Market Activity Aug 31-Sept 13, 2015

This summer has been incredibly busy and last week was no exception. I am so grateful to Linda and Whitney for helping with this blog. Our village may be just the 3 of us, but it does take a village. With that in mind, this week’s market activity report is covering a 2 week period. In that time period there were 34 new listings, 40 pending sales, and 31 sold/closed homes.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS for last week:

New on the Market (Aug 31-Sept 13, 2015)

Address Type Price Bedrooms Baths Sq Ft
4000 Carman Dr #88 Condo $149,000 2 2 836
86 Kingsgate Rd D105 Condo $159,900 2 2 $924
48 Eagle Crest Dr 5E Condo $205,000 2 2 1443
210 State St #4 Condo $219,900 2 1 1284
4343 Beasley Way Detached $250,000 2 2 1110
4434 Thunder Vista Ln Attached $254,900 2 2.5 1970
1638 Boca Ratan Dr Attached $269,500 3 1.5 1403
5835 Carman Dr Detached $273,900 2 2.5 1650
18690 Don Lee Way Detached $350,000 3 2 1136
668 McVey Ave #57 Condo $350,000 3 1.5 985
18820 65th Ave Detached $399,900 3 2.5 2268
3674 Carman Dr Attached $449,000 3 2.5 1965
2301 Wembley Park Rd Detached $460,000 3 2.5 1864
4401 Oakridge Rd Attached $499,900 2 2.5 1702
17520 Redfern Ave Detached $549,900 3 2 1776
7 Falstaff St Detached $549,900 5 2.5 2740
1731 Woodland Terrace Detached $595,000 4 2.5 2714
13265 Fox Run Detached $625,000 4 2.5 2614
17927 Ridge Lake Dr Detached $649,000 4 2.5 2544
311 3rd St Attached $678,988 3 3.5 2123
2979 Rivendell Rd Detached $684,900 4 2.5 2537
SW Carman Dr Detached $699,900 3 2.5 2751
17337 Cedar Rd Detached $719,000 4 3.5 3080
20 Juarez St Detached $760,000 5 4 3464
5366 Amberwood Ct Detached $775,000 5 2.5 2878
13461 Streamside Dr Detached $796,000 4 2.5 3321
1061 Yates St Detached $839,900 3 3.5 2837
4855 Upper Dr Detached $849,000 4 3 2852
16633 Woodsman Ct Detached $949,900 4 4 4131
14261 Uplands Dr Detached $989,000 5 4 3843
1145 Timberline Dr Detached $1,065,000 4 2 4564
18036 Eastridge Ln Detached $1,150,000 4 3.5 4526
16686 Maple Circle Detached $1,195,000 4 3.5+.5 3311
13197 Thoma Rd Detached $1,495,000 3 3 3560

Pending Sales (Aug 31-Sept 13, 2015)

Address Type Price Bedrooms Baths Sq Ft DOM
47 Eagle Crest DR #20 Condo $104,000 2 1 1009 87
100 Kerr Pkwy #36 Condo $115,500 1 1 631 14
53 Galen Rd Condo $161,000 2 2 993 24
3433 McNary Pkwy #704 Condo $169,000 2 2 1008 46
4 Touchstone #152 Condo $168,900 3 2.5 1275 3
3433 McNary Pkwy #401 Condo $179,900 2 2.5 1208 14
668 McVey Ave Condo $194,900 2 1.5 976 73
4851 Madrona St Detached $215,000 3 2 1434 92
16250 Pacific Hwy #42 Condo $234,900 2 2 1350 17
3926 Carman Dr Condo $234,900 2 2.5 1129 66
200 Burnham Rd #408 Condo $249,000 2 2 1305 21
27 Aquinas St Detached $342,000 3 2.5 1568 73
16735 Lake Forest Blvd Detached $349,900 3 2 1192 19
3190 Duncan Dr Detached $375,000 3 2.5 2401 223
4871 Centerwood St Detached $375,000 4 3 2619 194
885 McVey Ave Detached $379,000 3 1 1292 3
89 Kingsgate Rd Detached $399,990 3 2.5 1713 15
1559 Worthington St Detached $409,900 4 2 2016 83
26 Spinosa Detached $419,900 3 2.5 2065 55
4330 Orchard Way Detached $445,000 4 2.5 2099 6
15144 Boones Way Detached $449,950 4 3.5 2409 37
3180 Edgemont Rd Detached $475,000 3 2.5 1704 5
12635 Adrian Ct Detached $549,000 4 2.5 2662 516
18121 Pioneer Ct Detached $550,000 4 2.5 2310 5
1161 Upper Devon Ln Detached $560,000 4 2.5 2265 420
15590 Tanager Dr Detached $569,900 4 2.5 2532 31
15001 Twin Fir RD Detached $585,000 4 3 2664 172
18086 Jenifers Way Detached $699,000 3 2.5 2582 49
13836 Amberwood Circle Detached $699,500 3 2.5 4183 184
13010 Sierra Vista Dr Detached $719,900 5 3.5 3450 142
13060 Elk Rock Rd Detached $725,000 5 3 3681 155
5833 Stewart Glenn Ct Detached $815,000 4 2.5 3258 52
1361 Country Commons Detached $995,000 3 2.5 3118 28
151 Berwick Rd Detached $998,500 4 3 4387 50
595 D Ave Detached $1,050,000 3 3 3760 75
2464 Palisades Crest Dr Detached $1,095,000 4 2.5 3897 118
454 9th St Detached $1,125,000 3 4 3278 25
17327 Kelok Rd Detached $1,150,000 3 3 2300 145
1097 Chandler Rd Detached $2,075,000 4 4.5 5313 410
1653 Lake Front Rd Detached $3,900,000 5 5.5 6274 175

