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Property Watch: A Lake Oswego Summer Cottage Gets a Studs-Out Remodel

When a developer threatened to tear the house down, the city's preservation society found it a buyer.

08/01/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Saul Zaik House Is for Sale for the First Time

Built in 1961 by the architect for his family, it's considered the finest embodiment of his design approach.

07/25/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: High Design Meets Secret Tiki Bar in Northwest Portland

You had us at tiki bar, but there's a plethora of design-forward finishes in every room.

07/18/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: Pristine Midcentury on the Market for the First Time

Built in 1950 and exquisitely restored 70 years later, everything from the original woodwork to the new Lacanche range shines.

07/11/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Mayor’s Laurelhurst Mansion Gets a Makeover

The revamp, which took five years, blends artistic statement and pristine historic detail. And have you seen the English-style gardens?

07/03/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Former Commune Where Steve Jobs Picked Apples

A McMinnville orchard helped inspire the computer company name.

06/27/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: Downtown Skyscraper Big Pink Is for Sale

The US Bancorp Tower is an elder millennial ready for its next chapter.

06/20/2025 By Margaret Seiler

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Property Watch: A Delightful Cottage in Roseway for $515K

Everyday charms, modern updates, and a certified-habitat front yard in this Northeast Portland bungalow.

06/13/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A 1979 Architect-Designed Treehouse with Geometric Flair

Exterior cedar and an all-white interior make it so this house deftly bridges the 1970s–’80s aesthetic divide.

06/06/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Quiet Stunner from a Notable Portland Architect

Modernist James Miller also helped restore Timberline Lodge.

05/30/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Custom-Designed Rummer 'Unicorn'

Attention, midcentury nerds—the revered builder put a skylit atrium at the center of this one.

05/23/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Designer’s Own Midcentury Home in Hillsdale

Wendy Scott’s friends always asked her for design advice.

05/16/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A 'Portland Bungalow' Just Off Hawthorne

Behind a symmetrical facade, find a sweet blend of bungalow charms and modern updates.

05/09/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A 1961 Midcentury with a View on Mount Tabor

Designed for a lumber importer, this home has plenty of wood, plus multiple fireplaces, a sauna, and views of Mount St. Helens.

05/02/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Where to Live Now

Neighborhood Guide: John’s Landing

Find bungalow-lined streets, cozy cafés, a pirate-themed dive, and top-notch river recreation.

04/28/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Jewel of an English Cottage in Eastmoreland

Whimsical detail, colorful tile, and a fairy tale of a front facade.

04/25/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Just a Cozy Cabin in Manzanita for $675K

This wood-lined split-level has vaulted ceilings, huge windows, and a napping nook.

04/18/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Portland Suburbs by the Numbers

Are you hot for Happy Valley? Rarin' for Ridgefield? Gaga for Gresham? Check out home sales prices, rent costs, demographics, and walkability for Portland's suburbs.

04/14/2025 Edited by Margaret Seiler With Owen Scholes and David Banis

Real Estate

Portland Neighborhoods by the Numbers

Home sale prices, rent costs, commuting habits, and demographic info for every neighborhood, from Buckman to Bridlemile, Hillsdale to Humboldt.

04/14/2025 Edited by Margaret Seiler With Owen Scholes and David Banis

Real Estate

Property Watch: Portland Has Never Seen a House like This Before

Architectural ‘candy,’ anyone?

04/11/2025 By Melissa Dalton