Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Solstice or a combination, Dianne and I wish you a peaceful & cozy holiday filled with warmth and loved-ones.

We’re taking a little break as we always do, and will catch you up with all the happenings in a couple of weeks.

Happy Holidays!

Linda and Dianne

Holiday Safety Tips

The month’s Hello LO has a great article with safety tips for the holidays that I decided to share.

For Shopping and Receiving Deliveries

  • Deter porch pirates by bringing packages inside as soon as you can.
  • Go to the USPS website and sign up for a daily digest of what is being delivered.
  • If traveling, ask a neighbor to keep an eye on your house and arrange to have the mail stopped while you are gone.
  • Don’t display gifts where they can be seen from outside.
  • When shopping, park in a well-lit area and do not leave bags and packages where they can be seen if someone looks into the car.

Fire Safety

  • Use flameless, battery operated candles.
  • Keep lit candles 12 inches away from anything flamable. Blow them out when you leave.
  • Stay in the kitchen when cooking on the stove top.
  • Make the 3-foot zone around the stove kid free.
  • Keep your natural Christmas tree well watered and take it down when it dries out.

Happy holidays from the blotter team, Linda and Dianne

Market Activity ~ Nov 17-23. 2025

Last week in Lake Oswego there were 5 properties that entered the market, 13 moving to Pending status and 13 that Closed/Sold. Right now there are 212 homes available ranging from $179,000 to $9,950,000.

Here is the breakdown:

NEW Nov 17-23, 2025

AddressList PriceBedsBathsSFProp Type
100 KERR PKWY #30$199,00011617CONDO
57 GREENRIDGE CT$475,000221314ATTACHD
9 BRITTEN CT$650,00032.11972ATTACHD
13932 SUNDELEAF DR$1,149,90032.13068DETACHD
2254 KNAUS RD$4,275,00045.17366DETACHD

PENDING Nov 17-23, 2025

AddressList PriceBedsBathsSFProp TypeDays
90 WHEATHERSTONE PL / Main$524,90032.11692CONDO48
17401 HILL WAY$697,000321634DETACHD6
38 MORNINGVIEW CIR$789,000432408DETACHD208
4280 BERNARD ST$825,00042.12383DETACHD7
731 CLARA CT$914,90042.12700DETACHD47
1405 CHERRY CREST AVE$998,00032.13138DETACHD233
135 FURNACE ST #22$1,199,00022.11927CONDO12
1700 WOODLAND TER$1,249,99842.12558DETACHD5
16878 CANYON DR$1,325,00042.12750DETACHD389
3730 UPPER DR$1,500,000422752DETACHD229
4241 Cobb WAY$1,898,00043.13397DETACHD70
455 FURNACE ST$1,899,00043.13856DETACHD3
3548 LAKEVIEW BLVD$6,475,00043.26919DETACHD176

SOLD Nov 17-23, 2025

AddressOpeningClosedBedsBathsSFProp TypeDays
71 OSWEGO SUMMIT / Upper$278,000$275,000221140CONDO62
59 Oswego Summit / Upper$299,000$289,000221140CONDO28
5665 BONITA RD$795,000$625,000211200DETACHD125
2424 GLENMORRIE DR$765,000$720,000311440DETACHD96
17360 ALPINE WAY$824,900$900,000533085DETACHD5
5037 PARKHILL ST$1,395,000$1,200,00052.13289DETACHD106
18541 WAXWING WAY$1,000,000$1,225,00032.12048DETACHD5
5437 ROSALIA WAY$1,295,000$1,295,00042.13369DETACHD4
4300 ORCHARD WAY$1,295,000$1,310,000533229DETACHD2
700 PEBBLE BEACH CT$1,595,000$1,425,000422527DETACHD68
17595 KELOK RD$2,975,000$2,325,000543957DETACHD151
3140 SW CHILDS RD$3,400,000$2,930,00056.16522DETACHD170
2406 GLEN EAGLES RD$4,150,000$4,499,90055.15608DETACHD597

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 (***We’ve used “Days” in each category for ease of understanding) .

