There are some 'value' view properties on Prune Hill! Not many, mind you, but they are out there. Some of the neighborhoods on the lower slopes abutting Vancouver are quite reasonable and some of these homes have decent views. Don't expect a grand panoramic vista, but there are some better than peek-a-boo views to be had well under $400k.
Take this listing I recently shot photos of. It has four bedrooms including a presidential-like master and a HUGE 4th bed/bonus room, big enough for a 4x8 pool table. The home features 2400 square feet of space, a decent sized yard and pretty solid views from the upper floor master and bonus room. This home is a mid-90s house that hasn't been updated and it has modest trim levels. But the price is just $355,000! It is just barely east of the Vancouver city limit and looks out over a Camas Open Space area and a Vancouver City Park so the views are fairly well protected. Look at the panorama of Downtown Portland and the West Hills in the distance, and gorgeous sunsets. There is even a small bit of the Columbia River visible!
Full disclosure: these views are looking over the rooftops of other homes, but still, at this price, to find a home this large with these views in this crazy market! Move quickly my friends, this is a golden moment.
What's really fantastic about this Prune Hill Neighborhood is the close in proximity to the East Vancouver 192nd Avenue business corridor. It is also low enough that snowfall is comparable to the valley below and the streets are not so steep as to cause problems during outbreaks of winter weather.
From this neighborhood one can be on SR14 freeway in less than a minute if you catch the 34th@192nd light! PDX is 15 minutes, Downtown Portland less than 30 minutes. This is a small neighborhood of perhaps a hundred homes, but many, if not most of them have at least a peek-a-boo view.
Clark County is full of these little pockets of real estate joy! I love showing these types of view properties where the home is modest enough that middle class families have a shot at them :)
Oh please, do enjoy the view!
Full disclosure: these views are looking over the rooftops of other homes, but still, at this price, to find a home this large with these views in this crazy market! Move quickly my friends, this is a golden moment.
