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March 18, 2016March 18, 2016

Spring Cleaning

Spring is a great time to give your home a good once over. You should do it if you are about to list your house for sale, but you should also do it as a matter of keeping up with maintenance and repair. Being a good steward of your home will maintain and even increase it’s value. So it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to it!

As you sort, wash, and organize, there is likely going to be a good deal of stuff to dispose of. Oregon is a mecca for recycling and properly disposing of debris, so I thought today would be a good time to go over some basics.

Curb side recycling is amazing. Here in LO you can sort your weekly pick up into garbage, recycling, and yard debris. We have 4 different curb side containers. For yard debris you can put small stuff like grass clippings and leaves and for larger stuff you can put in branches and limbs that are cut into sections. No, you can’t have a tree popping out of the top of the can. It has to be cut up and fit into the can. For recycling you can put out paper, plastic containers that have necks (think containers with twist on tops) and tin cans and clean aluminum. Glass has to be sorted separately and put into its own container.

You can not recycle at the curb plastic bags or molded plastic like the clam shells that vegetables come in. You also can not recycle glass light bulbs or broken dishes.

Yard debris can also be put at the curb in biodegradable bags for an extra pick up charge.

But what to do with the things that can’t be recycled curbside? Here are some answers.

Far West Recycling is right her in Lake Oswego (341 Foothills Rd). They take metal, glass, styrofoam, and elctronics. I have recycled old TVs and computers here for a small donation.

S & H Logging is also local (20200 Stafford Rd) and they take yard debris on a large scale. I’m talking pull every single scrap out of your yard and take it in the back of a flat-bed truck quantity of yard debris. The great thing at S & H is that they also sell landscape supplies like bark dust and compost. So you can take to them what you want to get rid of and bring home what you need.

Southmetro is the place to take everything else. Located in Oregon City you can take to them wood waste, garbage, motor oil, paint, appliances, plastics, they pretty much handle it all.

Please, please, please don’t put stuff into landfills that can be recycled. When I travel to other states and see pop cans in the garbage I have a physical reaction to the waste. It is so easy to recycle this stuff. I know not every single citizen of this state is so emphatic, but I do think it is part of our common community. When in Oregon….

Happy house cleaning!
Dianne

March 16, 2016

Market Activity March 7-13, 2016

It’s been another great week of the spring market ramping up. Lots of houses are coming onto the market and lots are selling. Last week in Lake Oswego we saw 21 new listings, 21 going into pending status, and 16 closed sales. With spring break happening next week this trend will only continue. By my memory the new listings will peak in June at about 35 new listings per week.
Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

New on the Market (March 7-13, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	BR	Baths	Sq Ft
86 Kingsgate Rd H 104	Condo	$124,900	2	2	840
73 Oswego Summit	Condo	$179,900	2	2	1212
44 Eagle Crest Dr #28	Condo	$199,000	3	2	1085
5995 Shakespeare St	Detached	$349,500	3	1.5	2590
2500 Greentree Rd	Detached	$399,900	3	2	1502
1304 Laurel ST	Detached	$417,500	3	2	1540
1531 Woodland Terrace	Detached	$448,000	3	2.5	1986
4720 Lower Dr	Detached	$535,000	4	2	2404
5674 La Mesa Ct	Detached	$548,950	3	2	1802
6 Becket St	Detached	$560,000	3	2.5	2843
411 Ridgeway Rd	Detached	$695,000	3	2.5	3094
877 Cornell St	Detached	$698,500	3	3	3041
14540 Uplands Dr	Detached	$750,000	3	2.5	2704
18153 Westminster Dr	Detached	$789,900	4	2.5	3590
1471 Woodland Terrace	Detached	$819,000	5	4.5	5362
568 Weidman Ct	Detached	$819,000	4	3.5	3702
18982 Bryant Rd	Detached	$865,000	4	3.5	3463
19460 Eastside Rd	Detached	$981,750	5	4.5	4521
429 6th ST	Detached	$1,049,000	4	2.5	3205
2543 Palisades Crest Dr	Detached	$1,150,000	3	2.5+.5	4141
13237 Knaus Rd	Detached	$1,995,000	4	4.5	4900

