A Word From Our Mayor

Today we awake in the same great community we fell asleep in. Over our history as a community we’ve consistently demonstrated our ability to come together, lead by example, respectfully engage in civil dialogue and care for one another as neighbors. We’re a community of mixed political beliefs but many shared values, and today, just like every day, our neighbors are counting on us to continuing supporting one another as we make Lake Oswego a community every resident feels safe and at home in, where we enhance the natural environment for future generations, where local businesses can thrive and where our kids receive an incredible education.

I’m grateful to Lake Oswego voters for another term as your mayor. In that role my first priority is to ensure our community is safe and healthy for everyone in it. The impact we all have locally from the love we hold for our City and one another as neighbors transcends any national rhetoric meant to divide and instill fear. As Oswegans we stand united behind ensuring a positive future for our City, in protecting every one of our neighbors and in standing up for what’s right and just. I look forward to walking hand and hand with you all and my colleagues on the City Council as we work toward many more shared accomplishments in the years ahead! Congratulations to Councilors Mboup, Verdick and Rapf on their re-elections and to State Rep. Daniel Nguyen on his! Our community has good people representing it thanks to you all as voters.

Joe Buck, 11/6/24

It’s Election Time!!!

Every four years we get to participate in this awesome privilege and responsibility of voting for President of the United States, along with many other important local and national choices. Lake Oswego makes it simple with Ballot Box drop-off sites available for easy submission. Here in Oregon we get an email letting us know that our ballot was received and counted. It’s important. Get out and Vote!!

Here is a link to Ballot Box location options: CLICK HERE

Market Activity ~ Oct 21-27, 2024

Last week Lake Oswego had 13 properties enter the market, 12 move to ending status and 12 that Closed/Sold. Right now there are 213 properties available ranging from $180,000 to $8,800,000.

Here is the breakdown:

NEW Oct 21-27, 2024

AddressList PriceBedsBathsSFProp Type
45 EAGLE CREST DR #204$245,00011768CONDO
4640 LOWER DR / Upper$375,00021.11170CONDO
52 GREENRIDGE CT$599,00032.22524ATTACHD
1277 HALLINAN CIR$649,000321242DETACHD
16643 SW ROOSEVELT AVE$650,000422222DETACHD
1640 ASPEN ST$740,000432218DETACHD
5363 GREYSTOKE DR$759,000321541DETACHD
4322 COLLINS WAY$820,000532112DETACHD
4582 TRILLIUM WOODS$849,90032.11927ATTACHD
5364 DENTON DR$1,250,00042.13143DETACHD
4114 CASEY CT$1,425,00042.13405DETACHD
16878 CANYON DR$1,499,00042.12750DETACHD
3159 DOUGLAS CIR$1,850,00064.14571DETACHD

PENDING Oct 21-27, 2024

AddressList PriceBedsBathsSFProp TypeDays
141 Oswego Summit / Upper$270,000221140CONDO207
4055 JEFFERSON PKWY$349,90022.11210CONDO46
5325 OAKRIDGE RD$550,000421201DETACHD5
2818 POPLAR WAY$575,000311056DETACHD268
3492 DEVONSHIRE DR$589,00032.11556ATTACHD5
6336 FROST ST$795,000432200DETACHD7
23 TANGLEWOOD DR$799,90052.12522DETACHD52
19 CHURCHILL DOWNS$899,500432175DETACHD34
16904 GREENTREE AVE$920,000433356DETACHD58
111 LADD ST$1,250,00032.12303DETACHD46
2065 LILLI LN$1,750,00063.14457DETACHD75
159 5TH ST$2,198,00042.12960DETACHD27

