Hunger Fighters Oregon is a local food resource for those experiencing food insecurity. Located across the street from the Mountain Park Shopping Center, 4 Monroe Parkway, it distributes food on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. They are in need of volunteers to help with cleaning and gleaning.
The cleaners work in small teams organizing the food donations so that the food pantry is organized and ready to go before they open to the public.
The gleaners travel to Gleaners of Clackamas County and collect the food that is donated there and then bring it back to the pantry and organize it.
Please also remember that donations are accepted 24/7 at the donation closet that is outside of the pantry next to the front door.
Real estate activity in Lake Oswego was slow last week with just 2 new listings, 7 pending sales, and 5 sold/closed properties.
See below for RMLS data.
New on the Market Feb 3-9, 2025
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
4268 Woodside Circle
Attached
$624,900
4
2
2026
4583 Trillium Woods
Attached
$809,000
3
2.5
2004
Pending Sales Feb 3-9, 2025
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
DOM
4 Touchstone #103
Condo
$300,000
3
2.5
1351
228
5062 Foothills Dr A
Condo
$405,000
1
1.5
1252
35
3021 Laurel St
Detached
$789,000
3
2
1988
64
800 Woodway Ct
Detached
$1,095,000
4
3
3354
22
3485 Upper Dr
Detached
$1,575,000
4
2.5
3334
65
1131 Skyland Dr
Detached
$2,850,000
4
5.5
6320
20
3434 Lakeview Blvd
Detached
$6,995,000
5
6.5
7656
259
Sold/Closed Feb 3-9, 2025
Address
Type
List Price
Sold Price
Sq Feet
CDOM
45 Eagle Crest Dr #506
Condo
$230,000
$225,000
600
131
45 Eagle Crest Dr #313
Condo
$249,900
$244,900
1056
141
4 Touchstone #63
Condo
$310,000
$310,000
974
26
4316 Botticelli St
Condo
$450,000
$450,000
2260
8
12535 Boones Ferry Rd
Detached
$479,900
$503,000
1829
3
Criteria:Homes in the 97034 and 97035 zip code, listed, pending or sold between the dates listed above as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS). DETACHD refers to Single Family Detached Residence, MFG refers to manufactured housing, and ATTACHD refers to single-family residences with some portion of the structure attached to another property, but not constituting CONDO ownership. DOM stands for days on market, or the number of days from when the listing became active and when it received an acceptable offer, with CDOM standing for “cumulative days on market” accounting for “refreshed” listings.
This next week we will be flirting with snow and winter weather most of the week. Just over a year ago Lake Oswego had a massive winter storm that felled trees, knocked out power, and generally wreaked havoc. Those sorts of storms are rare. This winter has, in fact, been very mild. But you just don’t know. The time to prepare is before the storm hits.
Last winter my household was without power for 6 days. We do have equipment to cook and heat, all indoor rated, that require propane. We had to go to Hillsboro, a part of the metro area that wasn’t hit hard by the storm, to find propane. Around LO, it was all sold out. I never want to be caught in that situation again.
PGE puts out a really simple list of things that you can do to prepare for a storm:
Make sure that you have medication. If it needs refrigeration, have a cooler that you can put ice in.
If you have a generator, make sure that you have fuel and extension cords.
Plan to use flashlights instead of candles and make sure that you have batteries and back-up batteries in sufficient supply.
Make sure that you have drinking water.
Charge up your electronics and plan a way to recharge those devices. Get an adaptor for your car. Consider also having a portable charger. We found a battery operated one that could charge our phones and our portable devices.
Purchase ice or freeze containers of water to put into your freezer and refrigerator. Last year it was so cold that we simply bagged up the contents of our refrigerator and freezer and put it out into the garage.
Keep handy a list of important phone numbers such as for the doctor, hospital, and veterinarian.
Make sure that your car is accessible.
So far, the forecast next week is just a flirtation with winter. No major storm is forecast, thank goodness. We will have the chance of winter storms for about 6 more weeks, so plan ahead. Stay safe and stay warm.
Last week in Lake Oswego there were 11 new listings, 7 houses that went into pending status with an accepted offer, and 7 houses that closed escrow and are now considered sold.
See below for RMLS data.