Pending Sales (March 7-13, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	BR	Baths	Sq Ft	CDOM
205 Oswego Summit	Condo	$162,900	2	2	1383	20
69 Galen Rd	Condo	$164,900	2	1	923	4
4000 Carman Dr #88	Condo	$169,000	2	2	836	4
6210 Childs Rd	Detached	$400,000	3	1.5	1296	209
1680 Pine St	Detached	$419,000	3	3	2472	5
4251 Woodside Circle	Attached	$419,000	3	2	2068	18
14352 Sherbrook Pl	Detached	$439,900	3	2.5	1806	96
1899 Country Club Rd	Detached	$449,500	4	2	1612	1
135 Del Prado St	Detached	$520,000	4	2.5	2444	0
51 Tanglewood Dr	Detached	$550,000	4	2.5	2351	3
2500 Park Rd	Detached	$569,000	3	2.5	1811	3
808 Ellis Ave	Detached	$599,000	3	2.5	2108	2
5887 Lower Dr	Detached	$699,000	3	2.5	2526	61
3620 Wren St	Detached	$700,000	4	3.5	2845	5
1317 Laurel ST	Detached	$725,000	3	2.5	2259	81
5876 Ridgetop Ct	Detached	$819,000	4	2.5	3280	6
17193 Lowerberg Terrace	Detached	$889,900	4	2.5	2973	6
18945 Bryant Rd	Detached	$987,000	5	3	4755	133
17540 Ridgeview Ln	Detached	$1,195,000	4	3.5	4345	33
556 7th ST	Detached	$1,219,000	5	3.5	3911	161
17442 Ridgeview Ln	Detached	$1,275,000	4	3.5+.5	5036	228
1164 Crestline Ct	Detached	$1,469,000	5	5.5	6800	58
13056 Knaus Rd	Detached	$1,688,000	4	3.5	5244	1

Sold/Closed (March 7-13, 2016)

Address	Type	List Price	Sold Price	Sq Ft	CDOM
104 Oswego Summit	Condo	$165,000	$145,000	800	25
67 Oswego Summit	Condo	$184,900	$180,000	1,212	88
14850 Twin Fir Rd	Detached	$439,000	$439,900	2,018	2
6286 Harrington Ave	Detached	$474,950	$450,000	3219	249
1140 Hallinan	Detached	$479,950	$464,000	1744	55
149 Middlecrest Rd	Detached	$599,000	$475,000	2302	256
15585 Partridge Dr	Detached	$620,000	$507,000	2604	182
17568 Erin Ct	Detached	$619,900	$615,000	3008	10
17927 Ridge Lake Dr	Detached	$649,000	$621,500	2544	142
547 2nd ST	Condo	$625,000	$625,000	1529	54
15837 Allison Pl	Detached	$679,000	$635,000	3534	125
1992 Palisades Terrace Dr	Detached	$849,900	$825,000	4140	25
5355 Rosalia Way	Detached	$925,000	$915,000	3764	1
2371 Palisades Crest Dr	Detached	$1,198,000	$1,185,000	4270	11
18016 Skyland Circle	Detached	$1,790,000	$1,650,000	6304	240
13599 Knaus Rd	Detached	$2,148,000	$1,953,000	6874	1013

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.

March 3, 2016

Market Activity Report Feb 22nd – 28th, 2016

Hello everybody! Gosh hasn’t the weather been crazy? It is raining cats and dogs one moment and then it is nice and sunny. Did anybody have any trees that where blown down yesterday?

So this last week in the market we saw about 12 new properties on the market. My mother and I saw a few during broker’s tour and I can tell you right now that this is a good week for beautiful and unique houses!
22 houses have gone pending, best of luck on quick closes for our potential new neighbors!
13 homes have closed, welcome to Lake Oswego you guys!

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

New on the Market (Feb 22-28, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	Bedrooms	Bathrooms	Sqft
3916 CARMAN DR	CONDO	239,900	2	21.5	1098
750 1ST ST #35	CONDO	265,000	2	2	1350
1225 CORNELL ST	DETACHED	249,900	3	2	1394
210 STATE ST #8	CONDO	354,500	2	2.5	1614
1402 PARRISH ST	CONDO	379,000	3	2.5	1862
4851 MADRONA ST	DETACHED	449,900	4	2	1500
5829 BENFIELD CT	DETACHED	489,000	4	2.5	1744
3312 SABTINA CT	DETACHED	549,900	3	2	1600
5 CELLINI CT	DETACHED	849,000	5	3.5	4895
336 5TH ST	DETACHED	875,000	3	2.5	2018
348 5TH ST	DETACHED	875,000	3	2.5	2019
149 FURNACE ST #25	DETACHED	1,788,888	3	3.5	4784

