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Market Activity ~ June 29 – July 5, 2015

Basic CMYKIt’s hot, and real estate activity shows no sign of cooling anytime soon!

Last week in Lake Oswego we saw 13 New properties enter the market, 26 move to Pending status, and 32 “Closed”/Sold.

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

NEW on Mkt (June 29 – July 5, 2015)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type
44 EAGLE CREST DR #29 $139,900 1 1 798 CONDO
5225 JEAN RD #203 $219,950 3 2 1400 CONDO
27 AQUINAS ST $380,000 3 2.1 1568 DETACHD
15601 TANAGER DR $435,000 3 2.1 2046 DETACHD
16935 LAKERIDGE DR $637,500 5 3 3048 DETACHD
1545 CLOVERLEAF RD $640,000 4 3.1 2723 DETACHD
2 CREEKSIDE TER $649,990 5 2.1 2906 DETACHD
17901 MEADOWLARK LN $729,000 4 3 4044 DETACHD
14009 CHELSEA DR $765,000 4 2.1 3060 DETACHD
14102 Goodall RD $950,000 3 2.1 3000 DETACHD
1944 PALISADES TERRACE DR $954,000 4 2.1 4256 DETACHD
14050 GOODALL RD $2,150,000 5 4.2 6714 DETACHD
2912 WEMBLEY PARK RD 1200000 – 1400000 4 4.1 4500 DETACHD

PENDING SALES (June 29 – July 5, 2015)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
100 KERR PKWY #2 $139,000 2 2 820 CONDO 8
200 BURNHAM RD #103 $199,000 1 1 873 CONDO 2
25 ORIOLE LN $299,900 3 2 1460 DETACHD 18
12828 BOONES FERRY RD $320,000 2 2.1 1136 ATTACHD 15
1790 CONIFER DR $325,000 2 1 1003 DETACHD 33
208 GREENRIDGE DR $329,000 3 2 1392 ATTACHD 55
15112 QUARRY RD $329,900 3 2 1968 DETACHD 35
5392 TREE ST $373,900 3 1.1 1232 DETACHD 7
5051 TUALATA LN $410,000 4 2 1581 DETACHD 7
2705 ORCHARD HILL PL $435,000 3 2.1 2250 DETACHD 6
17000 CANYON DR $439,900 3 2 2129 DETACHD 11
6276 FROST LN $449,000 4 3.1 2304 DETACHD 71
14480 CAMDEN LN $475,000 3 2.1 1944 DETACHD 10
2891 DELLWOOD DR $500,000 3 3.1 2928 DETACHD 4
71 TOUCHSTONE $509,900 4 3 2211 DETACHD 3
5554 ROYAL OAKS DR $525,000 3 2 1861 DETACHD 77
4979 GALEN ST $555,000 4 2.1 3298 DETACHD 74
16750 PHANTOM BLUFF CT $614,500 3 3 2267 DETACHD 19
17 EL GRECO ST $644,000 5 2.1 2778 DETACHD 4
38 DA VINCI ST $699,000 4 2.1 2932 DETACHD 4
5364 LANGFORD LN $799,000 3 2.1 3022 DETACHD 27
18977 BARTON RD $875,000 4 3.2 5076 DETACHD 106
4540 LAMONT WAY $949,900 4 2.1 3555 DETACHD 6
595 D AVE $1,075,000 3 3 3760 DETACHD 1
401 9TH ST $1,299,900 4 3.1 4288 DETACHD 138
17096 CHAPIN WAY $1,495,000 4 5 4395 DETACHD 128

SOLD  (June 29 – July 5, 2015)