SOLD Oct 21-27, 2024

AddressOpeningClosedBedsBathsSFProp TypeDays
16500 LAKE FOREST BLVD$549,900$549,90031960DETACHD9
19251 INDIAN CREEK AVE$750,000$705,000321551DETACHD96
17681 LEAFY LN$775,000$735,000532242DETACHD19
1701 WOODLAND TER$887,000$902,00032.12729DETACHD6
1272 HIDE A WAY CT$1,150,000$1,025,000431816DETACHD91
17749 LEAFY LN$1,219,000$1,100,000433266DETACHD106
5552 YORKSHIRE PL$1,150,000$1,150,00042.12637DETACHD9
3672 TEMPEST DR$1,295,000$1,230,000333317DETACHD59
1920 PARK FOREST AVE$1,379,000$1,300,000332869DETACHD56
13869 AMBERWOOD CIR$1,597,500$1,575,00042.13405DETACHD24
17309 WESTVIEW DR$2,395,000$1,937,00043.13973DETACHD144
4340 Lakeview BLVD$4,750,000$3,950,00054.14191DETACHD133
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) .

Plan Ahead for a very Trolley Holiday

Riding the Willamette Shore Trolley is a lot of fun. It runs on an old rail line from 313 N State Street in Lake Oswego to Bancroft Street in the South Waterfront in Portland. Round trip takes approximately 90 minutes.

I celebrated my Mom’s birthday on the Trolley several years ago. We brought along a picnic and turned it into an event.

Yesterday, while having lunch at Dang’s on State Street, I saw the Trolley go by. Here I had thought that the 2024 Trolley season was over. Turns out, it’s not.

There are 4 special Trolley events still happening. The first on is today and tomorrow (Oct 26 and 27), Fall Colors Trolley Trips. At noon and 2pm, fares are just $10.

At Christmas there is Fa La La Trolley, a Trolley ride for those who enjoy caroling. The Tinseltown Trolley is being organized by Lake Oswego Parks and Rec and may include a visit from Santa. Last, on December 10th, 13th, 17th, 19th and 21st, the Trolley will run to allow viewing of the Christmas Ship Parade on the Willamette River.

Plan ahead to participate because tickets are sold on a first-serve, first-come basis. For ticket information, click here.

Halloween my be just around the corner, but the holidays are not far behind. Enjoy!

Dianne

Market Activity Oct 14-20, 2024

New listings had a pretty big bump up last week with 20 new properties coming onto the market. It had me wondering why. There are two thoughts that come to my mind. First, many corporations align their fiscal year with the calendar year. Listing a property now will allow them to, hopefully, write off the costs associated with relocating an employee and writing it off in this fiscal year. My other thought is that people in general prefer to move before the holidays fully take over their lives. In any case, that’s a pretty bump from the dozen or so new listings that we’ve been seeing for sometime now.

There were 8 properties that moved to pending status and 13 closed sales.

See below for RMLS data.

New Listings Oct 14-20, 2024

AddressTypePriceBedroomsBathsSq Feet
100 Kerr Pkwy #47Condo$190,00011617
29 Oswego SummitCondo$209,00011669
44 Eagle Crest Dr #15Condo$220,00011798
44 Eagle Crest Dr #21Condo$225,00011798
5 Crestfield CtCondo$299,90021921
5058 Foothills Dr FCondo$424,800221370
18538 Hallberg CtDetached$575,00031870
3492 Devonshire DrAttached$589,00032.51556
6238 McEwan RdDetached$595,000311170
26 Greenridge CtAttached$625,00032.51996
1368 Boca Ratan DrAttached$629,000321611
1212 Laurel St #9Detached$678,0003321644
4261 Country Woods CtDetached$725,000221608
1560 Cherry Crest AveDetached$789,00032.51808
1621 Larch StDetached$799,00042.53040
1 Bernini CtDetached$1,150,00043.53697
5464 Southwood DrDetached$1,450,000533687
871 Country Club RdDetached$2,395,00043.54429
5185 Carman DrDetached$3,888,00032.54407
876 North Shore RdDetached$5,095,00043.55793

Pending Sales Oct 14-20, 2024

AddressTypePriceBedroomsBathsSq FeetDOM
360 Cervantes CirCondo$245,000218327
174 Oswego SummitCondo$345,00022150628
5271 Chinook CtDetached$650,00032139066
17900 Westview DrDetached$799,000321960157
5948 Bay Point DrDetached$909,95042.52421107
1327 Cedar StDetached$964,90042.523505
200 Burnham Rd #410Condo$1,050,00032180618
18560 Westview DrDetached$1,200,00052.53411136

