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Real Estate

Property Watch: A Tale of Twin Houses, 100 Years On

An unexpected shower skylight is one of many fancy upgrades to this 1924 Laurelhurst bungalow, which shares a garage with its sibling.

01/29/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: An Arts & Crafts Beauty Attached to an Influential Architect

From the kitchen cabinets to the library wainscot, this Irvington home is all about the historic and handmade.

01/24/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Colorful Duplex and Tiny Home with a Flower Mural

This 1909 home in Sunnyside levels up with fine finishes in both units, a design-forward backyard house, and murals from local artists.

01/16/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Jenga!

How to Turn That Property into an Income Stream, Portland Style

A women-owned local company enables a new type of developer: you.

01/09/2024 By Arianne Cohen Photography by Michael Novak

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Hobbit Hole That Earns $289 Per Night

In addition to the Tolkien-themed, Airbnb-ready home, there's a sizable main house and 2-plus acres, all for $1 million.

01/09/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Year in Review

Property Watch: Readers' Favorite Homes on the Market in 2023

A look at the year’s best listings in Portland and beyond, how much they sold for, and which are still available.

12/29/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Pied Cow's Famed Victorian Hits the Market

The 1893 Queen Anne Victorian, an institution in the Sunnyside neighborhood, is on the market for the first time in three decades.

12/27/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Rare, Jacobethan 739-Sq-Ft Condo (and It's Affordable)

The gorgeous building in Northwest is on the National Register of Historic Places.

12/19/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A 1901 Dutch Colonial in Buckman that Sold Immediately

From the people-watching porch to the entertainer’s kitchen, there’s a lot to love in this everyday Portland classic.

12/11/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: One of Oregon’s Two Richard Neutra Homes Is for Sale

The modernist gem was designed by the famed Vienna-born architect for a granddaughter of Macy's co-owners who perished on the Titanic.

12/04/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Once a Station for Flying Buses, Now a Modern Ski Condo

Its historic lodge in Government Camp was once the base of the Mt Hood Skiway aerial tram.

11/28/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Castle Begging for Its Happily Ever After on Airbnb

Go medieval in this nearly seven-acre compound that’s 15 minutes from downtown Eugene, with wraparound views, a pond, and, yes, a tower.

11/20/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Be a Designer Hotelier for $3.2 Million

The buzzy Jennings Hotel in Joseph, Oregon, with all of its art, craft, and cool furniture, is for sale.

11/13/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: The Skinny House's Forebear, the Skinny Foursquare

Victorian flourishes like a scullery pepper this home, which was once floated down a river.

11/06/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: The Midcentury Modern an Architect Built for Himself

This classic in the Northwest Regional style—on the market for the first time, with all the hallmarks of its type intact—was the architect's own home.

10/30/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: First-Ever Sale of the Geometric 'Hippie House'

The free-form house on the Oregon Coast is both a 1970 time capsule and a sculptural art piece—and on the market for the first time.

10/23/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Become an Urban Homesteader in St. Johns

This rare oversize lot comes with a nice Craftsman house, an alpaca enclosure, two Airstreams, and empty land to sow your dreams.

10/16/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Tiny Home Watch: Goodbye Rent, Hello School Bus

For $45K, ditch the bricks and embrace #vanlife in a converted skoolie.

10/09/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Rad Rummer Remodel with an ADU Out Front

This "courtyard" model of the midcentury home style has a detached studio and an enlarged kitchen with a Viking range.

10/02/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Mount Tabor Atomic Ranch with a Hollywood Connection

Enjoy endless summer in a pool good enough for Esther Williams.

09/25/2023 By Melissa Dalton