Featured Listings
Country Living
The Best of Country Living! Close to town with Cascade Mountain views. Beautifully maintained single level home on 19.5 acres, including 13.8 acres … [Read More...]
The Swans Nest
Rare Luxury River Front Estate: Private and gated, this home is situated in one of Bend's most prestigious locations, perched on 102 feet of serene … [Read More...]
MLS 201401253
One of the few remaining custom homes lots in Black Butte Ranch. Perfect corner lot location for vacation home or primary residence. Wooded setting … [Read More...]
Luxury Home in Sunriver
Artful Northwest Resort Design. This home is warm and welcoming with room for everyone. Superior custom details with wood, tongue & groove … [Read More...]
Real Estate News
Top 2 Best Towns: Bend & Boulder
Reprinted from article by Cabin in Sight In this article we’re going to focus on the two top winners in a variety of “best town” lists for the Western US, with big focus on outdoor activities. When looking at rural property it can be tough to find a location that has great access to… Read More
Can Bend become the next Boulder? This venture capitalist thinks so, and here’s why
Reprinted from article by John Cook | Geek Wire BEND, Ore. — Venture capitalist Dino Vendetti is buzzing through his adopted hometown of Bend — showing off attractions that he thinks will one day establish this picturesque Central Oregon city as a new entrepreneurial hub. With a sports rack adorning his Toyota Prius, Vendetti —… Read More
Mirror Pond Proposal Leverages Public-Private Partnership for Downtown Development
Reprinted from article by Erin Rook | The Source Weekly The Mirror Pond Ad-Hoc Committee unveiled its Mirror Pond and Downtown Redevelopment Concept Friday afternoon to a packed room in the Bend Park and Rec District office. The proposal goes beyond addressing the failing Newport Dam and the local landmark that is Mirror Pond, and… Read More
Higher-priced homes selling in Bend
Sales of homes for $750,000 and up more than doubles since 2012 Reprinted from article by Joseph Ditzler | The Bulletin A panoramic view of the Cascade Mountains spills through a cathedral-style arched window into a living room in a château on Northwest Starview Drive, on Awbrey Butte in Bend. A rooftop-solar system creates radiant… Read More
Bend, Oregon: Great beers, a greater outdoors
Reprinted from article by Diane Bair and Pamela Wright, The Boston Globe | BEND, Ore. – “This place a guerrilla underground, bad-boy vibe,” our pub tour guide said as we entered the Boneyard Brewery. An old jeep with the company’s skull-and-crossbones logo sat near the front door of the industrial-looking warehouse, tucked into the middle of… Read More
Eagle Crest Resort – Featured Neighborhood
Blue skies, dry climate, sports and recreation … Eagle Crest Resort is an active resort community. Located in a banana belt, Eagle Crest enjoys warmer weather and gorgeous views of the Cascade Mountains, Smith Rock State Park and the Ochoco Mountains. Located nine minutes from downtown Redmond, 20 minutes from Trader Joe’s in Bend and flyfishing… Read More
Top 10 1031 Exchange Myths
James Ogen with First American Exchange is our “go to” 1031 Exchange expert. The following information is reprinted from “The Exchange Update” newsletter. 1031 Exchange Misconceptions Like-kind means I must exchange the same type of property, such as apartment building for apartment building. All real property is like-kind to other real property, but personal property… Read More
Bend, Ore. The City You’ll Love to Hate
Reprinted from article by Nathan Borchelt, Washington Post | I hate Bend, Ore. I came to this realization standing outside Crux Fermentation Project, the city’s newest brewery. The setting sun painted the sky in brilliant reds, colors like the inside of a ripe blood orange, the horizon sliced by the sharp, snow-covered Three Sisters Mountains… Read More
Bend, Ore: The Next Big City for Entrepreneurship
Reprinted from article by Bruce Schoenfeld, Entrepreneur Magazine | Not so long ago, what is now the most entrepreneurial city in America was nearly a ghost town. The timber industry had crashed, and it was the only industry that Bend, Ore., had. “Two of the biggest pine mills in the world, and one had closed and… Read More
Bend Named DogTown USA 2012
Pooch Paradise Bend, Oregon makes another Top 10 list. This time, Bend is named the 2012 DogTown USA by DOG FANCY magazine. Below is a copy of the article from DogChannel.com: Postcards from Bend, DogTown USA 2012 By Ernie Slone | Posted:Aug. 10, 2012 2:30 p.m. It’s 10 a.m. on a bright August morning, and… Read More
Buying is Cheaper Than Renting
Rent Prices Increase as Market Tightens Rental properties are getting harder to find in Central Oregon. At the start of 2009, 12.4 percent of the region’s rental properties were vacant, available immediately for prospective renters, according to an annual survey by the Central Oregon Rental Owners Association of roughly 4,000 rentals in the area…. Read More
Brasada Ranch Cabins
The Perfect Vacation Home Brasada Ranch Resort Homes and Cabins are some of the finest real estate opportunities near Bend, Oregon. Perfectly situated between Bend and Redmond, Oregon, Brasada Ranch enjoys 300 sunny days every year, and given the location across the high desert, temperatures are normally 5-10 degrees warmer than in the cities. Owning… Read More
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