Address O/Price Close Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
4 TOUCHSTONE #107 $158,000 $158,000 3 2.1 1351 CONDO 26
5051 SW FOOTHILLS DR #31 $209,000 $221,000 2 2 991 CONDO 3
4459 THUNDER VISTA LN $255,000 $260,000 2 2.1 1925 CONDO 32
115 TOUCHSTONE TER $329,900 $334,900 4 2.2 2848 ATTACHD 24
16444 BONAIRE AVE $349,900 $349,900 3 2 1392 DETACHD 14
6461 SW EDGEWOOD ST $399,900 $370,000 4 2.1 1950 DETACHD 72
1647 DEVON LN $399,900 $380,000 4 2.1 2494 DETACHD 13
820 BOCA RATAN DR $399,000 $386,100 4 3 2220 DETACHD 4
3919 SOUTHSHORE BLVD $424,900 $425,000 3 4 2398 DETACHD 3
15365 TWIN FIR RD $468,500 $435,000 3 1 1201 DETACHD 198
4730 FIRWOOD RD $425,000 $438,700 4 2 2124 DETACHD 6
2705 ORCHARD HILL LN $489,000 $489,000 4 2.1 2841 DETACHD 24
15941 INVERURIE RD $495,000 $495,000 4 2 2611 DETACHD 14
17902 MEADOWLARK LN $519,900 $500,000 3 2.1 1950 DETACHD 38
17101 CHAPIN WAY $519,000 $500,000 3 2 1949 DETACHD 74
17820 WESTVIEW DR $524,900 $520,000 3 2.1 2407 DETACHD 25
4798 AUBURN LN $529,000 $529,000 3 3.1 2700 ATTACHD 5
2043 RIDGEWOOD RD $579,900 $585,000 5 3 3016 DETACHD 2
3099 ROSEMARY LN $599,000 $599,000 4 4 4486 DETACHD 9
2699 TOLKIEN LN $670,000 $640,000 4 2.1 3115 DETACHD 32
5312 CHILDS RD $735,000 $735,000 3 3 2507 DETACHD 0
1336 GLENMORRIE DR $709,900 $770,000 3 3.1 3150 DETACHD 3
17572 SHEPHERDS CT $779,900 $775,000 4 3 2983 DETACHD 36
4405 SUNDEW CT $789,000 $789,000 5 3.1 4820 DETACHD 11
4974 CASCARA LN $799,000 $799,000 4 2.1 3351 DETACHD 2
5987 SUNCREEK DR $775,000 $800,000 4 2.1 2932 DETACHD 33
1917 PALISADES LAKE CT $995,000 $894,000 4 2.1 3852 DETACHD 343
1120 HOODVIEW LN $919,900 $925,000 4 3 3454 DETACHD 4
4579 UPPER DR $1,198,000 $1,150,000 4 3.1 3720 DETACHD 20
4350 LORDS LN $1,199,000 $1,175,000 5 4 3888 DETACHD 5
16902 CHAPIN WAY $1,299,000 $1,275,000 5 4 3696 DETACHD 84
3140 DOUGLAS CIR $1,395,000 $1,300,000 4 3.1 4333 DETACHD 54

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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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

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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.

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News & Notes ~ May Numbers

Here are the most recent real estate numbers for Portland and the Lake Oswego/West Linn areas (RMLS lumps them together).

Enjoy!  I hope you find this helpful.

According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area, May, 2015:

  • There were 4,161 New Listings in May which was up 5.4% from the previous month/April, but down 0.7% from May of 2014.
  • At 2,942 May Closed Sales increased 7.6% over April, and were up  18.5% from May of 2014.
  • May Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 3,546, was down a bit from the previous month by 1.9%, and was 18.6% better than May of 2014.
  •  The Average Sale Price in May of $359,100 was up $11,600. from April’s Average of $347,500, and up $23,800 from May of 2014’s $335,300. 

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

    •  414 Active Listings  (364 in April)
    •  276 New Listings    (237 in April)
    •  191 Pending Sales    (200 in March)
    •  155 Closed Sales   (161 in March)
    • Average Sale Price for May of $533,300.  ($506,300. in April)
      • NOTE: Higher-Priced vs Lower-Priced Homes Sales can scew 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  (73in April)
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Market Activity ~ June 8-14, 2015

I’m noticing a lot of the homes that have been on the market awhile are moving now. You’ll notice CDOM (Cumulative Days on Market) numbers below in Pendings and Solds such as 628, 343, 497, 243, 328, 247, 541, 582…  In 100% of these cases, the price has dropped, and significantly. In our outline below, in the “Solds”, for instance, the “Opening Price” is the price at which the latest iteration of the Listing opened. One of these shows an increase, whereas the actual price drop from where the listing originally started was $279,000.  Anyway, the takeaway here is to aim to price your home right at the start as close as possible to what the market shows it will bear… even if its tempting to go higher. You’ll be better off in the long run… and the process will be much shorter : )   ***This is in no way a criticism of the individual homes below or the people involved… (there are always individual circunstances not reflected here) but rather, just an observation & some thoughts based on the historical data as presented by RMLS, and my thoughts on general best practice.

