Brookswood Boulevard leads you to the “other” westside. Quiet, quaint and perfectly located along the Deschutes River and a stones throw from the Old Mill and Downtown. Continue below for an easy to read graph showing quarterly prices since 2009 and detailed analysis of the housing numbers in this area. (more…)
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How Hot is Bend Oregon’s Real Estate Market?
It’s a white hot start to the selling season in Bend! New listings in Bend Oregon are being gobbled up by buyers at a fierce pace. This past week from, April 3rd through the 9th, 80 single family homes went on the market. Twenty nine of those homes are already (more…)
January 2016 Home Sales in Bend, Oregon
The latest Central Oregon housing numbers have just come out in the Beacon Report showing a strong start to the 2016 housing market. The number of Bend area sales at 160, is up 25% from January of 2015 and up almost 37% from January 2014! (more…)
12 Bend Beers of Christmas! – Beer 11
Crux Fermentation Project is a very unique brewery in Bend. Started by an all star cast with backgrounds in brewing, sales and marketing, it’s almost a given they would crush it. And they have. Located in an old transmission shop, Crux is at the geographic center of Bend, looking west at the Cascades. They have […]
12 Bend Beers of Christmas! – Beer 10
Every New Years Eve our family keeps with a tradition we’ve started since moving to Bend. Pack up the snow shoes and head to Meissner Sno Park for a short trek to the Nordeen Shelter. There we bust out some snacks, chocolate and a bottle of one of my all time favorite beers for me […]
12 Bend Beers of Christmas! – Beer 9
Spend a great day skiing at Mt Bachelor just outside of Bend, Oregon and of course you’ll be sipping at a local brewpub afterwards. That’s what the countless articles and top 10 lists from publications around the country have been telling us, right? Who am I to prove them wrong? I wouldn’t do that! I […]
12 Bend Beers of Christmas! – Beer 8
My favorite elves: Buddy, Hermie and Elf Brew by Silver Moon Brewing! This beer is available in bottles from the brewery, but I wasn’t convinced that would be enough for a fair sample so I picked up a growler this time. The sacrifices I make for a cheesy blog post, jeez! I picked up the […]
12 Bend Beers of Christmas! – Beer 7
I have an Anheuser-Busch beer in this blog? Really!? Many of you know that AB-InBev bought 10 Barrel Brewing recently which has sent social media buzzing with opinions and leaving a sense of the unknown for the future of craft brewing. When I think of “craft” brewing, artisan comes to mind. Art, passion, sacrifice, devotion, […]
12 Bend Beers of Christmas! – Beer 6
I disagree with the brewery’s name. Oblivion [uh–bliv-ee-uh n]- noun, definition- The state of being completely forgotten or unknown. While one could certainly drink themselves to a state of mind similar to this, I’m sure they would have family or friends to remember them, hopefully… And Oblivion Brewing Company could certainly not be forgotten! Their […]
12 Bend Beers of Christmas! – Beer 5
Oh what a slippery slope this could be… Cascade Lakes Brewing Company started in Redmond in 1994. They now have several pubs including the Cascade Lakes Lodge in Bend and the 7th St Brew House in Redmond. One of their winter seasonal brews is Slippery Slope. Everything about this beer is solid, yet nothing extraordinary. […]