Midcentury homes with all of their original character intact plus seamless updates certainly make a splash in the Portland market! Neighbor agent Jimi Hendrix’s listing at 3906 NE Rosa Parks Way in Concordia went pending five days after it hit the market on October 15, at $1,098,000. It also caught the attention of both Portland Monthly and The Oregonian.
Read MoreFew homes in the Portland area have a story like 15115 SE Woodland Way. Designed in 1929 by architect Jamieson Parker and set on 2.89 acres in Milwaukie, the estate came on the market March 30, 2026, at $1,710,000. It drew a fast offer and sold for $1.6 million. Along the way it was featured by Portland Monthly and twice by The Oregonian, which compared its rose garden to something out of a Jane Austen novel.
Read MoreFor decades, neighbors in Beaumont-Wilshire have wondered about the landmark home at 3880 NE Wistaria Drive. With its double-decker turret, conical roof and wind vane, it’s been known as the “castle house”.
Read MorePortland Monthly called it “A Dreamy Riverside Cabin,” and buyers agreed. The cabin at 74902 E Road 28A in Rhododendron was listed on the market by Neighbors agent Becca Barron on November 3, 2025, went pending in 10 days, and sold December 19 for $523,000.
Read MoreThe fully updated 1916 bungalow at 3103 NE 71st Avenue in Roseway was sold by Neighbors agent Becca Barron on September 26, 2025, for $775,000. That’s $30,000 over its $745,000 asking price. It drew an offer within a week of listing on August 13 and caught the attention of Portland Monthly and The Oregonian along the way.
Read MoreWillamette Week readers named Neighbors Realty the second-place Best Real Estate Company in the 2025 Best of Portland Readers’ Poll, and voted Neighbors agent Río Palomares second for Best Real Estate Agent.
Read MoreAfter the 2024 NAR settlement changed how buyer’s agents are paid, HousingWire asked realtors how sellers were adjusting. Neighbors Realty broker-owner Brad Twiss said the firm had been “coaching our agents on how to have those conversations with their sellers,” and that sellers hadn’t been fazed so far.
Read MoreWhen a national settlement changed how buyer’s agents get paid, Marketplace asked Neighbors Realty owner Brad Twiss what it would mean for Portland buyers and sellers.
Read MoreHeading into 2024, Axios Portland asked local experts what to expect from the housing market. Neighbors Realty broker Jimi Hendrix predicted lower mortgage rates would make the market more active but not frenzied, with buyers staying cautious given the economy.
Read MoreHeat pumps are gaining traction across the Pacific Northwest. The Oregonian reported in 2023 that installations in the region now match gas furnaces, driven by energy efficiency, climate goals and new incentives.
Read MoreNeighbors Realty owner Brad Twiss saw the shift firsthand in Portland. “We did 33 transactions last year, and I don’t think we wrote a single offer in October,” he said. That changed in January, when a house on a busy street drew several offers right away. “Then, every weekend since has basically been multiple offers.”
Read MoreIn 2021, The Guardian looked at Oregon’s new law banning buyer “love letters,” the personal notes buyers send sellers to stand out in competitive markets. Supporters said the letters can reveal a buyer’s race, religion, family status or other protected traits and open the door to discrimination. Opponents argued the ban restricted free speech.
Read MoreIn late 2021, Zillow shut down Zillow Offers, its program that bought homes directly from sellers, flipped, and resold them. The company had underestimated how fast prices would rise, then overpaid as the market cooled. It lost more than $400 million in one quarter and was left holding almost 18,000 homes. Marketplace looked at what Zillow’s exit meant for “iBuyers,” companies that make instant cash offers on homes.
Read MoreIn spring 2021, as vaccines rolled out and pandemic restrictions eased, homebuying season came back in force. Marketplace reported that new listings were up 30%, inventory was starting to stabilize, and buyers, mostly first-time millennials with mortgage rates at or below 3.5%, were snapping up homes.
Read MoreIn the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the CARES Act, which required lenders to let homeowners hit by the crisis pause their mortgage payments. NPR found that many struggling borrowers weren’t getting the relief they’d been promised.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 restrictions took hold in spring 2020, buying a home suddenly got complicated. Marketplace looked at how the market was adapting: virtual tours nearly doubled on Zillow, some buyers made offers on homes they’d never seen in person, appraisers drove by instead of walking through, and notaries passed closing papers through car windows. Mortgage rates were low, but growing job losses meant fewer buyers ahead.
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