LEE
is an independent broker licensed to represent
real estate buyers and
sellers in both Oregon and Washington.
His
career has included development of marketing and public relations strategies
for national and regional real estate companies with commercial and
residential projects in Denver and Seattle. Lee is also
knowledgeable in resource issues including land use and development,
water rights, forest management and wildlife-endangered species
regulations. Besides his real estate experience, Lee has been the
owner-publisher of a 100-year-old weekly newspaper, and
editor-reporter for daily newspapers and an international wire
service.
additional background
a market report:
Central Oregon's real estate market
continues to struggle following boom of mid-decade. Buyers mostly
stay on the sidelines waiting for bargains and foreclosures
increase. Get the details:
2008 YEAR-END MARKET
STATISTICS (including trends 2001-2008)
--A
look back at 2007, a market turning point
Central Oregon real estate -
an online tour
The
summaries and links that follow on this web site may provide a
starting point if you're considering property in the area. I'd
be pleased to provide additional details
from the multiple
listing service, my personal knowledge of specific properties and
other sources.
Search
for properties on the Central Oregon MLS
WORTH A LOOK
Price reduced
$70,000 to $859,000
equestrian
property with great mountain views
and privacy
Impeccably-maintained
Central Oregon ranch property with nearly-new covered arena and 6
stalls, additional 3-stall barn, 9-plus acres with newer pole
fencing,8 acres irrigation and expansive mountain views.
Custom-built, open floor plan single-story home. Home has an
excellent lease in place.
details
on this property - PDF brochure
RARE
8 PLUS ACRE HEAVILY WOODED MOUNTAIN VIEW PROPERTY & HOME
This
type of acreage with spectacular views at this price is difficult to
find in all of Central Oregon. Chalet-style home is ideal as a
vacation getaway or could be expanded for larger family. New decks,
gas furnace and chef-quality range just 10 minutes from downtown
Sisters, Oregon.
Details
on this property - PDF brochure
Excellent nightly rental income.
Try it before you buy it - Sisters Vacation Rentals-property 7563,
Cabin on Vista Ridge.
BEND-CITY
AND MT. BACHELOR VIEWS
This is one of the few lots available on the southern exposure of
Awbrey Butte, with views of Mt. Bachelor, Pilot Butte and the Old
Mill District. A mature neighborhood offering west-side schools and
easy access to Central Oregon Community College and the Oregon State
University Bend campus.
details on this property - PDF brochure
PINE MEADOW
VILLAGE-EXCEPTIONAL VIEW LOT
This lot with
in Sisters prestigious
Pine Meadow Village offers a protected view open space corridor with
expansive views of the Three Sisters and Broken Top peaks. The homesite is bordered on two sides by open space and a stream, and is
two blocks to the community clubhouse, pool and tennis courts.
details on this property - PDF brochure
SUNCADIA RESORT RIDGE VIEW HOME SITE
CLICK FOR FLYER
This is a perimeter ridge lot with mountain views in Washington's
premier
destination resort, on the "dry side" of the state's Cascades Range
but just 90 minutes by Interstate-90 from Seattle. Easy access to
the resort's central lodging, spa, fine dining and 1st tee of the
Prospector golf course.
call or e-mail for
more details on this and other Suncadia properties - 206-953-3041 or
leemvnews@aol.com.
Washington State Properties:
As a licensed
Realtor in Washington for 16 years I'm knowledgeable in a wide
range of resort, residential and
commercial
properties. There is
particularly strong interest at this time in properties around the
new Suncadia destination resort on the dry east slope of the
Cascades just 90 miles from Seattle.
I'm also familiar with resort areas such as Lake Chelan--with its
orchards and vineyards which produce premium estate wines--and the Methow Valley, gateway to the spectacular North Cascades National
Park and home to the country's premier recreational trails system
and trophy flyfishing on the Methow River.