Sold/Closed Oct 14-20, 2024

AddressTypeList PriceClosed PriceSq FeetCDOM
121 Leonard St CCondo$499,900$465,000141377
16 Grouse TerDetached$1,050$850,0002627154
1 Windsor CtDetached$879,999$850,000203862
3 Scarborough DrDetached$1,190,000$900,0003778121
1237 Hallinan CirDetached$995,000$995,00015900
782 Sunny Hill DrDetached$1,145,000$1,027,000201251
1029 Laurel StDetached$1,350,000$1,175,0003208108
171 5th StDetached$1,399,900$1,400,000236710
768 7th StDetached$1,895,000$1,825,000292122
17930 Kelok RdDetached$3,149,900$2,815,0004715569
3232 Lakeview BlvdDetached$5,850,000$5,300,0008170668
16819 Allen RdDetached$7,950,000$6,500,000488259
769 Northshore RdDetached$3,995,000$3,800,00037000

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

Portland Area Sept 2024 Stats + LO

Here is your breakdown from the previous month, September, for Portland and surrounding areas including LO broken out at the bottom. ***Be sure to check out the Neighborhood Report which categorizes down into smaller pieces.

Overview/Fluctuations ~ Sept 2024 Market Data:       

The big news for September is that there is no real big news. Things are shifting slowly following the Fed’s interest rate cut on Sept 18, and this is taking some time to impact on the ground. The things we are seeing include increasing Pending sales (not decreasing) from the month prior, modestly increasing Inventory, most neighborhoods back in appreciation territory, and/but overall downward pressure on price with “time on market” increasing from 48 days in August to 55 days in Sept, further indicating Buyers waited it out. Though it takes time for the Fed’s actions to impact mortgage rates, it is happening, & we see increased activity and notably happier Buyers out making Offers!

Rates: “Strong jobs numbers have halted rates dropping, but the Fed has signaled more cuts ahead which should help. Right now we are in the low 6% range.” Gary Boyer, Regional VP, Gold Star Mortgage Financial  

According to the RMLS Market Action Report for the Portland Metro Area September 2024:

  • There were 2,589 New Listings in September which is down 4.6% from 2,713 in Sept 2023 and down 3.0% from the 2,669 in the previous month/August.
  • At 1,702 Sept 2024’s Closed Sales (Solds) are down 0.9% from Sept 2023’s 1,717 and down 13.0% from the previous month’s total of 1,957.
  • At 2,076 Sept 2024’s Pending Sales (Accepted Offers) increased 14.8% from Sept 2023’s 1,809, and increased 1.2% over the previous month/August’s total of 2,052.
  • The Average Sale Price for September 2024 of, $617,200 is up$21,300. from last year/Sept 2023’s $595,900, and down $3,600 from the p­­revious month/August’s $620,800. 
  • The “Median Sale Price (the price smack dab in the middle of all sales) in Sept 2024 of $541,000 is up $3,700 from Sept 2023’s $537,400, & down $14,000 from August’s $555,000    

LAKE OSWEGO: (Month of September ’24)

325 Active Listings (Aug 329)
123 New Listings  (Aug 127)
100 Pending Sales (Aug 92)
86 Closed Sales  (Aug 99)
Average Sale Price for Sept: $1,152,900 (Aug $1,050,500)
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.
48 Days on the Market   (Aug 52)

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

Market Activity Report ~ Oct 7-13, 2024

Lucky 13! First time I’ve ever seen this…but last week Lake Oswego had 13 properties enter the market, 13 move to Pending status, and 13 that Closed/Sold. Right now there are 230 properties ranging from $180,000 to $8,800,000 available.

