Every summer, I hear someone say, "Portland doesn't need air conditioning. We only get a few hot days a year." Bullshit. Maybe that was true twenty years ago, but Portland summers have changed. We seem to rack up more and more days in the 90s, and every year it feels like there's at least one week where we're all wondering if we accidentally moved to Phoenix. The Pacific Northwest is still an...

One of the first things people notice when they move to Portland is that locals love talking about "the eastside" and "the westside." It almost feels like choosing between the Giants and the A's back in the day. Once people settle on one side of the river, they tend to stay there. The truth is, neither side is better. They're just different, and that's one of the things that makes Portland such a great...

Selling a home is stressful. Selling a home while you're chasing a toddler who's somehow wearing one shoe and a superhero cape while your golden retriever proudly carries a muddy tennis ball through the freshly vacuumed living room? That's a whole different level of character building. The good news is that buyers don't expect your home to look like a furniture showroom every minute of the day. They...

I get it...You walk into a house and the kitchen looks like it belongs on HGTV. Quartz countertops, white shaker cabinets, fancy light fixtures, and a waterfall island that somehow makes you feel like you're instantly more successful than you actually are. Your brain starts decorating before you've even made it past the living room. Then six months later you're calling an electrician because the...

Every Fourth of July we gather around with friends and family, fire up the grill, argue about who forgot the buns, and pretend the neighbor who spent two grand on fireworks isn't trying to start a small brush fire. It's one of my favorite holidays! This year also marks an incredible milestone. America turns 250 years old. That's 250 years of resilience, innovation, opportunity, and proving that if...

If you've ever walked into a house and immediately thought, "Damn...this place feels fancy," there's a good chance it wasn't because the owners spent a million dollars remodeling it. I've been in enough homes throughout the Portland metro area to tell you that price and luxury don't always go hand in hand. I've shown million-dollar homes that somehow felt cold, outdated, and about as exciting as a...

There are two universal truths about being a homeowner. First, something is always broken. Second, Dad has a project that's been "almost done" since 2019. Maybe it's the baseboards in the guest room. Maybe it's the garage shelves. Maybe it's that bathroom fan that currently sounds like a Boeing 747 preparing for takeoff. Every family has one. With Father's Day here, I thought we'd take a moment to...

When people think about Portland real estate, neighborhoods like Alberta, Sellwood, and Laurelhurst usually get most of the attention. But if you're looking on Portland's west side, there are three neighborhoods that consistently stand out for very different reasons. Whether you want to walk to coffee shops and restaurants, live steps from downtown, or wake up surrounded by trees with million-dollar...

If you’ve noticed more moving trucks rolling through your neighborhood lately, you’re not imagining it. Summer moving season is officially here. Every year around this time, Portland’s real estate market starts buzzing in a different way. More listings hit the market, more buyers start touring homes. More families start packing boxes while pretending they’re “totally organized” even though...

If you’re thinking about buying a home in Beaverton, one of the first questions usually goes something like this: “Cool… but where in Beaverton should we actually live?” And honestly… fair question. Beaverton isn’t one neighborhood. It’s a bunch of different pockets, each with its own personality. Some feel tucked away and quiet. Some are built around parks and trails. Some let you...