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Property Watch: A High-Design Remodel with Big Forest Views

Two architects, past and present, shape this angular home perched over Washington Park—which sold in seven days.

03/12/2024 By Melissa Dalton

DIY

Yes, Portlanders Are Growing Tiny Forests Next to Their Homes

Goodbye, plant beds and street view. Hello, woodlands.

03/06/2024 By Heather Arndt Anderson Illustrations by klaus kremmerz

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Speakeasy, Plus an Enormous Ranch on an Enormous Lot

Who needs a rumpus room when there's a built-in bar?

03/04/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Own a Treehouse Hotel in Southern Oregon

Got an extra $2 million kicking around? An entire treehouse resort could be yours.

02/26/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: First-Ever Sale of Midcentury 'Treehouse'

With its picture windows, brick-clad fireplace, and cedar shake inside and out, this 1966 home tucked above Hillsdale in Southwest Portland is enmeshed with nature.

02/19/2024 By Melissa Dalton

REAL ESTATE

Property Watch: A Luxe Penthouse in an Old Candy Factory

Built in 1904, this Pearl District beaut boasts exposed brick, high ceilings, and industrial accents.

02/12/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Portland’s Most Fanciful Historic Mansion for Sale

The one-of-a-kind Percy A. Smith House in Dunthorpe has carved faces, Latin inscriptions, and a secret passage to a basement speakeasy that recalls Hogwarts.

02/05/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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