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Advice for home sellers in Lake Oswego, Oregon

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News & Notes ~ March 2016

Lake Oswego & the entire metro area is moving right along.

Here are the latest/March numbers for the entire Portland area:

According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area, march, 2016:

  • There were 3,409 New Listings in March which was up 17.7% from February (2,896), and 5.2% down from March of 2015 (3,596).
  • At 2,565, March Closed Sales were up a whopping 41.5% from February’s 1,813, and up 4.4% from March of 2015’s 2,457.
  • March Pending Sales (Accepted Offers), at 3,076 were up  10.4% from February’s 2,786, but were   9.1% under March of 2015’s 3,384 total.
  • The Average Sale Price in March of $385,100 was up around $20,000 over February’s $364,900, and also up around $15,000 from March of 2015’s $368,800. 

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The combined areas of Lake Oswego and West Linn  (RMLS lumps them together) for the month of March 2016 reported:

    •  284 Active Listings  (Feb was 260)
    •  189New Listings   (Feb was 185 )
    •  150 Pending Sales    (Feb was 147)
    •  114 Closed Sales   (Feb was 99)
    • Average Sale Price for March: $639,500 (Feb/$577,500. )
      • 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.
    • Average Time on the Market: 92 Days (Feb was 92 also!)
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The Importance of Seller Disclosure

lake-headerI am directing this post to people who are selling a home, but the knowledge is also important to folks who are buying a home. Oregon has very specific disclosure laws that all people selling real estate must abide by. There are a few exceptions, but they are rare.

To put it simply, when selling a house (this includes condos) you must tell what you know if it is material to the property. Material is physical and real. You must tell what you know. At the time that you list your property for sale you will be asked to complete a 5-page disclosure statement. This statement is a series of questions that will prompt your memory about everything from any deed restrictions to physical defects such as a leaking roof or faulty furnace. I advise my clients to leave no question unanswered. Even if it doesn’t apply to your property choose the option “n/a” or write “n/a” in the margin.

The point at which a buyer receives the disclosure statement is when their offer has been accepted. They are excited and eager to learn more about the house. Once they receive the statement they have 5 business days to revoke their offer. I also think of this as a bit of a cooling offer period. If they are going to get cold feet, let it happen early in the process and before the buyer or the seller have invested more time in the sale. So if the fact that the roof once leaked or the attic was once treated for mold is going to freak them out, find out early, let the deal come apart and everyone can move on. Doing it early is so much better than after the seller looses two weeks of market exposure while the buyer does a home inspection and then finds evidence of a past roof leak or of past mold.

So what should you disclose? EVERYTHING! Even if it seems minor. Even if it has been fixed and never happened again. This is your chance to tell what you know. Our disclosure statement has a 6th page for giving explanations. You can add a 7th, 8th, and 9th page. It simply is not possible to tell too much. When the buyer does the inspection, they are going to find evidence of past defects such as water stains or newer sections of plumbing. If nothing was said in the disclosure statement it makes the buyer feel suspicious. “What else didn’t they tell me?’. Where as if you have done a thorough job of disclosing, they buyer will find the evidence and feel like “OH, sure, they told me about that.”

The bottom line is that you have a legal obligation when you sell real property to tell what you know.

There are 4 exceptions:
If the house is brand new construction (in that case the disclosure requirement is replaced by the permit requirements of the local jurisdiction)
If the house is a bank owned property such as a foreclosure
If the sale is being handled by a legal entity such as a trustee, personal representative, conservator, or guardian
If the seller is a government agency

That’s it. Those are the only exceptions. This means that even if you have never lived in the house but have had it as an investment, you must still disclose what you know about the material condition of the property.

What if something is wrong with the property that you don’t know about? You do not have to disclose what you don’t know. You only have to disclose what you do know. So if the buyer does an inspection and finds defects you don’t know about you may end up negotiating to fix those defects but you aren’t at fault for not knowing about them before hand.

Now I’ve got to give my full disclosure. I am not an attorney. Always seek legal council if you feel you don’t understand this or if you have questions. What I am telling you is my advice based upon my experience.

I hope you have found this helpful.
Dianne

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News & Notes ~ February 2016

I’m tellin ya… This market is hot! And there are some great homes out there.