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

We wish for you a long weekend of relaxing time with family and friends. We all have so much to be grateful for, and Dianne and I are grateful for YOU! ~  Happy Thanksgiving from us at the Property Blotter. ~

Property Blotter Blushes

Dianne and I were very honored to learn that our little Blog here, which we’ve been writing together for over 15 years was chosen as one of the Top Real Estate Blogs in Oregon. We don’t usually include link-backs unless it’s Lake Oswego or real estate-related (polite notice to all you sites out there : ) but we were flattered enough to make an exception here. We always hope that our work impacts and helps people, and it’s nice to see it being noticed out there in the wild. Check out “FeedspotHERE

Market Activity ~ Jan 27-Feb 2, 2025

Last week there were 4 New properties, 11 Pending Sales and 8 that Closed/Sold. There are currently 139 homes available ranging from $175,000 to $8,800,000.

Here is the breakdown:

NEW Jan 27-Feb 2, 2025

AddressList PriceBedsBathsSFProp Type
14309 EDENBERRY DR$1,149,90052.13011DETACHD
17808 HILLSIDE WAY$1,400,000443262DETACHD
16900 GASSNER LN$1,649,99843.13953DETACHD
2240 SUMMIT CT$3,250,00033.15373DETACHD

PENDING Jan 27-Feb 2, 2025

AddressList PriceBedsBathsSFProp TypeDays
44 EAGLE CREST DR #21$225,00011798CONDO103
4 TOUCHSTONE #133$260,00022984CONDO3
668 MCVEY AVE #80$379,90021.1992CONDO138
60 CONDOLEA TER$400,500232784CONDO77
18572 LONGFELLOW AVE$599,900321611DETACHD197
8 PIMLICO TER$949,900533120DETACHD72
2160 CREST DR$1,295,000422690DETACHD48
1176 TROON RD$1,298,000323022DETACHD76
18034 SKYLAND CIR$1,650,00043.14003DETACHD188
2164 GOODALL CT$4,600,00046.16899DETACHD191
3012 LAKEVIEW BLVD$4,999,50044.16442DETACHD9

CLOSED/SOLD Jan 27-Feb 2, 2025

AddressOpeningClosedBedsBathsSFProp TypeDays
44 EAGLE CREST DRn#13$299,000$299,000321085CONDO29
8 BRITTEN CT$515,000$520,000221175ATTACHD21
2651 LOOKOUT CT$835,000$689,15052.12472DETACHD154
16861 CORTEZ CT$800,000$810,000321886DETACHD1
17802 HILLSIDE WAY$1,075,000$898,00042.13004DETACHD190
17341 WESTVIEW DR$2,548,000$1,898,00043.13647DETACHD314
1720 FERNWOOD DR$2,249,900$2,249,900443853DETACHD172
17210 WALL ST$2,999,900$2,600,0006610883DETACHD157

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 (***We’ve used “Days” in each category for ease of understanding) .

Year-End Market Recap ~ Portland Area Dec 2024 Stats + LO

Here is your breakdown from the previous month, November, for Portland and surrounding areas including LO broken out at the bottom. This is a once-a year opportunity to see how things compare to the data thru last Dec 31st., 2023) as well as usual the Nov to Dec changes. ***Be sure to check out the Neighborhood Re~ port which categorizes down into smaller pieces.

Overview/Fluctuations ~ December 2024 Market Data:  

(**Check out my Neighborhoods Report toward the bottom for details specific to most Portland area neighborhoods or areas of interest.)

New Listings, Pending Sales and Closed Sales were all up from year-end 2023 and down from the previous month, November 2024. Average Sale Price is down slightly from last year and down significantly fron November, whereas the Median Sale Price remained approximately the same. Inventory continues to be low, and we also need to remember that this is somewhat normal for holiday time every year, as are fluctuations in activity. See the Year-End Neighborhood Report below where I compare the differences in Price and Appreciation/Depreciation for each area of the general Portland Metro Area. Happy 2025! It’s off to a busy start!

