Last week brought us 21 new listings, 8 pending sales, and 10 closed sales. Please let Linda or I know if you would like any further information about any of these houses. It is both easy and no trouble to send you information. We are here to be of help.
Here is the latest market activity for Lake Oswego (see below the tables for additional notes):
NEWLY LISTED (September 7—September 13, 2009)
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LIST PRICE
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TOT. BEDS
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TOT. BATHS
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TOT. SQ FT
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PROP TYPE |
LIST DATE
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| Address | List Price | # BR | # BTHS | Total SF | Prop Type | List Date | ||
| 100 KERR PKWY | $99,990 | 1 | 1 | 775 | CONDO | 9/11/2009 | ||
| 4 TOUCHSTONE | $119,900 | 2 | 2 | 984 | CONDO | 9/9/2009 | ||
| 1547 BOCA RATAN DR | $219,900 | 2 | 1.1 | 1,008 | ATTACHD | 9/9/2009 | ||
| 16250 PACIFIC HWY | $229,900 | 3 | 2 | 1,626 | CONDO | 9/8/2009 | ||
| 15 BLOCH TER | $294,900 | 3 | 2.1 | 1,973 | ATTACHD | 9/10/2009 | ||
| 6015 FERNBROOK CIR | $324,900 | 3 | 1.1 | 1,250 | DETACHD | 9/10/2009 | ||
| 1723 CONIFER DR | $324,950 | 3 | 2 | 1,602 | DETACHD | 9/10/2009 | ||
| 15930 WALUGA DR | $329,000 | 3 | 1.1 | 1,040 | DETACHD | 9/10/2009 | ||
| 17752 SCHALIT WAY | 329900 | 3 | 2 | 1,463 | DETACHD | 9/9/2009 | ||
| 15 ORIOLE LN | 345000 | 2 | 2 | 1,470 | DETACHD | 9/13/2009 | ||
| 1255 BAYBERRY RD | 390000 | 3 | 2 | 1,901 | DETACHD | 9/8/2009 | ||
| 18 ABELARD ST | 462000 | 4 | 3 | 2,101 | DETACHD | 9/11/2009 | ||
| 7 CELLINI CT | 659000 | 5 | 3.1 | 3,560 | DETACHD | 9/10/2009 | ||
| 371 6TH ST | 699900 | 3 | 3.1 | 2,258 | ATTACHD | 9/13/2009 | ||
| 2630 RIVENDELL RD | 769900 | 4 | 3.1 | 4,611 | DETACHD | 9/9/2009 | ||
| 2235 GLEN HAVEN RD | 779000 | 5 | 2 | 2,778 | DETACHD | 9/12/2009 | ||
| 1708 VILLAGE PARK LN | 899000 | 4 | 2.1 | 3,211 | DETACHD | 9/11/2009 | ||
| 2757 LAKEVIEW BLVD | 960000 | 4 | 3 | 3,321 | DETACHD | 9/9/2009 | ||
| 507 ASH ST | 988000 | 2 | 3 | 2,700 | DETACHD | 9/8/2009 | ||
| 19575 35TH CT | 1495000 – 1575000 | 4 | 3 | 6,081 | DETACHD | 9/10/2009 | ||
| 961 TERRACE DR | 3495000 | 4 | 4.2 | 5,795 | DETACHD | 9/7/2009 |
PENDING SALES (September 7 -September 13, 2009)
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LIST PRICE
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TOT. BEDS
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TOT. BATHS
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TOT. SQ FT
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PROP TYPE |
DOM
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| Address | List Price | # BR | # BTHS | Total SF | Prop Type | List Date | CDOM | ||
| 3688 SPRING LN | $164,500 | 2 | 2 | 1,120 | CONDO | 6/19/2009 | 81 | ||
| 166 OSWEGO SMT | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 1,506 | CONDO | 3/13/2009 | 180 | ||
| 839 F AVE | $325,000 | 3 | 1 | 1,516 | DETACHD | 4/17/2009 | 147 | ||
| 891 G AVE | $419,000 | 5 | 2.1 | 2,420 | DETACHD | 6/11/2009 | 88 | ||
| 5044 GREENSBOROUGH CT | $449,000 | 3 | 2.1 | 2,124 | DETACHD | 7/25/2009 | 49 | ||
| 1670 VILLAGE PARK LN | $779,000 | 4 | 2.1 | 3,466 | DETACHD | 7/17/2009 | 53 | ||
| 2304 OSWEGO GLEN CT | $850,000 | 4 | 2.1 | 3,896 | DETACHD | 8/15/2009 | 247 | ||
| 17960 SARAH HILL LN | $1,079,000 | 5 | 3.1 | 4,800 | DETACHD | 4/1/2009 | 163 |
SOLD (September 7-September 13, 2009)
| ADDRESS | ORIG. PRICE | SALE PRICE |
TOT. BEDS
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TOT. BATHS
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TOT. SQ FT
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PROP TYPE |
DOM
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| Address | O/Price | Close Price | # BR | # BTHS | Total SF | Prop Type | CDOM | ||
| 1057 C AVE | $295,000 | $250,000 | 2 | 1 | 1,048 | DETACHD | 81 | ||
| 800 WOODWAY CT | $339,000 | $322,000 | 4 | 3 | 2,066 | DETACHD | 107 | ||
| 13024 ROGERS RD | $389,900 | $327,000 | 4 | 1 | 1,826 | DETACHD | 83 | ||
| 6 NORTHVIEW CT | $525,000 | $450,000 | 4 | 3.1 | 3,188 | ATTACHD | 115 | ||
| 13500 TWIN CREEK LN | $572,500 | $517,500 | 4 | 2.1 | 3,049 | DETACHD | 77 | ||
| 5831 SUNCREEK DR | $685,000 | $620,000 | 4 | 2.1 | 2,733 | DETACHD | 27 | ||
| 4305 UPPER DR | $749,000 | $700,000 | 4 | 2.1 | 3,474 | DETACHD | 78 | ||
| 14135 EDENBERRY DR | $799,900 | $744,000 | 4 | 2.1 | 3,174 | DETACHD | 98 | ||
| 3270 LAKEVIEW BLVD | 1399000 | 1125000 | 3 | 3 | 3,295 | DETACHD | 147 | ||
| 13770 CAMEO CT | 2298000 | 1700000 | 4 | 5.1 | 6,669 | DETACHD | 198 |
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.
The open house, a long standing tradition for marketing and selling a home, or a total waste of time? It’s actually a pretty controversial subject among Realtors. Some believe in them and others refuse to do them. I fall into the first category. I hold open a house pretty much every Sunday and some Sundays I will do a couple of open houses. I make a commitment to people who list their homes with me that I will promise one advertised open per month, at a minimum. I will do more if my time allows. This commitment keeps me pretty busy. It means that I do LOTS of open houses. And that is probably why I think that they work.
I have a very great fondness for the 
This subject is leading me to a little bit of Oregon history. As you drive around the metro area you’ll see quite a few roads that feature the word ferry in their name: Taylor’s Ferry Rd, Graham’s Ferry Rd, Scholls Ferry Rd. And here in Lake Oswego, Boones Ferry Rd is one of the major streets in town. These roads were conveniently named to lead travelers back in the days before we had bridges across the Willamette River to the many ferries that aided with these crossings. Boones Ferry Road led to the Boones Ferry, which was located where what is now Boones Bridge in Wilsonville (actually the current location of the Boones Bridge across I-5). Boones Ferry was operated by Alphonso Boone, a grandson of Daniel Boone.