Pending Sales (Feb 22-28, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	Bedroom	Bathrooms	DOM
84 OSWEGO SMT #84	CONDO	119,000	1	1	12
104 OSWEGO SMT #104	CONDO	140,000	1	1	25
282 CERVANTES	CONDO	219,900	2	2	8
5056 FOOTHILLS DR C	CONDO	273,500	2	2	10
18567 DON LEE WAY	DETACHED	320,000	3	1	26
82 KINGSGATE RD	DETACHED	349,500	3	2.5	4
11 SUMMIT RIDGE CT	ATTACHED	349,900	2	2.5	42
5363 GREYSTOKE DR	DETACHED	414,900	3	2	167
17311 ASHLEY CT	ATTACHED	465,000	4	2.5	9
4401 OAKRIDGE RD	ATTACHED	489,000	2	2.5	5
6080 SUMMER WOODS	DETACHED	519,900	4	2.5	4
24 PARTRIDGE LN	DETACHED	544,000	4	2.5	266
13852 SHIRVEA DR	DETACHED	550,000	5	3	18
17510 CARDINAL DR	DETACHED	599,500	4	3	3
919 CUMBERLAND RD	DETACHED	605,000	4	3	4
5004 WOODCREST LN	DETACHED	649,900	3	2.5	6
4369 SUNDEW CT	DETACHED	658,950	4	2.5	209
408 NERTHSHORE RD	DETACHED	949,950	4	3.5	70
14365 FOSBERG RD	DETACHED	1,150,000	5	3.5	8
14380 UPLANDS DR	DETACHED	1,150,000	4	3.5	7
3101 WEMBLY PARK RD	DETACHED	1,369,000	4	4	1

Sold/Closed (Feb 22-28, 2016)

Address	Type	List Price	Close Price	Sqft	DOM
6213 HARRINGTON AVE	DETACHED	339,000	332,000	960	79
18088 BELMORE AVE	DETACHED	405,000	393,000	1304	10
5340 CHINOOK CT	DETACHED	410,000	401,000	1862	58
1720 YARMOUTH CIR	DETACHED	445,000	401,000	1914	73
5329 CHARLETON CT	DETACHED	379,900	415,000	1120	8
3759 LANEWOOD ST	DETACHED	419,000	430,000	1783	4
16838 FERNWOOD DR	DETACHED	550,000	440,000	1942	132
13160 PETERS RD	DETACHED	460,000	440,000	1946	11
14221 DOLPH CT	DETACHED	598,000	545,000	2081	23
5646 GRAND OAKS DR	DETACHED	729,000	714,000	3388	33
4810 LAKEVIEW BLVD	DETACHED	839,000	814,000	3511	134
4287 HAVEN ST	DETACHED	1,249,950	1,235,000	4007	18
1933 HIGHLANDS LOOP	DETACHED	2,750,000	2,525,000	5031	187

February 28, 2016February 28, 2016

LO’s Fit Spot

Something very cool has been built in West Waluga Park. It’s an outdoor gym that is free to use. Equipment is there for all major muscles just like you would find at a place like LA Fitness or 24 Hour Fitness. The difference is that there is no roof or walls to keep out the wind or rain, and it’s free. Take a moment here and think about this. No, there is no roof to keep out the rain, but there is also no roof to block the sun and the fresh air. And did I mention that it’s free?

The first time I used the equipment I was totally exhilarated by the feeling of what a great day to be out side and what a privilege to be able to work out in that environment. I have used the equipment many times. I have never found it so busy that I have to wait for others before I can take my turn. I do a lot of walking so I find myself using the upper body equipment. But I also enjoy the cross country machine and they have this machine that you stand on and swing your torso from side to side. I suspect it’s meant to work the sides of your waist, but I enjoy the movement.

If you do decide to give it a go, be sure to read the instructions that are clearly posted on each piece of equipment. As with all exercise, it’s meant to be beneficial and not harmful, but you bear responsibility for doing it right.

West Waluga Park also has a nice paved path around it’s circumference. So if you like the idea of getting in a brisk walk along with the weight training, you can easily do so all in one place. It’s a perfect set up for parents who’s kids want to play and you want to exercise and keep an eye on them.

