When a 113-year-old Sellwood home—known locally as The Professor’s Daughter’s House—hit the market most assumed it would follow the standard real estate playbook. It didn’t.
Built in 1912 by architect Wade Pipes, the home had only three owners in its lifetime. Its latest seller wanted one final writers’ retreat inside its walls before moving on, which meant stripping the house bare for traditional staging was out of the question. Seven agents gave the same advice: clear everything out, paint it white, and bring in new furniture.
That’s when Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty broker Yvonne Blewett stepped in. (Featured in photo above)
Instead of erasing the home’s character, Yvonne highlighted it. She suggested softening the palette with warm whites, leaving original red accents intact, and working with a stager who could blend the seller’s furnishings into a cohesive flow. She also sketched out how future buyers could update the floor plan—like converting two smaller rooms into a modern primary bath—without compromising the home’s soul.
The seller called her approach “completely different from anyone else.”
A young Portland family agreed. With a background in construction, they saw how to preserve the home’s 1912 charm while making it livable for today. Yvonne connected them with her Cascade Hasson advisor Tage Packebush, to ensure fair representation. On the market for only 43 day, the family purchased it for $1.3 million.
And this is just one more chapter in a long thread of interconnected transactions that started with something as simple as a Facebook repost.
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Back to 2023
Two years earlier, a Lake Oswego waterfront home had been featured as Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s Extraordinary Property of the Day. Broker Heather Wells shared the post. Within an hour, an old acquaintance reached out, asking her to help friends moving from Hawaii to Central Oregon.
Those friends—the Barrys—were longtime Sotheby’s clients with 34 past transactions under their belt. They interviewed several Oregon brokers but chose Heather for her resort-market expertise. By September 2023, she was showing them properties at Ranch of the Canyons, Tetherow, Juniper Preserve, and Brasada Ranch. The Barrys fell in love with Brasada’s golf lifestyle and sweeping Cascade views, but first they needed to sell their Hawaii home.
Their trusted Hawaii advisor, Diandra Dickinson of Aloha Sotheby’s International Realty, listed it and coordinated closely with Heather. By spring 2024, the Hawaii sale closed. The same day, Heather spotted the right home in Brasada Ranch—and secured it for the Barrys.
But there was a wrinkle: the Brasada sellers were already under contract on a Portland condo with… Yvonne Blewett. She renegotiated, extended escrow, and built contingencies to keep the whole chain intact.
One Post, Four Markets, Eight Sides
What began with a casual Facebook share rippled across Hawaii, Bend, Lake Oswego, and Portland. It tied together four markets, eight transaction sides, and three Sotheby’s International Realty brokerages. Seven of those eight were handled within the brand.
For the Barrys, it confirmed their loyalty after decades of working with Sotheby’s advisors. For Yvonne, Heather, and Diandra, it proved the power of collaboration over competition.
And for one historic Sellwood home, it showed that honoring history can open doors to the future.
Contacts
Yvonne Blewett I Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty
503.577.6262
Email: yvonne.blewett@cascadehasson.com
Website: yvonneblewett.cascadehasson.com
Tage Packebush I Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty
503.688.4567
Email: tage.packebush@cascadehasson.com
Website: tagepackebush.casacdehasson.com
Heather Wells I Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty
415.847.0740
Email: heather.well@cascadehasson.com
Website: heatherwellshomes.com
Diandra Dickinson I Aloha Sotheby’s International Realty
808.854.1023
Email: ddickinson@alohasir.com
Website: diandradickinson.alohasothebysrealty.com