Another thing I thought to be interesting is the number of what I call “Refreshed” Listings.  I regularly go through the “New” Properties and weed out those that have been refreshed/given a new Listing Number (we Realtors often do this to help boost the marketing for a home a little bit), or that have been off the market less than 30 days. This helps me feel confident that our Property Blotter readers are really getting the scoop on actual “New” properties entering the market.  Out of the 24 Properties listed as “New” this week, a full 9 of those were “Refreshed” Listings (thus, the only 15 listed for you below as really New).      Here is some interesting info I put together from a week’s data snapshot as I was looking to see if there are any trends for the Properties that end up being Refreshed:

Prev. DOM Asking Price Drop from Original
128
88 $40,000
192 $74,000
36 $73,000
109 $29,950
84 $20,400
662 $71,000
108 $5,000
22

Last week in Lake Oswego we saw 15 New properties enter the market, 25 move to Pending status, and 23 “Closed”/Sold.

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

NEW on Mkt (June 8-14, 2015)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type
100 KERR PKWY #42 $100,000 2 1.1 822 CONDO
100 KERR PKWY #35 $109,900 1 1 617 CONDO
4433 THUNDER VISTA LN $274,900 2 2.1 1980 CONDO
4965 SUNTREE LN $399,900 3 2.1 1572 DETACHD
16946 LOWER MEADOWS DR $450,000 3 2.1 1795 DETACHD
1559 WORTHINGTON ST $459,900 4 2 2016 DETACHD
5045 GREENSBOROUGH CT $579,900 4 2.1 2107 DETACHD
17721 OVERLOOK CIR $599,900 4 2.1 3172 DETACHD
16750 PHANTOM BLUFF CT $614,500 3 3 2267 DETACHD
18034 WESTVIEW DR $725,000 4 2.1 3562 DETACHD
3232 WEMBLEY PARK RD $749,900 4 3.1 2805 DETACHD
251 D AVE $849,000 4 2.2 2635 DETACHD
2024 PALISADES TERRACE DR $975,000 4 3.1 4819 DETACHD
990 TERRACE DR $1,075,000 4 2.1 3740 DETACHD
706 5TH ST $1,099,900 4 2.1 2730 DETACHD

PENDING SALES (June 8-14, 2015)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
4626 LOWER DR #Main $132,000 2 1.1 1260 CONDO 22
47 EAGLE CREST DR #18 $136,950 2 1 932 CONDO 5
208 OSWEGO SMT #Upper $169,900 2 2 1383 CONDO 4
1790 CONIFER DR $325,000 2 1 1003 DETACHD 15
5547 WASHINGTON CT $349,900 4 2 1300 DETACHD 24
6461 SW EDGEWOOD ST $384,900 4 2.1 1950 DETACHD 72
6352 SW DAWN ST $389,000 3 2 1684 DETACHD 3
14383 HOLLY SPRINGS RD $437,990 5 3 2238 DETACHD 82
1448 CEDAR ST $440,000 4 3 2544 DETACHD 628
18581 WAXWING WAY $469,000 4 2.1 2076 DETACHD 24
15941 INVERURIE RD $495,000 4 2 2611 DETACHD 14
17902 MEADOWLARK LN $514,900 3 2.1 1950 DETACHD 38
27 BECKET ST $549,000 3 2 2724 DETACHD 106
2251 SUMMIT DR $599,000 5 3 2676 DETACHD 118
760 TIMBERLINE DR $599,900 4 3 3058 DETACHD 12
4141 BIRDBILL CT $675,000 5 2.1 2912 DETACHD 8
1770 HEADLEE LN $699,000 2 3 2434 DETACHD 112
5728 BAY CREEK DR $799,000 5 2.1 3504 DETACHD 5
5590 KODERRA AVE $828,800 4 2.1 3289 DETACHD 10
1917 PALISADES LAKE CT $899,000 4 2.1 3852 DETACHD 343
50 BRIARWOOD RD $949,000 6 6 6000 DETACHD 497
4579 UPPER DR $1,198,000 4 3.1 3720 DETACHD 20
1539 LAKE FRONT RD $1,200,000 4 3.1 3385 DETACHD 243
1135 LAKE FRONT RD $2,150,000 4 4 4245 DETACHD 113
1199 FAIRWAY RD $2,799,000 4 4.2 5527 DETACHD 328