Sold/Closed  (Aug 31-Sept 13, 2015)

Address Type List Price Sold Price Sq Ft CDOM
203 Oswego Summit Condo $174,900 $175,900 1506 357
3652 Spring Ln Condo $175,000 $180,000 1117 3
48 Eagle Crest Dr 4E Condo $209,900 $204,000 1489 12
3812 Botticelli St Condo $239,000 $220,000 1,200 $47
196 Cervantes Condo $239,900 $240,000 1241 12
48 Eagle Crest Dr Condo $250,000 $245,000 1550 169
12844 Boones Ferry Rd Condo $315,000 $306,900 1334 19
16536 Inverurie Rd Detached $315,000 $315,000 1064 4
16173 Lake Forest Blvd Detached $315,000 $315,000 1334 77
434 5th St Condo $324,900 $323,200 1092 4
5467 Kenny St Detached $345,000 $329,000 960 0
15879 Kimball St Detached $349,900 $352,277 1076 11
210 S State ST #9 Condo $366,000 $353,000 1516 12
27 Da Vinci St Detached $477,500 $472,250 2820 83
143 Kingsgate Rd Detached $475,000 $476,500 2,110 8
92 Tanglewood Dr Detached $529,950 $499,000 2600 23
855 G Ave Detached $599,000 $509,000 3165 5
41 Spinosa Detached $519,000 $535,000 2389 2
13010 Sierra Ct Detached $545,000 $555,000 3065 1
1270 Hida A Way Ct Detached $625,000 $625,000 2312 4
891 G Ave Detached $625,000 $635,000 2431 2
55 Northshore Rd #11 Condo $749,000 $647,000 1910 93
139 Del Prado St Detached $699,000 $675,000 2895 77
4833 Hastings Dr Detached $665,000 $701,970 2831 1
5148 Woodcrest Ln Detached $699,900 $735,111 3110 3
13447 Streamside Ct Detached $899,000 $830,000 3609 48
796 1st ST Detached $885,000 $841,350 4108 355
426 7th St Detached $925,000 $976,600 3046 4
18245 River Edge Ct Detached $1,100,000 $995,000 4830 18
18825 River Edge Ct Detached $1,390,000 $1,329,000 6620 450
778 Cabana Ln Detached $1,849,000 $1,750,000 3343 145

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.

Market Activity Aug 17-23, 2015

I have actually noticed a little chill in the air in the last couple of nights. We are still having gorgeous weather, but I am looking forward to the slight amount of rain forecast for the weekend. My yard will enjoy it and it will be a blessing for those fighting the forest fires in Eastern Oregon and Washington.

I would describe the current real estate market as healthy but not over heated. Last week Lake Oswego had 19 new listings, 15 pending sales, and 24 closed sales.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS for last week:

New on the Market (Aug 17-23, 2015)

Address Type Price Bedrooms Baths Sq Ft
668 McVey Ave #41 Condo $149,900 1 1 485
3433 McNary Pdwy #401 Condo $179,900 2 2.5 1208
16250 Pacific Hwy #42 Condo $234,900 2 2 1350
4097 Jefferson Pkwy Condo $259,000 2 2.5 1359
200 Burnham Rd #210 Condo $375,000 3 2 1966
19113 Terry Ave Detached $415,000 3 2 1454
937 Oak St Detached $445,000 3 3 3156
6 Independence Detached $644,000 3 2 2900
5533 Kenny St Detached $607,000 4 3 2900
4810 Lakeview Blvd Detached $839,000 4 4.5 3511
18970 Bryant Rd Detached $849,900 4 3 3154
18711 Westview Dr Detached $949,900 4 3.5 3591
822 6th St Detached $1,099,900 4 3 2748
806 6th St Detached $1,109,900 4 2.5 2730
5220 Firwood Rd Detached $1,125,000 3 2.5 2507
19354 Lorna Ln Detached $1,199,000 4 3.5 4169
13180 Thoma Rd Detached $1,250,000 5 4.5 5043
1300 Forest Meadows Way Detached $1,495,000 5 3.5 4082
1355 Country Commons Detached $1,995,000 4 3.5 4238

PENDING SALES (Aug 10-16, 2015)

Address Type Price Bedrooms Baths Sq Ft DOM
4 Touchstone #153 Condo $145,000 2 2 1031 21
53 Galen Rd Condo $159,900 2 2 993 5
668 McVey Ave #44 Condo $175,000 1 1 636 54
5225 Jean Rd #201 Condo $224,900 3 2 1500 3
48 Eagle Crest Dr 3B Condo $246,900 2 2 1489 9
147 Kingsgate Rd Detached $349,900 2 2 1120 20
4141 Childs Rd Detached $360,000 3 2 1339 11
17347 Ashley Ct Attached $459,900 4 2.5 2117 13
6155 Frost Ln Detached $478,888 4 2.5 2364 118
5724 La Mesa Ct Detached $784,900 5 2.5 3669 21
18383 Old River Dr Detached $879,000 4 4.5 4548 60
17980 Kelok Rd Detached $899,900 4 2.5 2969 26
17320 Lake Haven Dr Detached $1,100,000 4 3 2703 212
18225 River Edge Ct Detached $1,390,000 5 4.5+.5+.5 6620 452
2793 Poplar Way Detached $1,699,000 5 5.5 6536 16

SOLD  (Aug 10-16, 2015)

