Posts from January 2020

Bend Premier Real Estate Announces 2020 Top Producers

At a recent luncheon, all Bend Premier Real Estate brokers were honored with additional acknowledgment provided to those who stood out with their real estate sales in 2019:

• #1 Top Producer - Dana Furlan
• #1 Top Team - Rachel Greenwald Rhoads and Kacey Taylor
• #1 Individual Sale - Laura Curry
• #1 Rising Star - Denny Osborn

The Pattie & Megan Serbus team was also acknowledged as a top producer.

Recognition was also given to the top 10 in total sales in 2020:

• Sherry Ortega
• Cate Cushman
• Danielle Gates
• Eric Andrews
• Tina Roberts
• Laura Curry
• Stephanie Edgerly
• Kathy Hovermale
• Rob Lindberg & Jacque Martini Roberts (tie)

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CHI is One of Bend's Best Asian Restaurants

When it comes to Asian cuisine, there are so many outstanding options to choose from in Central Oregon. However, there is one stop that we keep going back to time and time again. CHI Chinese & Sushi Bar in Downtown Bend is a "must try" restaurant for every Central Oregon foodie. This location was once upon a time the old Boondocks location and then Liquid Lounge. Unfortunately neither bar was successful, but after a nice remodel, CHI opened and we are so glad they did. 

On this particular visit, we decided to lean more on the sushi side, but threw in a bit of Chinese cuisine as well. Our appetizers consisted of the dumpling tower and pan seared potstickers. Both were outstanding in their own right. The dumpling tower was a perfect appetizer to share with two pillowy soft dumplings per bamboo steamer, each layer a different fla...

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New Italian Restaurant a Great Addition to Downtown Bend

Being a restaurant owner in Bend is not easy. From tight food margins to difficult customers, building a new business to a place people talk about and come back to is no easy task. Bend's newest restaurant is on track to follow that challenging path. Salute' Bend is an Italian restaurant in Bend worth remembering. 

This cozy restaurant is located in the old High Tides location, or more recently the old Citizen location on Bond in Downtown Bend across from Deschutes Brewery. This space has a strange hallway entrance that looks more like the beginning of a bad horror movie with unique lighting and a sterile feel than the entrance to a wonderful Italian eating establishment. Make your way past the elevator to a glass doorway on your right and you will find the entrance to Salute' Bend. 

The ambiance in Salute' Bend was exactly what we were looking for in fine dining. Cool mood lighting set the scen...

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Bend Home Sales 2019 Show More of the Same

As we move from 2019 to 2020, it is always good to look back and see how the sales from one year may affect the next. For Bend Real Estate in 2019, the trends provided more of the same with lack of inventory impacting home prices, days on market and closed sales.

When the 2018 figures from Bend single family homes sales on less than an acre are compared with those from 2019, the following can be seen:

• The numbers of homes offered for sale were down 17.2% from 396 to 328 at the end of the year
• The numbers of homes sold were down 4.2% from 2452 to 2352
• The number of homes pended were down .8% from 2417 to 2397
• The average days on market were unchanged at 103
• The sold/original listing price difference was down 1% from 97% to 96%
• The average price per square foot was up 6.5% fr...

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