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Bend Oregon: A Great Place to Retire
Seems Bend makes about every retirement "Best Places" list, including the annual "Top 100 Places to Retire" recently released for 2015 by TopRetirements.com. Specifically, Bend is recognized as being a great place to retire for "active adults where the outdoors is important". Some of the great features of Bend pointed out in the TopRetirements.com list include a beautiful natural setting, tons of parks and recreational trails, a thriving downtown, endless cultural activities including the Bend Film Festival, many performing arts centers such as the Les Schwab Amphitheater and Tower Theater, continuing educational opportunities with a community and a four-year college, a diversity of housing options including numerous active retirement centers, top notch medical facilities, and a moderate climate.
What doesn't TopRetirements.com like about Bend as a top retirement community? Not much…...
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Bend Housing Inventory Tight for 1st Quarter '15
Lack of Inventory Impacting Bend Home Prices
The Bend Oregon Real Estate market continues to be tight as the 1st quarter 2015 data continues to show an extreme lack of inventory and rising prices for single family homes in Bend. The average price per square foot of single family homes has increased 12% over the same time last year with the average sold price up 19.3%. Buyers are still looking and offering creating a scenario in which there are only 1.7 months of Bend homes for sale in all price points.
This lack of inventory has resulted in multiple offers on available homes and extreme frustration for buyers who don't have their offer accepted even when they offer over asking price. Based upon available land to build on and the current issues with the City of Bend struggling to get permission to expand the urban growth boundary, it doesn't appear that this situation o...