PHOTO
GALLERY
SUNCADIA RESORT,
Cle Elum, Washington
Call
or e-mail for complete or selected listings
Until
the emergence of 6,000-acre Suncadia resort in 2003, premier
destination resorts in Washington state were mostly confined to the
"moist"
side of the Cascade mountain range. Bisected by the scenic Cle Elum
River, Suncadia is situated in mature stands of pine,
Douglas fir and aspen trees that
spread through homesites and along the resort's two resort golf
courses and the private 18-holes at Tumble Creek. In
2008, the Lodge at Suncadia with
its 160 condo-style units opened on a bluff
overlooking the river, and since 2005 overnight guests have enjoyed
the Prospector Inn, which also provides fine dining and serves as
the Prospector course pro shop. Also opened in 2008 were the resort
spa adjacent to the lodge and a new recreation center. Home sites of
approximately a half-acre and more range from the $300,000s to more
than $1 million in the Tumble Creek area. Family-size cabins and
homes are available from under $1 million to more than $2 million.
I've represented buyers and sellers at Suncadia.
(email for an overview
brochure)
THE METHOW VALLEY
of Washington
Experience the
largest recreational trails system in the Northwest
The New York Times praised Washington's pristine Methow Valley as an
outdoor haven for the physically fit. That might be expected as "the
Met-ow,"
boasts the nation's largest recreational trails system, including
the second most extensive cross-country ski system. Maybe that's why many
of the country's top Nordic skiers, including a couple of
former Olympians, make the Methow their permanent home. Properties
available range from small acreages near the western-themed town of
Winthrop to cabins nestled among aspen, spruce, fir and pine as well
as working ranches and condominiums. There are also fractional
interest cabins providing the flexibility of vacation ownership
without the maintenance demands. The North Cascades Highway crosses
the spectacular North Cascades in summer, but closes for winter as
10 feet or more of snow accumulates on the scenic route. The paved
and lighted airfield can accommodate general aviation jets and
propeller aircraft with a 5,505 foot runway and fuel service.
Contact me for a
list of available Methow Valley properties.
(Note that individual properties may be
listed with different real estate offices. Prices cited may be
higher or lower for properties available at any given time. Any
information presented is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.)
Most
links in this site are
customized to provide quick access to information. Please e-mail me
for more information or let
me know if any links are not functioning properly:
leemvnews@aol.com
OREGON Properties:
RANCH AT tHE CANYONS
(click for photo
gallery)
The
incomparable beauty of the
Smith Rock area above the Crooked River is the natural backdrop for
the 1,700-acre Ranch at the Canyons. For 60 landholders, Canyons
will be a home with plenty of room to enjoy the varied bounty of
Central Oregon--flyfishing the Crooked River, hiking or horseback
riding the canyons and river trails, rock climbing "Monkey Face" in
the state park, enjoying the hay and grape harvest and sipping
premier vintage labels from the Canyons' own winery. I have
represented buyers in purchasing property at Canyons Ranch and am
knowledgeable in the intricacies of this type of transaction.
Contact me for details.
About
black Butte
Black Butte Ranch:
(MAP)
At any there may be a mix of homesites (some along one of the
ranch's two golf courses); as well as existing single family homes
and condominiums. Black Butte is an appealing place, with golf,
an
extensive ski-bike-hike trail system, a clubhouse with fine
dining and spectacular views of the Sisters peaks and Black Butte. A
limited number of homesites range from the $400,000s. Existing homes
and condos are listed from the upper $400,000s to more than
$1,000,000.(download
a Black Butte Ranch brochure in PDF format)
Pine Meadow Village:
Pine meadow village MAP
This is the largest master planned community within the town of
Sisters. The community offers protected mountain
and open space
views and is an easy
walk to the Sisters business and
shopping core. There are more than 110 single
family homesites, as well as sites for about 80 condominiums and
townhomes. (click photos to
enlarge) Pine Meadow has a
completed clubhouse
with pool and tennis courts. Also planned are a hotel with dining,
spa and conference facilities. Besides homesites, a number of
completed single family and condominium homes are now available.
Call or e-mail for a brochure.