Here are the latest/February numbers for the entire Portland area:

According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area, February, 2016:

  • There were 2,896 New Listings in February which was up 15% from January (2,519), and rose over February of 2015 (2,884) slightly, by 0.4%.
  • At 1,813, February Closed Sales fell 2.5% from January’s 1,859, and/but were up 10% from February of 2015’s 1,648.
  • February Pending Sales (Accepted Offers), at 2,786 were up 24.2% from January’s 2,243, and were 9.9% ahead of February of 2015’s 2,534 total.   ***This was the strongest February for Accepted Offers since 2007!
  • The Average Sale Price in February of $364,900 was up significantly from January’s $355,500, and also up almost $37,000 from February of 2015’s $328,000. (!!!)

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The combined areas of Lake Oswego and West Linn  (RMLS lumps them together) for the month of February 2016 reported:

    •  260 Active Listings  (Jan was 243)
    •  185 New Listings   (Jan was 150 )
    •  147 Pending Sales    (Jan was 120)
    •  99 Closed Sales   (Jan was 81)
    • Average Sale Price for February: $577,500 (Jan/$498,000. )
      • 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.
    • Average Time on the Market: 92 Days (Dec was 78)
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Market Activity ~ March 21-27, 2016

We saw 15 New properties enter the Lake Oswego market, 15 move to Pending status, and 11 “Closed”/Sold.

***Notice that most of the Pendings and half of the Sold’s were on the market for just 3-7 days.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

NEW on Mkt (Mar 21-27, 2016)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type
47 EAGLE CREST DR #11 $159,900 2 1 932 CONDO
16250 PACIFIC HWY #74 $274,800 2 2 1324 CONDO
4131 OLD GATE RD $369,950 4 2 1776 DETACHD
5215 MADRONA ST $389,000 3 2 1305 DETACHD
2 EAGLE CREST DR $395,000 3 2 1830 DETACHD
5153 JEAN RD $524,900 8 3 2400 DETACHD
15 MASARYK ST $548,000 4 3 3864 DETACHD
937 OAK ST $595,000 3 3 3080 DETACHD
5632 GRAND OAKS DR $765,000 4 2.1 2898 DETACHD
4121 Childs RD $815,000 4 3.1 3352 DETACHD
4745 LAMONT WAY $975,000 4 3 3192 DETACHD
950 SCHUKART LN $1,098,000 4 2.1 3530 DETACHD
13079 AMBER PL $1,188,000 5 3 3200 DETACHD
3555 LAKE GROVE AVE $1,199,000 4 2.1 3324 DETACHD
1961 Cheryl CT $1,375,000 5 4.1 5124 DETACHD

PENDING SALES (Mar 21-27, 2016)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
16250 PACIFIC HWY #72 $249,000 2 2 1305 CONDO 5
5100 UPPER DR $334,900 1 1 956 DETACHD 83
6343 HIAWATHA CT $375,000 3 1 1056 DETACHD 3
3365 UPPER DR $399,900 2 2 1378 DETACHD 4
18922 KRISTI WAY $415,000 2 2 1397 DETACHD 4
16773 ALDER CIR $485,000 4 2 2590 DETACHD 3
4573 OAKRIDGE RD $489,000 3 2.1 1835 ATTACHD 3
2757 GLEN HAVEN RD $519,000 3 2 2420 DETACHD 20
4 CAMELOT CT $640,000 5 3 3344 DETACHD 5
13963 WESTCOTT CT $649,000 4 2.1 2984 DETACHD 7
17743 MARYLCREEK DR $760,000 4 2.1 3288 DETACHD 52
14626 UPLANDS DR $934,900 4 3 2951 DETACHD 4
4367 HAVEN ST $1,070,000 5 3.1 3617 DETACHD 7
531 7TH ST $1,099,000 3 2.1 2818 DETACHD 135
4018 COHO LN $1,199,000 4 4.1 5128 DETACHD 47

SOLD (Mar 21-27, 2016)

Address Opening Price Closed Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
48 EAGLE CREST DR #2D $185,000 $165,000 3 2 1623 CONDO 125
238 RIDGEWAY RD #16C $210,000 $220,000 2 1 914 CONDO 2
1755 KILKENNY RD $280,000 $303,000 3 1 1742 DETACHD 146
69 CONDOLEA TER $379,000 $385,000 2 2.1 2157 CONDO 3
16309 LAKE FOREST BLVD $369,900 $386,000 3 2 1608 DETACHD 120
5402 CARMAN DR $400,000 $400,000 3 1 1699 DETACHD 214
1273 ROCKINGHORSE LN $575,000 $530,000 3 2.1 2192 DETACHD 154
1430 LARCH ST $529,000 $532,000 3 3 2279 DETACHD 48
40 DA VINCI ST $535,000 $550,000 4 2.1 2476 DETACHD 3
2979 RIVENDELL RD $689,900 $680,862 4 2.1 2729 DETACHD 3
17 EL GRECO ST $694,900 $681,250 5 2.1 3060 DETACHD 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.

