Pahlisch and RE/MAX stay bullish

Pahlisch Homes and RE/MAX Town & Country Realty have joined forces to market the SaddleStone development in Sisters. The new subdivision in northeast Sisters will offer housing with many green features and the concept of a community within a community.

With an already substantial home inventory in a slow market, Pahlisch Homes doesn't want to add to the problem.

"We are not going to build just to add to the existing inventory. We will be very cautious with our speculative building. We believe that we have a different product that offers great value in this market, and we are not really competing with the existing developments, as our concept is different," said Dan Pahlisch, a principal in the company.

Pahlisch has chosen to work with a team at RE/MAX Town & Country Realty which will focus on the development. Gary Yoder will be the team leader, and he will be bringing the homes to market.

"This will be a real high-end, quality development, and we are really looking forward to being associated with the Pahlisch team," said Yoder.

Several model homes are already under construction, and the recreation area is already completed.

"So many developers promise amenities and then fail to deliver or deliver late. We made the decision to complete the community park amenities before we began construction of the model homes so there would be no doubt about what would be in the community," said Pahlisch.

"One of the things that we are doing to belong to the community is to have the high school art department use the bonus room of one of our model homes as a display area. Whether they are looking for a home or not, the model home can be a destination for the community to look at the high school art," Pahlisch said.

The community focus also extends to the construction.

"We are not going to be bringing in teams from outside the area. When we came to Central Oregon, we made a very strong commitment to use local trade partners. We are bringing the community in to build these things, using local framers and other tradesmen from the community. That is especially important in a tight-knit community like Sisters, and it makes a statement that we are wanting to be a part of the community," said Pahlisch.

The feel of the homes in SaddleStone will be different, according to Pahlisch.

"We are offering a balanced living approach that offers a quality of life and includes incorporating as many green features as are possible. We have preserved trees. We are using a blown-in cellulose cocoon rather than the typical bat insulation, which really adds to the comfort of the homes. I believe that the warranty that we offer and the quality of construction will really set us apart in the area."

The homes will start in the low $300,000s and go up from there.

"We offer a lot of features in our homes that the owners will never see but that add to the quality. That is not enough though to make a difference, so we have a lot of eye candy, as well. There are granite countertops for example, and that adds to the feel of quality when people walk into the home," said Pahlisch.