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Sandy Riverfront Sunny Acre with Sturdy Home and Four Car Garage and Shop in Rhododendron

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

by Liz Warren

If you love the sun and seclusion with the sound of a river in the background and a beautiful territorial view, you will love this home. Very well built modified A-frame with open spaces that are perfect for full time living or a vacation getaway right on the Sandy River. Sunny decks, a garden area, fruit trees and plenty of room to wonder your property. The original A-frame was built in 1966 and an addition added at a later date giving the property over 2,000 square feet of laving space.

Lots of wood throughout. A huge master bedroom is on the main floor with walk in closet and spacious master bathroom with shower and jetted tub. A cozy loft upstairs for guests with a view to the mountains across the Sandy River.

The green house will get your plants ready for spring. If you have toys, the four car garage/shop is the perfect hang out for a man cave.

Amenities abound with the Mt. Hood National Forest down the street, premium ski areas just 25 minutes away, the Sandy Basin Trail for mountain biking a quick ride nearby and the 27 hold golf course at the Resort at the Mountain. With Portland only one hour away, it's tough to beat this recreational paradise.

New on the market at $369,900!

Sandy Riverferont home on a sunny Acre in Rhododedron Oregon The Sandy River up LoLo Pass Road

Brick Fireplace with Propane Stove Insert near Rhododendron, Oregon secluded Sandy Riverfront Acre

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Great Rhododendron Getaway

Friday, March 14, 2014

by Liz Warren

Great vacation home in Rhododendron close to skiing, golf and hiking! Great open room that is perfect for gatherings. Upgraded kitchen huge living room area complete with woodstove for after ski toe warming and hot toddies! Three bedrooms upstairs for plenty of guests. Updated bathroom and laundry area too. The slider off the dining room area takes you to a big deck, a hot tub and a campfire ring with a view. Peekaboo views of the Zig Zag River from your back yard. Only 20 quick minutes to premium slopes, hiking trails down the road, and a 27 hole golf course minutes away. It's currently used as a vacation rental with Mt. Hood Rentals. Great for supplementing your ownership with some income. Enjoy your Mt. Hood getaway only one hour from Portland!

Terrace Drive Rhododendron Oregon

Terrace DRive Rhododendron Oregon Updated Kitchen

Terrace Drive Rhododendron Oregon

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Rhododendron Getaway Vacation rental comes to market

February Real Estate Sales Numbers are Excellent for Mt. Hood Area

Friday, March 14, 2014

by Liz Warren

The RMLS multiple listing service recent published the total sale numbers for February 2014 and they are rolling in at 15! Considering it's winter time with a mix of crazy freezing weather and recent monsoons, 15 sales is exceptional for this time of year. Pending sales are up 400% compared to February 2013. This should be a great year for mountain sales if we maintain this pace.

Mt. Hood Real Estate sales for February 2014

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Mt. Hood sales for February 2014

Mt. Hood Inspiration for Monday

Monday, March 10, 2014

by Liz Warren

Hit the coffee below for your Monday Morning Inspiration.

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Mt Hood inspiration

Mt. Hood one of the Seven Wonders of Oregon

Monday, March 10, 2014

by Liz Warren

The Seven Wonders of Oregon features our local Mt. Hood in one of the new Travel Oregon ad campaigns. Our spot has Timberline Lodge, Trillium Lake, skiing and boarding, and of course the mountain itself.

Visit Travel Oregon to find out all the things to do and see on and around Mt. Hood.

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Mt. Hood one of the seven wonders of Ore Mt Hood tourist information. Visit Mt. Hood

Flood Insuarnce Update

Sunday, March 9, 2014

by Liz Warren

The house just voted on a bill 306-91 to approve the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act with amendments.

The bill would repeal FEMA's ability to raise rates and use new flood maps. It will also cap rates at a max 18% per year. Refunds would be given to flood insurers who were unaware of the new increases without warning. The Senate must pass the amendment before the bill would become law.

Read the Homeowner's Flood Insurance Affordability Act Fact Sheet from NAR This will get you up to speed on what this act means to anyone in a flood area.

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Mt. Hood Flood Insurance Flooding Info for Mt. Hood

Seven Wonders of Oregon

Saturday, March 8, 2014

by Liz Warren

Travel Oregon has kicked off a massive campaign about the seven wonders of Oregon. It's a great clip!

Of course with Mt. Hood being one of the seven wonders we are ready for the barrage of tourists coming to enjoy our area.

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Mt. Hood Seven Wonders of Oregon

Mt. Hood Inspiration

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

by Liz Warren

Hit the Morning Coffee below for your Tuesday morning inspiration

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Mt. Hood Inspiration

Timberline Rim Sales Are Up

Saturday, February 22, 2014

by Liz Warren

Timberline Rim is a subdivision located along the Sandy River. It strides the river with a small portion on the South side of the Sandy River and the majority of the subdivision on the North side of the river. Since the real estate bubble burst sales had slumped in the Timberline Rim development.

The "Rim" as it's know locally, is one of the more popular areas on the mountain. Primary and second home owners enjoy the amenities of the swimming pool in the summer, paved streets, a lodge, and the convenience of community water and sewer. The Rim has some of the most affordable home owner's association dues on the mountain. For an update on what's happening in Timberline Rim, visit www.timrimcommunity.org This site provides handy contact information for board members, HOA, water system info.

Sales have picked up over the past year with seventeen homes closing! Only three of those sales were bank owned properties and one short sale. This bodes well for 2014 real estate in this area. Currently there are three Rim homes pending and five available for purchase. Check out today's inventory of Timberline Rim homes for sale.

Here's a quick look at the seventeen sales for the Rim.

Timberline Rim Sales

Timbelrine Rim Sales

Timberline Rim Sales

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Mt. Hood Express Bus

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

by Liz Warren

Mt. Hood Express

If you haven’t noticed there’s a new bus in town. It’s called the Mt. Hood Express and it’s a new and exciting addition to the mountain. Great things are happening in Clackamas County and a recent Federal Lands Access Program grant of $476,000 has expanded the old Mountain Express, which expired in 2013, to an even bigger and better option for residents, workers and tourists to get to Government Camp and Timberline Lodge at a very affordable rate. The collaboration between Sandy, the Mt. Hood National Forest and required private grant match funding with the Resort at the Mountain, Ski Bowl and Timberline make the $2.00 ticket very affordable.

Transportation to the mountain has evolved over the years but it's always been a challenge with a challenging road to Timberline and today's clogged roads and limited parking. Old School transportation was the Skiway. See the video below of the tram. The Skiway tram was built in the 1950's and loaded passengers on a tram bus that cabled up to Timberline Lodge starting at today's Thunderhead Lodge.