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Market Activity ~ Feb 29- Mar 6, 2016

A wide spectrum of New Listings hit the market last week. We saw 19 New properties, 17 move to Pending status, and 12 “Closed”/Sold.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

NEW on Mkt (Feb 29-Mar 6, 2016)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type
4000 CARMAN DR #88 $169,000 2 2 836 CONDO
200 BURNHAM RD #102 $199,900 1 1 733 CONDO
1680 PINE ST $419,000 3 3 2472 DETACHD
2757 GLEN HAVEN RD $519,000 4 2 2420 DETACHD
5850 BONITA RD $527,500 3 2 1272 DETACHD
2500 PARK RD $569,000 3 2.1 1811 DETACHD
5887 SW LANGFORD LN $629,950 4 2.1 2724 DETACHD
16652 WOODSMAN CT $779,000 3 2.1 3196 DETACHD
19330 RIVER RUN DR $799,000 4 4 3786 DETACHD
5876 RIDGETOP CT $819,000 4 2.1 3280 DETACHD
2479 MARYLVIEW CT $829,000 4 3.1 3832 DETACHD
621 COUNTRY CLUB RD $875,000 4 2.1 3385 DETACHD
17193 LOWENBERG TER $889,900 4 2.1 2973 DETACHD
1269 LAKE GARDEN CT $899,000 4 2.1 2056 DETACHD
2809 ARROWHEAD CT $1,560,000 3 3 2624 DETACHD
1099 TERRACE DR $2,150,000 5 4.1 4965 DETACHD
16852 ALDER CIR $2,185,000 4 3.1 3192 DETACHD

PENDING SALES (Feb 29-Mar 6, 2016)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
69 CONDOLEA TER Grnd $379,000 2 2.1 2157 CONDO 3
4725 JEAN RD $385,000 4 2 1433 DETACHD 65
125 MIDDLECREST RD $399,900 3 1 800 DETACHD 23
4851 MADRONA ST $449,900 4 2 1500 DETACHD 6
142 DEL PRADO ST $475,000 4 3 1950 DETACHD 38
14584 RAINBOW DR $545,000 4 3 2570 DETACHD 12
4782 AUBURN LN $569,000 3 3.1 2650 ATTACHD 2
5 WESTMINSTER DR $579,000 5 3 3104 DETACHD 14
16636 MAPLE CIR $600,000 4 2 2030 DETACHD 1
12844 SIERRA VISTA DR $610,000 4 2.1 2501 DETACHD 2
29 SPINOSA $625,000 3 2.2 3262 DETACHD 4
4208 ALBERT CIR $649,900 5 3 2777 DETACHD 18
17183 CARLSON CT $665,000 4 3.1 3366 DETACHD 15
4657 DOGWOOD DR $889,000 4 4 3890 DETACHD 19
18711 WESTVIEW DR $995,000 4 3.1 3591 DETACHD 23
822 6TH ST $1,099,900 3 3 2748 DETACHD 194
1355 Country Commons $1,995,000 4 3.1 4238 DETACHD 198

SOLD (Feb 29-Mar 6, 2016)

Address O/Price Close Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
4333 WOODSIDE CIR $349,000 $349,000 3 2 1532 ATTACHD 69
6 THE GROTTO $375,000 $375,000 3 2 1381 DETACHD 14
16060 PEARCY ST $538,000 $538,000 3 3.1 2101 DETACHD 4
17765 TREETOP LN $598,000 $570,000 4 3 3046 DETACHD 42
16510 Maple CIR $590,000 $570,000 5 3 2808 DETACHD 4
19285 MEGLY CT $674,900 $645,000 5 3 3275 DETACHD 46
104 GARIBALDI ST $799,000 $671,880 3 2.1 3074 DETACHD 272
16987 Alder CIR $839,000 $720,000 3 2.1 1989 DETACHD 266
5371 SOUTHWOOD DR $724,900 $735,000 3 3 2751 DETACHD 9
17446 BRYANT RD $925,000 $925,000 4 4 3506 DETACHD 13
4150 UPPER DR $1,050,000 $1,050,000 4 3.1 3465 DETACHD 1
15825 OSWEGO SHORE CT $1,999,900 $1,875,000 3 3.1 4317 DETACHD 146

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.

