Hans Tonjes is an Oregon native, raised in Northwest Portland.

For over 25 years Hans and his family have called Manzanita their home. He has a varied real estate background ranging from small timberland management to mixed use development, including condominiums, commercial retail and vacation lodging. For the last 20 years, Hans has been working diligently with others to build a year round economy in Manzanita, his favorite Oregon coastal town. Hans served on the board of directors of the Rinehart Clinic for nine years, a local non-profit. He has also spent over four years working on the Manzanita Planning Commission and was elected to the Manzanita City Council in November of 2012, re-elected in 2016 & 2020.

Hans has a solid understanding of the challenges and opportunities present in relocating to the coast and decisions involved in investing in vacation property and maintaining a second home. 

Hans's Testimonials

When we interviewed Hans in his office we felt very comfortable with his attitude and easy going manner. . He looked at our photos, then came to visit our home. After Hans listened to our thoughts about the home we had designed and built years ago he was willing to list at what WE thought the house was worth even though he warned us we might have to wait for that one specific buyer. Hans had open houses for REALTORS®. He called us after each time he had a single showing. We always felt he was reporting it to us straight. Our strongest statement is that we know we can trust Hans. We consider Hans Tonjes to be a very capable broker.

Ceilous and Mettie W.

Hans Tonjes made our beach house dream a reality, guiding us through a complicated transaction quickly and completely. He was a real pleasure to work with—professional, attentive, knowledgeable and cordial.

Bruce and Judy B.

Hans is well informed about the local real estate market. He is focused on the needs of the client and works diligently to ensure the sale closes. You can trust him to give you candid advice on options possible to close a transaction and how to present terms palatable to both seller and buyer. Hans is thoughtful as well as an excellent listener with great retention and follow through. I endorse Hans whole heartily and found that he took the stress out of buying real estate and made the process exciting and fun.

Dave L.

Hans's Articles

A new era

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The times change, the tides change, the seasons and the markets change. Some things remain constant...

King Tides, New Years

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Casting out gratitude and holiday best wishes to the whole cosmos! Keep your search lights on,...

Shared Perspective

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Time flies. Even when inventory seems to crawl, homes and opportunities come and go. The strong...

I’ll Be Back…

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I am back, in fact. A quick jaunt to Chicago and Michigan has refreshed my energy...

Put your feet up!

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Scratch that, this is not time to sit back. Inventory is about to show up on...

John and Joe. Ho, Ho, Ho.

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I’m remembering the time I went with strangers John and Joe to my Grandma’s house on...

Keep Looking Up

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I always welcome perspective when it appears. This image is from downtown Manzanita, but rises above...

Is the tide turning?

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Hello from land’s end. After a couple years of very low inventory and radically increasing prices...

I’ve got the keys!

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Keep your eyes out. Some new listings coming up. Stunning ocean view vacant land, a super...

Snow Days

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We were visited by rare and exciting snow on the beach for a couple of days...

X Marks the Spot

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Between 3 and 4 feet below grade, under this X, there is a partial disconnection between...

Up Periscope!

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I’m a big fan of perspective. A big storm, a big transaction, a big question mark…...

Room With a View

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Why is Manzanita so expensive? Is it a bubble? Hype? I think it’s about a mountain...

It makes a village

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It takes inspiration, investment, motivation and YOU… to make small towns work. Our retirees and second...

Keep an Eye out…

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Watch this space for a new listing at the coast. And it’s affordable. And walkable to...

Just Sold!

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Turn key vacation rental property with large south facing deck with a peek at the ocean....

Lots of Lots

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Land is starting to sell at a quicker pace over the last year or so, almost...

Beach Business

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The vast majority of the work I do here around Manzanita is residential in nature, home...

The inside scoop

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Truly, this is a rare opportunity hiding in plain sight. A 2 bedroom, 2 bath home...

What’s in a Name?

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Neahkahnie… what does that mean? The Nehalems, the first local inhabitants of this area that we...

Finding Higher Ground

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Sometimes work feels like… work. Days blend into each other. Even passionate work can get to...

