I wanted to pass on a link to article that was written last month in the Business Insider about the Best 15 housing markets in the US for potential home price appreciation. You'll see when you read this article that Bend, Oregon is predicted to be the number ONE location for home price appreciation over the next 5 years. I know that not all of you receiving information from me are looking to Buy in Bend and are instead looking in some of the outlining communities not far away. However since Bend is the largest city in Central Oregon, the surrounding areas could follow close to the same track as Bend.
 
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http://www.businessinsider.com/best-real-estate-markets-2016-2011-12?op=1