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News & Notes ~ Jan 2016 Numbers

First numbers for 2016!!! Yeah!!!

Here are the January numbers for the entire Portland area (including Lake Oswego).

According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area, January, 2016:

  • There were 2,519 New Listings in January which was up 63.8% from December (1,538), and 8.8% under January of 2015 (2,762).
  • At 1,859, January Closed Sales fell 31.4% from December’s 2,710, and/but were up  25.9% from January of 2015’s 1,477.               ***It was still the strongest January since 1992.
  • January Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 2,243 were up 15.9% from December’s 1,936, and were 2.8% under January of 2015’s 2,294 total.
  •  The Average Sale Price in January of $355,500 was down some from December’s end-of-year frenzy/$367,600, and also up approx $26,000 from January of 2015’s $329,400. 

The combined areas of Lake Oswego and West Linn  (RMLS lumps them together) for the month of January 2016 reported:

    •  243 Active Listings  (Dec was 255)
    •  150 New Listings   (Dec was 86 )
    •  120 Pending Sales    (Dec was 98)
    •  81 Closed Sales   (Dec was 143)
    • Average Sale Price for January of $498,000 (Dec/$567,300. )
      • 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.
    • Average Time on the Market: 78 Days (Dec was 81)
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Market Snap Shot

l-lake-oswego-mansionIn a recent conversation with another Realtor here in Lake Oswego the comment was made “aren’t there any houses in Lake Oswego under a million dollars!”. It got me thinking about the fact that it’s been awhile since I did my affordability comparison with Sellwood in SE Portland. It also got me wondering about all the houses in Lake Oswego that are priced at a million dollars or greater. How many are there and are they selling?

I ran these numbers on February 1st and in 5 days time they will of changed, but it will give all of us a snap shot of current inventory and current activity.

There are currently 124 detached houses for sale. Of those, 56 are priced at a million dollars or greater. That means that million dollar properties make up 45% of the current inventory. I wanted to know how many million dollar homes had sold in the last six months. I decided if I was going to do it with the expensive houses I would also do it with the less expensive houses. Below you will find the results of my research:

Type Value Range # Active # Pending # Sold/6 Months # Month’s Inventory
Detached $100,000-$400,000 6 13 52 3 weeks
$400,001-$600,000 21 26 106 5 weeks
$600,001-$800,000 28 19 77 2 months
$800,001-$1,000,000 14 9 43 2 months
$1,000,001-$1,500,000 28 13 32 5 months
$1,500,001-$2,000,000 13 3 16 5 months
$2,000,001-$3,000,000 7 0 8 5 months
$3,000,001-$5,000,000 4 2 2 12 months
$5,000,001-$20,000,000 3 0 0 unknown
Attached All Price Ranges 6 6 27 5 weeks
Condos All Price Ranges 3 20 103 1 week

So the answer to my question is that while there are a lot of million dollar houses, they are selling quite well. The far right column shows you that based upon how many have sold in the last 6 months, how many months it will take to sell what is currently on the market. The less expensive homes are selling in just weeks.

The real shocker in this, to me, is what has happened to the condos. I have never in 28 years of selling real estate seen the condo inventory so low. In my experience there always seems to be a bit of a glut of condos available. Last summer there were many and some complexes had so much inventory that they just languished on the market. So what happened? Many complexes that were involved in litigation and special assessments have put that behind them and are now more stable and more financially healthy. The foreclosures and shortsales are pretty much gone (there may be a few hold outs yet to appear), but mostly I think it’s because first time home buyers are back in the game. The millenials have had a hard time getting established in good jobs, but it is happening and they are buying homes. If you own a condo in Lake Oswego, it is likely going up in value.

Lake Oswego vs Sellwood
I started doing this comparison between LO and Sellwood (a neighborhood in SE Portland) because I have long felt that thinking of Lake Oswego as a strictly rich community is unfair. I think there are a fairly broad range of households and that you can find affordable housing in Lake Oswego. I used Sellwood for the comparison because it is where I moved from when I came to Lake Oswego 18 years ago. I used to do this comparison about once a year, but I don’t think I’ve done it for quite a long time. So hear it is. My definition is based upon a detached home that is priced at $400,000 or less. In Lake Oswego there are currently 6. In Sellwood there is currently 1. So it continues to hold true that there are more “affordable” houses in Lake Oswego than there are in Sellwood. This has been the case every time I have done this exercise. But the take away is “only 6”?! and “only 1”?! Our property values have gone up so much that I’m not sure I can use the $400,000 price cap any more, in either area.