Address Type List Price Sold Price Sq Ft CDOM
41 Oswego Summit Condo $95,000 $95,000 764 865
100 Kerr Pkwy #35 Condo $109,900 $99,000 671 41
47 Eagle Crest Dr #27 Condo $129,000 $126,000 947 36
100 Kerr Pkwy #27 Condo $139,000 $137,000 820 8
4 Touchstone #146 Condo $137,500 $141,000 979 48
4000 Carman Dr #25 Condo $143,500 $152,000 836 4
5225 Jean Rd #203 Condo $219,950 $219,950 1400 16
16538 Carnegie Ave Detached $220,000 $240,000 1182 479
5132 Timbergrove Detached $380,000 $320,000 1430 11
17225 Greentree Ave Detached $385,000 $385,000 2704 2
1528 Cedar St Detached $445,622 $440,000 2760 5
15601 Tanager Detached $435,000 $445,000 2046 13
17359 Ashley Ct Detached $475,000 $468,900 2370 32
148 5th St Detached $495,000 $480,000 1314 0
1097 Clara Ct Detached $599,900 $587,500 2,935 24
2878 Rivendell Rd Detached $637,500 $637,500 3202 1
13254 Twin Creek Ct Detached $749,900 $749,900 3470 21
18137 Delenka Ln Detached $789,000 $792,000 3555 0
150 5th St Detached $849,000 $814,000 2970 212
3072 Lakeview Blvd Detached $1,150,000 $985,000 4030 40
462 9th St Detached $1,339,000 $1,240,000 4357 26
18418 Old River Landing Detached $1,895,000 $1,505,250 6404 190
1836 Highlands Loop Detached $1,800,000 $1,805,000 5400 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.

Changes With Appraisals

l-lake-oswego-mansionSomething is going on with appraisals these days and it is significant enough to impact the purchase or sale of a home if the sale involves a mortgage. There are two specific changes with one leading to the other.

Appraisals are taking longer

For pretty much my entire real estate career the time for an appraisal to be ordered and completed has typically been about 10 days. When things got busy, it may take a day or two longer. When things slowed down, it might come in more quickly. This quick turn around allowed buyers the luxury of completing all of their home inspections and having the certainty that the house is something that they wanted to buy, before they had to pay for an appraisal. No more.

I am experiencing appraisals that are taking a minimum of two weeks and I currently have an FHA loan being processed in which the appraisal took a full month.

Oswego-LakeWhat is causing this? It certainly has to do with the fact that we are in the peak of the selling season with an above average amount of loans being processed. But I think there is another factor. Just as qualifying for a loan has become more difficult, the appraisal process has tightened up. Appraisers have to factually prove the value based upon collateral. They can not fudge the numbers with things like “an upwardly trending market”. So where there may have been 14 offers and a bidding war to gain a sale, that does not mean that the house will appraise out. This is not about emotion. This is about factually proving the value.

Plan to pay for and order the appraisal within days of acceptance of your offer

This means that to have a closing within 45 days of acceptance, a typical time expectation, you need to pay for the appraisal right away. Buyers just do not have the luxury of waiting until after the home inspection. I suppose you could simply ask for a 60 day close to allow time to inspect before buying the appraisal. Good luck with that in this seller’s market. I am seeing sellers agents commonly write that the appraisal must be ordered right away as a part of the contract negotiation at the time of the offer.

So just a heads up. This change is having a pretty big impact on closing transactions. Plan ahead, get the appraisal ordered early, and close on time. This will make everyone happy.

Dianne

Market Activity June 15-21, 2015

Inventory seems to have picked up this past week with 26 new listings, however, sales continue to outpace the inventory with 36 houses going into pending status. We had 17 closed/sold sales.

See below of further explanation of the RMLS data.

New on the Market (June 15-21, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Bths SF
47 Eagle Crest Dr #27 Condo $129,000 2 1 947
3964 Carman Dr Condo $229,800 2 2.5 1129
109 3rd St Condo $249,000 2 2 1016
12828 Boones Ferry Rd Attached $320,000 2 2.5 1136
7 Saint Helens Circle Detached $335,000 2 2 1275
39 Condolea Ct Condo $375,000 3 3 2198
14328 Holly Springs Rd Detached $439,000 4 2.5 1939
15948 Quarry Rd Detached $464,000 2 1 920
5895 Burma Rd Detached $474,900 4 2.5 1781
674 Lexington Ct Detached $574,000 3 2.5 2477
213 Hidalgo St Detached $575,000 4 3.5 3964
2302 Overlook Dr Detached $579,000 4 2.5 3125
1097 C Ave Detached $599,000 3 2 1650
13254 Twin Creek Ct Detached $749,900 4 2.5 3470
16717 Sylvan Ct Detached $749,999 4 3.5 4949
19133 Megan Pl Detached $774,500 4 3.5 3724
14205 Edenberry Dr Detached $792,500 3 2.5 3051
18383 Old River Dr Detached $895,000 4 4.5 4548
4948 Hampton Ct Detached $939,000 3 3.5 3434
17622 Lake Haven Dr Detached $1,089,000 2 2 1400
18347 Lothlorien Way Detached $1,098,000 5 3.5+.5 4141
3820 Southshore Blvd Detached $1,295,000 5 4 4855
16847 Greenbrier Rd Detached $1,895,000 3 2.5 2304
2025 Cedar Ct Detached $2,200,000 3 4 4062
674 Livingood Ln Detached $548,900 4 2.5 2714
5413 Langford Ln Detached $759,995 3 2.5 2879