Here is the breakdown:

NEW Oct 7-13, 2024

AddressList PriceBedsBathsSFProp Type
360 CERVANTES CIR$245,00021832CONDO
44 EAGLE CREST DR #24$305,000321085CONDO
4308 BOTTICELLI ST #10$484,90033.12285CONDO
1819 BOCA RATAN DR$589,900321583ATTACHD
4291 WOODSIDE CIR$639,900322026ATTACHD
107 KINGSGATE RD$699,000321516DETACHD
578 2ND ST$819,00032.11254ATTACHD
1327 CEDAR ST$964,90042.12350DETACHD
14186 KIMBERLY CIR$1,150,000433226DETACHD
17479 BROOKHURST DR$1,260,00042.13711DETACHD
17522 BRYANT RD$1,795,000443616DETACHD
1093 TYNDALL CT$1,998,00043.14547DETACHD
1933 HIGHLANDS LOOP$5,395,00054.15768DETACHD

PENDING Oct 7-13, 2024

AddressList PriceBedsBathsSFProp TypeDays
4000 CARMAN DR, D57$319,90022836CONDO7
205 CERVANTES / Main$325,00021.11216CONDO12
5061 FOOTHILLS DR #87$419,00022991CONDO8
5225 JEAN RD #501$445,000321500CONDO8
6355 SW DAWN ST$625,000321268DETACHD113
27 ORIOLE LN$655,00042.11851DETACHD33
4912 Hampton CT$799,95032.12039DETACHD3
5754 CHARLES CIR$950,00032.12604DETACHD6
2004 RIDGEWOOD LN$1,075,00032.12631DETACHD77
18320 DELENKA LN$1,275,00042.14519DETACHD89
15459 VILLAGE DR$1,499,00043.13049DETACHD11
17309 WESTVIEW DR$1,975,00043.13973DETACHD144
310 CHANDLER PL$2,595,00043.13909DETACHD36

SOLD Oct 7-13, 2024

AddressOpeningClosedBedsBathsSFProp TypeDays
63 OSWEGO / Main$235,000$218,00011764CONDO96
86 KINGSGATE RD, G102$330,000$310,00022849CONDO136
4652 LOWER DR$395,000$391,30021.11170CONDO23
44 GREENRIDGE CT$579,900$550,00032.11996ATTACHD75
4319 HARVEY WAY$595,900$625,00032.11685DETACHD0
1355 HALLINAN ST$729,000$755,000321482DETACHD2
16411 SW LAKE FOREST BLVD$799,900$820,000322180DETACHD10
4991 Centerwood ST$1,050,000$983,00042.12433DETACHD78
1928 PALISADES TERRACE DR$1,195,000$1,125,00055.14337DETACHD27
17814 MARYLCREEK DR$1,550,000$1,245,00053.14429DETACHD86
15203 LILY BAY CT$1,350,000$1,250,00042.13216DETACHD4
3585 Sunwood CT$2,249,900$2,249,900443853DETACHD4
17288 CEDAR RD$2,695,000$2,287,500334267DETACHD75
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) .

Benefit Concert for Hurricane Victims

Sally Harman and Frank Gruner will be conducting a benefit concert on October 20th to benefit the victims of Hurricane Helene.

Sally and Frank have been fixtures in the music scene in Lake Oswego for years. My daughter introduced me to Sally when she was attending Lakeridge Middle School. She’s now 38 years old, so that was some time ago. Sally did a lot of volunteering at the school and my daughter really connected with her.

She and Frank perform classical and Jazz. They are wonderful!

Attendees are asked to make donations to Hurrican Helene relief efforts.

The concert will be held at the United Methodist Church, 1855 Southshore Blvd, at 4:00pm on October 20th.

It will be a fun event and, hopefully, go a long way to help others in desperate need right now.

Dianne

Market Activity Sept 30-Oct 6

We are having the most beautiful fall weather. Cold, crisp mornings followed by pleasant and sunny afternoons. With all of the disastrous weather in other parts of the country, I am grateful to live in the Pacific Northwest.

Last week in Lake Oswego there were 11 new listings, one of which sold in just 1 day and appears as a pending sale in this report. There were 8 properties that accepted offers and are now pending. There were 15 closed sales.

See below for RMLS data.

