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This Issue Neighborhood Highlights P.1

Summer Home Improvement P.2-3 Best Time of Year For Buyers? P.4

Home Showing Tips P.5 Rogue Rentals P.6

Welcome To Woodland Park P.7-8 Events & Traditions P.9

Neighborhood Highlights

LOCAL STATISTICS

The summer selling season in Central Oregon is still in full swing. The local inventory has

gained momentum and we now have 3.1 months worth, according to statistics. The number

of homes sold under $500,000 has significantly decreased over the last 3 years while those

over $1,000,000 have tremendously grown. While the overall number of Bend homes sold

have not grown that much, the change between the lower and upper end in price is great

and those Bend residents who have lived in the community more than just a few years can

be amazed at the selling prices of Bend homes.

Figures now on Bend single family homes on less than an acre compared with last year at this time are as follows:

Homes for sale up 3.1% to 833

Homes sold down 8.8% to 271

Homes pending down 5.1% to 277

The average price per square foot for sold homes up 4.1% to $252

The average active price is down 2.4% to $618,000

The average sold price is up 6.6% to $488,000

HOW YOUR HOME CAN

AFFECT YOUR LIFE

1537 NE 4th Street, Bend, OR 97701

Ph (541) 728-0995 Fax (541) 728-0965

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By: Peggi Schoning

The average American has a good understand-

ing about how essential a community is to the

rest of his or her life.

Here are some housing facts that matter to

most people:

Steer clear of highways: Women who

live within one-and-a-half miles from a

congested highway have a higher rate of

delivering premature or low birth weight

babies because of the vehicle emissions.

Pay more to drive less: A common trade

off families make when buying a home is

taking a longer drive to work in exchange

for a bigger house. They don’t factor in

the cumulative costs of wear on the car,

gas, the stress of commuting and less

time at home.

Get the right size: While many studies

have been done on the impact of over-

crowding on families, newer research is

revealing that too much space in a home

can be as bad as too little for families

with children in school. You want

adequate, but not excessive space. You

want room for the kids to have their own

space, and be able to focus on home-

work, but kids still need parental

attention.

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Issue 9

August 2018 Central Oregon Edition

Details of This Property on Page 5

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1701 SE Karena Ct—Bend

3 Bds/ 2.5 Ba / 1,787 SF

Quiet Cul-de-sac & Walking Trail!

3125 SW Pumice Ave—Redmond

3 Bds / 2 Ba / 1,248 SF

New Carpet / Paint / Blinds

16488 Wilt Rd—Sisters

5 Bds / 5 Ba / 6,613 SF

160 Pristine Acres w/Mountain Views!

NW Coyner St—Redmond

80 Acre Parcel / Bordered by BLM

Green Fields & Views of Smith Rock!

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$388,900

$545,000

$434,000

284 Volunteer Park Ln—Redmond

3 Bds / 2.5 Ba / 1,990 SF

Ochoco Mtn Views—Eagle Crest Resort!

By: Peggi Schoning

We get it—and the good news is, it’s not too late. Summer doesn’t officially end until September 22, and the weather is still decent, which means there’s still time to squeeze in a few more weekend projects. To help narrow down your options, here’s a list of prime home improvements to try before summer’s end. In fact, this is the perfect time for many of these projects, since you can score deals on materials as home improvement stores try to clear out their summer inventory. In other words, slacking off was the smart thing to do!

1. Plant a vegetable garden

Spring and summer aren’t the only times to plant produce. Fall is also a great time to start a vege-table garden, but since the weather has cooled, you’ll want to focus on autumn crops—think carrots, cabbage, beets, and kale.

2. Upgrade your patio furnishings

As fall approaches and the warm weather recedes, many retailers slash prices on patio furniture to free up floor space for indoor furniture. That makes September a great month for scoring deals on all-weather chairs, wrought-iron dining tables, umbrellas, and other outdoor furniture.

