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 Bend needs 16,681 new residences by 2028. As …
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Dec. 14, 2014
Bend needs new residences by 2028. What kind?
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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 of ground left undeveloped in downtown …
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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 mortgages, a step criticized by Republican …
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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 Sciences and Department of Economics to …
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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 low-income people, with four units set …
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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 ago when she asked him an …
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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, respectively, over July’s prices, according to …
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Sept. 9, 2014
High-priced homes sales maintain momentum in Bend
Meg Roussos / The Bulletin
This home on NW Starview Drive on Awbrey Butte is on the market for $1.45 million. Sales of homes in Bend priced at $750,000 and above have increased.
Higher-priced homes selling in Bend
Sales of homes for $750,000 and up more …
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Sept. 9, 2014
Home prices on the rise – 19% in second quarter
Home values rise in Deschutes County
Prices increase 19 percent in second quarter, federal data show
Published Aug 26, 2014 at 11:59AM / Updated Aug 26, 2014 at 12:52PM
Deschutes County home prices continued to increase in value in the second quarter, rising 19 percent over the second quarter 2013, …
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Sept. 9, 2014
2nd Quarter 2014 – Housing and job market see steady expansion
Index shows region’s economy recovering
Housing market in particular strongest in years
By Joseph Ditzler / The Bulletin / @josefditzler
Published Aug 24, 2014 at 12:02AM / Updated Aug 24, 2014 at 06:32AM
The Central Oregon economy is gaining ground it lost to the Great Recession, …
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