SOLD  (June 8-14, 2015)

Address Opening Price Closed Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
47 Eagle Crest DR #43 $124,900.0 $115,000.0 2 1 932 CONDO 25
4630 LOWER DR #Lower $137,000.0 $131,500.0 2 1.1 1260 CONDO 5
4000 CARMAN DR #G101 $149,900.0 $152,000.0 2 2 869 CONDO 12
4 TOUCHSTONE #78 $160,000.0 $166,000.0 3 2.1 1351 CONDO 151
5860 LAKEVIEW BLVD $289,900.0 $289,900.0 2 1.1 1435 DETACHD 14
6288 SEVILLE AVE $295,000.0 $302,500.0 3 2 1470 DETACHD 3
1422 ASH ST $337,500.0 $340,000.0 4 3 2583 DETACHD 137
13985 SUNDELEAF DR $359,990.0 $352,000.0 3 2 1278 DETACHD 23
4283 WOODSIDE CIR $359,900.0 $359,900.0 4 2 2032 ATTACHD 10
3101 WEMBLEY PARK RD $319,000.0 $375,000.0 2 1 858 DETACHD 3
17390 CARDINAL DR $425,000.0 $425,000.0 3 2 1585 DETACHD 2
19 MONTICELLO DR $479,900.0 $450,500.0 6 3 3678 DETACHD 27
18530 BRYANT RD $514,995.0 $521,125.0 3 2.1 2400 DETACHD 14
14309 MEADOW GRASS ST $599,999.0 $610,000.0 4 2.1 2620 DETACHD 1
221 6TH ST $625,000.0 $619,250.0 3 2 1508 DETACHD 14
15 NANSEN SMT $685,000.0 $647,100.0 3 2.1 3098 DETACHD 17
1210 WELLS ST $719,000.0 $656,000.0 6 3.1 4464 DETACHD 247
3180 WESTVIEW CT $875,000.0 $840,000.0 5 3.1 4216 DETACHD 14
15195 LILY BAY CT $898,000.0 $850,000.0 4 2.1 4099 DETACHD 66
17970 ROYCE WAY $1,125,000.0 $1,000,000.0 5 4.1 5355 DETACHD 34
1850 ATHERTON DR $1,179,000.0 $1,125,000.0 3 2.1 4825 DETACHD 581
2410 SUMMIT CT $1,595,000.0 $1,550,000.0 3 3.1 3750 DETACHD 0
1495 OAK TER $1,995,000.0 $2,000,000.0 4 4 3983 DETACHD 542

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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Open Houses

Open houseIt has been a hectic 5 days (2 new listings, both sold within days, whew!) so I apologize for the lateness of this posting. I had intended to do this last week.

Believe it or not, open houses are actually fairly controversial among Realtors. Years ago I worked in an office where one of the agents had a large sign he used at listing appointments. It had the words “Open House” with one of those big red “O’s” with a line through it. In other words, he let people know right up front he would not be doing any open houses. That is one side of the argument, that they don’t work. I am on the other side, I think that they do work.

For some real estate agents I think they feel it is a waste of time. It is true that the Internet is way more affective to generate interest in a house. The other thing that’s affective is correct pricing. And as someone who has spent many, many hours in open houses, it can feel like a waste of time. But I do them anyway.

Why? Because they work. Not every time. In fact, not most of the time. But they are a tool. Why not use every tool available? In 28 years of selling houses, I have held open houses for every listing I have ever had if it stayed on the market for more than a week. This means I do open houses nearly every weekend and sometimes 2 in one day. But you know what? I sell a house off of my open house efforts every now and again. I am writing this post because I sold a listing off of an open house about a week ago.

