Principal Broker at The Broker Network Realty in Bend, OR. Over 12 years experience in Real Estate working with buyers, sellers and investment properties.
The Beacon Report, based on real estate statistics from our local MLS, released its report of the December 2017 figures on Bend single family residence sales of 1 acre or less. The latest report also gives us the complete statistics for the year 2017, with some interesting comparisons to last year for Bend and surrounding […]
During the recent Great Recession, many millennials found themselves moving back to their parents’ homes or delaying moving out. While housing affordability has been a strong influence on the increase in multi-generational living, this more traditional lifestyle is being embraced by more Americans and is also influencing new housing design. According to Pew Research Center […]
In Bend, like in many other areas, employers are having trouble recruiting employees due to the high cost of housing. I’ve heard many stories of Central Oregon employers not being able to hire workers because the prospects decline their job offers once they try looking for a place to live. We’re not talking about low […]
The Beacon Report, based on real estate statistics from our local MLS, (Multiple Listing Service) released its report of the November 2017 figures on Bend single family residence sales of 1 acre or less. Bend real estate price statistics for November 2017 pretty much followed historical patterns of seasonal decline. Closed sales in Bend for […]
A live-work space combines your work space with your living quarters. The Internet has made it possible for many people to work from home and has increased the popularity of such housing. With the continuing rise in costs of commercial office space, it makes sense to own or rent a live-work space. This is not […]
Like it or not, winter is coming early as usual, with Mt Bachelor already open and more snow in the forecast. Last winter is a strong memory to many local minds in terms of the damage that occurred to residential and commercial buildings. The extreme weather meant you couldn’t find the things you needed to […]
O f all the nonprofits in town, the work of NeighborImpact has impressed me the most in how they impact so many local residents with regard to housing and shelter. I have encountered several first-time homebuyers who received education and assistance from NeighborImpact’s programs, enabling them to experience homeownership. These buyers are my favorite to […]
H istorically, rental housing has been depicted as starter housing for younger people, mainly in their 20s whose goal was to eventually own a home. Apartments were basically just temporary or transitional shelters and therefore had few amenities. The recent housing crash changed that as many, both young and old, turned to the rental market […]
H alloween is a time when many like to get spooked with ghost stories. Many of those stories center around haunted houses, so with that, let’s discuss buying a home in Oregon with a “history.” Oregon real estate law does not require seller disclosure on deaths—whether natural or violent, brutal crimes or other things that […]
The Beacon Report, based on real estate statistics from our local MLS, released its report of the September 2017 figures—allowing us to compare last month’s and last year’s Bend single family residence sales of 1 acre or less. Closed sales in Bend for the month of September 2017 decreased by 40 transactions over August 2017, […]
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