3. Spruce up your landscaping

To keep your yard looking pristine going into fall, it’s time to touch up your landscaping. Many local garden centers provide landscaping consultants for free or for a small additional cost if you buy plants from them. This summer home improvement task is particularly important if you’re planning to sell your home soon, since good landscaping can add up to 28% to the overall value of a home.

Successful people do what unsuccessful

people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it

were easier; wish you were better.

- Jim Rohn

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

$492,500

$2,850,000

SUMMER HOME

IMPROVEMENT IDEAS

10681 Village Loop—Redmond

2 Bd / 2 Ba / 1419 SF

Eagle Crest Condo!

$298,000

$465,000

$229,000

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7200 SW 51st St— Bend

4 Bdrm / 3.5 Ba / 3531 SF / 5 Acres

67474 Trout Ln—Bend

5 Bdrm / 3.5 Ba / 2987 SF / 9.92 Acres

SW Maple Ave—Redmond

Large .69 Acre Parcel

Can be R-4 Zoned for SFR, Duplex,

or Multi-Family

1585 NW 35th St—Redmond

3 Bdrm / 1.5 Ba / 1776 SF / 14.88 Acres

2 Forest Service Rd. 2060—Sisters

243.67 Acres So of Black Butte Ranch

Lots of Privacy—Build Your Dream Home!

62755 Forest Service Rd. 4606—Bend

733.29 Acres of Beautiful Forest

Cascade Mtn Views—West of Shevlin Park!

By: Peggi Schoning

4. Install an outdoor shower

Before the warm temperatures dip too much, another timely summer home improvement project is to build an outdoor shower. When designing yours, think about size (what best fits the space?), plumbing (do you need to install a water line?), and materials. Don’t forget to leave extra space where towels and clothes can hang without getting wet.

5. Renovate your deck

Depending on where you live, you can continue using your deck for outdoor entertaining during the fall and winter months—if you keep it in good condition.

Wood decks need yearly maintenance. Give your deck’s structure a close inspection. Specifically, look for signs of rot or cracks in the decking boards. If you spot issues, consult an expert by ordering a professional deck inspection, which costs on average from $50 to $199.

6. Replace your old grill

Still using that rickety outdoor grill you purchased ages ago? It’s time to upgrade to a new one. As barbeque season comes to a close, you can nab great deals on grills and grilling supplies.

7. Install a swimming pool

You heard me right! As counterintuitive as it seems, installing a swimming pool is an ideal late summer home improvement project, for a variety of reasons. One, business for pool builders has slowed by now, which means they’ll be eager to cut you a deal that could save you a lot on the price of your pool. Plus, soil tends to be drier in late summer and fall, and dry dirt makes for easier digging. And besides, you probably aren’t using your yard as much anyway! So why not take this opportunity to set yourself up for a great summer next year?

$230,000

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SUMMER HOME IMPROVEMENT IDEAS

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$610,000

NEW PRICE!

$689,000

$399,000

Expert Predictions Re: The U.S. Housing Market

Freddie Mac predicts a “good” 2018 with a

solid +5% price growth

CoreLogic expects 2018 prices to grow 4.3%

by the end of 2018 plus

- Home Appreciation—+3.2%

- Mortgage Rates—average 4.56% now

increasing to 5% at the end of 2018

- Existing Home Sales—+2.5% due to

low inventory easing

- Housing Starts—+3% in home

building; +7% in houses

- New Home Sales—+11%

- Homeownership Rate—63.9%

With the cost of living rising, workers and

businesses in large cities may migrate to

smaller cities

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69616 Buckhorn Rd—Redmond

5 Bdrm / 3 Ba / 4030 SF / 8.15 Acres

1463 NE 7th St—Redmond

Duplex—Ea. 3 Bdrm / 2.5 Ba / 1536 SF

1554 NE 4th Street—Bend

Commercial Office w/Warehouse

64350 E Brightwood Lp Rd—Brightwood

2.74 Acre Buildable Lot





By: Peggi Schoning

Spring features the highest number of homes that are newly listed, making it the right time to buy for buyers most interested in finding the perfect home.

Spring is also the time of year when buyers will face the most competition, meaning homes sell faster and for a higher premium than at any other point in the year.

