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Mt. Hood Highway Safety and Preservation Construction Starts This Summer

Tuesday, July 8, 2014
by Liz Warren

Anyone traveling along the Mt. Hood Corridor between Rhododendron and Government Camp to Bend and other East side destinations will need to be ready for delays due to the Mt. Hood Highway Safety Project slated for this summer and fall.

What are the projects?

*Blasting to widen the highway and building a retaining wall to prevent rocks from entering the highway

*Paving 8 miles of road

*A concrete barrier to the road will be installed from above Kiwanas Camp Road to the big curves at Mirror Lake.

What does this mean for locals and travelers coming in to the area?

*Potential one hour delays between 5:30 and 7:30 PM. on Monday through Thursdays while blasting occurs. There potentially will be temporary closures for the trails at Mirror Lake also during blasting. Delays may not take an entire hour. The exact times have not been determined. No work on Sundays and holidays. Work will end in November.

*Intermittent traffic delays of 20 minutes during the entire period of construction reducing the travel lanes to one lane in each direction.

*Lots of truck traffic will be on the roads hauling away the blasted rock.

For updates and additional information on the project visit the Mt. Hood Highway Safety Project site.

An online open house explaining the project in detail can be found on the ODOT site.

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Timberline Rim Home Sales are Up in 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014
by Liz Warren

One of the more popular areas in the Mt. Hood area is Timberline Rim a subdivision that wraps around the Sandy River in Rhododendron and Brightwood. After going through many foreclosures after the last couple of years, the area has stabilized and equities increased allowing the foreclosures to diminish to a trickle and owners who have been waiting to sell have seized their opportunities. The low HOA of $200 per year make Timberline Rim an attractive alternative to other options in the area. Amenities include a swimming pool open during summer months, tennis court, hoops for basketball, a lodge for meetings and movies, foosball table and pool table too. Common areas bring access to all residents for easy access to the Sandy River. 

The proximity to hiking in the Mt. Hood National Forest, mountain biking at the Sandy Basin Park located just down the road are excellent easy access recreational opportunities. Near by is a 27 hole golf course at the Resort at the Mountain and don't forget year round skiing about a half hour away at Timberline Lodge!

Twelve sales since the beginning of the year in Timberline Rim are the most we have seen in years. Buyers are purchasing full time homes and recreational homes. Here are the most recent sales:


Timberline Rim real estate sales in 2014


Timberline Rim real estate sales for 2014

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Your Own Government Camp Lodge in Alpenglade!

Sunday, June 29, 2014
by Liz Warren

Hit the brakes! This is an amazing home with lots of room to sleep friends and family at a fantastic Mt. Hood location in Alpenglade. A stunning open floor plan with the warmth of wood from top to bottom. Have the quintessential ski getaway that features six bedrooms and three bathrooms. Adults are upstairs with four private bedrooms and joined exterior decks to watch the snow fly. Two bunk rooms downstairs with plenty of storage for skis boots and poles just down the hall in the mud room. Huge hot tub room is perfect for after ski relaxing. An open kitchen with granite countertops for cooking up the evening meal. If you could imagine the perfect ski getaway for your Mt. Hood ski weekends, this is it! 

Walk to town from this location or take a short drive to Meadows and Timberline. Forget the bumper to bumper traffic and enjoy every weekend in winter. Take your tour below!

Alpenglade Lodge in Government CampAlpenglade Ski Lodge Sleeps Six Government Camp Oregon

​$775,000

 

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May Sales Surge on Mt. Hood

Monday, June 16, 2014
by Liz Warren

Record breaking sales for the month of May bring us into the strongest selling season of the year. We have 21 closed sales for the month bringing the strongest totals in many years. Pending sales are up 100% compared to May 2013. Pent up demand, screaming great interest rates and plenty of inventory is pushing sales numbers up every month. I'm forecasting a super busy summer selling season!

 

Mt. Hood Real Estate Sales for May 2014

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Government Camp Sales Soar

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
by Liz Warren

Which real estate market has seen a surge in 2014? I would have to say it's the Government Camp Condo market so far this year. Since January, Government Camp has led the way in the majority of sales over $300,000 on up for the Mt. Hood area real estate market.  Out of the 23 sales so far this year over $300,000, thirteen of those sales have been in Government Camp and the majority of those are condo sales. 

Leading the pack is Collins Lake of course. Equities have risen steadily with the improved market putting many sellers who purchased during the bubble back in the black so they can sell if they wish.

There were even two Grand Lodges sales so far this year with prices coming in at $495,000 and $569,000. The financing woes are over as comparable sales are plenty and the anxiety of getting condos to "comp out" for financing is gone.

Back in 2009 Government Camp only had eleven sales for the entire year! As skiers and boarders arrive for summer, and they seem to be here early with lack of snow in many areas of the country, we expect the summer market to pick up even more so we are gearing up for a big summer of sales. I expect this year to be the most sales we have seen since 2007.

 

 

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Morning Coffee

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
by Liz Warren

For your morning inspiration, hit the link below:

Mt. Hood Inspiration

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Portland Metro Distressed Sales for First Quarter 2014

Monday, April 21, 2014
by Liz Warren

Portland Metro Distressed Sales for the First Quarter of 2014

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Mt. Hood March Sales Are Huge!

Monday, April 14, 2014
by Liz Warren

March sales numbers are in and 15 properties closed this past month! The hot market for March was definitely  Government Camp with four Condo sales  plus two homes!.Two foreclosure properties were sold and there's only three foreclosures on the entire mountain. Two Mt. Hood National Forest leased land cabins closed and two Timberline Rim homes were purchased. 

Here are the fifteen sales:

Mt. Hood Area SAles for March 2014

Mt. Hood Real Estate Sales for March 2014

Mt. Hood Area Real Estate sales for March 2014

This looks like we will be seeing a very active summer of activity.

 

 

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Market Trends Newsleter

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
by Liz Warren

Catch up on the local market trends in the Mt. Hood area from Welches and Brightwood to Government Camp. See the 15 real sales in February and get details on the mountain's favorite event, the Bite, coming this month!

Market Trends Newsletter

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Government Camp Recent Small Earthquakes

Thursday, March 27, 2014
by Liz Warren

This past weekend a series of small earthquakes have been hitting the Government Camp area with up to 30 quakes from a magnitude of .3 to the largest at 2.3 on the Richter scale. Residents have not been able to feel the quakes but scientists are paying attention because this is a new fault that they were not aware of. This fault is now on the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network list of faults to watch. This map is direct from the PNSN website showing the location of the mini-quakes. 

           Government Camp Earthquakes March 2014

 

 

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