• Best Portland Neighborhoods Near Nature,Amanda Hagen

    Best Portland Neighborhoods Near Nature

    One of the things that makes Portland different from a lot of cities is that nature is woven into daily life here. You don’t have to plan an entire weekend getaway to feel outside. In many Portland neighborhoods, it’s already part of your routine. You can finish work and be on a forest trail in ten

    View more

  • The Connection Between Smaller Homes and Bigger Living,Amanda Hagen

    The Connection Between Smaller Homes and Bigger Living

    The older I get, the less impressed I am by luxury. Not because beautiful homes don’t matter. They do. Home matters deeply. Especially in a place like Oregon where so much of our lives are shaped by the weather, the seasons, and the landscape around us. But somewhere along the way, my definition of

    View more

  • Who Builds New Construction on Portland's Westside?,Amanda Hagen

    Who Builds New Construction on Portland's Westside?

    Portland's westside has nearly 300 active new construction communities sorted into four tiers: production builders like Lennar, Pulte, David Weekley, and Holt Homes (high $300s into the $700s), semi-custom regional builders like Stone Bridge Homes NW and Pacific Lifestyle Homes (high $600s to $1 mil

    View more