New on the Market Jan 20-26, 2024
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
44 Eagle Crest Dr #28
Condo
$299,999
3
2
1085
4 Touchstone #69
Condo
$325,000
3
2.5
1351
4053 Jefferson Pkwy
Condo
$325,000
2
2.5
1462
3569 Sunwood Ct
Detached
$799,900
3
1.5
1650
17999 Ridge Lake Dr
Detached
$849,900
4
2.5
2659
5455 Childs Rd
Detached
$2,295,000
4
3.5
4038
16250 Reese Rd
Detached
$2,999,900
4
4.5
3420
1032 Westward Ho Rd
Detached
$2,395,000
4
3.5
4277
21 D Ave #1
Condo
$2,550,000
2
2.5
2566
1572 Chandler Rd
Detached
$4,495,000
5
4.5
4869
3012 Lakeview Blvd
Detached
$4,999,500
4
4.5
6442
Pending Jan 20-26, 2025
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
DOM
100 Kerr Pkwy #47
Condo
$175,000
1
1
617
99
45 Eagle Crest Dr #313
Condo
$249,900
2
1.5+.5
1056
141
17975 Belmore Ave
Detached
$524,900
3
1
1012
6
71 Condolea Way
Condo
$620,000
3
3
2131
7
18850 Reao Ct
Detached
$1,795,000
4
3.5
3512
6
17787 Kelok Rd
Detached
$1,950,000
3
2
3083
174
18218 Meadowlark Ln
Detached
$2,575,000
4
6.5
8474
11
Sold/Closed Jan 20-26, 2024
Address
Type
List Price
Closed Price
Sq Feet
CDOM
47 Eagle Crest Dr #48
Condo
$220,000
$225,000
696
10
46 Crestield Ct
Condo
$319,900
$305,000
923
156
3433 McNary Pkwy #805
Condo
$350,000
$344,000
1136
96
4312 Botticelli Bldg B 38
Attached
$485,000
$467,500
2285
90
1640 Aspen St
Detached
$740,000
$715,000
1699
3
120 Kingsgate Rd
Detached
$715,000
$715,000
1699
3
5759 Washington Ct
Detached
$1,195,000
$1,195,000
2343
3
Criteria:Homes in the 97034 and 97035 zip code, listed, pending or sold between the dates listed above as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS). DETACHD refers to Single Family Detached Residence, MFG refers to manufactured housing, and ATTACHD refers to single-family residences with some portion of the structure attached to another property, but not constituting CONDO ownership. DOM stands for days on market, or the number of days from when the listing became active and when it received an acceptable offer, with CDOM standing for “cumulative days on market” accounting for “refreshed” listings.
November through February are the leading months for carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States. It seems pretty obvious why. These are the coldest months of the year when we are in our homes, heating them, cooking, and living as warmly as possible.
Sources of carbon monoxide are surprisingly plentiful. Gas appliances such as furnaces, water heaters, and cooktops are obvious, but really, it’s bigger than that. Anything that burns gives off carbon monoxide. So things like oil furnaces and wood burning fireplaces also give off carbon monoxide.
When you sell your home you are required to have carbon monoxide detectors in the house.
There are also some simple steps you can take to stay safe:
Check you heating systems, fireplace, and gas appliances every year. Keep them clean and working properly.
Use caution with kerosene or gas space heaters.
Never use a gas range or oven to heat a home.
Use charcoal grills, hibachis or portable camping stoves outside.
Never run a gasoline powered engine (like for a generator) in a basement or enclosed structure.
Never leave the motor running in a vehicle parked in an attached garage or closed space.
It’s mostly common sense, but people being people, it’s good to get the word out.
Market activity has picked back up with 12 new listings, 7 pending sales, and 11 closed purchases in Lake Oswego last week. That is about twice what was happening the last couple of weeks of 2024. One of the new listings sold super fast and appears in this report as a pending sale.
I get excited as we come out of the holidays. My phone starts to ring and the energy builds as we move foreword into the new year. I love it!
See below for RMLS data.
