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Within the City of Lake Oswego, a tree removal permit is required to remove any tree with a diameter of 6 inches or more. On average, about 2,615 trees are permitted to be removed each year. There are a variety of reasons. Most are invasive, dead, and hazardous, along with trees removed for the purpose of developing residential zoning.

I live in Lake Grove, which is well knows to be a forested setting. I have 4 huge fir trees and huge walnut. Tree health is critical. About 10 years ago, I had an arborist go through my trees and limb them to remove hazardous branches. It was money well spent. When be storms roll through, I don’t fear my trees because I know that they are healthy.

Are you looking for tree care tips? Seasonal advice is updated quarterly by an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist. Visit www.lakeoswego.city/tree. This website contains archives where you can learn about invasive pests, best practices for buying a new tree, planting, pruning, watering and more.

Last week, Lake Oswego saw 13 properties enter the market, 17 move to Pending status, and 13 that Closed/Sold. Right now there are 204 properties available ranging from $179,500 to $8,900,000.

Here’s the breakdown~

NEW Feb 2-8, 2026

Address	List Price	Beds	Baths	SF	Prop Type
4405 THUNDER VISTA LN	$320,000	2	2.1	2002	CONDO
4000 CARMAN DR, A17	$365,000	2	2	1100	CONDO
16250 PACIFIC HWY #69	$499,995	2	2	1328	CONDO
5399 W SUNSET DR	$575,000	3	1	1064	DETACHD
580 2ND ST	$850,000	2	1.2	1464	CONDO
808 3 ST, C2	$869,000	2	2.1	999	DETACHD
801 3rd ST	$949,900	3	2.1	1589	DETACHD
17973 SAINT CLAIR DR	$975,000	4	3	3323	DETACHD
668 MCVEY AVE #12	$998,000	3	1.1	992	CONDO
17738 KELOK RD	$1,100,000	5	3	2879	DETACHD
49 BRIARWOOD RD	$1,650,000	3	2.1	3074	DETACHD
815 E AVE	$2,095,000	3	3.1	2946	DETACHD
2600 SUMMIT DR	$6,900,000	4	3.1	4864	DETACHD

PENDING Feb 2-8, 2026

Address	List Price	Beds	Baths	SF	Prop Type	Days
81 OSWEGO SUMMIT	$235,000	1	1	764	CONDO	19
344 CERVANTES CIR	$248,800	2	1.1	912	CONDO	58
4000 CARMAN DR, A17	$365,000	2	2	1100	CONDO	3
1708 CONIFER DR	$599,000	3	2	1657	DETACHD	13
5189 ROSEWOOD ST	$665,000	3	2.1	1544	DETACHD	287
39 NOVA CT	$715,000	4	2.1	2457	DETACHD	5
2164 SUMMIT DR	$849,900	3	2	2004	DETACHD	4
808 3 ST, C2	$869,000	2	2.1	999	DETACHD	0
6290 CARMAN DR	$899,000	4	1.1	1828	DETACHD	560
1604 COUNTRY CLUB RD	$949,900	4	3.1	3878	DETACHD	162
5530 BAY CREEK DR	$990,000	4	2.1	2922	DETACHD	11
17349 BANYAN LN	$1,149,000	4	3	2866	DETACHD	23
12 HIDALGO ST	$1,335,000	4	3	2784	DETACHD	225
17623 BROOKHURST DR	$1,495,000	4	3.2	3844	DETACHD	10
707 1st ST	$1,799,000	3	3	3200	CONDO	16
530 4th ST #9	$2,100,188	2	2.1	1859	CONDO	49
4401 COBB WAY	$2,149,900	4	4	3289	DETACHD	60

