The Oregon WinterFest Fire Pit competition is heating up! Sculptors and metal workers from throughout Oregon have created more than 20 original structures to showcase the beauty and power of fire to light up the banks of the Deschutes River. “I went really big. I’m having so much fun,” says artist James Todd Rouse, who […]
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Take Me Home 2/3-2/10
Millennial homebuyer buzz
Being a millennial myself, a real estate blog with an infographic on millennials created by Avant caught my attention. In real estate circles, there are a lot of discussions about millennials and their role in the housing market recovery. Millennials are expected to be the typical first-time homebuyers. Younger buyers play an important role in […]
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Take Me Home 1/27-2/3
The affordable housing crunch and ways of alleviating it have been on my mind these past few weeks. In Bend, some have suggested that we need to expand the urban growth boundary, providing more land for development and then build more affordable housing. There are both advantages and disadvantages to consider in taking this approach, […]
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Take Me Home 1/6-1/13
Why aren’t there more tiny homes around?
In the last few years, I have regularly seen blogs about tiny houses and wondered why there are not more of them around. The tiny house movement seems to be spreading and charming people with its eco-friendly designs and financial perks. Most of you I’m sure have heard about them, but also haven’t seen them […]
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Take Me Home 12/30-1/6
TAKE me home Remodeling Bang for Your Buck By Nick Nayne, Principal Broker, The Broker Network, LLC Many homeowners remodel their homes to improve livability and functionality, resale value, or just because they want to make some changes. The National Assoication of Realtors just released its 2015 Remodeling Impact Report. According to this report, as […]
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First Time Home Buyers Face Challenges
First Time Home Buyers Face Challenges By Nick Nayne According to the National Association of Realtors most recent annual survey of homebuyers, the percentage of first-time homebuyers is at the lowest point since 1987. The historic average of homebuyers identifying themselves as first time homebuyers was 32 percent, whereas the historical average is about 40 […]
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Take Me Home 12/16-12/23
Market Conditions The housing market is recovering with home prices approaching those before the recession and the 2016 housing market is expected to grow at a moderate pace. According to Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, the growth that broke out in 2015 was fueled by job growth and the rising […]
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Take Me Home 12/9-12/16
Tips for Selling Your Home in Winter By Nick Nayne Selling a home in Central Oregon during the winter can be challenging. Here are some helpful hints for brightening your home and making it sparkle during the winter. Most of these tips apply during anytime time of year, but a few apply specifically to winter. […]
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Take Me Home 12/2-12/9
Home Buying for the Holidays
Conventional wisdom states that winter is a less than ideal time to list a home. The logic behind this belief is that people are more inclined to visit an open house—or to drive a U-Haul full of their belongings—during the warmer, drier summer months. But a recent analysis of web traffic to Realtor.com reveals some […]
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Take Me Home 11/25-12/2
Big Dreams, Tiny Homes
With a tight rental market and steadily increasing home prices, many would-be homeowners are exploring other, less conventional options. The tiny house movement, while easily labeled a trend, is an example of the truism, “Everything old is new again.” In past generations, homes were smaller. And in much earlier times (and still in more nomadic […]