Threading the Needle

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With a little luck, lots of perseverance and trust, buyers are still picking up keys to...

Tis the Season

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As we summit the cusp of Summer… Rejoice… things are becoming a bit more normal. That...

See clearly now. The rain is gone.

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As if on cue the rain has pulled back this morning and the following week promises...

Tumbled…

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Realtor blogs are usually very happy, forward thinking, ‘something new is happening!’ affairs. And that happens...

Location, Location, Staycation…

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It’s been a long time since I have had the itch to world travel. But I...

First Time for Everything

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I helped a single dad close on his first home today. In the vacation home market,...

Change!

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Spring was in the air yesterday, not so much today. But the season is right around...

Forgetting how to ride?

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“It’s like riding a bicycle…” Will we remember how to eat next to strangers? Share entertainment,...

Who was that masked man?

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We’re trying to have a whale of a time here on the North Coast. Inventory remains...

Send in the Sun

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Please tell me the days are getting longer! Solstice has come and gone, the Earth has...

No Stone Unturned

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Happy New Year! Inventory of both homes and land remains scarce on the North Coast. Professionals...

Rockstar

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A good friend sends a message on insta and says ‘hey, you sold a house to...

Grateful

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For normalcy in the age of chaos. For familiar walks in a relatively unchanging nature. For...

Brrr… a fresh freeze

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And here we enter another necessary freeze, slowdown, distancing. Buying and Selling real estate in Oregon...

If you build it, they will come…

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Rockaway is happening! This sale includes most of the entire block between 2nd & 3rd and...

Pandemic + Election = Banana Bread

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Why I am so relieved that one of the largest transactions of the year has closed...

Being present, in the past

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Any north coast regulars out there remember Karla? Some of the best smoked seafood I’ve had...

Wrestling the Gorilla

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It has been said that you don’t stop wrestling the gorilla when YOU are tired, you...

Under All is the Land

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The Preamble to the Code of Ethics Under all is the land. Upon its wise utilization...

Here’s Looking at You, Kid

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I’m starting to wonder if the new normal is that there might not be a normal...

The New Normal

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There are vistas here at the coast that still evoke another time, a simpler life. Some...

Sand Castles

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Your coastal escape can come in many shapes and sizes. It can be there to generate...

Location, location, Vacation!

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Cute, clean, ready to enjoy. A block to the beach, couple blocks to town. Covered porch...

If you build it, they will come…

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Ideal opportunity for a commercial corner lot right in the heart of downtown Manzanita. Walkable to...

Room at the Top

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Two of a kind… Here’s your chance for expansive ocean views from on high in the...

Coming up Daisies

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Summer is still going to happen it appears, despite all our present challenges. I’ve been doing...

Don’t Just Play Through…

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There is extremely tight inventory of homes for sale at the Coast this season. Demand remains...

The Sweet Spot!

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Just off of N. Fourth on quiet Pine Street and new to the market. North side...

Going… Going… gone.

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The ‘season’ is always here at the coast. This Neahkahnie charmer went sale pending in 2...

Getting Back on the Horse

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Another busy year is winding down. My last transaction of the year just closed minutes ago....

Keep it Simple

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To put it simply, Manzanita has the best beach on the Pacific Ocean. I’m being a...

With Gratitude

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It’s been a great year, a great decade, a great 20+ years here in Manzanita. A...

Gather Here!

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Elbow room! Charming beach house in the quiet south end of Rockaway Beach. Thoughtful design for...

Forever Summer…

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Take advantage of winter being canceled this year to have a late shot at buying or...

Greetings of the Season

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What is this water falling from the sky? I’ve lived on the Oregon Coast for 25...

Land HO!

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Not finding what you’re looking for in the way of a Manzanita beach house? Want something...

Front Row to Bleachers

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The Oregon Coast real estate market is quite varied. We have quaint, funky and smallish cabins...

Village Builders Wanted

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Back in the days, some further back than others, I stuck my toe in the water...

On Top of the World

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Rare opportunity without comparison. Private 1.68 acre Manzanita coast estate with panoramic ocean, bay & mountain...