Pending Sales (June 15-21, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Baths SF DOM
16 Crestfield Ct Condo $95,500 1 1 550 36
10 Condolea Dr Attached $240,000 2 2 1312 33
668 McVey Ave #24 Condo $249,900 1 1 626 70
750 1st St #14 Condo $250,000 2 2 1350 11
4851 Madrona St Detached $299,900 3 2 1434 14
1033 Hallinan St Detached $309,900 3 2 1128 134
234 Greenridge Attached $329,900 3 2 1492 2
236 Greenridge Attached $344,900 3 2 1492 2
5861 Benfield Ct Detached $379,000 4 2 1557 36
6145 McEwan Rd Detached $399,000 2 2.5 1850 3
1600 Ash St Detached $399,900 3 2 2037 8
4965 Suntree Ln Detached $399,900 3 2.5 1572 5
11 Churchill Downs Detached $430,500 4 2.5 2336 81
7 Hidalgo St Detached $439,900 3 2.5 2408 57
14594 Wilmot Way Detached $448,000 3 2.5 1710 10
4793 Auburn Ln Attached $450,000 3 2.5 2083 20
643 2nd St Attached $450,000 2 2 1457 2
16889 Wight Ln Detached $459,000 4 2.5 2579 65
1500 Woodland Terrace Detached $486,000 3 2.5 2645 42
2550 Greentree Rd Detached $499,000 4 3 2852 53
4124 Orchard Way Detached $549,000 4 2.5 2700 4
16873 Cherry Crest Dr Detached $550,000 4 3 2394 4
2250 Park Rd Detached $559,900 3 2 2072 98
5045 Greensborough Ct Detached $569,900 4 2.5 2107 9
4311 Orchard Way Detached $585,000 4 2.5 2804 20
1511 Woodland Terrace Detached $599,900 5 2.5 3439 78
820 Lake Forest Dr Detached $599,950 4 2.5 2676 29
16750 Phantom Bluff Ct Detached $614,500 3 3 2267 7
18420 Deer Oak Ave Detached $629,900 4 3 2476 1
930 Cumberland Rd Detached $715,000 4 2.5 2960 3
321 5th St Detached $719,000 3 3.5 2737 158
251 D Ave Detached $849,000 4 2.5+.5 2635 8
2024 Palisades Terrace Dr Detached $975,000 4 3.5 4819 6
19320 Lorna Ln Detached $1,100,000 4 3.5 4192 208
1578 View Lake Ct Detached $1,499,000 4 4.5 4476 35
16645 Graef Circle Detached $1,549,000 4 4.5 3075 56

Sold/Closed (June 15-21, 2015)

Address Type List Price Closed Price Sq Ft CDOM
15 Oswego Summit Condo $131,000 $100,619 1212 373
19 Crestfield Ct Condo $157,900 $154,000 923 19
17780 Hill Way Detached $275,000 $275,000 960 4
18651 Don Lee Way Detached $399,000 $399,000 1,630 21
14145 Redwood Ct Detached $539,000 $508,000 2452 64
4725 Firwood Rd Detached $569,900 $575,000 2557 6
4263 Sunset Dr Detached $625,000 $615,000 3250 27
2464 Marylhaven Pl Detached $610,000 $630,000 2898 4
8 Cellini Ct Detached $705,000 $671,920 3494 19
5626 Grand Oaks Dr Detached $749,000 $741,000 3387 21
5955 Sunbrook Dr Detached $759,000 $759,000 3110 5
18120 Delenka Ln Detached $759,900 $759,900 3157 14
17583 Shepherds Ct Detached $774,900 $770,000 2997 47
18430 Pilkington Rd Detached $795,000 $795,000 2946 18
2764 Rivendell Rd Detached $819,000 $812,000 3220 0
17620 Blue Heron Rd Detached $1,198,000 $1,150,000 4041 67
2322 Knaus Rd Detached $1,595,000 $1,539,000 4875 19

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.

Market Activity May 25-31, 2015

We are definitely in the full throws of the spring market. It is hectic! Last week in Lake Oswego there were 21 new listings, 19 houses that went pending, and 22 closed sales.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS for last week:

New on the Market (May 25-31, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Bths SF
3812 Botticellil St Condo $239,000 3 2 1200
17780 Hill Way Detached $275,000 2 1 960
36 Wheatherstone Condo $300,000 3 2.5 1692
15112 Quarry Rd Detached $364,900 3 2 1968
820 Boca Ratan Dr Detached $399,000 4 3 2220
4793 Auburn Ln Attached $450,000 3 2.5 2083
5431 Willow Ct Attached $475,000 3 2.5 2465
15941 Inverurie Rd Detached $495,000 4 2 2611
37 Berwick Rd Detached $510,000 3 2 2198
4311 Orchard Way Detached $615,000 4 2.5 2804
760 Timberline Dr Detached $624,500 4 3 3058
5335 Carman Grove Ln Detached $695,000 3 2.5 2316
17024 Canal Circle Detached $785,000 3 1 1267
2221 Overlook Dr Detached $799,000 3 2.5 3628
5590 Koderra Ave Detached $828,800 4 2.5 3289
3788 Southshore Blvd Detached $900,000 3 3 3224
769 2nd St Detached $1,150,000 5 2.5 3308
610 9th St Detached $1,200,000 4 3.5 3690
3914 Edens Edge Dr Detached $1,745,000 5 5.5+.5 6891
129 Furnace St Condo $1,995,000 4 4.5 5772
3142 Lakeview Blvd Detached $4,350,000 4 5 5554