New on the Market Jan 6-12, 2025
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
62 Galen St
Condo
$210,000
1
1
552
35 Oswego
Condo
$275,000
2
2
1212
4000 Carman Dr F90
Condo
$340,000
2
2
834
4057 Jefferson Pkwy
Condo
$365,000
3
2.5
1282
1760 Oak St
Detached
$675,000
5
2
1680
16011 Parker Rd
Detached
$775,000
3
2
1506
54 Aquinas St
Detached
$850,000
4
2.5
2774
1122 Erickson St
Detached
$1,050,000
3
2
1611
8 Walking Woods Dr
Detached
$1,075,000
5
4
3401
13560 Goodall Rd #3
Detached
$4,998,000
4
4.5
4750
13560 Goodall Rd #7
Detached
$5,290,000
4
5.5
5964
Pending Sales Jan 6-12, 2025
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
DOM
45 Eagle Crest Dr #506
Condo
$225,000
1
1
600
131
4316 Botticelli St
Condo
$450,000
2
2.5
2260
8
4291 Woodside Cir
Attached
$634,900
3
2
2026
90
16861 Cortez Ct
Detached
$800,000
3
2
1886
1
4511 Oakridge Rd
Attached
$864,000
3
2.5
2129
177
25 Da Vinci St
Detached
$925,000
3
3
3026
6
17010 Chapin Way
Detached
$1,499,900
4
3.5
4032
67
Sold/Closed Jan 6-12, 2025
Address
Type
List Price
Closed Price
Sq Feet
CDOM
82 Oswego
Condo
$269,900
$269,900
1212
5
100 Kerr Pkwy #40
Condo
$250,000
$270,000
823
3
1349 Bonniebrae Dr
Attached
$495,000
$472,000
1303
33
5050 Lower Dr
Detached
$650,000
$525,000
2222
44
1621 Larch St
Detached
$799,000
$700,000
3040
60
3837 Carman Dr
Detached
$1,095,000
$1,155,381
2531
37
4027 Canal Woods Ct
Detached
$1,595,000
$1,450,000
4232
155
19177 Hill Top Rd
Detached
$1,999,900
$1,700,000
5168
138
688 6th St
Detached
$2,335,000
$2,225,000
2939
22
3876 Lake Grove Ave
Detached
$2,699,000
$2,395,000
4205
211
16643 Roosevelt Ave
Detached
$650,000
$525,000
2222
44
Criteria:Homes in the 97034 and 97035 zip code, listed, pending or sold between the dates listed above as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS). DETACHD refers to Single Family Detached Residence, MFG refers to manufactured housing, and ATTACHD refers to single-family residences with some portion of the structure attached to another property, but not constituting CONDO ownership. DOM stands for days on market, or the number of days from when the listing became active and when it received an acceptable offer, with CDOM standing for “cumulative days on market” accounting for “refreshed” listings.
Because last week included the Christmas holiday, I just don’t expect there to have been much real estate activity. And there wasn’t with 3 houses that came onto the market, 2 that went pending, and 6 that were fully sold with closed contracts. I also have to note that real estate is happening at all times, every single week of the year.
See below for RMLS data.
New on the Market Dec 23-29, 2024
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
4 Touchstone #63
Condo
$310,000
2
2
974
8 Britten Ct
Attached
$515,000
2
2
1175
4587 Trillium Woods
Attached
$995,000
3
2.5
2278
Pending Dec 23-29, 2024
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
DOM
44 Eaglecrest Dr #13
Condo
$299,000
3
2
1085
29
1463 Greentree Circle
Detached
$899,900
4
2.5
2048
35
Sold/Closed Dec 23-29,2024
Address
Type
List Price
Closed Price
Sq Feet
CDOM
154 Oswego Summit
Condo
$325,000
$275,000
1506
139
5061 Foothills Dr C
Condo
$419,000
$410,000
1077
26
1819 Boca Ratan Dr
Attached
$589,900
$600,000
1583
58
1803 Boca Ratan Dr
Attached
$650,000
$641,680
1780
18
17291 Cedar Rd
Detached
$1,049,000
$995,000
2,872
6
18560 Westview Dr
Detached
$1,500,000
$1,150,000
3411
155
Criteria:Homes in the 97034 and 97035 zip code, listed, pending or sold between the dates listed above as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS). DETACHD refers to Single Family Detached Residence, MFG refers to manufactured housing, and ATTACHD refers to single-family residences with some portion of the structure attached to another property, but not constituting CONDO ownership. DOM stands for days on market, or the number of days from when the listing became active and when it received an acceptable offer, with CDOM standing for “cumulative days on market” accounting for “refreshed” listings
I don’t know about you, but one of my favorite activities at this time of year is driving around looking at the lights on houses. There are a few neighborhoods that are especially festive: Westlake, Palisades, really, most of LO. But there is a house that is really amazing. The owner’s go all out.
Officially known as Todd and MIchelle’s Winter Wonderland, it is located at 19242 Indian Springs: on the corner of Indian Springs and Child’s Rd.
There’s plenty of parking and the owners love it when people take the time to get out of their cars and really look at all of the displays. I don’t think that there is a square foot of house or yard that isn’t covered with lights and decorations.
Christmas is the main event, but these home owners also do stunning displays for Halloween and Easter. It’s really fun to make the drive over and take it all in.
Real estate activity last week was pretty strong. Here we are, 2 weeks before Christmas, and 7 houses were listed for sale. One of those sold quickly and appears in this report as a pending sale. 12 houses moved to pending status and 13 properties closed escrow and officially sold. That feels like pretty strong activity for this time of year.
See below for RMLS data.
