We design and build custom homes on Oregon acreage, guiding you from finding the right parcel through land use, design, and construction. One team, from raw ground to the day you get the keys.
Anchor Custom Homes is a concierge builder crafting unique homes on beautiful acreage around the Portland Metro area. We start from a simple belief: a home is more than a structure. It is where your story takes shape, an heirloom meant to be cherished and passed down through generations.
We work across the expansive land surrounding Portland, primarily in Yamhill, Columbia, Washington, and Clackamas Counties, along with rural, unincorporated parts of Multnomah County. We help you find the right lot for your budget, weighing location, topography, and everything the land itself brings to the table.
Our approach is personal. We meet on-site to understand the environment, then design a home around your life and your land, considering sunlight, future uses like a shop, vineyard, or recreation, and the way you actually want to live. Whether you take it all at once or step by step, from land purchase to construction to landscaping, you have more than 25 years of design and building experience on your side. Once your plans are engineered, we deliver a structured, competitively priced budget within 45 to 60 days.
With 25 years in acreage new construction, land acquisition, and luxury real estate, Stephen leads site selection, design, and the path to build. A lifelong Portlander who loves the Pacific Northwest in every form, from family suburbs to rural acreage to vineyard country, he opens every relationship with one question: what's your story? His role is to listen, guide you to informed decisions, and make sure you are never left wondering what comes next.
Jeff owns and operates Endura Construction, a custom home builder, with a construction career that began in the 1990s in home renovation and development before growing into building custom homes across the Portland metro. He pairs hands-on building experience with deep real estate and investment knowledge, so your home is guided by someone who understands both how it is built and what it is worth over time. Clients know him for integrity, responsiveness, and a client-first approach.
Nicolas brings more than ten years across residential construction, land development, and real estate in Oregon and Southwest Washington. As CEO of Auxoterra Development Group and a top-producing new home sales professional, he has managed projects ranging from custom homes to large-scale subdivisions, working with many of the region's leading builders and consultants. His perspective combines thoughtful design, construction expertise, and a deep understanding of the land beneath every home.
With more than 20 years in financial services and a specialization in construction financing, Jaime is the engine behind every deal, managing the systems, financing, and details that keep a complex build on track from contract to close. For clients she serves as a financial concierge, finding the lender that genuinely fits your situation and a loan structure aligned with your goals, so the biggest financial decision of your life isn't one you navigate alone.
Our work spans two halves of the same process: understanding what a piece of rural land can become, and then building the right home on it.
Finding, evaluating, and acquiring acreage parcels, including buildability, access, septic, water, and view considerations.
Guidance on Exclusive Farm Use zoning and rural development pathways, including what can and cannot be built on a given parcel.
Research and verification of legal lot of record status to confirm a parcel qualifies for a dwelling.
Coordination of lot line adjustments to create or improve buildable parcels.
Site development including access, utilities, and preparing rural land for construction.
Managing the county permitting and land-use process so the path to build is clear from the start.
Full custom home building on acreage and rural parcels, managed from design through final walkthrough by one integrated team.
Homes designed and built specifically for large rural lots, with siting, access, and utilities planned around the land itself.
In-house design that shapes the floor plan around how you actually live, your property, and your daily routines.
Single-team delivery where design and construction live under one roof, keeping the home, the budget, and the schedule aligned from day one.
Early-stage evaluation of cost, timeline, and land-use feasibility before you commit to a build.
These images reflect the design language Stephen and Jeff are known for: modern, warm, and rooted in the Oregon landscape. They represent the caliber of home we design and build.
Representative of the style and craftsmanship behind an Anchor home. Photography of our own completed projects is coming soon.
Whether you have a parcel in mind or are just starting to look, we will help you understand what is possible and what it takes to build.