Buying towards the end of summer offers patient buyers both selection and bargains.

The start of the busy home shopping season in early spring is a time of optimism for would-be home buyers—more new listings come on the market in spring than any other time of the year. Come late spring however, that optimism may turn into desperation as fear of missing out on the season’s newly listed homes leads many to pay more for a home than they otherwise may have.

Buyers seeking the best time to buy—looking to hit the market both when selection is good and deals are abundant—should remember that patience is a virtue and consider opening their home shopping window in late summer instead.

Certainly, if you’re a buyer interested only in finding the most homes listed for sale, spring is the time to shop and make an offer. More new listings hit the market nationwide in April of last year than in any other month.

While spring offers the most new selection, it is also the season in which buyers face the most competition—and competition drives up prices. A higher share of homes sold in the spring months sell for a higher premium than homes sold at any other point in the year.

One in four U.S. homes sell above initial list price in March through May, which is higher than at any other point in the year. This pattern is consistent market-to-market. In parts of the Pacific Northwest, over half of homes sold between March and May will sell above list price. By late summer this falls to one in three.

For would-be home buyers, this poses a dilemma. Should they purchase in the spring when they have the greatest number of choices? Or should they sacrifice selection in favor of less competi-tion in the latter half of the year? Lucky for them, the data shows that late summer offers a nice compromise between reasonable prices and selection.

Not every home listed for sale in spring will ultimately sell, and many of these not-so-spring-chicken listings can often be had for a discount. The combination of new homes initially listed in summer and these leftover spring listings means there’s almost as much overall for-sale inventory at the end of summer as there is during spring.

The fierce competition that bites buyers in spring comes full-circle and begins to squeeze sellers in the summer. Sellers, wary of the impending return of cold weather, school and all the other factors that annually signal the end of the spring-summer home shopping season, begin to worry

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Try not to become a man of success.

Rather become a man of value.

- Albert Einstein

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BEST TIME OF YEAR

FOR HOME BUYERS?

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about selling their home this season instead of having to re-list and try again next year. The competition with all those other lingering listings leads many sellers to slash prices in late summer and early fall in hopes of finally attracting a buyer. In almost every market, the highest share of listings with at least one price reduction were in August and September of last year.

When potential buyers visit your home, they often feel like they are invading your home. After all, they usually don’t know you personally. There they are, walking through your home, looking in your closets, checking out the cabinet space of your bathrooms.

For obvious reasons, you want buyers to feel like they are in their home when they are viewing your house. How can you accomplish this?

Here are a couple of great ideas:

First, store family photos and other personal memorabilia you likely have on display throughout the home. How does this help? Why is it important? When a buyer sees an award on the mantle or bookshelf, they are reminded that “someone else lives here” which distances them from feeling at home and as a home seller you want them feeling at home, right?

Second, arrange to be out of the house during showings. Visit a coffee shop, go shopping, or take the kids to the park. Buyers feel really uncomfortable viewing a home when the owners are there. As a result, they may feel rushed and leave without giving your property serious consideration. Further make sure you are out of the house before they arrive if you leave as they enter they feel as if they have forced you out, creating a greater sense that they are intruding on your privacy.

If you can’t avoid being home during a particular showing, remain out of the way. Don’t volunteer information or attempt to give buyers “the tour”. Instead, be available to answer questions only, if asked.

$334,900

22605 SE Rickard Rd—Bend

Nearly 19 Acres - CUP In Place

Incredible Cascade Mountain Views!

21280 Stevens Rd—Bend

3.27 Acres / Zoned RS Can be developed for

Single-Family Lots Avion Water / Power on

Property

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821 NE Hudspeth Cir—Prineville

3 Beds / 2 Baths / 2112 Sq. Ft.

Dreamy Single-Level in Ochoco Pointe

$465,000

Geo Millican—Prineville

160 Acres / EFU3 Zoning

Off-Grid living / Graze cattle / Ride

Horses or Motorcycles

Lots of wildlife—Elk, Deer, etc.

