Top 10 most expensive Portland-area homes that sold in 2020: ‘More demand over $3 million’
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Residential real estate experts entered 2020 with caution. Many braced for a recession, but no one could foresee a devastating pandemic.
After stay-at-home orders were issued in March, some people who hadn’t lost their source of income went searching for property that could support adults working at home, children in virtual school and everyone needing space to relax.
“We anticipated a potential change in lifestyle and work requirements,” says Marty Wells of Luxe Christie’s International Real Estate in Lake Oswego. “By April, we saw activity go through the roof.”