Hood River Real Estate Update

The Dalles is located about 80 miles east of Portland in Wasco County. The Dalles is one of Oregon's most historical cities known as the town at the end of the Oregon Trail. The Dalles was first incorporated by the Oregon Territorial Government in 1857 as "Dalles City" and was made the county seat which it remains to this day. The downtown area in The Dalles is a registered Historic District featuring architecture from the late 1800's and early 1900's. The population of The Dalles was 12,175 at last census.  The City provides services to over 70,000 residents of Wasco, Sherman and Hood River counties in Oregon and Klickitat and Skamania counties in Washington. The climate in The Dalles is high desert with only about 14" per year of precipitation.  Sweet cherries are the major agricultural product in The Dalles with over 6,000 acres of sweet cherry trees growing around the city. The annual "Cherry Days" festival is a favorite of many. 

Here are some pictures of The Dalles I took today from the overlook at Sorosis Park. The one on the left is looking west on the Columbia River and the picture on the right is looking east on the Columbia River.

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I thought this sounded interesting. Sept 15, 2008 there will be a Harvest Moon Walk at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center Museum in The Dalles starting at 6:30 pm

The walk is 1 1/2 miles. Along the way there will be stops inspired by wildlife, planets, stars, and other sights/sounds. The walk is free. Participants are to meet in front of the museum and you are asked to please not bring any pets.

Here's the combined sales for the entire Columbia Gorge Region: Hood River & Wasco Counties in Oregon Klickitat & Skamania Counties in Washington.  These are the cities and towns reporting sales from west to east. These sales are only LISTED sales not FSBO's or unlisted sales.

• Skamania- 1 sale
• North Bonneville- 1 sale
• Cascade Locks- 3 sales
• White Salmon-2 sales
• Husum- 1 sale 
• Hood River- 10 sales
• Hood River/eastside -1 sale
• Odell-1 sale
• Parkdale-2 sales
• Lyle-3 sales 
• Klickitat-1 sale
• Dallesport/Murdock-2 sales  
• The Dalles-12 sales
• Wamic- 2 sales
• Goldendale-5 sales

This gives us a total of 47 homes sold Gorge wide in the month of August 2008.  There are currently 83 homes sale pending throughout the 4 gorge counties.  Wasco County-24   Hood River County-27       Klickitat County-23  Skamania County-9    

There are also 27 unimproved lots/land sale pendings throughout the 4 gorge counties. Wasco County- 3  Hood River County- 4  Klickitat County- 15  Skamania County-5

Here's a further comparison of each counties residential sales for Jan- Aug 2008

 Gorge County                            Monthly sales totals

Skamania    Jan-6    Feb-7    March-3    April-4    May-4    June-0   July-3   Aug-2    

Klickitat       Jan-10   Feb-5   March-16  April-12  May-10  June-9  July-14   Aug-15                           

Hood River  Jan-10   Feb-12  March-12   April-15   May-27   June-13  July-19   Aug-17 

Wasco          Jan-10   Feb-14  March-14   April-16    May-23   June-18   July-17  Aug-14

From this data it appears that Klickitat, Hood River, and Wasco Counties have been remaining near the same sales volume fairly consistently so far this year. Skamania County has the lowest sales overall. Now is a great time to buy your piece of The Gorge.  I hope you find this information helpful.  

Here's how 2008 sales are looking compared to 2007 sales:

 2008 Gorge total sales    Jan-36    Feb-38    March-43     April-47     May-64    June-40   July-53   Aug-48

 2007 Gorge total sales    Jan-40    Feb-48    March-82     April-72     May-73    June-85   July-95   Aug-72

Disclaimer: I assume no responsibilty for accuracy of information provided within this post and blog. Many entries on this blog are based on the opinions and  ideas of the author and are provided without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied.  

Here's the latest sales data from the RMLS for August 2008 in Wasco County. These are homes that are listed on the RMLS.  Unlisted properties and fsbo homes are not included.  There were 14 total homes sold in Wasco County in August 2008 and 2 sales of unimproved properties. Here's the breakdown.

The Dalles- 11 single family homes -Listed-$146,000 Sold- $88,500 1360 sq ft commercial zoning DOM-86 Listed-$149,900 Sold-$153,450 1576sq ft DOM-24  Listed-$172,500 Sold-$160,900  869 sq ft  DOM-88 Listed-$225,000 Sold-$170,000  1496 sq ft  DOM-303 Listed $184,900 Sold-$ $180,000 1288 sq ft DOM-40 Listed-$199,900 Sold-$199,900  1934 sq ft DOM-32 Listed-$249,700 Sold-$200,000 1924sq ft DOM 110 Listed-$214,000 Sold-$223,500 2000 sq ft DOM-6 Listed-$225,000 Sold-$231,659  2160 sq ft  DOM-3   Listed-$$299,900 Sold-$290,000 2264 sq ft  DOM-12  Listed-$399,000 Sold-$330,000 4268 sq ft 1.5 acres DOM-98

1 condo - Listed-$399,000 Sold-$330,000 1776 sq ft  DOM-664

Wamic- 2 homes sold - 1 manufactured home Listed-$159,000 Sold-$145,000  1295 sq ft DOM-390  1 log home Listed-$510,000 Sold-$510,000 1372 sq ft  DOM-53 

 UNIMPROVED LOTS/LAND SOLD- 2 sales- building lot listed-$65,000 Sold-$60,000 DOM-24  building lot liste-$72,800  Sold-$72,500  DOM-148

SALE PENDINGS: There are currently 24 homes under contract in Wasco County. There are currently 3 land listings under contract in Wasco County- 1 in The Dalles and 2 in Mosier.

