Strategic Realty Featured in Cascade Business News
“We were born on the ropes,” says Kerry O’Neal, Principal Broker of Strategic Realty, LLC. The Bend-headquartered real estate company came into the world with a brisk slap in 2008, just after the national economy took a beating. Principal Broker Josh Hansen joined the firm in 2009, and the two leveraged their real estate development and brokering experience to innovate, diversify and ultimately thrive by finding opportunity in recession.
How has your business been impacted by the economic downturn?
When the real estate market fell, things obviously became more difficult in many ways. However, it also created opportunities in other areas. As competition fell off, some businesses had a difficult time redefining themselves after doing things a certain way for years. We were able to combine years of experience with a model developed in the middle of the storm.
How have you reinvented yourselves to stay in business?
We got very serious and focused, putting systems in place that have allowed us to offer the benefits of a much larger company. We leverage technology to multiply our time and effort for seamless reporting, tracking and market forecasting. We evaluate various cutting-edge tools at least twice a week so that we can be as effective and efficient as possible for those we serve.
What are your goals going forward in our present economic climate?
We are working to streamline our company even further through automation you’d normally only find in a much larger company. People are already amazed at how much they can get from a small, local firm with the added benefit of individualized, hometown service.
It’s our driving ambition to continually give our clients more, so we take education seriously; we strive to be the experts in every area of our field. We want every client we serve to be darn glad they didn’t go anywhere else, whether their price range is in the thousands, or the millions.
What have been the keys to your continued success?
Having the expertise to work with a diverse variety of real estate types has given us an edge that our clients appreciate. Most realty agencies serve a narrow range, but we take an integrative approach. The result is that our commercial clients come to us for their residential, and residential clients trust us with their commercial interests. We handle all of their real estate needs under one roof.
Kerry O’Neal or Josh Hansen, www.movetobend.com, 541-595-8444, info@movetobend.com.
Bend Oregon Real Estate For Sale Data in June 2012
Here’s the latest Bend Oregon Real Estate Market activity. Check statistics on Bend real estate for sale and [like_to_read]
sold, Redmond real estate for sale and sold, Sunriver Real Estate for sale and sold, Prineville real estate for sale, and more. Data courtesy of the Bratton Report – July 2012.
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Market Update For Bend
With the inventory of homes for sale currently going down, while sales are going up, we thought you would be interested in seeing a market update for Bend. Curious as to what this means for you as a buyer, or as a seller? Contact us with your questions, we’d be glad to help.
The State of Oregon honors real estate property tax agreements with Facebook
Oregon real estate property taxes have become quite the subject of conversation lately. Facebook purchased real estate in Prineville, Oregon as the location for its first data center. For those of you not familiar with this situation, the Oregon Department of Revenue was previously trying to go back on its arrangement with Facebook regarding tax abatement for the tech giant. When we first started working on the Facebook data center sale, Facebook was granted tax abatement as an incentive to bring their project (and over 200 construction jobs and at least 35 permanent jobs) to Central Oregon. They are now moving in the right direction and it looks like legislation will be passed to help protect Oregon from losing crucial jobs and economic growth in areas desperately needing it.
Throughout the economic downturn, Crook County experienced extreme levels of unemployment and was one of the hardest hit counties in the state of Oregon. Real estate values plummeted, jobs disappeared, and poverty struck with vengeance. Waltzing in with wings, Facebook looked to be the trendsetter in making Crook County a haven for future tech company data center locations. With cheap power, mild climate, and land large enough to support the buildings and their power needs, it looked as if there was finally hope at the end of the dark tunnel for Prineville and surrounding local communities. Rather than supporting previously agreed upon terms and opening the door for area growth and prosperity, the Oregon Department of Revenue saw an opportunity to grab some extra cash. What they didn’t consider was the other 4-5 companies considering Oregon as home to their data centers. Several projects hit the brakes over concerns with the State doing the same thing to their projects.
Here’s the link to the article about Facebook and the State of Oregon: Oregon Senate OKs Facebook Tax Fix.
Josh’s Daughter-iPhone 4s exploration
Nothing more entertaining than a creative 10 year old girl with the power of an iPhone 4s at her disposal…
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