Yep, I’m a fan of the new fit spot. Located at 15775 Waluga Drive, check it out.
Dianne

February 24, 2016

Market Activity Feb 15-21, 2016

Market activity continues to pick up. Last week in Lake Oswego there were 16 new listings, 25 properties that went into pending status with accepted offers, and 16 closed sales. It continues to be a seller’s market with more homes going pending than coming up for sale. Having said this a property still needs to be in a location and condition that the price supports. 3 of the pendings and 2 of the closed sales still took over 200 days.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

New on the Market (Feb 15-21, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	BR	Baths	Sq Ft
205 Oswego Summit	Condo	$162,900	2	2	1383
4 Touchstone #109	Condo	$163,000	2	2	989
1400 Parrish St	Condo	$349,900	3	2.5	1880
4251 Woodside Circle	Attached	$419,000	3	2	2068
14584 Rainbow Dr	Detached	$545,000	4	3	2570
545 Evergreen Rd	Detached	$550,000	3	2.5	2182
16969 Alder Circle	Detached	$569,000	3	2	1534
5 Westminster Dr	Detached	$579,000	5	3	3104
5004 Woodcrest Ln	Detached	$649,900	3	2.5	2522
17183 Carlson Ct	Detached	$665,000	4	3.5	3366
4208 Albert Circle	Detached	$674,900	5	3	2777
2110 Summit Dr	Detached	$799,900	4	2	2525
14365 Fosberg Rd	Detached	$1,150,000	5	3.5	5343
14380 Uplands Dr	Detached	$1,150,000	4	3.5	2996
17600 Upper Cherry Ln	Detached	$1,299,000	4	3.5	3900
3232 Lakeview Blvd	Detached	$5,450,000	4	5	7925

Pending Sales (Feb 15-21, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	BR	Baths	Sq Ft	CDOM
4 Touchstone #110	Condo	$165,000	2	2	989	28
47 Greenridge Ct	Attached	$229,900	2	1.5	1176	51
19416 Tualamere Ave	Detached	$350,000	3	0.5	1296	6
18440 Donlee Way	Detached	$385,000	3	1	1223	2
5402 Carman Dr	Detached	$400,000	3	1	1699	214
14352 Sherbrook Pl	Detached	$439,900	3	2.5	1806	75
1273 Rockinghorse Ln	Detached	$549,900	3	2.5	2192	154
14489 Camden Ln	Detached	$550,000	5	2.5	2816	2
2220 Fernwood Circle	Detached	$558,950	4	2.5	1882	6
17730 Marylbrook Dr	Detached	$589,900	3	2.5	2951	104
16510 Maple Circle	Detached	$590,000	5	3	2808	4
16805 Old River Dr	Detached	$650,000	3	2	1728	2
104 Garibaldi St	Detached	$699,000	3	2.5	3074	272
6413 McDuff Ct	Detached	$699,900	3	2.5	3091	94
5937 Bay Point Dr	Detached	$729,900	4	2.5	3402	143
4867 Upper	Detached	$789,900	4	3	2845	141
4255 Chad Dr	Detached	$899,900	4	3.5	3853	7
183 Furnace St	Condo	$1,000,000	2	2.5	2126	7
3487 Lake Grove Ave	Detached	$1,095,000	4	3.5	3473	36
1979 Country Club Rd	Detached	$1,149,000	5	5.5	4115	4
2371 Palisades Crest Dr	Detached	$1,198,000	4	3	4270	11
19354 Lorna Ln	Detached	$1,199,000	4	3.5	4169	184
12838 Alto Park Rd	Detached	$1,439,000	4	3.5	4475	145
18016 Skyland Circle	Detached	$1,790,000	4	4.5	6304	240
13599 Knaus Rd	Detached	$2,148,000	5	7	6874	1013

Sold/Closed (Feb 15-21, 2016)

