Real Estate

Hotels

The Ritz-Carlton, Portland Brings More Than a Taste of Luxury Downtown

A waterfall-inspired floating staircase, condos for the 1 percent, and, just maybe, some new life in an area that lost foot traffic when construction killed its food carts

01/23/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Real Estate

Price Point: Custom-Built 1960s Split-Level vs. Updated Lair Hill Victorian

Would you rather be in a red midcentury home in woodsy Southwest, or a blue 19th-century number near the aerial tram?

01/18/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Midcentury Time Capsule on Nearly 7 Acres in Hillsboro

This vintage midcentury-modern home with swag lights, Roman brick, and wood paneling galore—all in a forested setting—has been in the original owners' family since it was built in 1967.

01/17/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Our Readers’ Favorite Midcentury Houses on the Market in 2022

A look at the year's most enticing midcentury-modern homes for sale in Portland—and how much they sold for.

12/28/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Convivial North Portland Craftsman with So Many Extras

Its oversize lot has a detached cottage, tiny home, greenhouse, tea house, hot tub, and sauna.

12/19/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Gracious Colonial Revival with an Illustrious Political Past

It even looks a little like the White House.

12/05/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Mall Rats

What Does Lloyd Center’s Indie Rebirth Say about Portland’s Future?

Local artists and small business owners are turning things around at a mall that was left for dead.

11/23/2022 By Sam Pape Illustrations by Lars Leetaru

Real Estate

As Temperatures Drop, the Real Estate Market Is Cooling Down, Too

Median prices keep creeping up compared to past years, but home sales in the Portland metro area are slowing down in a steeper version of the usual seasonal slump.

11/09/2022 By Margaret Seiler

House Hunters

A $19 Million Luxury Ranch Home Is Currently Listed in Central Oregon

Here are some celebrities we’d like to think would be on the market for the ornate ranch pad.

08/31/2022 By Michelle Harris and Margaret Seiler

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Charming Floating Home on Sauvie Island

Classic cabin vibes meet nautical themes on this home in a gated community on the Willamette.

07/05/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Portland Real Estate Guide 2022

A look at the numbers on home sales from Arbor Lodge to Argay, Bridlemile to Buckman, Laurelhurst to Lents, Canby to Camas, plus the skinny on the market from local real estate agents and a check-in on some big Portland projects

05/16/2022 Edited by Julia Silverman By Melissa Dalton, Cami Hughes, Fiona McCann, Karly Quadros, Conner Reed, and Margaret Seiler

Real Estate

Portland Neighborhoods by the Numbers 2022

Home sales prices, rent costs, demographics, crime statistics, and commute times for every neighborhood, from Arlington Heights to Pleasant Valley, West Portland Park to East Columbia

05/16/2022 Edited by Margaret Seiler and Julia Silverman

Real Estate

Portland Suburbs by the Numbers 2022

Home sales prices, rent costs, demographics, and commute times for Portland-area suburbs, from Canby to Camas, Sandy to St. Helens

05/16/2022 Edited by Margaret Seiler and Julia Silverman

Real Estate

Price Point: Waterfront Area Condo vs. Sunny North Portland House 

Both these homes are listed for around $500,000. Which one do you think is the better deal? 

04/14/2022 By Michelle Harris

Development

Big Ideas for 3 Prime Portland Parcels

Dreaming up the next chapter for Lloyd Center, Centennial Mills, and the US Post Office HQ

04/07/2022 By Karly Quadros

Real Estate 2022

In Portland, Your Real Estate Agent Might Just Have a Past

Local real estate professionals include a longtime TV news anchor, a former Timbers player, one of the Dandy Warhols, and more.

04/06/2022 By Julia Silverman

Affordable Housing

A New Life for the Century-Old Anna Mann House in Kerns

Turns out, affordable housing and historic preservation can coexist.

03/30/2022 By Karly Quadros

Development

The Once-and-Future Thing: Updates on 8 Portland Would-Be Projects

Checking in on some big dreams that never quite came to fruition ... at least not yet.

03/23/2022 By Julia Silverman Illustrations by Hawk Krall

Real Estate

8 Portland Suburbs With the Biggest Home Price Increases Last Year

Prepare for some sticker shock

02/22/2022 By Karly Quadros

Real Estate

Rent Crawl: 4 Apartments in NW Portland for under $2,000

We scour apartment listings so you don’t have to.

01/28/2022 By Shannon Daehnke