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Open Houses for Sunday November 30th

Our very best Thanksgiving wishes to you and your loved ones this holiday weekend!

Should you be in the mood to browse some available Lake Oswego properties this Sunday (perhaps with those relatives you’ve been wanting to move closer to you so badly!) there are a whopping 3 that will be held open according to RMLS:

1307 [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Market Activity – November 17-23, 2008

Real estate activity is chugging right along in Lake Oswego this month.

New properties hitting the market during this last week total 31. 24 are detached, single family residences.  Of those 24, the ones listing for under $500,000. total 9.

Sold properties this last week total 9.  6 are detached, single family residences.  Of those 6, the [...]

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Open Houses for Sunday November 23rd

For those of you who like to tour open houses, here is what the RMLS is listing as open this coming Sunday:

4206 Woodside Circle:

$284,900, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, open 1-3

18959 Kristi Way:

$384,900, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, open 1:30-4

3486 Ponderosa Loop:

$429,000, 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, open 12-4

1980 Alpine Dr:

$664,900, 6 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, open [...]

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Market Action Report for November 20th

Data represents activity from November 10th to November 20th.

DOM (days on market) represents cumulative days and may represent more than one listing period.

Of particular note, to me, was finding the closed sale at 2870 Park Rd. This was a 1973 built home that was described as a cosmetic fixer. With 2380 square feet, [...]

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Rainfall in Lake Oswego

I think it is fair to say that the rainy season has begun. A Russian immigrant, who has become a good friend of my family, once commented to me that Oregon only has two seasons: wet and dry. If you are following the blotter from out of the area, and perhaps even [...]

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Furnace Gets Facelift

Lake Oswego’s historic Iron Furnace in George Rogers Park is set for a face lift, to be completed in June 2009.

This local treasure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is in need of some tender loving care. The exterior of the 44-foot high furnace is in decent shape, but [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Market Activity – November 3-6, 2008

Things cooled off a bit, as expected, from the torrid sales report we saw a week ago.
About 13 homes went under contract or closed escrow last week.

Here is the weekly list showing Lake Oswego real estate market activity (see below the tables for additional notes):

NEWLY LISTED (November 3—November 6, 2008)

ADDRESS

LIST PRICE

# BEDS

# BATHS

TOT. [...]

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Lake Oswego Library Receives National Recognition

Kudos to the Lake Oswego Library which was ranked the best library in the state of Oregon by the American Library Association, and the 7th best library in the Nation amongst towns with populations of 25,000 to 49,999 people.

Considerations to receive this distinction included staffing, reference services, collections, and the number of items [...]

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Lake Oswego Real Estate Market Activity – October 27-November 2, 2008

Whoa…Market activity in Lake Oswego finished October with a flurry of closed sales.

Eighteen home sales grace the report this week, including a number of condo sales in the 555 2nd St. project in First Addition and a bunch in Westlake neighborhood, too.

Here is the weekly list showing Lake Oswego real estate market activity (see below [...]

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