
Bend Premier Real Estate is pleased to welcome back Maggie Wodehouse to the brokerage. Maggie Wodehouse was fortunate enough to be born and raised in Bend, Oregon. As a native to the area, she has a deep understanding and love for Central Oregon. She comes from a family of local entrepreneurs and felt that Bend was the perfect place to launch her real estate business. Licensed now for several years, Maggie has the expertise and experience to guide her clients through each step of the real estate process, both as buyers and sellers.
"I am excited to return to Bend Premier and look forward to working with the wonderful staff to build my business and connecting again with a great group of Brokers."
We are happy to have you back with us! Welcome back.
Real Estate runs in Chelsea's blood with her mother having been an active real estate agent for over 30 years. It is natural that Chelsea would step into the business as part of the Ortega Family Network which has connections in Santa Barbara, California and Maui, Hawaii. Chelsea brings a global perspective to the family real estate network having lived in SE Asia and Australia, teaching yoga and traveling different parts of the world. Living and working in other countries has enabled Chelsea to recognize that housing is such an important need to people around the world and to appreciate and enjoy the excitement of helping clients find a home the fits their lifestyle.
Chelsea was raised in Bend and graduated from Summit High School. She know...
For Bend Real Estate sales, 3D Virtual Tours have become an increasingly important tool since the coronavirus outbreak last year. More specifically, homebuyers, sellers, and real estate agents have had to deal with new restrictions and grapple with safety concerns when it comes to exposure to both the original strain of Covid-19, and now also with the even more contagious Delta variant.
Recently both Matterport and Redfin conducted a survey of 1000 home buyers and 1000 home sellers to learn about their current concerns in the home buying and

Following a record breaking year in 2020, fueled largely by the influx of workers desiring to work from home in a more desirable location after being locked down by the coronavirus, Bend Premier Real Estate took some time out to celebrate the success of our hard working Premier Agents at our 2020 Broker Awards. Even the ceremony itself was a bit different this year being held entirely online, but the achievements of our brokers was no less impressive with 21 individual and 3 team awards being given out.
Bend Premier Real Estate is pleased to announce that Tara Cardot and Wally Drake have both joined the brokerage as brokers.
Tara Cardot comes to Bend Premier Real Estate with over 7 years of experience in helping families buy and sell their home, beginning her career in Charlotte, NC. Tara's husband, who is also a Broker, is a Bend Native. They spent a decade traveling to and from Bend before calling it their permanent home in 2016. Drawn to the beautiful scenery, and endless outdoor activity Tara loves helping others make it their permanent home as well.
Wally Drake has been a real estate broker for over 30 years and have sold well over a thou...