Recently, a number of major media outlets (including the Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor) jumped on the "news" that -- according to Zillow -- the White House has lost nearly one-quarter of its value during the past three years. According to Zillow, it's now worth $251,617,000.
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01/10/2011
The Tumalo real estate market saw several improvements in November. Although typically the sales activity above $300,000 is negligible each month, in November, three of the four Closed sales were above $500,000, and two of the four Pending sales were above $800,000. Also, the number of Active lis
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12/17/2010
In November, there were still no major changes in the Sisters real estate market -- just slow, steady progress in a few key areas. First, the number of Active listings continued to decrease (from 174 in October to 161 in November). That's also an improvement over November 2009, when there were176
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12/17/2010
Folks in Tumalo have a couple of out-of-the-ordinary opportunities to get into the holiday spirit this weekend. First up is the Tumalo Country Christmas Walk along Cook Avenue on Saturday from 10 am-4 pm. Christmas shoppers in search of unique Western-inspired, equestrian or home-grown gifts are
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12/10/2010
Struggling homeowners in Central Oregon, remember this date: Dec. 10. That's when the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will begin accepting applications for its new $100 million Mortgage Payment Assistance (MPA) program. The program is part of the Oregon Homeownership Stabilization In
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11/18/2010
Original photograph of the metal horse sculpture at the Lazy Z Ranch near Sisters, Oregon, taken by Lisa Broadwater, Broker, GRI; RE/MAX Town & Country Realty, 178 S. Elm, Sisters, OR, 97759. 541-549-3333. All rights reserved and may not be reproduced or reprinted without express written permis
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11/17/2010
The median sales price of Active listings in Tumalo decreased a bit in October, to $680,000 --after experiencing a sharp increase in September (from $650,000 to $699,000). That's still significantly higher than summer's median list price ($650,000) and probably much higher than is likely to move
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11/13/2010
Last month, the Sisters real estate market saw very little change -- from the previous month or the previous October. Which is a good thing, in many ways. Some areas of the country saw a downturn in October, but for the second month in a row, Sisters matched June's sales peak of 16 Closed sales.
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11/13/2010
I ran across a couple of real characters this week... Original photograph by Lisa Broadwater, Broker, GRI; RE/MAX Town & Country Realty, 178 S. Elm, Sisters, OR, 97759. 541-549-3333. All rights reserved and may not be reproduced or reprinted without express written permission For more image
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11/07/2010
With the dramatic downtown in property values in Central Oregon, more and more homeowners are concerned about the effect -- or lack thereof - on their property taxes. Many, however, don't even realize that it's possible to appeal your taxes -- much less that the process is fairly simple. Trying t
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11/01/2010
