Central Oregon Housing News

Dec. 24, 2014

Bend 2030 lays out suggestions to improve housing affordability

Housing affordability solutions on the table

Bend 2030 and committee agree on immediate recommendations

By Ted Shorack / The Bulletin / @tjshorack

Bend 2030 has laid out a wide-ranging list of recommendations aimed at the city of Bend …

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Dec. 14, 2014

Bend high-end apartment complex proposed

Bend apartment complex proposed

Preliminary plan calls for 136 units on Empire Avenue

By Joseph Ditzler / The Bulletin / @josefditzler

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Dec. 14, 2014

Bend needs new residences by 2028. What kind?

Bend needs 16,681 new residences by 2028. What kind?

Balancing homes and apartments for the future

By Tyler Leeds / The Bulletin

Anticipating Bend’s housing needs

The city of …

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Dec. 14, 2014

Troy Field in downtown Bend for sale at $2.63 million

Troy Field hits the market

Property in downtown Bend for sale for $2.62 million

By Joseph Ditzler / The Bulletin / @josefditzler

Troy Field, the 0.8-acre playing field on NW Bond Street and one of the last pieces …

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Dec. 14, 2014

Fannie to allow 3% down loans

Fannie to allow 3%-down loans

 

By Clea Benson / Bloomberg News

WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have set terms for letting borrowers put down as little as 3 percent of a home’s cost to get …

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Dec. 14, 2014

3rd Quarter 2014 A steady stream of continuous growth

Central Oregon economy continues to improve

Business index suggests increases in jobs, home sales, tourism

By Joseph Ditzler / The Bulletin / @josefditzler

Editor’s note: The Bulletin has partnered with the University of Oregon’s College of Arts and …

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Nov. 15, 2014

New affordable housing complex breaks ground

Construction starts on Bend apartment complex

East-side apartments will serve low-income residents, veterans

By Joseph Ditzler / The Bulletin / @josefditzler

A second phase of an affordable housing complex on Bend’s east side will provide 40 apartments to …

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Nov. 14, 2014

Meeting the housing needs of an aging population

Planning Bend’s housing future

Boomers, Millenials want housing Bend has little of

By Mac McLean / The Bulletin / @agingbeat

Rick Brickner and his wife, Daria, were having dinner at a downtown Bend restaurant a couple of years …

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Sept. 14, 2014

Area housing prices on the rise

Median home prices continue to climb

Bend’s median hit $325,000 last month; Redmond’s reached $210,000

Published Sep 24, 2014 at 12:01AM

Area housing prices on rise

Median prices for single-family homes in Bend and Redmond increased last month, 2.5 percent and nearly 4 percent, …

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Sept. 9, 2014

High-priced homes sales maintain momentum in Bend

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