It’s Snowing!!!!! Snow should have been here for some time – Mt. Bachelor generally opens on or before Thanksgiving weekend.  This year we are seeing a late start to our winter recreational season.  Now we just started getting snow today – but it is supposed to be steady for the next several days.  Planning a trip to Ski Mt. Bachelor and Always wanted a home of your own to enjoy on this side of the mountain? There has not been a better time in years to buy your vacation home or vacation rental than now.  Have you seen what rates are?  You should see how motivated some sellers are, pricing is great for the buyer plus a lot of great incentives. River Meadows in Three Rivers South is a great community with the same CC&Rs as Sunriver without the hustle and bustle. If you love Sunriver and... 12/12/2008

This is the follow up to the blog Buyer Deceived Because Agent Needed Commission comments are still being posted, thank you. Later that same day I bit the bullet called my Principal Broker who was tied up in meetings. I know the other Principal Broker so, I made the call, told him about the conversation, and explained how it bothered me to know this was happening.His reply - Buyer beware!I almost hung my license at that company before I interviewed where I am - boy did I make the right decision. Of course what he says to me and does about it are two different things. But he now knows.In Oregon we are all Brokers and so we carry more responsibility of our own actions than we did as Sales People or Associates. The other agents Principal Broker did not impress me when I interviewed with hi... 03/24/2007

Yesterday I got a call from a Broker in another office and company, not an unusual thing, but the conversation was unusual. This broker has had her license longer than I, she has lived in our community for almost as long as I have, and her lack of knowledge down right scares me.She has a buyer that has an accepted offer on a lot, in a subdivision that is fairly popular. This broker has done a few transactions over the last couple years in this area and should know the zoning and area well.We all know what a RR10, FP, WA and LM are (in order they are Rural Residential, Flood Plain, Wildlife Area, Landscape Management). She has not added a due diligence contingency to the accepted offer, and each of the above are listed for zoning on the County Records for this property. Closing is a week... 03/21/2007

Buyers and Sellers in Central Oregon often ask this question the simplist answer is that anything from Spring River Rd (the road off HWY 97 to Sunriver) south to La Pine State Rec Park is called Three Rivers South - this is usually found by searching for property in Bend - one easy way to tell if you are turly looking at Bend or Three Rivers South is by the zip code - all of Three Rivers South uses the zip code 97707 - The market was a little slow in 2006 compared to past years with the exception of lots there were 326 lots that sold in this area in comparison to only 154 in 2005 - a total of 140 homes sold in this area.Three Rives South at one time ws referred to as South Bend, the neighborhoods that encompass the area are; Caldera Springs, Deschutes River Recreational Homesites, Fall ... 02/07/2007