Sisters' nearby established
neighborhoods:
Crossroads and
Tollgate, west of town, are two
of the Sisters area's most appealing established neighborhoods. Each
is less than a five mile drive from downtown Sisters, situated in
stands of Ponderosa pines and juniper. Tollgate has a clubhouse,
pool and tennis facilities. Home prices generally range from low
$300,000s into the $400,000s. To the north on Camp Polk Road, are
Indian Ford Ranch and
Sage
Meadow. Indian Ford has access to many horseback riding
trails.
living IN sisters:
Besides est
ablished
homes and cottages within the Sisters town limits, several new
neighborhoods
are emerging just blocks from the
downtown business area. Coyote Springs and
Buck Run on the south
side offer new craftsman-styled homes starting in the upper $300,000s.
Timber Creek on the north side
has homes starting in the lower $300,000s. There are also new townhomes
below $200,000.
East of downtown on nicely-treed
sites along Squaw Creek is the Creekside
neighborhood.
RANCH & Horse properties:
Central Oregon is known
to be horse-friendly,
and by some estimates has one of the
highest
rates of horse ownership in Oregon. Many smaller properties of only
a few acres have barns or corrals. Larger ranch-type properties may
include multiple paddocks and arenas, and a few have indoor
facilities. A key advantage to having a horse in the Sisters area is
easy access to hundreds of thousands of acres of BLM and Forest
Service lands.
Camp Sherman and Metolius River area:
(METOLIUS FISHING)
Most Northwest flyfishers have
heard of the Metolius,
a
remarkable
blue ribbon
river that emerges from underground just above the historic Camp
Sherman store. Native redband, brookies and bull trout up to several
pounds attract anglers on this year
-round
catch and release
stream. Metolius Meadows has 147 homesites, 70 with existing
homes and privileges of a
community pool, stables and
tennis courts. Many sites have views
(click photo to
enlarge)
of Black Butte and Cascade peaks.
Also unique to the Camp
Sherman area are 108 cabins, many retaining their rustic character,
sited along the Metolius River on land leased from the Forest
Service. These cabins are rarely available for sale and even then
are on the market for a very short time. Please e-mail for more
information at
leemvnews@aol.com.
Or call 541-549-7127.
Aspen Lakes:
This 550 acre golf community is
just east of the Sisters town limits. Golf Digest
named
the 7,302
yard par 72 course among its top 10
"affordable
public
courses"
back in 2002. Lot prices generally range from the $400,000s depending on fairway siting
and views with homes starting below $1 million.
PREMIER HOMES AND LAND:
There are several special projects with
extensive open space in unique
recreation
settings around Sisters.
An
example
of a
unique property is the
Deschutes River Ranch, with 420
acres--350 acres to remain in open space--along the middle Deschutes
River east of Sisters.There are hiking and riding trails along this
trout-rich stream and upland areas. Cascade Meadow Ranch just west of Sisters offers buyers
more than 300 acres in a gated community with common open space for
horses, an equestrian center and clubhouse. Homes are in the
$900,000 to $2.0 million range with rare availability of the few
unbuilt homesites.
The
Pronghorn Club:
This new 640-acre community
between Bend and Redmond represents the first time that Jack
Nicklaus and Tom Fazio have
created golf courses,
comprising
420 acres, in the same
project.
Developer Hix-Rubenstein has planned 300 homesites as well as a
fractional interest residence club which opened in 2007. Hix-Rubenstein also created the vineyard and golf resort
Corde Valle near San Jose. CordeValle
Golf Club & ResorT.
Eagle Crest resort:
Eagle Crest borders the middle
Deschutes River on 1,700 acres nearer to Redmond but only
about
15 miles from downtown Sisters. Besides the lodge, clubhouse, pool
and tennis facilities, Eagle Crest has three golf courses. Homesite
prices range from the upper $100,000s depending on size and views.
Townhomes/smaller chalets are listed in the upper $200,000s and
single family homes from the $300,000s.
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