New Listings Dec 9-15, 2024
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
47 Eagle Crest Dr #48
Condo
$220,000
1
1
696
5062 Foothills Dr A
Condo
$410,000
1
1.5
1252
1674 Fircrest Dr
Detached
$839,900
4
2
1998
1951 Greentree Rd
Detached
$1,199,000
3
3
2449
2160 Crest Dr
Detached
$1,295,000
4
2
2690
720 Kenola Ct
Detached
$1,495,000
3
3.5
3727
Pending Sales Dec 9-15, 2024
Address
Type
Price
Bedrooms
Baths
Sq Feet
DOM
100 Kerr Pkwy #40
Condo
$250,000
2
1.5
823
3
4047 Jefferson Pkwy
Attached
$359,900
3
2.5
1259
2
3962 Carman Dr
Condo
$380,000
2
2.5
1129
156
5050 Lower Dr
Detached
$699,000
3
2.5
1278
31
5722 Fernbrook Way
Detached
$699,000
3
2
1580
39
1621 Larch St
Detached
$745,000
4
2.5
3040
60
1560 Cherry Crest Ave
Detached
$789,000
3
2.5
1808
53
580 8th St
Detached
$1,495,000
3
3
1788
88
19177 Hill Top Rd
Detached
$1,799,900
5
3.5
5168
138
3096 Wembley Park Rd
Detached
$2,200,000
5
4
4165
88
1720 Fernwood Dr
Detached
$2,249,900
4
4
3853
172
3876 Lake Grove Ave
Detached
$2,395,000
5
3.5
4205
211
Sold Closed Dec 9-15, 2024
Address
Type
List Price
Sold Price
Sq Feet
CDOM
29 Oswego Summit
Condo
$209,000
$209,000
669
49
16250 Pacific Hwy #71
Condo
$299,000
$258,800
1305
543
4 Touchstone #126
Condo
$272,900
$268,900
984
0
25 Crestfield Ct
Condo
$314,900
$289,900
995
42
146 Oswego
Condo
$327,000
$309,900
1212
212
16200 Pacific Hwy #2
Condo
$525,000
$500,000
1190
54
5320 Chinook Ct
Detached
$575,000
$560,000
1008
97
5132 Timbergrove St
Detached
$610,000
$612,000
1439
2
4582 Trillium Woods
Attached
$849,900
$790,000
1927
25
1327 Cedar St
Detached
$964,900
$790,000
1927
5
17644 Tree Top Ln
Detached
$1,250,000
$1,056,000
4240
123
14186 Kimberly Cir
Detached
$1,150,000
$1,100,000
3226
35
2800 Wembley Park Rd
Detached
$2,600,000
$2,971,457
4538
0
Criteria:Homes in the 97034 and 97035 zip code, listed, pending or sold between the dates listed above as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS). DETACHD refers to Single Family Detached Residence, MFG refers to manufactured housing, and ATTACHD refers to single-family residences with some portion of the structure attached to another property, but not constituting CONDO ownership. DOM stands for days on market, or the number of days from when the listing became active and when it received an acceptable offer, with CDOM standing for “cumulative days on market” accounting for “refreshed” listings
All year around, less fortunate people need help from the community. I think of that Everclear song “I will buy you a new life” with the lyrics about a welfare Christmas. This is just a really rough time of year to be down on your luck. Because of this, there are some terrific community opportunities to make someone’s holidays just a bit brighter.
Annual Toy Drive
The Lake Oswego Fire Department is accepting new, unwrapped toys. Toys can be dropped off until December 11th at the main fire station (300 B Ave) or at the library (706 4th St). The toys are then distributed by the Tualatin Valley Elks Lodge.
Warm Clothing Drive
New coats, hats, gloves, and socks can be dropped off at the Adult Community Center (505 G Ave) or at the main fire station or the library until December 10th. They will be distributed by Bethlehem House of Bread in Tigard to local families.
Fleece
Organized by the City’s Youth Action Council, yards of new fleece are being collected to make blankets for the Clackamas Children’s Center. The fabric can be dropped off until December 10th at the Adult Community Center, the Library, or the Teen Lounge (1060 Chandler Rd). Donations need to be made by December 10th.
I am going to call out the obvious, these deadlines are right around the corner and timing is tight. If you miss a deadline, I have one more suggestion. This one is available year around.
Hunger Fighters Oregon
Located at 4 Monroe Parkway, Suite A, this non profit feeds those who are experiencing food insecurity in our community. Non-perishable food can literally be dropped of 24/7, 365 days of the year. They have a decent sized cupboard at the front entry that is secure from the weather. At this time of year, people come in hoping to find items to make a holiday meal. Think about what you prepare for your holiday meal. Is there a recipe that has ingredients that can be donated? I think of things like green bean casserole, canned ham, stuffing mix, a pie crust and pie filling. There are just so many foods that we enjoy at this time of year. If you want to donate a perishable item, that is also possible. You need to donate during hours that the pantry is open. Check their website for details by clicking here.
Thank you for helping those in need this holiday season.