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Central Oregon
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Three Rivers, Oregon: What Homes Cost in 202662 homes for sale in Three Rivers at a $766,000 median ask, against an $597,500 median sale price over the last 12 months from 80 closings. No single HOA number exists here, and here's why.
Golf Course Frontage or River Side: Choosing Your Lot in Rivers EdgeRivers Edge homeowners bought their own golf course in 2022. Here's the golf-frontage vs river-side decision, what the HOA covers, and what we still can't tell you.
Schools in Central Oregon: What Is Here and How Enrollment WorksFour districts, their sizes, how to find the school assigned to an address, how transfers work, charter and private tuition for 2026-27, and the two colleges. No ratings.
Kids in Bend: Parks, Schools, Child Care, and the SeasonsWhat the park district runs, how schools are assigned, where child care referral starts, and what winter and summer do to the calendar. Sourced. No neighborhood ratings.
Redmond Oregon Market Report: August 2026Redmond's August 2026 numbers from our MLS database: a $527,500 median sale price, down from a year ago, 58 homes sold, and where supply sits today.Bend Oregon Market Report: August 2026Bend's August 2026 numbers from our MLS database: a $749,500 median sale price, down from a year ago, 180 homes sold, and where supply sits today.
Home Renovations That Add Value in Central OregonWhat recovers at resale per NAR's 2025 report, and what a nine-inch-rain, wildfire-code, gear-heavy town changes about the list. No invented cost ranges.
How to Choose the Right Mortgage in Central Oregon (2026 Limits)Five loan programs with the 2026 Deschutes County limits, fees, and income caps from FHFA, HUD, the VA, and USDA, plus what changed on credit scores and PMI.
Homeowners Insurance in Central Oregon: What to Know Before You OfferQuotes vary by address because carriers model wildfire themselves. What the state changed, the FAIR Plan cap, flood and earthquake, and the mitigation that lowers the number.
Wildfire Building Codes and Defensible Space in Central OregonR327 is in force on new homes across Bend, Sisters, and Deschutes County. What it requires, what the 2025 law did to defensible space rules, and what insurers can and cannot use.
Bend's Housing Target: What the Numbers Are and Where They Come FromTwo targets, what Bend actually permitted in 2025, the certified population, and where Caldera Ranch stands, each traced to the agency that published it.
Second Home vs Investment Property: The 2026 Tax and Lending TestsThe IRS, your lender, and your insurer each classify the property differently. The tests, the 2026 thresholds, and Oregon's rules for renting, each traced to the statute.Index
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