The Hike To Tumalo Mountain Still Has Snow 6-22-24 After a winter which had good snowfall, hiking into the high Cascades has been delayed due to the snow accumulation. However, the warm days experienced over the past week have aided snow melt. Last Saturday, June 22, 2024, enough snow had melte
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06/25/2024
Newberry Crater Is Hikeable NowWhile waiting for the snow to melt from the higher elevations of the Cascade Mountains, people looking for a Central Oregon hike with mountain views can consider Newberry Crater National Monument. Besides the well-known Paulina Falls, Obsidian Trail, the hike to Pau
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06/21/2024
What's In The June 2024 Bend Premier Newsletter? What are the Puzzling Trends for Bend Home Sales? Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffins 10 Ways to Prepare Your Home for Summer The Road to Paulina Peak in Newberry Crater is Open for Hikers The Wealth Building Power of Home Ownership
06/13/2024
What The Puzzling Trends For Bend Home Sales Tell Us The May 2024 data has been published and it appears that Bend home buyers have more options. Inventory levels are up, but so are prices and overall sales are down. Basic economics tells us that as supply increases, prices should decrease. But
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06/06/2024
The Paulina Peak Road Has Snow But It Is Melting Fast Reports about the trail to the top of Paulina Peak in Newberry Crater National Monument on June 1, 2024 stated that the last mile had a lot of snow. Rather than navigate through this and the abrupt steep drop off the last mile of the trail,
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06/05/2024
Chush Falls Is Snow FreeOne of the earliest spring snow free hikes in Central Oregon's forests is the hike to Chush Falls. The trailhead is located off the road to Three Creeks Lake outside of Sisters several miles down a gravel road and then a short trek up a narrow dirt and rock road. The parki
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05/30/2024
Black Butte Trail Is Short But SteepThe trail to the top of Black Butte starts part way up the butte after a drive on a fairly well maintained dirt and gravel road followed by a poorly maintained dirt and rock road. Once you reach the trailhead (complete with stocked toilets), the two mile hike t
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05/22/2024
Are Bend Luxury Home Prices Stabilizing?It has been a while since we have done a careful analysis of the high end Bend home market. Overall, the Bend real estate market has seen growth in inventory levels along with high mortgage interest rates and a more normal increase in home prices. The same
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05/17/2024
What's In The May 2024 Bend Premier Real Estate Newsletter?We are seeing spring in the air and our latest newsletter has articles addressing spring and the Bend housing market. Bend Home Inventory Levels Rising Asparagus and Crab Salad To Dos: Your May Home Checklist 2024 Bend Oregon Concerts Sc
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05/13/2024
Bend Oregon Home Inventory Levels Rising Bend real estate is entering its peak selling season from late spring until early fall. With this season a rise in home inventory levels typically leads to greater buyer interest and more sales as buyers who may have been sporadically looking for homes ge
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05/09/2024