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Lake Oswego Open Houses – October 4-5, 2008

Whoa…a copious number of open houses this weekend in Lake Oswego. If you’re in the $1M+ price range, this list ought to keep you busy.

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

Date
Time
MLS #
Address

List Price

Bdrms

Baths

Total SF

10/5/08
1 to 4pm
8071442
5487 SW TUALATA CT

$285,000

1,500

10/5/08
12:-30-3:30
8060647
4458 THUNDER VISTA LN

$334,500

2.1

2,200

10/5/08
1-3pm
8095056
57 GREENRIDGE CT

$349,900 [...]

Lake Oswego Real Estate Market Activity – July 21, 2008

We’d like to post the Lake Oswego real estate market results for the past week, but our highly skilled, but woefully underpaid database guru is on vacation. He apparently will not be publishing Open House information this week, either.

Perhaps his participation and input will be more appreciated during this absence, and he can get paid [...]

Dispelling Eight Lake Oswego Myths

On occasion at the PropertyBlotter, we will lapse into the nostalgic and the historic.

Today, we share a handful of myths concerning the lake, the town, founders, its early industry, and famous headstones.

(Full disclosure: I got this from the very interesting Oswego Heritage Council site).

Oswego Lake is not an artificial lake. The natural lake was [...]

Bountiful Lake Oswego Parks Supply Myriad of Activities

Residents young and old flock to the bevy of parks sprinkled throughout Lake Oswego neighborhoods. And why shouldn’t they, with around 400 acres of greenspace, picnic areas, ballfields, trails, waterfront access and more to enjoy? With the summer (finally) upon us, it’s time to get out and explore!

Here’s a list of Lake Oswego parks with [...]

Lake Oswego Real Estate Market Activity – June 2-8, 2008

Fifty-three new listings arrived on the Lake Oswego real estate scene last week, while 23 homes found themselves new or potential owners (sold or pending).

Here is the latest Lake Oswego real estate market activity report (see below the tables for additional notes):

NEWLY LISTED (JUNE 2 – 8, 2008)

ADDRESS

LIST PRICE

TOT. BEDS

TOT. BATHS

TOT. SQ FT

PROP TYPE

LIST DATE

86 [...]

Lake Oswego Open Houses – June 6-7, 2008

Another long list of homes await home tour aficionados and home shoppers this weekend in Lake Oswego.

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

Date
Time
Address

List Price

Bdrms

Baths

Total SF

6/8/08
1-3 p.m.
86 KINGSGATE RD

$185,000

938

6/8/08
1-3 p.m.
9 EAGLE CREST DR

$299,000

1,492

6/8/08
1-4pm
4458 THUNDER VISTA LN

$339,500

2.1

2,200

6/8/08
1-4pm
1695 MEADOWS DR

$417,500

2,185

6/8/08
12-2pm
17755 HILL WAY

$419,900

1,887

6/8/08
2-4:30pm
17304 MARJORIE AVE

$425,000 [...]

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 [...]

Lake Oswego Real Estate Activity – May 5-11, 2008

The Lake Oswego real estate market is moving along the past couple weeks at a pretty healthy clip. Since our last report, 28 homes have sold or gone under contract. Of course, another 50 listings entered the market, so inventory is still up there, too.

Here is the latest Lake Oswego real estate market activity report [...]

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 [...]

Lake Oswego Real Estate Market Results – Q1 2008

The 1st quarter Lake Oswego real estate results for 2008 are in the books. Heading into the prime buying and selling season, how did the market fare?

For home sellers, the news wasn’t particularly heartening. Over the first quarter of 2008, Lake Oswego sold 125 condo, attached, and single-family homes. That figure is down 40% from [...]

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