Pending Sales (May 25-31, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Baths SF DOM
4 Crestfield Ct #4 Condo $145,000 2 1 923 14
19 Crestfield Ct Condo $157,000 2 1 923 19
226 Ridgeway Rd Condo $170,000 1 1 756 5
5276 W Sunset Dr Detached $319,000 2 1 840 23
5340 Chinook Ct Detached $374,500 3 2 1801 5
1637 Devon Ln Detached $399,900 4 2.5 2494 7
15921 Kimball St Detached $499,900 3 2 2309 3
147 Del Prado St Detached $519,000 3 3 2790 31
17101 Chapin Way Detached $519,000 3 2 1949 74
17820 Westview Dr Detached $524,900 3 2.5 2407 25
4736 Amherst Ct Attached $575,000 3 2.5 2812 4
1982 Park Forest Ave Detached $585,000 4 3 2765 24
14309 Meadow Grass St Detached $599,999 4 2.5 2620 1
2737 Tolkien Ln Detached $699,000 4 3.5 4397 3
5864 Stewart Glenn Ct Detached $790,000 4 2.5 3224 4
18430 Pilkington Rd Detached $795,000 4 3 2946 18
851 9th St Detached $999,900 4 2.5 2699 6
15451 Village Dr Detached $1,075,000 3 3.5 4154 12
3140 Douglas Circle Detached $1,395,000 4 3.5 4333 54

Sold/Closed (May 25-31, 2015)

Address Type List Price Closed Price Sq Ft CDOM
44 Cervantes Cir #44 Condo $132,500 $125,000 912 21
16250 Pacific Hwy #67 Condo $149,900 $140,000 841 45
191 Oswego Summit Condo $150,000 $100,000 1506 304
16200 Pacific Hwy #21 Condo $269,000 $259,000 1,190 113
15434 Stephanie Ct Attached $315,000 $320,000 1566 2
7 Condolea Dr Condo $380,000 $380,000 2388 23
44 Northview Ct Attached $385,000 $385,000 2340 7
4972 Galen St Attached $430,000 $421,000 1942 175
5189 Tualata Ln Detached $475,000 $440,000 2422 150
683 5th St Detached $450,000 $450,000 2100 0
556 6th St Detached $450,000 $450,000 1560 0
1297 Hide a Way Ln Detached $525,000 $522,000 1832 6
18728 Bryant Rd Detached $544,995 $524,995 2736 45
3170 Royce Way Detached $539,900 $535,000 3193 6
5326 Childs Rd Detached $549,901 $538,000 1801 57
17650 Westview Dr Detached $579,900 $555,000 2849 101
3009 Wembley Park Rd Detached $598,500 $570,000 1704 122
4201 Haven St Detached $649,900 $625,000 2678 33
77 Garibaldi St Detached $829,000 $817,000 3023 49
496 8th St Detached $879,000 $850,000 2899 35
1901 Summit Dr Detached $899,000 $899,000 3444 7
720 Kenola Ct Detached $1,200,000 $985,000 3727 53

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.

Market Activity May 4-10, 2015

Another great week in real estate has come to pass. Last week Lake Oswego had 20 new listings, 29 pending sales, and 11 closed sales.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS for last week:

New on the Market (May 4-10, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Bths SF
47 Eagle Crest DR #43 Condo $124,900 2 1 932
19 Crestfield Ct Condo $157,900 2 1 923
5849 Fernbrook Circle Detached $275,000 3 1.5 1239
16173 Lake Forest Blvd Detached $335,000 3 1 1334
208 Greenridge Dr Attached $337,500 3 2 1392
5276 W Sunset Dr Detached $349,000 2 1 840
44 Northview Ct Attached $385,000 2 3 2340
17902 Meadowlark Ln Detached $519,900 3 2.5 1950
17820 Westview Dr Detached $524,900 3 2.5 2407
1500 Woodland Terr Detached $559,000 4 2.5 2798
1982 Park Forest Ave Detached $585,000 4 3 2765
17336 Hunter Ct Detached $609,900 3 2.5 3023
18295 Westview Dr Detached $624,950 4 3 3580
55 Northshore Rd #11 Condo $749,000 2 1.5 1910
14053 Pilkington Rd Detached $795,000 4 3 2946
18493 Ray Ridge Dr Detached $1,125,000 4 3.5+.5+.5 4401
4350 Lords Ln Detached $1,199,000 5 4 3888
2464 Palisades Crest Dr Detached $1,199,000 4 2.5 3897
583 2nd St Condo $1,250,000 2 2.5 2304
14053 Amberwood Circle Detached $782,500 3 3 3126

