friedman, president-elect of the Central Oregon Association of Realtors. “Central Oregon has always been a place where people came to get away,” Friedman says. “And, of course, that is kind of the definition of retirement.” Friedman points to a number of activities that can keep seniors busy in Bend year round, including hiking, mountain biking, skiing, fishing, boating, and volunteering. “We have wonderful college facilities, so continuing education is easy,” he says. “You name it, we’ve got it.”