Living Light with Style…

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Keeping it simple, yet sophisticated. Living light in a big way on an ideal lot in...

Don’t Play Through…

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Light filled modern cottage overlooking Manzanita golf course. Open concept kitchen, living and dining rooms with...

Modern rural living

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Privacy and seclusion without sacrificing quality or proximity. About a 10 minute drive from Manzanita, quiet...

On the Level

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Newer construction single level living in Pine Ridge. Stunning curb appeal to this nearly new home....

You Can Have It All

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STUNNING 3-story contemporary oceanfront home atop rise with amazing OCEAN VIEWS! Great room with window walls...

Enter the Market Here!

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Manzanita beach cabin, cute as a button. Rare accessory dwelling unit above the garage with very...

In the Round

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Duplex on High! Roundish treehouse in the hills with ocean views on a larger corner lot....

Beeswax @ Carmel

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Quintessential Manzanita beach cottage, a well maintained 1951 survivor with Carmel frontage. New roof in 2015,...

You Can See Forever

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Rare opportunity for a forever view of Nehalem Bay and Neahkahnie Mountain. Over a half acre...

Take the High Road

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Take the high road to this clean and well kept home well above the tsunami zone....

Around the bend…

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Snow will soon be a memory, skies will turn blue. A new Manzanita real estate market...

Keeping an eye out…

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Inventory is low but the tides are high. As the cycles of our market roll in...

Secret to working on Sundays?

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In a vacation property market weekends are important times to be at work. But still, it’s...

Sold?

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Me: Should I buy it? Brain: No. Bank Account: No. Universe: No. Me: SOLD. Oregon Coast...

The Last Mulligan

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Mulligan Drive on the golf course in Manzanita is the most recent subdivision to our community,...

Teamwork!

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Hats off to a committed owner, hands on family member, realistic inspector, efficient lender and the...

What slow season?

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It’s popular belief that after summer the real estate market slows at the coast. Enter this...

Answer in the Wind

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“If your neighbor has wind chimes, you have wind chimes”. Pocket listing, my house. Call my...

The Heart of It

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The cycle of this ‘industry’ churns along, move in, move out. As a busy summer season...

Man with a Plan

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I’m working on my 5 year plan: ? ? ? ? Prepare to be amazed! If...

Let me just put this here…

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I found a welcome break from the busy schedule to install my own sign post for...

Outside the box

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If low inventory at the coast has got you down maybe it’s time to stretch those...

A moment frame, in time

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A little over 5 years ago this was the birth of the Living Room Realty office...

Just a Dahlia will do Ya

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Farmer’s Markets are winding down, the air is very September, transactions are closing… but the phone...

It’s Burning, Man

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Congrats to Tom for getting his house into contract before leaving on a Burning Man adventure....

Checks and Balances

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“Truth is not truth”. And it snowed in Manzanita last night. Or at least it felt...

No Guru, method, dog or vacation…

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A great big round of thanks and hugs to so many clients this year for making...

Be Here Now

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I bumped into this installation in the Pearl 17 years ago, very early on Christmas morning....

1st Row Balcony

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Lofty sandcastle just off the beach in Rockaway. Close-in view of the fireworks. Views to the...

Spot On

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Time to make it happen in the desirable Manzanita Beach neighborhood of Manzanita. 1.5 blocks to...

A gerbil, in a coconut

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I have had the privilege in the last few days to close several real estate transactions...

No cracks about my plumber, please!

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It’s high season at the coast, the market is moving at quick pace compared to just...

On a clear day…

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My hat is off to Rick, a semi-retired Street of Dreams builder. We’ve sold his second...

Making hay at the beach

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SUN! We’re making hay in the summer sun at the beach. The market is hot, the...

Opportunity knocks…

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In Manzanita it’s rare for opportunity to bust your door in. You need to listen for...

Manzanita Time Capsule

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Paradise times two! Quintessential Manzanita beach cottage, a well maintained 1951 survivor on two lots –...

Where is Your Living Room?

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This is a new photograph from Hubble of a spiral galaxy 11 million light years away...

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