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Market Activity – March 24-30, 2008

Good news for housing inventory in the Lake Oswego real estate. Closed and pending sales were nearly equal to the number of new listings added to the market during the week of March 24 through March 30. With homes sold down around 30+% year-to-date compared to last year, it’s good see sales and new listings [...]

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Lake Oswego Open Houses – March 29-30, 2008

Spring Break comes to an end this weekend and the home search season begins in earnest now. The PropertyBlotter’s Open Houses in Lake Oswego feature this week shows at least 18 homes on tour Sunday, including our own Linda Trotta’s listing on Greentree Circle from 2-4 pm.

Date
Time
Address
List Price
Bdrms
Baths
Total SF

3/30/08
1:00 – 3:00
4000 CARMAN DR

$175,000

2

2

925

3/30/08
12-3 [...]

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The Peril of Orangeburg – Yes, Cardboard Crumbles

Neighbors in Lake Oswego have been educating each other about something called Orangeburg pipe, so I thought it might be something you’d like to know about. Orangeburg is a kind of sewer piping that was manufactured and used throughout the country between 1940 and approximately 1972, until ABS plastic piping was introduced and replaced [...]

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Market Activity – March 17-23, 2008

Well, leading in to the Easter holiday, business was certainly brisk in the Lake Oswego real estate market. For the week, there were 39 new listings, 15 (!) homes under contract (i.e. sale pending), and 7 closed sales.

Here are the Lake Oswego real estate market statistics for the week March 17 through March 23 (look [...]

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Lake Oswego Open Houses – March 22-23, 2008

Due to Easter, PropertyBlotter’s list of Open Houses in Lake Oswego is pretty slim. Come back next Friday for a fresh batch of pent-up listings.

Date
Time
Address
List Price
Bdrms
Baths
Total SF

3/22/08
1:00-3:00
666 3RD ST

$494,950

3

1.1

1,759

3/23/08
1-4 PM
8 CAMELOT CT

$650,000

5

3

3,080

3/23/08
12:00 – 3:00
2525 DELLWOOD DR

$674,900

5

3

2,828

3/22/08
1-4PM
34 HILLSHIRE DR

$760,000

4

2.1

3,822

Please note, dates and times are subject to change without [...]

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Why the Property Blotter?

Yes, our blog has an unusual name. It’s based upon a local phenomenon that we’d like to help you to understand.

Lake Oswego is a small town and has a very small town personality. There is a local newspaper that is widely read called the Lake Oswego Review.

Being a small town, this paper [...]

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Radon, should I be concerned?

Yes, you should be concerned. Radon is real and it does exist in Lake Oswego.

Radon is a naturally occurring gas that is radioactive and can seep into our homes from the ground. While Lake Oswego is shown on radon maps as being an area of low to moderate risk, that does not mean [...]

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Market Activity – March 10-16, 2008

At first glance, it might appear that new listings are really piling up in the Lake Oswego real estate market. The reality, for this week anyway, is that many of the high-end properties are being relisted, sometimes with new prices, sometimes not. (Be sure to ask your agent!)

For the week, there were 34 ‘new’ listings, [...]

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Lake Oswego Open Houses – March 15-16, 2008

Here’s another Friday edition of the PropertyBlotter’s Open Houses in Lake Oswego feature.

Please note, dates and times are subject to change without notice. The list below may not contain ALL open houses in the city, but represent those that agents have publicized in the multiple listing service as of Friday afternoon.

If you’re venturing out to [...]

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Featured Home – 1448 Greentree Circle

This week, we’re pleased to present a gleaming traditional with modern updates in Lake Oswego’s Palisades neighborhood.

1448 Greentree Circle, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
ML# 8011166 | Map
4+ bedrooms, 2-1/2 bathrooms, 2,587 sq. ft.
Listed at $588,000

Here’s a gorgeous, fully remodeled traditional with an unbeatable location and peaceful wooded views. Light, airy rooms and gleaming new [...]

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