October 2007 Business Week Magazine looks at "Hot Spots That Have Cooled Lure Savvy Retirees"
In “Hot Spots That Have Cooled Lure Savvy Retirees,” Business Week touts Bend as one of “Fab Four.” The October 29th edition of Business Week Magazine highlights four cities with “golden opportunities for retirees who can choose when and where they want to move,” naming Bend, San Diego, Miami and Fort Mill, SC as top picks. All four cities are “fast-growing communities blessed with natural beauty and an array of activities.” In Central Oregon, Business Week talked with Michael Caba, an appraiser with Dana Bratton Appraisal Group and Bill Berger, who runs the area’s Hasson Company Realtors. A fifteen month supply of homes and far fewer Californians is spurring real deals, but the magazine concludes “Bend still has everything that made it so livable in the first place, including clean air, views of snow-capped mountains, and a mild climate…” Click here to check it out.