Now a word of caution. When an open house is held, the listing agent has no control over who attends. This means that the public is coming through the house. As a home owner, you need to put away any tempting items that could be pilfered: jewelry, little clocks and collectables, money, watches, and prescription medications. As a Realtor, you need to not allow anyone to use the bathrooms and you’ve got to keep an eye on the people who come through by going through the house with them and watching them.

In a nutshell, I don’t think open houses are a waste of time. Because I do them, I have seen them work. If I didn’t do them, well that would doom them to failure from the get go.

So here’s wishing you some happy house hunting on a nice, sunny afternoon like today.
Dianne

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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.

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News & Notes ~ April Numbers 2015

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Here are the most recent real estate numbers for Portland and the Lake Oswego/West Linn areas (RMLS lumps them together).

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According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area, April, 2015:

  • There were 3,949 New Listings in April which was up 9.8% from the previous month/March, and up 8.8% from April of 2014.
  • At 2,734 April Closed Sales increased 11.3% over March and were up  27.6% from April of 2014.
  • April Pending Sales (accepted offers), at 3,613, was the strongest April since 2005. Up… 6.8%  from March AND 27.9% better than April of 2014.
  •  The Average Sale Price in April of $347,500 was up $10,300. from March’s Average of $337,200, and $14,900 from April of 2014’s $332,600. 

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

    •  364 Active Listings  (373 in March)
    •  237 New Listings    (209 in March)
    •  200 Pending Sales    (174 in March)
    •  161 Closed Sales   (130 in March)
    • Average Sale Price for April of $506,300.  ($475,900. in March)
      • NOTE: Higher-Priced vs Lower-Priced Homes Sales can scew 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: 73 Days  (104 in March)
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Market Activity ~ May 18-24, 2015

Movin’ right along…………

Last week in Lake Oswego we saw 19 New properties enter the market, 36 move to Pending status, and 20 “Closed”/Sold.

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

NEW on Mkt (May 18-24, 2015)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type
6331 SHAKESPEARE ST $314,900 3 1.1 992 DETACHD
1 PEACOCK PL $348,500 3 2.1 1248 DETACHD
16444 BONAIRE AVE $349,900 3 2 1392 DETACHD
5547 WASHINGTON CT $349,900 4 2 1300 DETACHD
6105 SW SHAKESPEARE ST $399,900 4 2 1550 DETACHD
5748 WINDFIELD LOOP $415,000 3 3 1693 DETACHD
15518 HERITAGE CT $565,000 4 3.1 2700 DETACHD
4220 ALBERT CIR $585,000 3 3 2406 DETACHD
820 LAKE FOREST DR $599,950 4 2.1 2676 DETACHD
345 E AVE $600,000 3 2 1582 DETACHD
17200 CANAL CIR $685,000 2 1.1 1774 DETACHD
5441 BAY CREEK DR $725,000 4 2.1 3117 DETACHD
5349 CARMAN DR $745,000 3 2.1 2633 DETACHD
2395 PALISADES CREST DR $749,000 4 3 3397 DETACHD
104 GARIBALDI ST $799,000 3 2.1 3074 DETACHD
4800 UPPER DR $1,195,000 5 5 5074 DETACHD
4579 UPPER DR $1,198,000 4 3.1 3700 DETACHD
13599 KNAUS RD $1,888,000 5 7 6874 DETACHD
1814 Highlands LOOP $2,295,000 4 4.1 5579 DETACHD

PENDING SALES (May 18-24, 2015)