Pending Sales (May 4-10, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Baths SF DOM
104 Oswego Summit Condo $99,000 1 1 764 4
44 Eagle Crest Dr #26 Condo $136,500 2 1 908 0
4000 Carmen Dr G101 Condo $149,900 2 2 869 12
3892 Botticelli St Condo $225,000 3 2 1288 32
1316 Cedar St Detached $230,000 1 1 1594 0
48 Eagle Crest Dr 3D Condo $248,000 2 2 1434 20
16200 Pacific Hwy #21 Condo $269,000 2 2 1190 113
668 McVey Ave #76 Condo $274,900 2 1 836 14
5860 Lakeview Blvd Detached $289,900 2 1.5 1435 14
4324 Woodside Circle Attached $309,900 2 2 1216 3
13985 Sundeleaf Dr Detached $359,990 3 2 1278 23
18651 Don Lee Way Detached $399,000 4 2 1630 21
14710 Davis Ln Attached $399,999 2 2.5 1680 3
16953 Greentree Ave Detached $420,000 4 3 1941 4
4596 Lamont Way Detached $424,900 4 2 2236 7
18481 Waxwing Circle Detached $453,000 3 2.5 1840 52
16915 Crestview Dr Detached $459,000 4 2.5 2180 8
5221 Rosewood St Detached $469,000 3 2.5 2226 18
6276 Frost Ln Detached $489,900 4 3.5 2304 17
4725 Firwood Rd Detached $569,900 4 2.5 2557 6
17833 Hillside Way Detached $575,000 4 3 2668 32
2464 Marylhaven Pl Detached $610,000 4 2.5 2898 4
17244 Fernwood Dr Detached $649,900 4 2.5 2617 7
17065 Tualatin St Detached $739,000 3 2.5 2733 9
5955 Sunbrook Dr Detached $759,000 4 3 3110 5
15195 Lily Bay Ct Detached $898,000 4 2.5 4099 66
3301 Upper Dr Detached $1,295,000 4 3.5 4555 29
2322 Knaus Rd Detached $1,595,000 4 3.5+.5 4875 19
1495 Oak Terrace Detached $1,995,950 4 4 3983 542

Sold/Closed (May 3-10, 2015)

Address Type List Price Closed Price Sq Ft CDOM
15938 Quarry Rd A5 Condo $164,900 $159,000 996 7
668 McVey Ave #33 Condo $284,900 $270,000 852 58
3 Condolea Dr Condo $325,000 $296,500 2198 146
13901 Sundeleaf Dr Detached $399,000 $378,000 1,900 60
629 5th St Detached $529,000 $425,000 1122 266
1981 Summit Dr Detached $647,500 $490,000 2579 630
18640 Tualata Ave Detached $463,500 $525,000 2076 4
238 5th St Detached $725,000 $635,000 2134 69
17656 Woodhurst Pl Detached $825,000 $760,000 4597 51
13554 Peters Rd Detached $899,850 $885,000 3036 36
3131 Westview Ct Detached $1,150,000 $1,120,000 4688 4

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.

Economic Recovery

The great recession of 2007-2013 is now well in the past with just a few lingering elements. I thought it would be helpful to share some insight on how this may affect your decision to buy or to sell a home.

Is it time to become a homeowner, again?

I am now seeing folks who lost their home to foreclosure, shortsale, or perhaps went through a bankruptcy getting back into home ownership. This chart was given to me by Ginny Schider, a wonderful loan officer at Pacific Residential Mortgage (503-319-3646). It shows the wait time necessary before you can be eligible for a new mortgage if you have experienced one of these events:

Loan Program Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Shortsales Foreclosure
or Deed-in-liew
Fannie Mae
Insured Loans 4 years from discharge 2 years from discharge 4 years 7 years
4 years from dismissal
Feddie Mac 5 years 5 years 4 years 7 years
Insured Loans
FHA 2 years from discharge 12 months acceptable 3 years 3 years
payment history
USDA 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years
VA 2 years from discharge 2 years from discharge 2 years 2 years

I have worked with folks in this situation and I’ve got to say it one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had as a Realtor. Seeing folks who have been through hard times getting back on their feet and moving forward with the ability to rebuild their lives.

Still a few lingering foreclosures and shortsales
It’s referred to as the shadow inventory. These are distressed properties that banks have been holding onto. They simply did not want to release too many foreclosures all at the same time. Foreclosures and shortsales tend to sell for less. So if too many happen all at once, they tend to cause declining home values. Banks addressed this by not putting them on the market. Some are vacant homes that are just sitting in neighborhoods because the house has already been foreclosed upon. Others are home owners who know their house is in foreclosure, but the bank has not finalized it. I am aware of people who have been living in homes, not making mortgage payments, but not being kicked out, for years. I believe banks choose to allow this to happen because if the person in default is still in the house, then the house is being heated and watched over. It is simply safer for the property.

I don’t know how long it will take for these hold out foreclosures to be sold, but they are continuing to trickle onto the market.

Shortsales have become much less common. This is because as values have come back, many home owners are now no longer under water with a mortgage that is greater than their home value. This is not to say that they are not still happening. It is simply less frequent.

So, while the recession is technically over, effects from it are still happening. And if you are someone who went through a bankruptcy, foreclosure, or shortsale, the good news is you may be approaching the time when you can become a home owner again. Don’t hesitate to give Whitney, Linda, or myself a call if you need a good Realtor!

Dianne

Market Activity April 13-19, 2015

We are continuing to see more houses selling than houses coming on the market. This means inventory is tight and it is more of a seller’s market. The majority of houses are selling quite quickly, but there are still a few that have had extended market time. This reflects how important it is to get the pricing right when you list your house for sale. Priced right it will sell fast!