New Listings Sept 30-Oct 6, 2024

AddressTypePriceBedroomsBathsSq Feet
44 Eagle Crest Dr #19Condo$245,00021908
25 Crestfield CtCondo$314,90022995
4000 Carman Dr D57Condo$319,90022836
5061 Foothills DrCondo$419,00022991
5225 Jean Rd #501Condo$445,000321500
4312 Botticelli St B8Attached$485,00022.52285
5754 Charles CirDetached$950,00032.52604
15459 Village DrDetached$1,499,00043.53049
15007 Twin Fir RdDetached$1,800,00043.53079
13560 Goodall Rd #7Detached$5,495,00045.55964

Pending Sept 30-Oct 6, 2024

AddressTypePriceBedroomsBathsSq FeetDOM
100 Kerr Pkwy #36Condo$190,00011617155
2651 Lookout CtDetached$759,00052.5247262
17749 Leafy LnDetached$1,129,900433266106
5651 La Mesa CtDetached$1,170,00042.527181
1029 Laurel StDetached$1,175,00053.5320882
2366 Palisades Crest DrDetached$1,650,0004334228
1960 Mapleleaf RdDetached$2,145,00055.54099137
16819 Allen RdDetached$6,950,00043.5488259

Sold/Closed Sept 30-Oct 6, 2024

AddressTypeList PriceSold PriceSq FeetCDOM
4638 Lower DrCondo$310,000$307,500126045
110 Greenridge CtAttached$649,900$527,000286874
4324 Woodside CirAttached$579,000$579,00012105
454 5th StCondo$680,000$677,50010923
710 Timberline DrDetached$825,000$780,00026428
1419 Hemlock StDetached$850,000$793,000252044
610 Boca Ratan DrDetached$879,000$807,2642566115
1795 Oak StDetached$950,000$864,731363225
1620 Oak StDetached$950,000$946,00021523
14190 Amberwood CirDetached$1,000,000$1,000,00031540
4487 Westbay RdDetached$1,200,000$1,200,00018690
309 10th StDetached$1,200,000$1,200,00045200
5254 Westfield CtDetached$1,295,000$1,300,00033465
16337 Chapin WayDetached$2,600,000$1,990,0005115156
4688 Upper DrDetached$2,150,000$2,085,000396226

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

This Week in Lake Oswego

Living in Lake Oswego is an experience of community. That’s why we post these little snippets of activities offered by various groups! Here are my picks for what to do this coming week in Lake Oswego:

Oct 7, 202410:30 AM ~ Early Childhood Music and Movement In Mandarin Chinese (Repeats on Mondays )- This outstanding program is for young learners ages 2-5 ranging from little or no to high levels of fluency in Mandarin. The series includes movement, play, instruments and stories and is sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library and admission is free/first come/first served. 706 Fourth St, Lake Oswego ~   CLICK HERE

Tues, Oct 8 , 2024 – 2:30-4:30 PM ~ Slow Jam (Repeats Tuesdays) – Come & enjoy playing music with others! Bring your instrument and make some musical friends. – ACC, 505 G Avenue Lake Oswego More Info: CLICK HERE

Wed, Oct 9 – 5:30PM-7:00PMPM ~Happy Hour Yoga ~ The more the merrier at this yoga + wine event ~Millennium Park Plaza, Lake Oswego ~ More Info :  CLICK HERE

Thurs, Oct 10, 2024 – 6:00-7:00 PM ~Teen Advisory Board ~ Discuss volunteer projects and programming ideas (e.g. book groups, movie nights, etc.). ~ Lake Oswego Library ~  More Info :  CLICK HERE

Fri, Oct 11, 2024 – 7:00-9:00 PM ~ Living Well Dance featuring the Millennium Dance Band. ~ Come dance to music from the 30’s 40’s and 50’s with ballroom classics. All ages invited. $7.00 at the door. ~CCP, 1060 Chandler Rd~ More Info: CLICK HERE

Sat, Oct 12, 2024 – 3:00PM-4:00PM – Lego Club~ Imagine, build and create! Lego bricks provided. Recommended for ages K-5. Creations will be displayed for 2 weeks. ~ Lake Oswego Library, Childrens’ Library~ More Info : CLICK HERE