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Why We Love Villebois!

Posted on by Erika George & Kari McGee

Jim and Leslie have finally made the move from the Seattle area (bub-bye horrible big city traffic) to the lovely Villebois neighborhood in Wilsonville, OR!

Villebois, French for “village near the woods,” is a Wilsonville community inspired by traditional European, pedestrian-oriented villages. Initial development began in 2004 and continues with a new phase that is adding a trio of mixed-use buildings in the Village Center at the heart of the community.  The Villebois Village Master Plan envisions a vibrant mixed-use Village Center comprised of residential, office, or retail spaces.

With its numerous parks, green spaces, community centers, and outdoor pool, Jim and Leslie knew they had found their new neighborhood almost instantly.

After losing out on their first offer in this development, Jim and Leslie were ready to pounce when the next home with a primary suite on the main floor, hit the market. Given all the inventory they toured in the meantime, they were super educated about home values in the neighborhood and came in strong for this wonderfully maintained and updated corner lot property.

We’re seeing lots of competition for homes with strong age-in-place attributes all over the greater Portland area and this property was no exception. Here’s to Leslie and Jim who are now the proud owners of a sought-after Montclair floor plan home, in lovely Villebois.

Looking for your very own age-in-place home in a cute-as-a-button area?  Call us.  Whether you are searching Forest Heights, the Pearl District, SE PDX, or Wilsonville, we can help you find a great match for your needs.


Kari McGee & Erika George

The HouseLove PDX team at Living Room Realty

503.349.544

team@houselovepdx.com

 

Finding The Elusive Unicorn In Record Low Inventory

Posted on by Living Room Realty

Eva and Ben are a young newlywed couple looking for their first home. When I first met them we hit it off right away. They were eager but they needed guidance. I knew I could help them find their first home where they could build their lives. They asked to see a home right down the street from their current rental. They already loved their neighborhood in Milwaukie and the move, should they get the home, would be a cinch!

Because they were just starting out in their journey, I hooked them up with my favorite mortgage banker at OnPoint, and as a result they received their approval in a matter of days! Sadly, the house that we had seen in their neighborhood that they loved had gone pending. This market is FAST, y’all! I sent them other listings for a few weeks but they just couldn’t get that first home out of their minds. Then, out of what seemed like kismet the house came back on the market! They quickly called me to go see it again. That was it. The second look just confirmed that they loved the home, the location and the layout. They wanted to make an offer.

Now, this rarely happens that the first and only home a client sees is the one that they make an offer on and it is accepted right away, especially during this tough market for buyers. But this was the unicorn agents and buyers are always looking for! Offer accepted! As first time home buyers, I made sure to walk with them every step of the way. Thanks to their perseverance, quick decision making and hiring themselves an agent that goes the extra mile they finally have a place they can start their lives as a married couple after saving for so long! Congrats to my wonderful clients!

First time home buyer? I’m here for you! Contact me 503.267.0923 or savanna@livingroomre.com

 

Amazing in July!

Posted on by Erika George & Kari McGee

Derek and Michelle first laid eyes on their lovely Lake Oswego home back in March; March 13th to be exact.  They saw this great house online and given that they lived out of state, wondered if we could “video” it for them.  Property videos are one of our most important tools for our out of area buyers, so with the back drop of school closure announcements due to spreading Covid-19 in our area, I headed down to Lake Oswego to take some fun property videos armed with with tons of hand sanitizer (hard to believe but masks weren’t a thing back then), my phone and my Gimble!  OH, no big deal but it also was just about to start snowing… on March 13th.

As I walked around the incredible 1 acre lot, I recall saying on the video, “well, it’s freezing and gloomy and wet right now, but boy, I bet this place is AMAZING in July”.

Well, it is truly amazing in July.  And while yes, it took a few attempts to get an offer accepted, and yes, Covid-19 made everything harder than it should have been, and yes March 13th seems like a lifetime ago, Derek and Michelle and their three kiddos are moving to Lake Oswego to experience the amazing of Lake Oswego July, in person. 

We truly couldn’t be happier for them.  Not everyone has the grit to make an out of state move during a pandemic but if you are up for it like Derek and Michelle, just let us know!  All you need to get started are some fun, HouseLovePDX property videos (and definitely some gloves, masks and lots of hand sanitizer)!

 

Erika George & Kari McGee,  The HouseLovePDX Team at Living Room Realty