Its a Mixed Market for Bend Home SalesAugust is usually a month where home buyers with young children close their purchases and get settled before school starts. It is also a month in which sellers who didn't sell their properties during the peak summer selling season consider their next options.
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09/09/2025
Two Fires in Eight Years Have Impacted Jefferson Park For those who enjoy hiking in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, one of the most treasured locations to see has been Jefferson Park. Located at the base of Mt. Jefferson, Oregon's second tallest peak, the beauty of the meadow and the reflection of
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09/05/2025
The Obsidian Trail is a Favorite Central Oregon Hike Before the National Forest Service required passes in 2021 for the most popular Central Oregon hikes, the Obsidian Trail had such a huge demand that trail passes were in place for many years earlier. The Obsidian Trail takes hikers from the tr
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09/03/2025
Leave the Path to Find Little Seen Tarn Lakes There are hidden treasures in the Three Sisters Wilderness which can be found for those willing to leave the path and follow a compass or GPS to locate them. In particular, there are several beautiful tarn lakes located roughly a half mile off the Gr
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08/12/2025
What's in the August 2025 Bend Premier Newsletter? The August 2025 version of the monthly Bend Premier Real Estate newsletter has great articles on the following topics: It is Taking Longer to Sell Bend Homes Gyro Smash Tacos Selling in Summer Versus Fall: What Changes and What Doesn't The Wildfl
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08/11/2025
It is Taking Longer to Sell Bend Homes Summer is traditionally the peak selling season for Central Oregon homes. For home buyers looking to buy a Bend home before school starts, July is usually the month when many purchases happen, with August the month for closing these sales and new owners mov
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08/08/2025
The Wildflowers are Abundant in Central Oregon's Canyon Meadow in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness The heavy snow experienced during the winter of 2024-2025 delayed the opening of the most popular Central Oregon hikes until later in the summer. However, the heavy snow also provided extra moisture in
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08/07/2025
The Pacific Crest Trail Abuts Collier Cone It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people hike sections of the Pacific Crest Trail each year, but only a few hundred succeed in completing the entire 2650 +- miles. In Central Oregon, the PCT runs next to the Cascade Mountains, with sections
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07/29/2025
For those looking for an easy summer hike in the Cascades, it is hard to beat Clear Lake. Better known as a great hike for fall color, it can be enjoyable to spend a few hours hiking the five plus mile loop around Clear Lake in the summer. It is during the warm summer months that many families d
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07/24/2025
Maxwell Butte is a Little Known Central Oregon Hike While the higher Cascade Mountain hikes were still snow covered in mid July 2025, Maxwell Butte was snow free and offered spectacular mountain views. On July 12, only one other hiker was seen the entire day and while mosquitoes were a problem i
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07/14/2025
