I take it you are listing agents too. Would like to see a vid of choosing a listing agent too. Planning on putting a home on the market early in 2026 in Sisters. Yeah, I know it’s a long way off!

There have been many changes over the 40 years I've lived here. Population was 18,500 and I bought 2 acres and a mobile home for $25,500. Still cant think of any place I'd rather live.

I’d love to ask the developer why the clear cutting of trees. Acres completely wiped out. I live in River West, where the developers back in the day, recognized the value of keeping the trees that make Bend special.

I'm not kidding, you provide such valuable knowledge. But you’re not getting as many views as you should because of the thumbnail. i can help you can we chat?

The street parking here in residential neighborhoods is what I hate the most. Whether the street is wide enough for legal parking or not, there's often cars parked on both sides all the way down the streets. Another annoyance is the layout of most parking lots seem to require your head being on a swivel just to back out of a space or navigate through the parking lots.

America is going to be in duress. We just hired a convicted felon rapist to represent our country. A bully. A guy who filed bankruptcy 6 times. It's befitting. A guy who is bullying the entire world right now at a time where he shouldn't be doing it. The world is watching.. and yes.. with his interactions more countries are going to resist him. I'm too afraid to tell you what it really even means. It's scary. AMERICA, brace yourself. The fact is the climate crisis is taking its toll on the world financially and it was a huge slap in the face to other nations ..to hire a guy who is a climate denier. America is done!

You're gonna need to re-apologize a lot next year, and much more honestly.

Please turn the background music off. Its hard to pay attention to what you are saying.

Interest rate can hardly stay low in inflation. Price of houses may stay but transactions can hardly be active in this stagflation economic environment.

I remember that one on Nugget. Never sold!

I've been subscribed for a long time. The production level on your videos has definitely evolved in a very positive way.

You’re a Democrat I can tell

What a creep exposing all the gems. Nice dude. I can't believe you want to expose!!!!!!!

I am moving to bend in the next 6 months. I will be renting an apartment for a while. Any suggestions? I like the detached com-lexes over the big all in one building types. And I have dogs.

Nice video. Talk about rental market at Bend please.

Totally agree on the south canyon reach trail on the river. Fantastic scenery right next to the Old Mill District.

All real estate agents seem to be a bunch of talking heads that go "YES this is a good deal, sign here!". I honestly dont understand why they are needed. Gotta double check every contract they write (copy and paste). Why do I need anyone to show me a house if I am a law abiding legal citizen? Silly monopolized MLS system is flawed as well.

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For anyone that might know, are there any areas I should avoid (Or areas I should look into), if peace and quiet is my main concern, but I don't want to be in the middle of nowhere? I'm looking at Oregon and quiet is my top priority. I'm currently surrounded by neighbors that apparently think almost every day (And surely every weekend) I need to be able to hear their music in my house for hours on end (And yes, I've talked to a few of them about this already with mixed results). At this point, I'm looking to move somewhere where I don't have to hear it at all in my own house, whether the sound level is reasonable or not. I know the type of neighbors I'm dealing with may not be the norm, but if I make a move, I don't even want to chance that this could happen again. My spouse has pretty extreme anxiety, so I want to get this right. Thanks in advance.

Great Video John!!!

awesome video, was struggling to understand the development from their website but this video makes it clear. Appreciate you asking about the commercial space b/c realistically beyond the coffee shop restaurants could be 3-5 years out

Saw your older video as well. Thanks for the update !

GREAT Job Krommer! Terrific and insightful video! Exactly what we wanted to know. Curtis Homes is a terrific builder no doubt and he brought the right people in on that development. Looks to be a true success.

A lot of the people from Ca that moved here have garnished a bad reputation. In which most of them live on the west side because the east side is more farm and country. Long time locals have watched their small town change drastically so that's probably where some of the passion comes from. The problem comes when they want to implement changes and apply ideas that really only work in big Cities. Locals do not take kind to that, but I never have understood why all these people leave these places they hate but want to change a wonderful place into the place they left. I will never get that. Castle Rock CO is another prime example, great town ruined.

Where’s the Starbucks??

Meh..

Ya I used to live there. Moved out when all the California people moved in. Was nice. Now not even good to visit.

Discovery West is looking nice! Do you have any insight into what retail will be there in the bricks-and-mortar (not the pop-ups for the ceremony)?

Nope

There's never been a lack of property for sale. There has, however, been a lack of AFFORDABLE properties with demands average people can actually meet. Almost no one is willing to negotiate unless you have 6 figures to bid that WILL NOT contribute to paying for the mortgage. Speaking from experience, sellers want ridiculous prices AND only sell to certian types of buyers. I am a veteran and I have access to multiple subsidies for small businesses and agriculture, which means I will never default on a payment. I also have good credit and a reasonable $20,000 down payment, and my entire VA pension can easily be dedicated to the mortgage as I have a job. As it turns out that level of security isn't good enough and I've had 3 different sellers refuse to sell to me claiming my down payment isn’t big enough, or they want a single cash payment. They also RARELY include water and mineral rights. The market is only about the wealthy. No one else has a right to buy property.

Reminds me why NEVER to take any advice from somebody who is trying to sell you something

Rates have gone up since the rate cut. Directly correlating the federal fund rate to interest rates but not talking about the 10 year treasury is such a rookie move that why would anyone take advice for you on predicting where mortgage rates are going?

😂😂😂😂 idiots get in now

Gotta kick yourself next fall through my house now

Do another vlog on food truck pods in Redmond and Sisters:)!

Tourists traffic is awful. Smoke in summer and fall has been bad.

Looks beautiful. Will add it to my list

Hold up, I gotta stop you right off the start. Fall is the best season in Bend.

Cool video, John! Thanks!

Great information, well done !!

all of Bend is getting ugly with all the conventional designed buildings- residential and commercial. the city is also letting these conventional builders cut down all the trees, so now the buildings will cook and need large, energy gussiling, air conditioners- and we now have to look at these monsterous parking lots and conventional buildings whenever we drive by !! the city "building" staff need to be replaced or at least educated on what eco friendly design is. such as running the lot sizes east and west so the long side of the building and roof face SOUTH so it can see the winter sun (thats where the glass windows should face) and a place for PV panels.

That's so cool!

Why don’t they let you fish from the boat on the Deschutes Rive? What is their reasoning, if there is any?

You are such a liar! How long have you actually lived here? Global climate change has pointed its nasty finger here. You paint such a pretty picture so you can sell more houses. How many days has the AQI been over 100 this summer? How many days did it snow so much that the road crews couldn't get the roads plowed this winter from all the massive aggressive new neighborhoods?

0:37 I really like how in your intro you have several shots of you mansplaining things while your wife just looks at you in agreement. JK !!! you guys are great!

What a fun, engaging video. You guys make a great team and really brightened my day...thank you!

This is a great video. Love the production and you are great on camera!

Hi John, always love your videos. Have to ask if the wrist brace is from the MTB ride. lol Hope you are doing well, Troy

So you get more people moving to your area or others and the volcanoes erupt, then what? All that ash on the fields. The animals get sick and die from eating the ash laiden ground.

Bend was very small in 1975.