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Lake Oswego Open Houses – May 30-June 1, 2008

Homes priced from the low $300s to $1.7M are open for your viewing this weekend, including our Linda Trotta’s remodeled listing on Greentree. Drop in and say Hi.

Here’s the list of Lake Oswego opens for Saturday and Sunday:

Date
Time
Address

List Price

Bdrms

Baths

Total SF

5/31/08
2-5pm
11 SUMMIT RIDGE CT

$319,000

2

2.1

1,576

6/1/08
1-4 PM
16155 SW KIMBALL AVE

$349,900

3

1

1,488

6/1/08
1-3pm
5720 SW KENNY ST

$359,000

3

2

1,416

6/1/08
1:00-3:00
4974 SUNTREE [...]

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Featured Home – 16081 SW Pearcy St.

This week, we’re pleased to highlight a new listing in Lake Oswego’s Southshore/Hallinan neighborhood.

This three bedroom, three bath home features a fenced, low-maintenance yard, air conditioning, and a spacious, full-length deck in the back for entertaining.

At $425,000, it might just be the best value in the south end of town.

16081 SW Pearcy St., Lake [...]

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Mountain Park

Mountain Park is a 700 acre planned community on the East side of Lake Oswego. It was the vision of Carl Halvorson (the man who Halvorson Island, the only private island in Oswego Lake, is named after). Developed in 1968, it is built on a dormant volcano, Mt. Sylvania. The population of [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Activity – May 19-25, 2008

Nearly 40 homes became available or were re-listed last week in the Lake Oswego real estate market. Nearly half as many listings went sale pending or actually closed escrow.

Here is the latest Lake Oswego real estate market activity report (look to the bottom for definitions and research criteria):

NEWLY LISTED (May 19 – 25, 2008) [...]

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Lake Oswego Open Houses – May 24-25, 2008

A holiday weekend means fewer Open Houses on tour.

Here’s the list of Lake Oswego opens for this weekend:

Date
Time
Address

List Price

Bdrms

Baths

Total SF

5/25/08
12pm-2pm
287 CERVANTES

$249,900

3

1.1

1,144

5/25/08
1-4pm
16155 SW KIMBALL AVE

$349,900

3

1

1,488

5/25/08
1-4pm
1038 BAYBERRY RD

$599,900

5

4

2,890

5/25/08
1-4pm
17755 TREETOP LN

$769,000

5

3.1

3,864

5/25/08
2:00-4:00
1821 HEADLEE LN

$879,000

2

2

2,187

5/25/08
1-4pm
4045 PFEIFER CT

$969,000

4

3.1

3,887

5/25/08
1-4pm
17211 BLUE HERON RD

$1,269,000

3

2.1

2,721

5/25/08
1-3pm
622 OAK MEADOW DR

$1,325,000

4

3.1

4,168

5/25/08
1-3pm
17464 RIDGEVIEW [...]

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Green Lingo

Most of us are aware that being “Green” is becoming more and more of a focus in nearly all areas of our life including: organic foods, local products (to avoid fuel for transportation), eco-conscious goods of all kinds, earth-friendly energy solutions, bio fuels, energy-efficiency, recycling, the paperless movement and on & [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Market Results – April 2008

A quick recap for Lake Oswego’s April real estate results…

The sales volume in Lake Oswego during April (41 sold) was about 1/2 of April 2007′s pace (85 sold) for all condo, attached, and single-family homes. On the upside, heading into May, approximately 85 homes are sale pending.

The light statistical sample is heavily affected by Lake [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Activity – May 11-18, 2008

New listings (39) continue to pour in, but pending (14) and closed sales (16) over the past couple weeks are nearly keeping pace.

Here is the latest Lake Oswego real estate market activity report (look to the bottom for definitions and research criteria):

NEWLY LISTED (May 12 – 18, 2008)

ADDRESS

LIST PRICE

TOT. BEDS

TOT. BATHS

TOT. SQ [...]

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Lake Oswego Open Houses – May 17-18, 2008

Warm weather means a wealth of open houses in Lake Oswego for the weekend of May 17 and 18. Here’s the list:

Date
Time
Address
List Price
Bdrms
Baths
Total SF

5/18/08
3-5pm
86 KINGSGATE RD

$185,000

2

2

849

5/18/08
11am-1pm
86 KINGSGATE RD

$185,000

2

2

938

5/18/08
1-3pm
450 S STATE ST

$229,900

2

1

800

5/18/08
1-4pm
11 SUMMIT RIDGE CT

$319,000

2

2.1

1,576

5/18/08
2-4pm
3 PEACOCK PL

$324,900

3

2.1

1,430

5/18/08
1-3pm
152 RIDGEWAY RD

$349,900

2

1.1

1,794

5/18/08
1-3pm
1024 GANS RD

$359,999

4

2

1,560

5/17/08
1-3 PM
4211 WOODSIDE CIR

$375,000

3

2

1,688

5/18/08
1-3pm
19250 SW MAREE CT

$395,000

3

2.1

1,519

5/18/08
12-3pm
17650 [...]

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In-Ground Oil Tanks

For most of the 20th century, oil heat was the primary method of heating homes. If you own or are considering purchasing a home that was built before 1965, chances are pretty good that the house had oil heat. And chances are also pretty good that the oil tank was [...]

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