You’re not just buying a house. You’re choosing how you want to live.

Clarity when it counts

You'll get the full truth on trade-offs before you're on the hook.

Every deal gives back

A portion of every commission supports Proud Ground (affordable homeownership) and Outdoor School (science education).

The Grand Union Way

We anchor your purchase to what actually matters: your story, your timeline, your financial reality—not just what the bank says you can borrow. We move in four clear phases: Story, Neighborhood, Financing, Execution. Every step serves the life you're building—not just the transaction.

Story

Neighborhoods

Financing

Execution

The Grand Union Way

Our Process

We move in four clear phases:

Execution

Story

Financing

Neighborhoods

Step 1: Start With Story

Grand Union starts with your life before listings or loans, then uses your timeline, next chapter, and need for roots or flexibility to shape the neighborhood, programs, and plan that actually fit.

Step 2: Neighborhood Intelligence

A good neighborhood fit is not just a feeling, so Grand Union studies the businesses, schools, community anchors, and price patterns that show whether people stay and why.

Phase 3: Financial Positioning

We do not stop at pre-approval; Grand Union looks at the full structure, from local grants and loans to seller credits and land trusts, so the same purchase can carry less pressure and more flexibility.

Phase 4: From Search to Close

Once your story, location, and finances are clear, Grand Union uses custom RMLS search, real-time local data, sharp offer strategy, and full coordination through escrow, inspections, negotiation, and post-close support.

Our Process

We move in four clear phases:

Step 1: Start With Story

Before listings or loan products, we talk about you. Are you a Legacy Builder planting long-term roots, or a Lifestyle Upgrader entering a new job, chapter, or city? That story drives everything: neighborhood fit (deep-root communities vs walkable flexibility), programs that make sense (25-year stay ≠ 5-year plan), and life alignment (we see beyond the bank's DTI formula).

Step 2: Neighborhood Intelligence

Most buyers stop at vibes and walk scores. We go deeper: civic infrastructure, enduring small businesses, schools and community orgs, and price momentum based on value—not speculation. We don't just find "hot" areas. We track where people stay—and why.

Phase 3: Financial Positioning

We don't stop at "get pre-approved." We build financing as a strategic layer: Portland Housing Bureau grants, Home Forward loans, EDGE Program incentives, Hacienda CDC partnerships, and Proud Ground land trusts. Used together, these tools stack. A 600K home doesn't have to mean 120K down; it could be 18K down + 15K grant + 8K seller credit + 50K reserve. Same purchase. Better structure. More flexibility.

Phase 4: From Search to Close

With your story, location, and finances dialed, we take it to the finish line. That includes a custom RMLS search (not generic portals), real-time local data on what's selling vs. sitting, offer strategies to stand out without overpaying, and full coordination of escrow, inspections, and negotiation. We track timelines, solve friction, and stay in your corner after the keys—with post-close support and neighborhood intel.

The Numbers That Matter

Stacked support from grants, assistance loans, and land-trust models can materially change your up-front cost and monthly payment. Your time horizon—5 versus 25 years—radically shifts which programs, products, and neighborhoods actually make sense. Moving beyond "20% down" thinking and using strategic stacking improves leverage and reduces exposure when the market moves.

Why Work With Grand Union

We help you navigate them with context, honesty, and a strategy built around your life, not just the market.

Why Work With Grand Union

We help you navigate them with context, honesty, and a strategy built around your life, not just the market.

Story-first. not transaction-first

Your goal, timing and risk tolerance drive the plan, not the listing cycle.

Region- and neighborhood-specific strategy

Clarity when it counts

You'll get the full truth on trade-offs before you're on the hook.

Every deal gives back

A portion of every commission supports Proud Ground (affordable homeownership) and Outdoor School (science education).