Real Estate

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: 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 House in Dunthorpe by Architect Saul Zaik

Wood-clad angles and serene views in this home designed by the prolific Northwest Modernist.

08/05/2024 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

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Property Watch: Renovating? Don't Miss This Common Bungalow's Perfect Update

Bocce ball court? Check. Jerkinhead roof? Whatever that is, check. This century-old Craftsman offers a masterclass in spiffing up the ordinary.

09/18/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Property Watch

10 Designer Houses Hit the Market in Portland. Here's What They Sold For.

Spoiler alert: some of these gems are still on the market, including homes by local stars Jessica Helgerson and Risa Boyer.

08/28/2023 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 Classic Neskowin Beach House with a Stylish Standalone Sauna

Natural and local materials, floor-to-ceiling glass for ocean and forest views, and a sauna outbuilding with a green roof

09/12/2022 By Melissa Dalton