CLOSED/SOLD Feb 2-8, 2026

Address	Opening	Closed	Beds	Baths	SF	Prop Type	Days
88 OSWEGO SMT / Main	$205,000	$200,000	1	1	764	CONDO	7
86 KINGSGATE RD #22	$299,900	$262,000	2	2	924	CONDO	120
6375 SW DAWN ST	$625,000	$480,000	3	2.1	2080	DETACHD	61
4520 TRILLIUM WOODS	$875,000	$744,000	3	2.1	1992	ATTACHD	238
6244 FROST LN	$869,900	$794,500	4	3.1	2304	DETACHD	79
1951 GREENTREE RD	$1,099,995	$900,000	3	3	2509	DETACHD	375
2703 GLEN EAGLES RD	$1,095,000	$945,000	3	2	1554	DETACHD	98
2255 GLEN HAVEN RD	$1,125,000	$1,028,000	3	3	2814	DETACHD	86
13920 SHIREVA DR	$1,395,000	$1,091,000	5	3	3212	DETACHD	210
1685 FERNWOOD DR	$1,399,900	$1,375,000	5	3	2630	DETACHD	2
4201 HAVEN ST	$1,399,950	$1,450,000	4	4	2730	DETACHD	1
17367 CANAL CIR	$2,300,000	$1,950,000	3	3.1	2551	DETACHD	225
2820 DELLWOOD DR	$2,550,000	$2,561,383	5	4.1	4162	DETACHD	0

Criteria:Homes in the 97034 and 97035 zip code, listed, pending or sold between the dates listed above as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS). DETACHD refers to Single Family Detached Residence, MFG refers to manufactured housing, and ATTACHD refers to single-family residences with some portion of the structure attached to another property, but not constituting CONDO ownership. DOM stands for days on market, or the number of days from when the listing became active and when it received an acceptable offer, with CDOM standing for “cumulative days on market” accounting for “refreshed” listings (***We’ve used “Days” in each category for ease of understanding) .

Once a year we get these insights! Here is your look at the greater Portland area calculated for the previous month, and at this time of year, we get year-end info with Lake Oswego broken out at the bottom (Comparisons to Nov & 2024 year-end). ***Be sure to check out the Neighborhoods Report below which categorizes into smaller pieces all over the metro & compares Nov to Dec as well as year-end 2024 to 2025 in each area.

Rates:   “After a highly volatile week from concerns about a trade war erupting with Europe, markets are calming down. Rates are in the low 6% range.” Gary Boyer, Certified Mortgage Planner, Premier Mortgage Resources

• There were 1,005 New Listings in December which decreased 5.9% from the 1,068 in Dec 2024, & decreased a whopping 30.1% from the 1,437 in the previous month/Nov.
• At 1,633 December 2025’s Closed Sales (Solds) are up 6.5% from Dec 2024’s 1,534, and down 26.4% from the previous month’s total of 1,520.
• At 1,234 December’s Pending Sales (Accepted Offers) are down 6.9% from Dec 2024’s 1,326, and down a substantial 24.2% from the previous month/November’s total of 1,628 Accepted Offers.
• The Average Sale Price for December 2025 of, $596,400 is up $18,100. from last year /December 2024’s $578,300, and down $3,300 from the p­­revious month/Nov’s $599,700. 
• The “Median Sale Price” (the price smack dab in the middle of all sales) in December 2025 of $535,000 is up $10,000 from December 2024’s $525,000, & unmoved from the previous month’s $535,000.

LAKE OSWEGO: (Month of December ’25)

259 Active Listings (Nov 338) Dec 2024: 204
42 New Listings  (Nov 71) Dec 2024: 46
53 Pending Sales (Nov 85) Dec 2024: 55
81 Closed Sales  (Nov 65) Dec 2024: 80
Average Sale Price for December: $1,110,300 (Nov $1,032,700) Dec 2024: $937,000
NOTE: Higher-Priced vs Lower-Priced Homes Sales can skew the “Average” in any given month.  Lake Oswego has quite a variety, so this tends to be a less meaningful stat, generally speaking, in this niche.
102 Days on the Market   (Nov 81) Dec 2024: 97

The data listed above is as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS)

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The month’s Hello LO has a great article with safety tips for the holidays that I decided to share.

For Shopping and Receiving Deliveries

• Deter porch pirates by bringing packages inside as soon as you can.
• Go to the USPS website and sign up for a daily digest of what is being delivered.
• If traveling, ask a neighbor to keep an eye on your house and arrange to have the mail stopped while you are gone.
• Don’t display gifts where they can be seen from outside.
• When shopping, park in a well-lit area and do not leave bags and packages where they can be seen if someone looks into the car.