Most expensive and least expensive
The last part of this review is that I want to give you an idea of the least and most expensive detached house value in Lake Oswego. The least expensive house is offered at $320,000. It was built in 1964 and has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath, and 924 square feet. It’s on a .24 acre lot, needs a lot of updating, and is on a septic system. The most expensive house is offered at $15,000,000. It was built in 2006. It has 5 bedrooms, 6 full baths and 3 half baths. It has an elevator, a media room, a game room, a workout room, and more. It has 13,462 square feet. It sits on .66 of an acre that happens to be lake front along the North shore. It has also been on and off of the market for the past 4 years.

I hope you found this both interesting and helpful. Feel free to call if you have any questions. Linda, Whitney and I are always here to help.
Dianne

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News & Notes ~ December & 2015 Numbers

Well, the latest numbers for the entire Portland area for December and 2015 are in!  This is particularly interesting because the numbers are through December 31st…therefore there are figures for December (best look at what’s happening “right now”) AND for the entire year.

I usually give our Property Blotter Readers a glimpse at the whole Portland market and how Lake Oswego fits into it below. Here you go!

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

  • There were 1,548 New Listings in December which was 2–down / -0.1% from December of 2014, and also down 28.4% from November of 2015.
  • At 2,710, December Closed Sales were up a whopping 25.9% from November and up  21% over December of 2014.
  • December Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 1,936, fell 22.7% from November, and/but were up 16.1% over December 2014.
  •  The Average Sale Price in December of $367,600 was down $12,000 from November’s Average of $355,600, and up $36,000 (!!) from December 2014’s Average of $331,600.
  • The Year-End (Year-To-Date/YTD) Average Sale Price for the Overall Portland Area was $354,500. That compares to 2014’s YTD Average Sale Price which was $333,000.
  • The big story is about Inventory which was at 1.2 months as of December 31st…The lowest since 1999.

Average Sale Prices By Area YTD for 2015 were:

  • North Portland: $335,000
  • NE Portland:  $376,700
  • SE Portland: $330,100
  • Gresham/Troutdale: $263,000
  • Milwaukie/Clackamas: $335,600
  • Oregon City/Canby: $325,200
  • Lake Oswego/West Linn: $541,800
  • W Portland: $495,100
  • NW Washington County: $442,700
  • Beaverton/Aloha: $297,300
  • Tigard/Wilsonville: $370,600
  • Hillsboro/Forest Grove: $293,900

The combined areas of Lake Oswego and West Linn  for the month of December 2015 reported:

    •  255 Active Listings
    •  86 New Listings   
    •  98 Pending Sales 
    •  143 Closed Sales 
    • Average Sale Price for December of $567,300 
      • 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.
    • Average Time on the Market: 81 Days
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Market Activity ~ Jan 18-24, 2016

It is that time of year; the time where people who’ve taken their homes off the market during holiday season etc decide to put them back on or at least change their ML#’s to “refresh” the Listings for the new year. While this is a common practice, and is a useful strategy for Sellers to consider, it is not as helpful to our Property Blotter readers who are looking for new properties entering the market. So… we do the sorting work for you and remove those that have been refreshed in this manner. For this cycle, out of 13 that appeared to be New, we show 4 actually New in Lake Oswego.  (Yes, Inventory is still quite low. Overall Portland Area Inventory as of Dec 31st was 1.2 months…)

During the period of January 18-24, 2016 (last week) in Lake Oswego, we saw 4 New properties enter the market, 19 move to Pending status, and 9 “Closed”/Sold.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

NEW on Mkt (Jan 18-24, 2016)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type
59 GREENRIDGE CT $369,000 3 2.1 2004 ATTACHD
142 DEL PRADO ST $495,000 4 3 1950 DETACHD
14 DOVER WAY $1,099,000 5 3.1 4593 DETACHD
12975 SW ELK ROCK RD $1,500,000 5 3.1 3878 DETACHD

