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First Addition

First addition is one of the Portland area’s most charming and desirable places to live. It was platted in 1888 and is actually Lake Oswego’s second oldest neighborhood. (The oldest is the historic old town area near George Roger’s Park). The neighborhood was the first growth outside of Old Town as the economic [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Activity – April 21-27, 2008

In an effort to bring you the most accurate information possible about the Lake Oswego real estate market, we’ll be changing our reporting methods for Pending Sales and Closed Sales.

New Listings will continue to be displayed for the previous week. However, we’re going to delay reporting the pending and closed sales an additional week to [...]

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Lake Oswego Open Houses – April 26-27, 2008

A lot of large Lake Oswego homes on the open house tour this weekend. Here’s the list:

Date
Time
Address
List Price
Bdrms
Baths
Total SF

4/27/08
1-4pm
4458 THUNDER VISTA LN

$339,500

3

2.1

2,200

4/27/08
1-3pm
152 RIDGEWAY RD

$349,900

2

1.1

1,794

4/26/08
12pm-3pm
68 WHEATHERSTONE CT

$374,900

4

3.1

2,465

4/26/08
11am-1pm
5322 CHARLETON CT

$399,990

3

2.1

1,633

4/27/08
12-3pm
1480 HEMLOCK ST

$488,850

4

3

2,246

4/27/08
1pm – 3pm
17 ABELARD ST

$519,000

3

2

2,070

4/27/08
12:00-2:00
5079 W SUNSET DR

$519,850

2

2.1

1,760

4/26/08
1-3pm
5497 Willow CT

$549,900

3

2.1

2,438

4/27/08
1-3pm
5497 [...]

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Searching… Searching…

On a recent Broker’s Tour in Lake Oswego, my cohorts and I were discussing how important it is to include accurate information in listings, and we noted how easy it is to inadvertently choose the wrong “field” when entering data etc. I thought it might help the prospective home seller or buyer to know a [...]

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A Birds-Eye View of Lake Oswego Home Construction

Whether you’re in the market for a home in Lake Oswego or not, check out this cool mashup of maps and home construction history.

Developed by online real estate listings site Trulia, this application, called Hindsight, plots a sampling of an area’s home construction dates on top of a Microsoft Virtual Earth map. A timeline automatically [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Activity – April 14-20, 2008

Sale activity has slowed to a trickle in Lake Oswego, as far as last week goes, anyway. Just 10 properties opened or closed escrow.

Here are the Lake Oswego real estate market statistics for the week April 13 through 20 (look to the bottom for definitions and research criteria):

New Listings

Address
List Price
Tot Beds
Tot Baths
Tot Sq Ft
Prop Type
List [...]

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Lake Oswego Open Houses – April 19-20, 2008

Home seekers had nearly eighty-degree weather for last weekend’s open house tour. This weekend, though, you’d better bring your parka!

It’s also the weekend for the Oregonian’s Ultimate Open House New Home Tour.

Here’s this weekend’s Open House list for Lake Oswego real estate offerings:

Date
Time
Address
List Price
Bdrms
Baths
Total SF

4/20/08
2pm – 4pm
4087 JEFFERSON PKWY

$260,000

2

2.1

1,851

4/20/08
1:00-4:00
11 SUMMIT RIDGE CT

$319,000

2

2.1

1,576

4/20/08
2-4 [...]

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Why those little lots?

If you prefer a newer home, but also want a big back yard, then you will find yourself in a quandary. There are new houses, and there are large lots, but they just don’t seem to be found together. What’s up with that?

Those little lots are a direct result of Oregon’s [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Activity – April 7-13, 2008

At a steady, albeit slower, pace than last year, the Lake Oswego real estate market continues to plug along.

Nineteen properties either sold or went pending (under contract), while 38 new listings appeared. Total active listings in the Lake Oswego market now number 588.

Here are the Lake Oswego real estate market statistics for the week April [...]

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Lake Oswego Open Houses – April 12-13, 2008

Should be a decent weekend to tour some open houses, so here is the PropertyBlotter’s Open Houses in Lake Oswego list. Be sure to say hi to our very own Linda Trotta at 1448 Greentree Circle on Sunday from 2 to 4pm.

Date
Time
Address
List Price
Bdrms
Baths
Total SF

4/13/08
1:00 – 3:00
4000 CARMAN DR

$175,000

2

2

925

4/12/08
1-4pm
11 SUMMIT RIDGE CT

$319,000

2

2.1

1,576

4/13/08
1-3 [...]

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