Potentially dividable

$399,000

61886 Teal Rd—Bend

Horse Property on 19.55 Acres!

2 Manufactured Homes—Indoor Arena!

$579,000

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HOME SHOWING TIPS

$399,900

“Ask the Realtor if we can list the litter box

as a 3rd bedroom”

BEST TIME OF YEAR

FOR HOME BUYERS?

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2 Bds / 2 Ba / 1419 SF

9 or 12 Month Lease

$2150 Security Deposit

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Available 8/10/18

10586 Village Loop—Redmond

3 Bds / 2.5 Ba / 1871 SF

12 Month Lease


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Available 8/17/18

1931 NW Larch Spur Ct—Redmond

3 Bds / 2.5 Ba / 1300 SF

12 Month Lease


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Tentatively Avail. 9/2/18

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An Upscale Urban

Neighborhood In Charming

Sisters, Oregon

Woodland Park is an upscale, urban

neighborhood in charming Sisters,

Oregon. Located a short walk from the

famous Five Pines Lodge & Shibui Spa,

Sisters Athletic Club, Islas Rio Mexican

restaurant, award winning Three

Creeks Brewery and The Sisters Movie

House, homeowners enjoy all of these

attractions and leave their cars in the

garage. Only 1/2 mile south are the

forest trails just perfect for hiking,

biking and daily strolls. Only a 1/2 mile

west is downtown Sisters with all the

fun shops, restaurants and weekend

events. Woodland Park is an exciting

new neighborhood in the perfect

location and has no HOA’s.

Each home is built to old-fashioned

high quality standards and includes a

master bedroom suite on the main

level, an ample sized great room with a

gas or wood fireplace, a main floor

laundry, a roomy garage, and an

upstairs loft with a Jack-n-Jill bath

connecting two bedrooms. Your kids

could have the space they need, or

your guests could have the privacy

they’d like when they come visit. Hint:

have a calendar handy to keep track of

all the people who will want to come

stay with you in Sisters!

Woodland Park has 24 lots, and 6 are

already sold, so you need to choose

your favorite lot quickly. There is one

home remaining that could be a short

term Vacation Rental, and it is

beautiful both inside and out. All the

exteriors have real wood, shingles,

stone, composition and metal roofs

and no two are alike.

Call Us for Details

$119,500

945 E. Desperado Trail

Beautiful lot minutes from

downtown Sisters!

New neighborhood with NO HOA’s!

935 E. Desperado Trail

Buildable .14 Acre Lot

Beautiful Sisters Neighborhood!

778 S. Wrangler Ct

Can Be Short-Term Vacation Rental

Beautiful Inside & Out!

$119,500

808 S. Wrangler Ct

Buildable Lot—.17 Acres

End of Cul-de-sac!

751 S. Wrangler Ct

Buildable Lot—.13 Acres

Build Your Dream Home!

$119,500

$539,500

$119,500

778 S. Wrangler Ct

Lovely & Spacious Modern Kitchen

$119,500

PRICE REDUCED!

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671 S. Wrangler Ct

Buildable Lot .13 Acres

Perfect Sisters Location!!

$119,500

711 S. Wrangler Ct


All The Amenities Nearby!

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Excellent for Your New Home!

$119,500

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Call Us for Details

754 S Wrangler has a modern, chic farm-

house feel with the floor to ceiling

Montana stone real wood fireplace,

flanking bookcases made of stained

knotty alder and a gorgeous granite and

stainless steel kitchen as part of the great

room. The room you’ll never want to

leave! Livable, beautiful, spacious.

Empire Construction, established in 2004, specializes in high-end residential homes and many types of commercial construc-tion. With over 32 years of experience in Central Oregon, Kevin Spencer and his team are known for their first-rate quality of construction, attention to detail and excellent relationships with their clients.

The reason the fireplaces are exquisite and the paver patios are stunning? They build one-of-a-kind, top-notch fireplaces and patios that not only look incredible, but you will be able to enjoy them with friends and family for years to come.

