A Guide to Lake Oswego Real Estate and Community
Brought to you by Dianne Gregoire and Linda Rossi (Trotta), brokers with Advanced Real Estate Services, a professional real estate company licensed with the Oregon Real Estate Agency.
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After my post a week or so ago showing the percentage of distressed houses in the current market, I got an inquiry asking what should a buyer do to make the most of these circumstances.
As a reminder, there are two types of distressed houses: shortsales and foreclosures. Shortsales are still owned by the homeowner, but [...]
The RMLS recently provided this graph to Realtors and I found it interesting. It occurred to me that you might as well.
It clearly shows that while distressed sales make up 17.2% percent of the new listings, they make up nearly 29% of the closed sales. Of that the shortsales are pretty consistent being [...]
Terra, the wonder dog
Meet Terra, the wonder dog. Terra works for EcoTech. She is a specially trained dog to search and find in-ground oil tanks. She is the only dog with this training in Oregon.
I have come to really like working with EcoTech. They are a wonderful company and perform [...]
Certification Sticker
My own woodstove
I am a huge fan of woodstoves and firplaces. My family actually ownes a mountain cabin that is heated with a woodstove. Building a fire is a skill and in my family we challenge each other to build one that is good enough to light with just one [...]
Earthquake fault
Cascadia Subduction Zone
While not as famous as our neighbor to the South, Oregon is very much earthquake country.
Some background
When recently visiting LO City Hall, I found a wealth of interesting information on a variety of topics, one of which is a handy little magazine called “Living on Shaky Ground“. It’s published [...]
I know this is risky. There are all sorts of possibilities that I’ll be wrong and you will be able to come back to me a year from now with “It’s only gotten worse. You were WRONG.” But I am going to take the risk and put [...]
There are two major points of negotiations when you are buying or selling a house. The first happens when the offer is made. At this point things like price, closing date, disclosure of financing, and other items are worked out. The second happens about a week later when the buyer has completed [...]
With Veteran’s Day occurring this Friday, 11/11/11, it seems appropriate to take a moment to look at the benefits that our Veterans have earned as a result of serving our Country.
VA loans are one of the few remaining sources of 100% financing. The veteran still has to qualify their income and their credit. [...]
Condos appeal to buyers for a couple of very specific reasons. First is the appeal of having all of the exterior maintenance taken care of for them. If you travel a lot, are physically unable to do yard work, or simply prefer having someone else take care of things, a condo might be [...]
Housing starts in new construction have always been a leading indicator of what is happening in the housing market. It can be a real roller coaster for builders. So I thought it would be interesting to compile some information that allows you to easily see what has happened to new construction in Lake Oswego in [...]
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