Lately, I've been thinking a lot about first-time homebuyers. (What with all the industry and media attention focused on the impending deadline of the First time Homebuyer Tax Credit, it's hard not to.) First-time buyers are the ones who, even in a traditional market, often need the most help ne
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01/26/2010
Next time your computer bites the dust, whatever you do, don't simply dump it in the trash. That's now illegal in Oregon. On January 1st, the Oregon Electronics Recycling Law's disposal ban went into effect. Back in 2007, the Oregon legislature passed the recycling law, making it illegal for cons
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01/18/2010
Original photograph taken at Detroit Lake State Recreation Area on Christmas Day, 2009, 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
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01/17/2010
Tumalo ended the year on a positive note: by once again making headway toward a more balanced market, with decreases across the board. Once again, the number of Active Residential with Acreage listings shrank (from 76 in November to 61 in December). Similarly, the supply decreased, from a 21-mont
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01/12/2010
At the end of 2009, Sisters had begun to make some decent headway in reducing its inventory (from 176 Active listings in November to 147 in December and a 2009 high of 219 in July). That helped bring the overall supply down from 18 months to 14 months for Single Family Residences and from 34 mont
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01/12/2010
Okay, so at this point, all the big-box stores are swamped, city traffic is bumper to bumper, holiday sales have stripped the shelves of all but the most marginal of inventory (size S or XXXXL, anyone?) and your nerves are frayed beyond repair. So, do yourself and your community a favor: ditch it
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12/17/2009
Original photograph of the Sisters Mountains taken in downtown Sisters on Dec. 13, 2009, 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.
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12/13/2009
This month, Tumalo continued to make strides toward a more balanced market, with decreases across the board. Once again, the number of Active Residential with Acreage listings shrank (from 85 to 76). Similarly, the supply again decreased, from a 25-month supply in October to a 21-month supply in
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12/12/2009
In November, perhaps the most notable aspect of the Sisters real estate market was that the median sales price for Active Single Family Residence listings reached its lowest point this year: $389,000. The median sales price of Active SFR listings peaked in June, at $492,500. Meanwhile, the median
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12/12/2009
Original photograph 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 permission For more images and/or information about Central Oregon, visit ww
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12/06/2009