The Dalles-17  Dufur-1  Mosier-6 

Disclaimer: I assume no responsibilty for accuracy of information provided within this post and blog. Many entries on this blog are based on the opinions and  ideas of the author and are provided without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied.  

Here's the latest sales data from the RMLS for July 2008 in Wasco County. These are homes that are listed on the RMLS.  Unlisted properties and fsbo homes are not included.  There were 17 total homes sold in Wasco County in July 2008 and 2 sales of unimproved properties. Here's the breakdown.

The Dalles- 11 single family homes -sales price $ 142,000  $151,000 $173,000  $210,400  $213,000  $226,900  $ 237,500  $235,000  $249,000  $269,000  $277,000  $305,000  

1 manufactured homes - sales price $129,900

Wamic- 1 manufactured homes sold -  sales price $105,000 

Mosier- 1 condo sale $242,500   2 single family homes $153,000 and $410,000

UNIMPROVED LOTS/LAND SOLD- 2 sales- 1- The Dalles and 1-Maupin

SALE PENDINGS: There are currently 25 homes under contract in Wasco County. There are currently 6 land listings under contract in Wasco County- 4 in The Dalles and 2 in Mosier.

The Dalles-21  Wamic- 1  Mosier-3 

Disclaimer: I assume no responsibilty for accuracy of information provided within this post and blog. Many entries on this blog are based on the opinions and  ideas of the author and are provided without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied.  

I was in The Dalles a couple days ago to go to Home Depot which is really nice that it's only 20 minutes from Hood River. While there I thought I'd check out what's happening at the Lone Pine Village development on the east end of town.  Some of the roads are in and a beautiful waterscape park area is in. There were a couple workers installing paver sidewalks.  I read in the Hood River News that they are having an open house Saturdays & Sundays from noon-4.

Below is the bridge from The Dalles, Oregon to Dallesport, WA. It is a free bridge, no toll charges.

Here's the latest sales data from the RMLS for June 2008 in Wasco County. These are homes that are listed on the RMLS.  Unlisted properties and fsbo homes are not included.  There were 18 total homes sold in Wasco County in June 2008. Here's the breakdown.

The Dalles- 11 single family homes -sales price $110,000  $139,900  $125,000  $159,900  $165,000  $159,000  $162,500  $164,900  $325,000  $398,000   $599,900

3 manufactured homes - sales price $165,000   $224,900   $189,900

Dufur- 2 single family homes - sales price $140,000 and $195,000

Wamic- 2 manufactured homes sold -  sales price $200,000 each 

SALE PENDINGS: There are currently 24 homes under contract in Wasco County

The Dalles-18 single family homes  1 manufactured home

Mosier- 2 single family homes  1 manufactured home  2 condos

Disclaimer: I assume no responsibilty for accuracy of information provided within this post and blog. Many entries on this blog are based on the opinions and  ideas of the author and are provided without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied.  

The Discovery Center in The Dalles Oregon is a fun place to visit. The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center is the official interpretive center for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.  This 26,100 square foot exhibit wing holds interactive displays to learn about the volcanic activity, and floods that created the Gorge. Other displays show Native American traditions, pioneers, wildlife, and vegetation of the Gorge.  The Wasco County Historical Museum is also housed at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.

Here are the latest sales statistics for Wasco County from RMLS for April 2008. There were a total of 16 homes sold in Wasco County. Here's the breakdown.

The Dalles- 15  homes sold

Mosier- 1 single family home sold  Listed-$430,000  Sold-$405,000 DOM-298 

There are 21 homes currently sale pending in Wasco County.   16-The Dalles  2-Mosier   2-Dufur  1-Wamic

Here are some sights out and about in The Dalles which is located about 85 miles East of Portland, Oregon in Wasco County in the Columbia River Gorge. The population in the city of The Dalles is about 12,250 with a total of 23,712 population in all of Wasco County. The Dalles, Oregon is known as the end of the Oregon Trail. There are many historic homes and buildings in The Dalles. Wasco County enjoys plenty of sunshine and only gets about 12 inches of precipitation annually. The communities in  Wasco County are The Dalles (county seat), Mosier, Rowena, chenowith, celilo, Dufur, Maupin, Tygh Valley, Wamic, Pine Grove, Pine Hollow, Antelope, Friend, and Shaniko.