Address	Type	List Price	Sold Price	Sq Ft	CDOM
65 Oswego Summit	Condo	$154,999	$140,000	1140	79
86 Kingsgate Rd F202	Attached	$134,900	$146,000	849	3
44 Eagle Crest Dr #1	Condo	$150,000	$156,500	908	3
31 Crestfield Ct	Condo	$184,500	$184,500	995	2
5800 Sevillle Ave	Detached	$399,000	$309,500	2113	40
19251 Indian Creek Ave	Detached	$350,000	$341,000	1550	40
59 Greenridge Ct	Attached	$369,000	$365,000	2004	19
17273 Bryant Rd	Detached	$395,900	$380,000	1452	251
6105 Shakespeare St	Detached	$400,000	$400,000	1550	227
4660 Upper Dr	Detached	$549,000	$489,000	3100	155
736 Evergreen Rd	Detached	$549,000	$490,000	2172	84
524 Weidman Ct	Detached	$669,000	$705,000	3450	13
14113 Amberwood Circle	Detached	$749,000	$717,500	3514	102
717 5th St	Detached	$1,089,000	$1,075,000	2809	6
1144 Bayberry Rd	Detached	$1,299,900	$1,250,000	3523	60
667 Iron Mountain Blvd	Detached	$1,699,000	$1,650,000	4679	0

February 11, 2016

Market Activity Report Feb 01 – 07, 2016

Hello Everybody!

This week as I was doing the market activity report I thought about what my mother, Dianne Gregoire, had pointed out to me a week before: that there are not many condos available in Lake Oswego right now, or at least it seems this way. As I was doing the report I made a mental note to actually count out the condos that where available, then those that where pending and sold. Turns out she was right: there are only two condos available within the week of 01-07, then one pending, and one that has closed. How weird! Maybe that means we have a lot of condo owners that are happy where they are (I mean can you blame them, Lake Oswego is a pretty wonderful place to live!)

This week we have 9 new listings, 19 pending homes, and 11 sold properties.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

New on the Market (Feb 01-07, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	Bedrooms	Bathrooms	Sqft
4 TOUCHESTONE #155	CONDO	189,900	3	2.5	1351
16913 CANAL CIR	DETACHED	599,000	3	2	2525
17126 HOFFER CT	DETACHED	668,000	3	3	2541
17742 MARYLCREEK DR	DETACHED	780,000	4	2.5	3288
17540 RIDGEVIEW LN	DETACHED	1,195,000	4	3.5	4345
4018 COHO LN	DETACHED	1,199,000	4	4.5	5128
2445 GLENMORRIE DR	DETACHED	1,295,000	5	5	5106
1973 CHERYL CT	DETACHED	1,899,000	5	4.5	6436

Pending Sales (Feb 01-07, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	Bedroom	Bathrooms	DOM
31 CRESTFIELD CT	CONDO	184,500	2	2	2
1755 KILKENNY RD	DETACHED	300,000	3	1	146
4305 SILVER CT	ATTACHED	339,000	3	2.5	7
4333 WOODSIDE CIR	ATTACHED	349,000	3	2	69
16309 LAKE FOREST BLVD	DETACHED	369,900	3	2	120
15948 QUARRY RD	DETACHED	400,000	3	1	227
1720 YARMOUTH CIR	DETACHED	422,800	3	2.5	73
510 2ND ST	ATTACHED	435,000	2	1.5	0
9 ORIOLE LN	DETACHED	439,000	3	3	81
14850 TWIN FIR RD	DETACHED	439,900	4	3	2
15585 PARTRIDGE DR	DETACHED	519,000	4	2.5	182
736 EVERGREEN RD	DETACHED	549,000	3	2	84
2 CREEKSIDE TER	DETACHED	549,900	5	2.5	44
5124 LAKEVIEW BLVD	DETACHED	579,000	4	3	126
14221 DOLPH CT	DETACHED	598,000	3	2.5	23
72 NANSEN SUMMIT	DETACHED	849,000	4	3	140
670 IRON MOUNTAIN BLVD	DETACHED	1,595,000	4	3.5	72
1933 HIGHLANDS LOOP	DETACHED	2,750,000	4	3.5	187

Sold/Closed (Feb 01-07, 2016)

Address	Type	List Price	Close Price	Sqft	DOM
4634 LOWER DR	CONDO	139,900	139,900	1260	4
48 EAGLE CREST DR 5E	CONDO	205,000	197,000	1443	16
5849 FERNBROOK CIR	DETACHED	419,500	421,000	1239	3
4331 LORDS LN	DETACHED	509,000	452,500	2320	89
14356 HOLLY SPRINGS RD	DETACHED	510,000	475,000	1939	60
9 FALSTAFF ST	DETACHED	509,000	485,000	2436	105
6402 FROST ST	DETACHED	499,900	499,000	2800	0
5554 ROYAL OAKS DR	DETACHED	525,000	520,000	1861	262
19365 35TH CT	DETACHED	579,500	598,000	2484	6
3820 SOUTHSHORE BLVD	DETACHED	1,098,888	1,055,000	4855	158
17265 LAKE HAVEN DR	DETACHED	1,429,000	1,495,000	3911	672

