Category Archives: Bend Real Estate

General Real Estate Information for Central Oregon including Bend, Redmond, Sunriver, Powell Butte, Sunriver and Surrounding areas.

Luxury Living – NE Bend Oregon Homes on Acreage

Luxury Living in NE Bend Oregon – Homes on Acreage Luxury Neighborhoods with Acreage in NE Bend  include Royal Oaks, Country View East, Overtree Ranch, Old Deschutes and Scottsdale Ranch.  These neighborhoods are located near the NE Bend city limits … Continue reading

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Senate Extends First Time Buyer Tax Credit Closing Deadline

Senate Extends First Time Buyer Tax Credit Closing Deadline Central Oregon home buyers  and sellers may have 3 additional months to close their homes and still qualify for the first time home buyer tax credit. According to the National Association … Continue reading

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You Go Girl! Single Women ARE Buying Homes.

You Go Girl!  According to a survey by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), single women are buying homes in masses. In 2009, first-time home buyers made up 47% of the total home buying market share, up from 41% in … Continue reading

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Buy A Fannie Mae Bank Owned Home and get 3.5% Towards Closing Costs

Buy a Fannie Mae bank owned Home in Bend and receive 3.5% of your purchase price towards closing costs. Although the First Time Home Buyer and Repeat Buyer tax credit have expired, it’s not too late to find a great … Continue reading

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Is Bend’s Real Estate Market on the Way UP? Money Magazine thinks so! What’s Your Opinion?

Good News For the Bend, Oregon Real Estate Market – expect a 3.3% increase in home values for 2010. According to a recent report by Money Magazine, Bend made the Top 10 list for for the nation’s largest metro areas … Continue reading

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FHA Suspends 90-day Flipping Rule potentially increasing the availability to affordable housing for Central Oregon home buyers.

FHA Suspends 90-day Flipping Rule potentially increasing the availability to affordable housing for Central Oregon home buyers. What is the 90-day flipping rule? Prior to the suspension of the FHA 90-day flipping rule, home buyers we unable to purchase homes … Continue reading

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It's Spring in Central Oregon Real Estate – The Time to List Your Home is Now!

It’s Spring in Central Oregon Real Estate – The Time to List Your Home is Now! Homebuyers are out early this year in Central Oregon trying to buy homes before the first-time homebuyer and move-up home buyer tax credit deadlines. … Continue reading

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Has the Real Estate Market in Central Oregon Stabilized?

Has the Real Estate Market in Central Oregon Stabilized? Sign up for free market reports to keep track of recent sales and property values in your Central Oregon Neighborhood.

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Welcome to Bend!

Why do you love Bend, Oregon? Is it the 4-5 inches of snow we received this morning? The blue skies we’re blessed with this afternoon? Perhaps the it’s the many Central Oregon Golf Courses or the abundance of hiking and … Continue reading

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New Legislation Proposing an Increase in FHA Down Pament from 3.5% to 5% – To Keep Home Owners from Defaulting on Loans.

How will this Effect the Central Oregon Housing Market? New Legislation Proposing an Increase in the FHA down payment from 3.5% to 5% – To Keep Home Owners from Defaulting on Loans. According to a recent article on Yahoo News … Continue reading

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