Address List Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
4630 LOWER DR #Lower $137,000 2 1.1 1260 CONDO 5
336 CERVANTES CIR $139,500 2 1.1 1112 CONDO 198
272 CERVANTES #Lower $159,000 3 2 1209 CONDO 6
48 EAGLE CREST DR #2C $164,900 3 2 1623 CONDO 199
3433 MCNARY PKWY #701 $199,900 2 2.1 1136 CONDO 6
16250 PACIFIC HWY #56 $229,900 2 2 1305 CONDO 439
15495 BRIANNE CT $280,000 2 2.1 1292 ATTACHD 39
208 GREENRIDGE DR $337,500 3 2 1392 ATTACHD 10
21 ORIOLE LN $375,000 2 2 1473 DETACHD 7
1428 GREENTREE CIR $399,950 4 2.1 2236 DETACHD 84
10 ORIOLE LN $410,000 3 2 1536 DETACHD 4
4730 FIRWOOD RD $425,000 4 2 2124 DETACHD 6
304 6TH ST $450,000 1 1 941 DETACHD 21
2705 ORCHARD HILL LN $489,000 4 2.1 2841 DETACHD 24
1427 ASPEN ST $495,000 4 2 2298 DETACHD 2
19226 CHILDS CT $499,000 5 2.5 2552 DETACHD 3
5695 WASHINGTON CT $499,000 4 2 1769 DETACHD 33
14145 REDWOOD CT $539,000 4 3 2452 DETACHD 64
1681 WOODLAND TER $585,000 3 2.1 2304 DETACHD 26
3099 ROSEMARY LN $599,000 4 4 4486 DETACHD 9
4263 SUNSET DR $625,000 3 2.1 3250 DETACHD 27
2699 TOLKIEN LN $670,000 4 2.1 3115 DETACHD 32
5605 SOUTHWOOD DR $689,900 4 2.1 2984 DETACHD 2
1336 GLENMORRIE DR $709,900 3 3.1 3150 DETACHD 3
15761 SPRINGBROOK CT $728,000 4 3 3007 DETACHD 2
13456 PROVINCIAL HILL WAY $729,000 3 2.1 2771 DETACHD 20
5626 GRAND OAKS DR $749,000 3 3.1 3387 DETACHD 21
5987 SUNCREEK DR $775,000 4 2.1 2932 DETACHD 33
16987 Alder CIR $799,000 3 2.1 1989 DETACHD 34
22 HOTSPUR ST $829,000 5 3.1 4002 DETACHD 7
1120 HOODVIEW LN $919,900 4 3 3454 DETACHD 4
2250 SOUTHSHORE BLVD $975,000 4 4.1 4373 DETACHD 1
2609 GLEN HAVEN RD $1,060,000 4 4 3793 DETACHD 66
1411 LAKE FRONT RD $1,395,000 3 4 3349 DETACHD 50
17735 KELOK RD $1,499,000 4 3 4021 DETACHD 163
1836 Highlands LOOP $1,800,000 4 5.1 5400 DETACHD

SOLD  (May 18-24, 2015)

Address Open Price Closed Price # Beds # Baths Total SF Prop Type CDOM
1400 BONNIEBRAE DR $185,000 $175,000 2 1 864 ATTACHD 4
4107 JEFFERSON PKWY $237,500 $245,000 2 2.1 1367 CONDO 7
62 GREENRIDGE CT #Grnd $260,000 $260,000 3 2 1596 CONDO 147
200 BURNHAM RD #209 $299,900 $300,000 2 2 1305 CONDO 5
16875 TRACY AVE $320,000 $315,000 4 2 1825 DETACHD 2
9 CONDOLEA DR #Main $380,000 $364,500 3 3 2198 CONDO 39
550 2ND ST $419,995 $376,000 2 1.2 1540 CONDO 343
321 CERVANTES #Grnd $385,000 $385,000 3 2.1 2474 CONDO 205
5866 RIDGETOP CT $407,500 $407,500 3 2 1866 DETACHD 2
5364 ROSEWOOD ST $449,900 $433,000 4 2.1 1980 DETACHD 28
63 TOUCHSTONE $539,900 $545,000 4 3 2472 DETACHD 4
2550 SOUTHSHORE BLVD $590,000 $565,000 4 3.1 3721 DETACHD 159
1011 Spruce ST $565,000 $585,000 3 2.1 1930 DETACHD 29
80 TANGLEWOOD DR $629,900 $641,000 5 3 2713 DETACHD 3
5157 WOODCREST LN $649,900 $645,000 4 2.1 3144 DETACHD 33
19496 OLSON AVE $750,000 $750,000 4 2.1 3172 DETACHD 1
13371 ATWATER LN $899,000 $899,000 4 3 4795 DETACHD 0
17335 KELOK RD $1,039,000 $930,000 4 3.1 2491 DETACHD 48
717 5TH ST $995,000 $981,200 4 2.1 2809 DETACHD 0
2493 SOUTHSHORE BLVD $2,895,000 $2,650,000 5 5.1 7112 DETACHD 458

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 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.