February 6, 2016February 6, 2016

Market Snap Shot

In 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

February 3, 2016

Market Activity Jan 25-31, 2016

We are in February now and I expect these numbers to start climbing. Our market peaks in May and June, but it starts to build in February and March. Doing the market activity report for last week in Lake Oswego, the numbers are still pretty small, particularly the new listings. I know that there are buyers right now that are eager to buy but just haven’t found “the one”. If you are planning to sell this spring, I actually think now is a good time to list because you have such low competition.

Last week in Lake Oswego there were 5 new listings, 18 houses moved to pending status, and 13 closed sales.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

New on the Market (Jan 25-31, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	BR	Baths	Sq Ft
104 Oswego Summit	Condo	$165,000	1	1	800
18000 Cardinal Dr	Detached	$674,900	4	3	2750
51 Hillshire Dr	Detached	$715,600	3	2.5+.5	4268
2155 Ridgewood Rd	Detached	$780,000	4	3	3454
17622 Lake Haven Dr	Detached	$1,149,000	3	2

Pending Sales (Jan 25-31, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	BR	Baths	Sq Ft	CDOM
4 Touchstone #110	Condo	$165,000	2	2	989	2
48 Eagle Crest Dr #D2	Condo	$174,900	3	2	1623	78
67 Oswego Summit	Condo	$184,900	2	2	1212	88
48 Eagle Crest Dr	Condo	$185,700	2	2	1545	90
11 Summit Ridge Ct	Attached	$349,900	2	2.5	1576	11
8 Summit Ridge Ct	Attached	$379,900	2	2.5	1642	4
1775 Kilkenny Rd	Detached	$439,900	4	2	2560	42
741 Briercliff Ln	Detached	$519,000	4	3	2765	24
7 Falstaff St	Detached	$519,900	4	2.5	2740	140
1430 Larch St	Detached	$529,000	3	3	2279	34
16060 Pearcy St	Detached	$538,000	3	3.5	2101	4
17927 Ridge Lake Dr	Detached	$629,900	4	2.5	2544	142
1495 Woodland Terrace	Detached	$649,500	4	2.5	3862	12
41 Touchstone	Detached	$675,000	4	3	3092	100
5371 Southwood Dr	Detached	$724,900	3	3	2751	9
18320 River Edge Ln	Detached	$899,000	4	4	4342	290
3133 Douglas Circle	Detached	$1,350,000	4	3.5	3981	41
915 Atwater Rd	Detached	$1,895,000	4	4.5	4102	57

Sold/Closed (Jan 25-31, 2016)

Address	Type	List Price	Sold Price	Sq Ft	CDOM
95 Oswego Summit	Condo	$135,000	$105,000	1116	56
44 Eagle Crest Dr #6	Condo	$139,900	$135,000	798	6
45 Eagle Crest Dr #208	Condo	$185,000	$182,500	1,046	152
17 Summit Ridge Ct	Attached	$342,500	$327,500	1558	0
21 Oriole Ln	Detached	$345,000	$345,000	1473	228
1475 Cherry Crest Dr	Detached	$409,000	$439,000	1739	2
1651 Larch St	Detached	$489,900	$505,000	2225	2
6150 Kenny St	Detached	$599,000	$545,000	2070	150
1330 Pine St	Detached	$799,900	$770,000	3775	149
18262 Bryant Rd	Detached	$975,000	$875,000	3428	601
17620 Woodhurst Pl	Detached	$1,195,000	$975,000	4389	290
3115 Wembley Park Rd	Detached	$1,035,000	$1,035,000	3616	3
12822 Alto Park Rd	Detached	$1,299,000	$1,199,000	3426	179

January 17, 2016

Market Activity Report Jan 04 – Jan 17, 2016

So this week I will be covering the missed week, previous to this one, as well as this up-to-date week. This way we can still get a good look at the market as a whole, and let me tell you: it is looking good! We have lots of new houses that have entered the market, one of which is a house I have been fond of ever sense I was a little girl growing up here in Lake O, you can find this lovely house at 17210 cedar rd.
We have 27 new houses, 39 pending houses, and 15 sold.