Last week in Lake Oswego we had 19 houses come onto the market, 26 move to pending status, and 24 closed sales.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

New on the Market (Apr 13-19, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Bths SF
48 Eagle Crest Dr 3D Condo $248,000 2 2 1434
13985 Sundeleaf Dr Detached $359,990 3 2 1278
18651 Don Lee Way Detached $399,000 4 2 1630
17270 Bryant Rd Detached $399,000 3 3 2619
13431 Vermeer Dr Detached $499,000 3 2.5 2700
13951 Shireva Ct Detached $499,900 4 3 2185
5695 Washington Ct Detached $515,000 4 2 1769
5600 Dogwood Dr Detached $525,000 3 2 1908
5554 Royal Oaks Dr Detached $539,000 3 2 1861
4979 Galen St Detached $579,900 4 2.5 3298
221 6th St Detached $625,000 3 2 1508
2699 Tolkien Ln Detached $670,000 4 2.5 3115
13010 Sierra Vista Dr Detached $774,900 5 3.5 3450
4055 Orchard Dr Detached $795,000 5 3.5 3354
16987 Alder Circle Detached $839,000 3 2.5 1987
1821 Oak St Detached $899,000 4 3.5 5510
17353 Ridgeview Ct Detached $1,285,000 4 3.5 4032
14 Dover Way Detached $1,485,000 5 3.5 4593
2322 Knaus Rd Detached $1,595,000 4 3.5+.5 4875

Pending Sales (Apr 13-19, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Baths SF DOM
48 Eagle Crest Dr 1C Condo $99,900 2 2 1370 231
16250 Pacific Hwy #82 Condo $150,000 1 1 841 17
4 Touchstone #89 Condo $155,000 3 2.5 1351 72
1400 Bonniebrae Dr Attached $185,000 2 1 864 4
45 Eagle Crest Dr #219 Condo $189,000 3 2 1537 5
4107 Jefferson Pkwy Condo $237,500 2 2.5 1367 7
4283 Woodside Circle Attached $359,900 4 2 2032 10
1878 Mapleleaf Rd Detached $399,900 3 1.5 1347 5
5866 Ridgetop Ct Detached $407,500 3 2 1866 2
5210 Coventry Ct Detached $510,000 3 2.5 2135 2
1901 Woodland Terr Detached $519,000 4 3 2944 1
1119 Oak St Detached $529,900 4 2.5 2123 99
5326 Childs Rd Detached $549,901 3 2.5 1801 57
17650 Westview Dr Detached $565,000 4 3 2849 101
238 5th St Detached $657,000 3 2 2134 69
15 Nansen Summit Detached $685,000 3 2.5 3098 17
4125 Hedge Nettle Ct Detached $715,000 4 2.5 2890 6
4123 Chad Dr Detached $795,000 4 3.5 3833 186
18977 Barton Rd Detached $875,000 4 3.5+.5 5076 30
49 Briarwood Rd Detached $950,000 3 2 2162 138
13017 Knaus Rd Detached $1,249,000 4 3.5 46990 329
1059 Bayberry Rd Detached $1,399,950 4 3.5 3550 89
2410 Summit Ct Detached $1,595,000 3 3.5 3750 0
2493 Southshore Blvd Detached $2,895,000 5 5.5 7112 458
1780 Ridgecrest Dr Detached $3,750,000 4 5.5 6000 35

Sold/Closed (Apr 13-19, 2015)

Address Type List Price Closed Price Sq Ft CDOM
44 Eagle Crest Dr #1 Condo $134,900 $134,900 908 3
48 Eagle Crest Dr Condo $184,900 $152,500 1623 65
5225 Jean Rd Condo $170,000 $165,000 1100 10
900 Cornell St Detached $314,000 $295,000 1,300 24
668 McVey Ave #72 Condo $325,000 $325,000 1184 2
44 Oriole Ln Detached $389,000 $393,000 2156 6
134 Kingsgate Rd Detached $399,000 $397,100 1794 5
732 Clara Ct Detached $499,900 $402,500 2935 713
14201 Dolph Ct Detached $449,000 $432,500 1864 53
13855 Verte Ct Detached $449,000 $450,000 1835 12
1725 Fernwood Dr Detached $479,000 $460,000 1580 13
18768 Wood Duck St Detached $599,900 $477,500 2940 346
13721 Regency Ct Detached $509,500 $492,500 2311 102
18706 Bryant Rd Detached $519,995 $499,995 2400 23
6 Northview Ct Attached $532,500 $522,000 3200 14
1015 Southshore Blvd Detached $629,000 $603,500 3882 43
5665 Grand Oaks Dr Detached $780,000 $720,000 4226 1
1785 Palisades Terrace Dr Detached $799,000 $735,275 5052 227
2109 Wembley Park Rd Detached $795,000 $795,000 3154 73
2726 Rivendell Rd Detached $849,000 $849,000 3315 2
816 4th St Detached $949,900 $949,900 2699 9
703 5th St Detached $979,000 $979,000 2,719 4
17335 Canal Circle Detached $1,050,000 $1,050,000 2092 0
17138 Cedar Rd Detached $1,569,000 $1,410,000 3017 89

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.

Tree City USA

“The wonder is that we can see these trees and not wonder more”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

This year Lake Oswego is celebrating 26 years as a designated Tree City USA! This is given to cities that demonstrate a strong commitment to managing and caring for trees by the National Arbor Day Foundation. With Arbor week being April 5-11, it seem appropriate to do some bragging about the beautiful trees in Lake Oswego.

trees 002The Natural Resources Advisory Board for the city designates significant trees in the city as “Heritage Trees”. Four new trees are being given this designation this year: two sycamores at 16584 Roosevelt Avenue, a giant sequoia at 14145 Redwood Ct, and a madrone at Oswego Pioneer Cemetary on Stafford Road. That brings the total number of trees with this designation to 35.

In honor of Arbor Week, the city has got some pretty fun events planned:

Free the Trees is a concept that began in Springbrook Park. The idea is that while it is hard to clear all of the English Ivy out of the Park all at once, if it’s done gradually it gets done over time. English Ivy, left to grow unchecked, kills trees. People who take walks through the park were asked trim and remove the ivy around one tree while on their walk. It worked! If you would like to join in the effort, you can get more information by contacting Babs Hamachek at bhamachek@ci.oswego.or.us.

trees 003Stafford Grove Tree Planting & Poetry Reading. Thursday, April 9, 1:30-2:30, 1061 Sunningdale Rd. Join the Forest Hills/First Edition Neighborhood Association in planting a tree, and then listen to former Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Peterson reading poetry.