PENDING SALES (Jan 18-24, 2016)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
44 EAGLE CREST DR $150,000 2 1 908 CONDO 3
48 EAGLE CREST DR #5E $205,000 2 2 1443 CONDO 16
3968 CARMAN DR $239,900 2 2.1 1129 CONDO 5
1248 OAK ST $310,000 2 1 900 DETACHD 69
668 MCVEY AVE #57 $340,000 3 1.1 985 CONDO 142
6 THE GROTTO $375,000 3 2 1381 DETACHD 14
5329 CHARLETON CT $379,900 3 2 1120 DETACHD 8
18088 BELMORE AVE $405,000 3 1.1 1304 DETACHD 10
3759 LANEWOOD ST $419,000 3 2.1 1783 DETACHD 4
6286 HARRINGTON AVE $449,999 3 2 3219 DETACHD 249
13160 PETERS RD $460,000 3 2.1 1946 DETACHD 11
490 G AVE $499,000 5 2 2126 DETACHD 7
136 D AVE $575,000 2 2.1 1741 ATTACHD 9
524 WEIDMAN CT $669,000 4 2.1 3450 DETACHD 13
15837 ALLISON PL $679,000 4 2.1 3534 DETACHD 125
5371 SOUTHWOOD DR $724,900 3 3 2751 DETACHD 3
5646 GRAND OAKS DR $729,000 3 2.1 3388 DETACHD 33
5355 ROSALIA WAY $925,000 4 3.1 3764 DETACHD 1
3487 LAKE GROVE AVE $1,050,000 4 3.1 3473 DETACHD 6

SOLD  (Jan 18-24, 2016)

Address Opening Price Closed Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
4000 CARMAN DR #12 $158,500 $158,500 2 2 866 CONDO 23
4 MOUNTAIN CIR $305,000 $303,000 2 1.1 1598 CONDO 23
1857 BOCA RATAN DR $330,000 $330,000 3 2 1611 ATTACHD 0
17422 BLUE HERON RD $399,900 $400,000 3 2 1954 DETACHD 94
225 HIDALGO ST $499,900 $492,500 4 2.1 2299 DETACHD 21
16717 SYLVAN CT $749,999 $680,000 4 3.1 4949 DETACHD 176
17154 LOWENBERG TER $799,960 $800,000 5 3.1 3514 DETACHD 65
806 6TH ST $1,109,900 $1,075,000 4 2.1 2730 DETACHD 123
17096 CHAPIN WAY $1,445,000 $1,495,000 4 5 4395 DETACHD 128

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.

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Market Activity ~ Dec 14-27, 2015

As the year draws to a close and the holidays are in full swing, we here at the Property Blotter have had our hands full serving our clients AND spending time with our families : )  We hope this has been a similarly busy and Joyous time for our loyal readers!

This Market Activity Report reflects the last two weeks of activity here in Lake Oswego.

Dec 14-27 in Lake Oswego we saw 10 New properties enter the market, 22 move to Pending status, and 34 “Closed”/Sold.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

NEW on Mkt (Dec 14-27, 2015)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type
15938 QUARRY RD #3A $169,900 2 1 988 CONDO
668 MCVEY AVE #42 $260,000 2 1 836 CONDO
1775 KILKENNY RD $484,900 4 2 2560 DETACHD
1430 LARCH ST $529,000 3 3 2279 DETACHD
2 CREEKSIDE TER $549,900 5 2.1 2906 DETACHD
5646 GRAND OAKS DR $729,000 3 2.1 3388 DETACHD
1317 LAUREL ST $735,000 3 2.1 2259 DETACHD
5330 LOWER DR $749,000 3 2.1 2526 DETACHD
4287 HAVEN ST $1,249,950 4 3.1 4007 DETACHD
3133 DOUGLAS CIR $1,350,000 4 3.1 3981 DETACHD

