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It's that time of the year when cooler temperatures hit the evening and the leaves are starting to turn as fall comes to Mt. Hood. Ski season is not too far away and the choices for housing in Government Camp are minimal as we start to think about hitting the slopes this season. Here are three great choices in a variety of price ranges.
It's that time of the year when log home lovers and historians flock to Mt. Hood and come to see the works of local builder John Steiner. During the cabin tour you will learn about the work of this Mt. Hood artisan who build many area log cabins. Tour the cabins and meet the owners. Tour will be August 9th this year. Details are in the announcement below. Here is some info on John Steiner's work and life.
If you're looking for a log home in the Mt. Hood area, check out today's listings of
Here are stats from RMLS showing the second quarter number of distressed sales in the Portland Metro area. The Mt. Hood area from Brightwood to Government Camp currently has six distressed sales including five bank owned properties and one short sale for a Collins Lake Condo unit.
In my opinion, several of the bank owned properties currently for sale are properties that would never receive financing in today's strict lending environment. They were likely refinanced or purchased during the bubble and now in todays' lending arena these homes have problems that will be challenging to fix or overcome. As with any foreclosure, buyer beware. No representations from the bank requires major due diligence.
The pace for number of sales continues through June with 19 closed properties! Here are the 19 sales for the month. Total sales for the first half of the year hit 94 which the mountain market hasn't seen since the bubble surge with sales topping over 300 for the year. It's the road to stabilization of the mountain market in 2014.
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The recent numbers are in from RMLS for June 2014 on Mt. Hood. Here is the recently released chart of sales and information for the Mt. Hood area.
June numbers are standing strong with 20 closed transactions for the month! A surprise is that pending sales in June compared to the year before at this time were down nearly 23% this month. Another surprise is the marketing time of 204 days for the properties which closed this month. Once again we are flushing out inventory and working on getting on a normal market. Different pricing points have much better inventory levels which will cause prices to stabilize and appreciate than others.
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.
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!
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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!
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.
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:
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This looks like we will be seeing a very active summer of activity.
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