Rates: “Positive news on inflation has helped stabilize rates in the mid to upper 6% range”    Gary Boyer, Regional VP, Gold Star Mortgage Financial  

According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area December 2024:

  • There were 1,068 New Listings in December which increased 4.1% from the 1,026 in Dec 2023 and decreased 26.8% from the 1,459 in the previous month/Nov.
  • At 1,534 Dec 2024’s Closed Sales (Solds) are up 15.3% from Dec 2023’s 1,330 and down 8.7% from the previous month’s total of 1,681.
  • At 1,326 Dec 2024’s Pending Sales (Accepted Offers) are up 1.3% from Dec 2023’s 1,309, and decreased 16.2% from the previous month/Nov’s total of 1,582.
  • The Average Sale Price for December 2024 of, $578,300 is down$8,500. from last year/Dec $586,800, and down a whopping $37,400 from the p­­revious month/Nov’s $615,70. 
  • The “Median Sale Price (the price smack dab in the middle of all sales) in Dec 2024 of $525,000 is unchanged from Dec 2023’s $525,000, and down $10,000 from Nov’s $535,000.  

LAKE OSWEGO: (Month of December ’24)

204 Active Listings (Nov 253) ** Dec 2023: 171
46 New Listings  (Nov 63 ** Dec 2023: 45
55 Pending Sales (Nov 72) ** Dec 2023: 46
80 Closed Sales  (Nov 79) ** Dec 2023: 60
Average Sale Price for Dec: $937,000 (Nov $1,044,400) **Dec 2023: $1,095,500
NOTE: Higher-Priced vs Lower-Priced Homes Sales can skew the “Average” in any given month.  Lake Oswego has quite a variety, so this tends to be a less meaningful stat, generally speaking, in this niche.
97 Days on the Market   (Nov 79) **Dec 2023: 71

The data listed above is as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS)

Market Activity ~ Dec 30, 2024-Jan 5, 2025

Last week as we ushered 2025 in the door, Lake Oswego had 5 properties enter the market, 6 move to Pending status and 9 that Closed/Sold.

Right now there are 142 lovely homes available in Lake Oswego ranging from $190,000 to $8,800,000.

Here is the breakdown:

NEW Dec 30, 2024-Jan 5, 2025

AddressList PriceBedsBathsSFProp Type
4323 LAKEVIEW BLVD$299,95021.1912CONDO
800 FAIRWAY RD$450,00022.12260CONDO
12535 SW BOONES FERRY RD$479,900321829DETACHD
38 CERVANTES CIR$640,000421483DETACHD
4316 BOTTICELLI ST$1,295,000322037DETACHD

PENDING Dec 30, 2024-Jan 5, 2025

AddressList PriceBedsBathSFProp TypeDays
3433 MCNARY PKWY #505$375,00022.11608CONDO30
12535 SW BOONES FERRY RD$479,900321829DETACHD3
4312 BOTTICELLI Bldg B ST #8$485,00022.12285ATTACHD90
8 BRITTEN CT$515,000221175ATTACHD7
18625 BRYANT RD$550,000311586DETACHD14
2651 LOOKOUT CT$699,00052.12472DETACHD154

SOLD Dec 30, 2024,Jan 5, 2025

AddressOpeningClosedBedsBathsSFProp TypeDays
100 KERR PKWY #54$200,000$165,00011617CONDO188
317 CERVANTES / Grnd$359,000$340,000221209CONDO85
4047 JEFFERSON PKWY$359,900$355,00032.11259ATTACHD135
84 KINGSGATE RD$699,900$630,00032.11701DETACHD121
5722 FERNBROOK WAY$715,000$680,000321580DETACHD39
580 8TH ST$1,695,000$1,435,000331788DETACHD92
1115 NORTHSHORE RD$1,950,000$1,665,00044.14306DETACHD166
17522 BRYANT RD$1,795,000$1,745,000443616DETACHD57
1228 MAPLE ST$2,279,000$2,038,00043.13505DETACHD601

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 (***We’ve used “Days” in each category for ease of understanding) .