Sisters has always been a special place to live but many people are discovering it for the first time. With the explosive growth in Bend, Sisters stands alone with that small town, get-to-know-your-neighbors atmosphere. Sunset Magazine concurs in this article, 20 Game Changing Places To Live and in their February 2018 issue, Sisters was a runner-up for one of the top 4 Best Places to live. With a population of 2,573, and a median home price of $426,000, it’s an affordable recreation mecca where people can happily live and work.

If you would like more information about the Woodland Park area, contact Sally Jacobson @ 541-678-2232 or email her at [email protected].

754 S. Wrangler Ct

Stunning Home

Excellent Craftsmanship!

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THE REAL MEANING...

The Dog Days of Summer are known for being among the hottest of the season. Such days conjure up listless

floating in the pool, scrambling to find shade and, of course, dogs panting even though they haven’t been

running around. It’s too hot for running, after all.

Despite the phrase’s association with heat-struck canines, it has nothing to do with them. Well, it has nothing

to do with earthbound dogs anyway.

Summer Under The Star Sirius. These hot days were considered among the worst in Western antiquity, a time

when, according to folklore scholar Eleanor R. Long, “all liquids are poisonous, when bathing, swimming, or

even drinking water can be dangerous, and a time when no sore or wound will heal properly. It is also a time

when we are likely to be ‘dog-tired,’ if not ‘sick as a dog,’ to ‘dog it’ at work and ‘go to the dogs’ in our leisure

hours-in short, to lead a ‘dog’s life’ until the miserable period is over.”

Both the ancient Greeks and Romans noticed that the star Sirius—the dog star, Canis major in the Orion

constellation—began to rise with the sun not long after the summer solstice. While this is often the hottest time

of the summer, and publications like the Farmer’s Almanac placed the dog days as occurring between July 3 and

Aug. 11 each year, Long points out that Sirius doesn’t rise and set with the sun until mid-August now.

SEPTEMBER EVENTS First Friday Art Walk—Bend Downtown and Old Mill

District— 8/3/18 @ 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Cascade Lakes Relay—8/3/18 @ 6:00 am

Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo - 8/1-8/5/18

Deschutes County Fairgrounds

Flashback Cruz in 2018—8/3/18

62955 Boyd Acres Rd—11:00 am—Bend

Central Oregon Saturday Market—8/4 & 8/11/18

520 Wall St—10:00 am-4:00 pm—Bend

Bend Brewfest 2018 - 8/16-8/18/18

@ Noon to 11:00 pm—Bend

Theater in The Park 8/24/18 @ 6:00 pm

Drake Park—Bend

AUGUST EVENTS

EVENTS & TRADITIONS

THINKING OF SELLING?

Join us for a Free Home Selling Class to get all the Facts to

make an informed decision! Be Prepared!

When: Thursday, August 30th, 2018

5:30—7:00 p.m.

Where: Rogue Real Estate Sales & Property Management


*Please RSVP—541-788-4100 Thank you!

CENTRAL OREGON OFFICES

BEND

1537 NE 4th Street

Bend, OR 97701

541.728.0995

REDMOND

219 NW 6th St., Ste. 1

Redmond, OR 97756

541.923.8222

PRINEVILLE

427B N Main Street

Prineville, OR 97754

541.903.9062

First Friday Art Walk—Bend Downtown and Old Mill

District 9/7/18 @ 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Bend Bike Fest Film Festival—Tower Theater

9/7/18 @ 7:00 p.m.

Saturday Farmers Market

NW Crossings 9/15/18 @ 10:00 a.m.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s Central Oregon—River Park

9/15/18 @ 11:00 a.m.

Artists In Action At The Old Mill

9/27/18 @ 10:00 a.m.

Great Harvest Challenge Obstacle Race

DD Ranch—Terrebonne - 9/27/18 @ 7:00 a.m.

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To those of you who helped us celebrate the Grand Opening and

Chamber Ribbon Cutting of our New Bend Office!

If you weren’t able to attend, please stop by our office any time and

meet our friendly staff and agents.

You’re Always Welcome!

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