Though temperatures are dropping throughout Central Oregon, the real estate market is showing no signs of cooling down. Typically, the winter season is a time for the market to slow. However, this year seems to be different and it’s still a great time to sell a home. Every seller wants to get the highest-possible sale […]
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Practical Home Renovations
Balance cosmetic and essential maintenance upgrades
Home renovations have continually gained popularity, indicated by the hundreds of remodeling and fixer-upper shows that have families dreaming and planning for changes they’d love to make to their own homes. Updating, upgrading, remodeling and renovations are words thrown around endlessly in the real estate industry. However, each of these are specific to what the […]
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High-Performance Homes
Connecting efficiency, comfort, health and durability
Technology is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Change is happening so rapidly that it’s hard to keep up with the newest of the new. This change and evolution is widely accepted amongst the public in certain sectors, but support is still lagging in the home-building sector. Comparing the auto industry, which has continually pushed forward […]
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Easy Fall Maintenance Checklist
Is your home ready for a season change?
Central Oregonians love this time of year. The temps have cooled but are still comfortable for outdoor activities, with less-crowded trails and waterways. In between all of those rounds of golf, bike rides and hikes, taking care of fall home maintenance items will allow homeowners to enjoy fewer troubles in the winter months, while lowering […]
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Kôr’s First Project Emerges from the Ground
Kôrazon: Affordable, Goal-Net-Zero Cottage Housing
Being a real estate professional in today’s scorching real estate market and seeing home sale prices at an all-time high, the need for affordable housing is glaringly obvious. Homeownership equals wealth and stability. More stable and wealthier households lead to more productive and healthier people, less dependent on medical services, mental health services and public […]
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A New Building Era
Net-zero energy homes designed for change
Buildings have been transforming since the beginning of their existence. Throughout history, people have adapted buildings to address social needs, as builders continue to learn, adapt and improve after mistakes. Today’s era of building is ready to enter into a new phase, with change being driven by a need to conserve precious resources, clean air, […]
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A Thriving Housing Market
Record-breaking numbers amid the pandemic
Summer is in full swing in the high desert, with high temperatures and an even hotter housing market as the July real estate numbers set records. According to the latest Beacon Report, in Bend the residential single family home median sale price jumped to a new high of $529,000, with a total of 318 homes […]
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More Time Inside
Indoor air quality considerations
Humans take about 20,000 breaths each day and Americans spend a majority of their time indoors—spending about 90 percent of the day in their homes, cars or at work. Now that we are in a global pandemic, this rate of staying indoors has increased, according to Kenneth Mendez, CEO and president of the Asthma and […]
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Hesitating Buyers?!
Now may be time to get off the fence
Just as there are a kaleidoscope of people, there are also varying types of homebuyers. Some are decisive, knowing what they want and ready to make an offer as soon as an ideal home comes along. Others need to move in a timely manner due to a new job or to be closer to family […]
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Remodel Priorities
Projects for the Highest Return
When sellers decide to put their home on the market, their first priority is examining the major elements of their home: the roof, heating system, exterior paint, etc. Once they determine those are in good shape, we recommend turning the focus to rooms inside the house. Start with the kitchen, move on to the bathroom […]
