News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Realtor Misty Grimm handed over the keys to the Streeter family on May 15. photo provided
They're going to be living in the middle of a construction site for a while, but the Streeters family couldn't be happier.
They are the first family to purchase a home in the new Village at Cold Springs subdivision constructed by Hayden Homes of Redmond. Realtor Misty Grimm of RE/MAX Town & Country Realty handed over the keys on May 15.
The closing price was $293,350 and the Streeters are thrilled to be Sisters homeowners.
The couple has been renting in Sisters for the past two years.
"We saw how expensive things were and thought we'd never own a home here," Daidre Streeter said.
Hayden Homes considers itself a builder of affordable, quality homes. A price of nearly $300,000 may seem to stretch the definition, but according to Grimm the spiraling home values in Sisters over the past decade make the price qualify.
"In Sisters, anything under $350,000 is definitely 'affordable,'" she said.
It wasn't just the price that drew the Streeters to the new subdivision.
"My kid (Tim) will be in middle school next year, so he'll be able to walk to school for the next eight years," Daidre said.
Her husband Mason, an electrician, wouldn't mind a short commute, either. Daidre joked that if the company he works for gets contracts on other homes in the subdivision, he could be working just outside his front door for a while.
Lots have been selling fast, and Daidre said that "people are swarming the model home."
She noted that Hayden Homes provides almost $1,000 in incentives for local families to move into their homes. Hayden Homes has also donated $30,000 to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
The developer has not had a smooth path in creating what is eventually to be a 400-home subdivision. The company needed months to haul out tons of soil contaminated by decades of logging operations on the site - a more extensive site cleanup than anyone had anticipated.
Last September the company got a clean bill of health on the site, bringing an end to the excavation that some locals had dubbed The Big Dig.
Now homes are quickly sprouting on the site - all around the first residents, who are happy to be pioneers.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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