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Market Activity for March 23 to 29, 2009

Last week was spring break for the Lake Oswego School District and it kept the market a bit quiet.  15 new listings, 6 pending sales, and 2 closed listings made for a rather slow week.  That being said, once spring break is over, it is traditionally the time of year when the market picks up [...]

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Open Houses for Sunday, March 29th

According to the RMLS, there will be 13 homes being held open in Lake Oswego this Sunday:

4316 Botticelli St, $274,900, 2098 sq. ft., 3 BR, 2.5 BTHS, open 1-3

56 Greenridge Ct, $315,000, 1996 sq. ft., 3 BR, 2.5 BTHS, open 12:30-3:30

4458 Thunder Vista Ln, $319,000, 2200 sq. ft., 3 BR, 2.5 BTHS, open 12-3

41 Hillshire [...]

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Tryon Creek State Park

Located along Lake Oswego’s Northern boundary is Tryon Creek State Park.  It consists of over 600 acres of natural areas.  There are trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding and a paved trail that is designed to be user friendly for people with disabilities.  It is a gem in the metro area and it is at [...]

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Market Activity Update – March 16 – 22, 2009

Lake Oswego saw 15 new properties hit the market last week (these are properties that are brand new on the market -or- have been off the market for a minimum of 30 days).  We had 8 go pending, and 9 that closed.

This is a great time to buy! (no smoke here : )  Rates are great, new [...]

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Lake Oswego Open Houses – Sunday, March 22, 2009

There are 15 properties to see on Sunday in Lake Oswego.  Enjoy!

Here are those that will be held open according to RMLS:

45 Oswego Summit         $139,900     1 Bd,    1 Ba       Open 1-3

47 Eagle Crest Dr #12    $139,900     2 Bd,    1 Ba      Open 1-4

11 Oswego Summit         $194,900     2 Bd,    2 Ba     Open 1-3

750 1st St  #23              $197,500     2 Bd,    2 Ba [...]

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It’s Spring Break! Where Teens Go in LO…

Lake Oswego is known far & wide for its family-friendly environment and involved citizenry. The schools here are excellent, there are clubs and outlets for all kinds of interests, and of course a myriad of programs for kids of all ages.  I wanted to take a moment to highlight a terrific resource called the “McKenzie [...]

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Market Activity for March 9-15, 2009

Last week in Lake Oswego there were 16 new listings, 8 houses that went pending, and 2 closed sales.  A trend I have been watching appears to be continuing.  When I look at Days on the Market, it seems like houses are either selling very quickly or very slowly.  3 of the 7 pending sales [...]

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Open Houses for Sunday, March 15th

According to the RMLS, there will be 21 houses held open in Lake Oswego this Sunday, including my listing at 4447 Golden Lane in Mt. Park.  It’s a very nice1600 square foot townhouse with 2 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.  I’ll be there from 2 to 5 pm.  I’d love to have you come by.

44 Eagle [...]

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3.875% Fixed Rate Mortgages

There is currently in Lake Oswego a very large volume of new construction, “spec” homes that are for sale.  A spec house is a house built by a builder who does not yet have a buyer at the time it is built.  The idea is that they will be able to sell the house while [...]

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Market Activity Update – March 2nd – 8th, 2009

Lake Oswego saw 13 new properties hit the market last week (these are properties that are brand new on the market -or- have been off the market for a minimum of 30 days). There were actually 27 properties showing “new” on RMLS in Lake Oswego and as you can see, only 13 of them were [...]

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