Barnyard Tales & Heritage Tree Walk. Wednesday, April 8, 10-11am at Luscher Farm, 125 Rosemont Road. Lynne Bacon, a renowned storeyteller, will be holding a story time on the farm followed by a visit to the Heritage Trees that are located on the farm. Space is limited, so you need to register, although it is a free event. Register on line at www.loparks.org, use activity code #10646.

Blossoming Tree Craft. Saturday, April 9, 2-4pm, LO Library, 706 4th St. Make beautiful blossoming tree crafts. For all ages of tree lovers.

I personally have 4 HUGE trees in my yard, 3 firs and a glorious English walnut. They really enhance the feeling of sanctuary that I feel about my home.

Trees
-Joyce Kilmer
“I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree…….”

As always, thanks for reading the blotter,
Dianne

Market Activity March 23-29, 2015

It was exactly 28 years ago today that I got my real estate license, no foolin’! I have always found amusement in the anniversary. I can not believe it has been 28 years, seriously. I’ve gone from being the young new agent to the seasoned “mature” agent. I love it!

Just 12 new listings last week certainly reflects that it was spring break. People were likely out and about vacationing and enjoying their families. 22 pending sales is also a refection of the holiday from school that freed up families to look for a new home. We also had 20 closed sales.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

New on the Market (March 23-29, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Bths SF
47 Eagle Crest Dr #52 Condo $89,000 1 1 666
100 Kerr Parkway #52 Condo $105,000 1 1 617
4 Touchstone#107 Condo $158,000 3 2.5 1351
3970 Carman Dr Condo $219,900 2 2.5 1129
5062 Foothills Dr H Condo $250,000 3 2 1252
5364 Rosewood St Detached $449,900 4 2.5 1980
4711 Rembrandt Ln Detached $450,000 3 2.5 2050
6192 Harrington Ave Detached $489,000 5 3 2817
18530 Bryant Rd Detached $514,995 3 2.5 2400
1426 Greentree Circle Detached $545,000 4 3 3216
639 Carrera Ln Detached $849,000 5 3.5 4305
19300 Stafford Rd Detached $1,995,000 4 2.5 6065

Pending Sales (March 23-29, 2015)

Address Type Price BR Baths SF DOM
320 Cervantes Circle Condo $123,000 2 1 832 44
44 Eagle Crest Dr #3 Condo $145,000 3 2 1065 25
15938 Quarry Rd A-5 Condo $164,900 2 1 996 7
48 Eagle Crest Dr Condo $166,500 3 2 1623 65
5530 Bonita Rd Detached $398,000 3 2 1200 34
134 Kingsgate Rd Detached $399,000 3 2.5 1794 5
13901 Sundeleaf Dr Detached $399,000 4 3 1900 60
4909 Lower Dr Detached $425,000 4 2.5 1992 72
17280 Westview Dr Detached $429,000 4 3 2324 6
103 Garibaldi St Detached $479,000 3 3.5 3322 1215
18582 Bryant Rd Detached $499,995 3 2.5 2400 7
1119 Oak St Detached $529,900 4 2.5 2123 76
980 C Ave Detached $539,900 3 2 1312 65
279 Evergreen Rd Attached $639,000 3 3.5 2136 9
2189 Fernwood Circle Detached $650,000 4 2.5 2921 4
4945 Parkhill St Detached $659,900 5 2.5 3302 0
1670 Pine St Detached $675,000 4 3.5 3286 17
667 3rd St Attached $679,000 6 6 3120 10
15947 Waluga Dr Detached $725,000 4 2.5 3370 18
4405 Sundew Ct Detached $789,000 5 3.5 4820 11
715 4th St Detached $1,015,000 3 2.5 2762 3
4077 Westview Rd Detached $1,748,000 4 4 3644 17

Sold/Closed (March 23-29, 2015)

Address Type List Price Closed Price Sq Ft CDOM
106 Oswego Summit Condo $165,000 $165,000 1140 5
16805 Gassner Ln Detached $225,000 $225,000 1092 7
1260 Hallinan St Detached $298,000 $298,000 1325 4
4287 Haven St Detached $375,000 $375,000 1,200 1
3402 Lake Grove Ave Detached $414,900 $395,000 1686 102
7 Bernini Ct Detached $549,000 $420,000 3314 376
12836 Sierra Vista Dr Detached $449,000 $425,000 2166 19
5926 Dove Ct Detached $435,000 $450,000 1807 2
886 9th St Detached $469,500 $450,000 860 23
18929 Terry Ave Detached $499,900 $480,000 2441 20
1710 Glenmorrie Terrace Detached $499,900 $505,000 2865 135
3285 Childs Rd Detached $599,900 $612,000 2693 3
4258 Albert Circle Detached $689,000 $625,000 2745 197
19242 Indian Springs Rd Detached $749,900 $745,000 3365 35
5488 Southwood Dr Detached $799,000 $788,500 3280 112
1136 Westward Ho Rd Detached $1,190,000 $780,000 3344 324
568 9th St Detached $925,000 $900,000 2825 85
12810 Alto Park Rd Detached $944,000 $981,000 3834 97
18224 Bella Terra Dr Detached $1,225,000 $1,160,000 3834 97
2490 Summit Dr Detached $2,200,000 $2,020,000 3000 212

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.