Fire Safety

• Use flameless, battery operated candles.
• Keep lit candles 12 inches away from anything flamable. Blow them out when you leave.
• Stay in the kitchen when cooking on the stove top.
• Make the 3-foot zone around the stove kid free.
• Keep your natural Christmas tree well watered and take it down when it dries out.

Happy holidays from the blotter team, Linda and Dianne

Last week in Lake Oswego there were 5 properties that entered the market, 13 moving to Pending status and 13 that Closed/Sold. Right now there are 212 homes available ranging from $179,000 to $9,950,000.

Here is the breakdown:

NEW Nov 17-23, 2025

Address	List Price	Beds	Baths	SF	Prop Type
100 KERR PKWY #30	$199,000	1	1	617	CONDO
57 GREENRIDGE CT	$475,000	2	2	1314	ATTACHD
9 BRITTEN CT	$650,000	3	2.1	1972	ATTACHD
13932 SUNDELEAF DR	$1,149,900	3	2.1	3068	DETACHD
2254 KNAUS RD	$4,275,000	4	5.1	7366	DETACHD

PENDING Nov 17-23, 2025

Address	List Price	Beds	Baths	SF	Prop Type	Days
90 WHEATHERSTONE PL / Main	$524,900	3	2.1	1692	CONDO	48
17401 HILL WAY	$697,000	3	2	1634	DETACHD	6
38 MORNINGVIEW CIR	$789,000	4	3	2408	DETACHD	208
4280 BERNARD ST	$825,000	4	2.1	2383	DETACHD	7
731 CLARA CT	$914,900	4	2.1	2700	DETACHD	47
1405 CHERRY CREST AVE	$998,000	3	2.1	3138	DETACHD	233
135 FURNACE ST #22	$1,199,000	2	2.1	1927	CONDO	12
1700 WOODLAND TER	$1,249,998	4	2.1	2558	DETACHD	5
16878 CANYON DR	$1,325,000	4	2.1	2750	DETACHD	389
3730 UPPER DR	$1,500,000	4	2	2752	DETACHD	229
4241 Cobb WAY	$1,898,000	4	3.1	3397	DETACHD	70
455 FURNACE ST	$1,899,000	4	3.1	3856	DETACHD	3
3548 LAKEVIEW BLVD	$6,475,000	4	3.2	6919	DETACHD	176

SOLD Nov 17-23, 2025

Address	Opening	Closed	Beds	Baths	SF	Prop Type	Days
71 OSWEGO SUMMIT / Upper	$278,000	$275,000	2	2	1140	CONDO	62
59 Oswego Summit / Upper	$299,000	$289,000	2	2	1140	CONDO	28
5665 BONITA RD	$795,000	$625,000	2	1	1200	DETACHD	125
2424 GLENMORRIE DR	$765,000	$720,000	3	1	1440	DETACHD	96
17360 ALPINE WAY	$824,900	$900,000	5	3	3085	DETACHD	5
5037 PARKHILL ST	$1,395,000	$1,200,000	5	2.1	3289	DETACHD	106
18541 WAXWING WAY	$1,000,000	$1,225,000	3	2.1	2048	DETACHD	5
5437 ROSALIA WAY	$1,295,000	$1,295,000	4	2.1	3369	DETACHD	4
4300 ORCHARD WAY	$1,295,000	$1,310,000	5	3	3229	DETACHD	2
700 PEBBLE BEACH CT	$1,595,000	$1,425,000	4	2	2527	DETACHD	68
17595 KELOK RD	$2,975,000	$2,325,000	5	4	3957	DETACHD	151
3140 SW CHILDS RD	$3,400,000	$2,930,000	5	6.1	6522	DETACHD	170
2406 GLEN EAGLES RD	$4,150,000	$4,499,900	5	5.1	5608	DETACHD	597

Criteria: Homes in the 97034 and 97035 zip code, listed, pending or sold between the dates listed above as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS). DETACHD refers to Single Family Detached Residence, MFG refers to manufactured housing, and ATTACHD refers to single-family residences with some portion of the structure attached to another property, but not constituting CONDO ownership. DOM stands for days on market, or the number of days from when the listing became active and when it received an acceptable offer, with CDOM standing for “cumulative days on market” accounting for “refreshed” listings (***We’ve used “Days” in each category for ease of understanding) .

Linda and I want to wish you and your family a happy and safe 4th of July!