Following is the breakdown for you according to RMLS:

New on the Market (Jan 04 – Jan 17, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	Bedrooms	Bathrooms	Sqft
44 EAGLE CREST DR #1	CONDO	150,000	2	1	908
3968 CARMAN DR	CONDO	239,900	2	2.5	1129
17 SUMMIT RIDGE CT	ATTACHED	342,500	2	2.5	1558
11 SUMMIT RIDGE CT	ATTACHED	349,900	2	2.5	1576
21 BRITTEN CT	ATTACHED	359,900	3	2.5	1972
6 THE GROTTO	DETACHED	375,000	3	2	1381
5329 CHARLETON CT	DETACHED	379,900	3	2	1120
18088 BELMORE AVE	DETACHED	405,000	3	1.5	1304
3759 LANEWOOD ST	DETACHED	419,000	3	2.5	1783
13160 PETERS RD	DETACHED	460,000	3	2.5	1946
490 G AVE	DETACHED	499,000	5	2	2126
741 BRIERCLIFF LN	DETACHED	519,000	4	3	2765
7 FALSTAFF ST	DETACHED	524,950	4	2.5	2740
1669 OAK ST	DETACHED	525,000	5	2.5	2649
136 D AVE	ATTACHED	575,000	2	2.5	1741
4672 AUBURN LN	ATTACHED	585,000	3	3.5	2732
14221 DOLPH CT	DETACHED	598,000	3	2.5	2081
19201 REDWING CT	DETACHED	599,900	4	3	2471
1495 WOODLAND TER	DETACHED	649,500	4	2.5	3960
17562 BLUE HERON CT	DETACHED	650,000	4	3	2712
524 WEIDMAN CT	DETACHED	669,000	4	2.5	3450
18217 DELENKA LN	DETACHED	769,900	4	3	4166
13825 MELROSE PL	DETACHED	835,000	5	4.5	4490
18024 EASTRIDGE LN	DETACHED	1,298,000	5	3.5	4141
13900 GOODALL RD	DETACHED	1,429,000	4	3.5	4212
16895 CHAPIN WAY	DETACHED	1,500,000	4	3.5	5182
17210 CEDAR RD	DETACHED	1,975,000	4	3	2813

Pending Sales (Jan 04 – Jan 17, 2016)

Address	Type	Price	Bedroom	Bathrooms	DOM
95 OSWEGO SMT	CONDO	124,900	2	1.5	56
86 KINGSGATE RD F202	ATTACHED	134,900	2	2	3
65 OSWEGO SMT	CONDO	144,999	2	2	79
3804 BOTTICELLI ST	CONDO	150,300	2	1.5	59
4000 CARMAN DR #62	CONDO	163,350	2	2	8
15938 QUARRY RD 3A	CONDO	169,900	2	1	17
67 OSWEGO SMT #67	CONDO	184,900	2	2	70
45 EAGLE CREST DR #208	CONDO	185,000	2	2	152
4386 THUNDER VISTA LN	CONDO	249,900	2	2.5	36
1248 OAK ST	DETACHED	310,000	2	1	54
6213 HARRINGTON AVE	DETACHED	339,000	3	1	79
6140 BURMA RD	DETACHED	399,900	5	2	75
5340 CHINOOK CT	DETACHED	399,900	3	2	58
6210 CHILDS RD	DETACHED	400,000	3	1.5	153
6105 SHAKESPEARE ST	DETACHED	410,000	4	2	227
1720 YARMOUTH CIR	DETACHED	445,000	3	2.5	41
16835 FERNWOOD DR	DETACHED	449,900	4	2	132
1140 HALLINAN CT	DETACHED	474,950	3	2	55
116 MIDDLECREST RD	DETACHED	564,888	3	3	2
17765 TREETOP LN	DETACHED	579,000	4	3	42
17568 ERIN CT	DETACHED	619,900	4	3	10
19285 MEGLY CT	DETACHED	654,900	5	3	46
6413 MCDUFF CT	DETACHED	699,900	3	2.5	62
6087 SW CARMAN DR #2,3,4	DETACHED	725,000	3	2.5	134
16987 ALDER CIR	DETACHED	749,000	3	2.5	266
5218 WESTFIELD CT	DETACHED	775,000	4	2.5	5
4845 UPPER DR	DETACHED	799,900	4	3	124
1992 PALISADES TERRACE DR	DETACHED	849,900	5	3.5	25
18262 BRYANT RD	DETACHED	899,900	4	3.5	601
17446 BRYANT RD	DETACHED	925,000	4	4	13
18945 BRYANT RD	DETACHED	987,000	5	3	79
3115 WEMBLEY PARK RD	DETACHED	1,035,000	4	3.5	3
717 5TH ST	DETACHED	1,089,000	4	2.5	6
12822 ALTO PARK RD	DETACHED	1,199,000	4	4.5	179
4287 HAVEN ST	DETACHED	1,249,950	4	3.5	18
1144 BAYBERRY RD	DETACHED	1,299,900	6	3	60
17264 LAKE HAVEN DR	DETACHED	1,495,000	4	3.5	672
1150 FAIRWAY RD	DETACHED	3,295,000	5	5.5	472

