Bend home prices drop in second quarter - August 2008
Bend’s home prices fell 7.15 percent from second quarter 2007 to second quarter 2008, according to a house price index released Tuesday by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.
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Prices tumble in June, but decline is slowing - August 2008
Home prices fell sharply again in June, according to a closely watched index released on Tuesday, the latest sign of the continuing struggles in the housing market.
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Region's still growing, just not as quickly - March, 2008
Bend's boom may be slowing, but the city's metropolitan area still ranked fifth in the nation in population growth during the past seven years, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today.
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Sunset Magazine writes up Bend as the Dream Town
Dream Town: The mountain getaway that's got it all
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New Population Estimates for Oregon - December 2007
PSU has released their new population estimates for Oregon, effective July 1, 2007. Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties are the top three counties in percent of growth for the State. In addition, the three largest cities of Bend, Redmond & Prineville also showed individual growth.
As the local population continues to grow, much of the excess inventory in the housing market will likely be absorbed.
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Hotelier Takes It Up A Notch - November 2007
Bend company doubles per-room construction cost for Oxford Hotel.
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Bend-La Pine School District facts - October 2007
Doug Nelson is the Superintendent of the Bend-La Pine School District. The following is taken from an email Doug sent to the employees of the Bend-La Pine School District in October of 2007.
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Bend’s economic growth stands out - October 2007
Metro GDP growth was 33% between ’01-05, according to new federal report
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More praise heaped on Bend - July 2007
City makes Outside magazine's list of best places to live in Northwest
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Rent rates edging up as vacancies fill in the region - June 2007