PENDING SALES (Dec 14-27, 2015)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
16250 PACIFIC HWY #54 $124,900 1 1 841 CONDO 97
4634 LOWER DR Grnd $139,900 2 1.1 1260 CONDO 4
44 EAGLE CREST DR #6 $139,900 1 1 798 CONDO 6
Upper $146,000 1 1 829 CONDO 232
48 EAGLE CREST DR #2C $149,900 3 2 1623 CONDO 410
4 TOUCHSTONE #150 $149,900 2 2 984 CONDO 9
19251 Indian Creek AVE $350,000 4 2 1550 DETACHD 40
17273 BRYANT RD $395,900 3 1.1 1452 DETACHD 251
17422 BLUE HERON RD $399,900 3 2 1954 DETACHD 94
6210 CHILDS RD $400,000 3 1.1 1296 DETACHD 125
5849 FERNBROOK CIR $419,500 3 1.1 1239 DETACHD 3
4660 UPPER DR $509,000 4 3 3100 DETACHD 155
5554 ROYAL OAKS DR $525,000 3 2 1861 DETACHD 255
5192 COVENTRY CT $550,000 4 2.1 2259 DETACHD 3
6150 KENNY ST $559,000 3 2.1 2070 DETACHD 150
547 2ND ST Upper $625,000 2 2 1529 CONDO 38
19468 35TH CT $788,500 3 2 2641 DETACHD 3
408 NORTHSHORE RD $929,900 4 4 3753 DETACHD 0
806 6TH ST $1,099,900 4 2.1 2730 DETACHD 123
3137 DOUGLAS CIR $1,450,000 4 3.1 4246 DETACHD 0
15845 OSWEGO SHORE CT $1,875,000 4 4.2 5500 DETACHD 583
1193 FAIRWAY RD $3,095,000 5 4.2 7028 DETACHD 153

SOLD  (Dec 14-27, 2015)

Address Opening Price Close Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
61 GALEN RD Grnd $110,000 $110,000 1 1 550 CONDO 3
66 OSWEGO SMT #66 $124,900 $115,500 1 1 764 CONDO 12
192 OSWEGO SMT #192 $144,750 $148,600 2 2 1383 CONDO 304
4 TOUCHSTONE #130 $159,900 $175,000 2 2 984 CONDO 2
75 GALEN RD Grnd $171,900 $178,500 2 2 993 CONDO 3
200 BURNHAM RD #406 $265,000 $220,000 2 1 1199 CONDO 153
27 AQUINAS ST $380,000 $342,000 3 2.1 1568 DETACHD 142
80 KINGSGATE RD $349,900 $360,000 3 2 1186 DETACHD 3
5934 KENNY ST $389,900 $391,000 4 2 1596 DETACHD 62
2301 WEMBLEY PARK RD $460,000 $400,000 3 2.1 1864 DETACHD 17
55 NorthShore RD #4 $415,000 $410,000 2 2 1554 CONDO 36
19229 LONGFELLOW AVE $419,900 $423,000 2 2 1740 DETACHD 4
3674 CARMAN DR $449,000 $430,000 3 2.1 1965 ATTACHD 38
2222 CREST DR $639,000 $497,250 4 3.1 2820 DETACHD 133
17520 REDFERN AVE $549,900 $499,999 3 2 1776 DETACHD 48
4095 COLTSFOOT LN $500,000 $500,000 3 2 1958 DETACHD 0
316 MIDDLECREST RD $664,000 $546,000 3 2.1 3202 DETACHD 75
4724 AVERY LN $599,900 $595,000 4 2.1 2731 DETACHD 23
207 EVERGREEN RD $579,000 $600,000 3 3.1 1789 ATTACHD 37
1293 TIMBERLINE DR $699,000 $612,000 3 3 2957 DETACHD 85
1053 YATES ST $664,900 $660,000 3 2.1 2598 DETACHD 24
15821 SPRINGBROOK CT $699,900 $668,779 2 2 2208 DETACHD 10
13485 STREAMSIDE DR $749,900 $720,000 3 3 3023 DETACHD 18
17454 CANAL CIR $805,000 $755,000 3 2.1 2475 DETACHD 47
1255 BICKNER ST $875,000 $850,000 4 2.1 2764 DETACHD 53
1651 VILLAGE PARK LN $899,000 $862,000 4 3.1 4273 DETACHD 230
17346 CANAL CIR $995,000 $887,500 4 3 3406 DETACHD 37
1211 Bayberry RD $1,125,000 $977,750 6 5 4277 DETACHD 79
769 2ND ST $1,125,000 $1,050,000 5 2.1 3308 DETACHD 900
725 5th ST $1,124,900 $1,075,000 3 3 2748 DETACHD
2091 SUMMIT DR $1,150,000 $1,100,000 3 2.1 2660 DETACHD 40
13180 SW Thoma RD $1,250,000 $1,184,690 5 4.1 5043 DETACHD 96
3796 LAKEVIEW BLVD $1,995,000 $1,840,000 3 2.2 4150 DETACHD 448
17700 UPPER CHERRY LN $2,500,000 $2,350,000 5 5.1 6850 DETACHD 8

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.