Sold/Closed (Jan 04 – Jan 17, 2016)

Address	Type	List Price	Close Price	Sqft	DOM
115 OSWEGO SMT	CONDO	135,000	135,000	1212	0
48 EAGLE CREST DR 2D	CONDO	164,900	142,500	1623	410
534 S STATE ST	CONDO	149,250	148,000	829	232
57 CHURCH ST	CONDO	159,000	170,000	636	3
3886 BOTTICELLI ST	CONDO	220,000	205,000	1132	30
200 BURNHAM RD #205	CONDO	220,000	225,000	1305	3
3910 CARMAN DR	CONDO	239,900	234,000	1129	83
4230 SUNSET DR	DETACHED	379,900	379,000	1563	1
123 3RD ST	CONDO	450,000	440,000	1206	22
6192 HARRINGTON AVE	DETACHED	498,900	440,000	2817	40
26000 GLENMORRIE DR	DETACHED	495,000	495,000	1370	0
6411 FROST ST	DETACHED	499,900	503,000	2430	28
1371 KOAWOOD DR	DETACHED	599,900	606,000	3534	115
13624 GOODALL RD	DETACHED	1,599,000	1,399,000	4411	262
16842 ALDER CIR	DETACHED	4,750,000	3,200,000	5144	68

January 9, 2016January 9, 2016

Lake Oswego Reads

2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the annual Lake Oswego Reads. It’s pretty simple. The idea is that “the city that opens the same book closes it in greater harmony”. I am a pretty avid reader and I think I have read the chosen book at least 8 years of the 10. Great thought is put into the selection as it needs to appeal to a broad population of young and old. It needs to be engaging, but also appropriate for schools. The committee that chooses the books have done a great job.

I am particularly excited about this year’s selection as I have been a fan of Timothy Egan for some time. I really like good non-fiction. The first book I read of his was “The Big Burn” about Gifford Pinchot and the formation of the National Parks Service. From there I read “The Worst Hard Times” about the great depression and the dust bowl. Both of these books left me with better knowledge of important events, but also thoughts about how those times were truly dramatic (they made soup out of tumble weeks!). So I was excited that Timothy Egan is the author of this year’s selection “Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher”.

It’s the true story of Edward Curtis, an uneducated man from Seattle with a burning talent for photography and the drive that became his life’s mission, photographing the tribes of the American Indians before their lives were irrivocably changed by modern man. I am about 3/4 of the way through the book and it is a great read. I have so much more appreciation for Indians of the Willamette Valley and the Columbia River Gorge, but also for Indians in Arizona, New Mexico, California, Alaska, really our entire country.

The friends of the Lake Oswego Library are giving away free copies of the book on January 11th, this Monday, at 6:30pm, at the Lake Oswego Library (706 4th St). Then through out the months of January and February are a series of events that range from exhibits of Edward Curtis photography at the Library and LO Heritage House, to sampling of Native American foods, drum circles, and many other events. The highlight, in my opinion, will be the talk that Timothy Egan will be giving on the evening of February 10th at Lake Oswego High School. The event is free, but you do have to obtain your ticket in advance. They will be given out on January 23rd, 11:00-11:30, again at the Lake Oswego Library.

Lake Oswego Reads is one of many reasons I love this town!
Cheers to you and happy reading,
Dianne