In the early years of my career, shake roofs were considered to be the premium roof that a person could put onto a house. Because of their thickness, they create more shadows that make the roof more interesting. Entire neighborhoods were constructed where shake roofs were a requirement of owning a house. The thought being that it made the entire neighborhood look better. Then, a few years into my career, there was a horrific fire in Orinda, California. Entire neighborhoods were wiped out. It was very publicly acknowledged that the fire grew so big, and spread so fast, because of the shake roof ..read more

Last week in Lake Oswego we had 19 properties come onto the market. Of those, 3 sold quickly and in this report appear as pending sales. There were 17 properties that accepted offers and are now pending, and there were 18 closed sales. The market continues to be very balanced between properties being list and being sold. See below for RMLS data. New on the Market July 8-14, 2024 Address Type Price Bedrooms Baths Sq Feet 4 Touchstone #114 Condo $285,000 2 2 993 200 Burnham Rd #202 Condo $395,000 2 2 1420 47 Oswego Summit Condo $395,000 2 2 1227 3962 Carman Dr Condo $410,000 2 2.5 112 ..read more

Here are my picks for what to do this coming week in Lake Oswego: Mon, July 15, 2024 – 1:00-2:00 PM ~ Conversational Spanish Group ( Repeats on Mondays )- Come and join the conversational Spanish group and practice your language skills. ACC, 505 G Ave, Lake Oswego  MORE INFO HERE Tues, July 16, 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, July 17, 2023 – 5:30-6:30 PM ~ Raising Puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind ~ (Livestrea ..read more

Greetings Property Blotter readers!! I hope everyone had a spectacularly fun July 4th holiday. Last week Lake Oswego saw 8 properties enter the market amidst all the holiday-ness, 12 move to Pending status and 13 that Sold/Closed. Right now there are 210 homes available ranging from $189,000 to that same one waiting for the right Buyer priced at $11,500,000. Here is the breakdown according to RMLS: NEW July 1-7, 2024 Address List Price Beds Baths SF Prop Type 236 GREENRIDGE DR $615,000 3 2 1492 ATTACHD 4991 Centerwood ST $1,050,000 4 2.1 2433 DETACHD 5802 RIDGETOP CT $1,090,000 4 2.1 ..read more

Our market in Lake O is really going strong! Last week we had 23 new listings, of which one went pending right away and appears in this report as a pending sale. 14 properties moved to pending status, and there were 18 closed sales. See below for RMLS data. New on the Market June 24-30, 2024 Address Type Price Bedrooms Baths Sq Feet 4 Touchstone #90 Condo $305,000 3 2.5 1351 4 Touchstone #103 Condo $319,000 3 2.5 1351 4000 Carman Dr A 10 Condo $335,000 2 2 836 222 Ridgeway Rd Condo $340,000 1 1 756 2 Mountain Cir Attached $539,900 2 1.5 1372 48 Aquinas St Detached $799,900 4 2 2 ..read more

Linda and I want to wish you and your a safe and happy 4th of July! The post Happy 4th of July! appeared first on Property Blotter ..read more

Yes, the 4th of of July is coming up, but you don’t want to miss the Lake Oswego tradition of July 3rd! Every year people plan their vacations around the Patriotic Concert at Millennium Plaza Park featuring the Millennium Concert Band that mixes military and marching music for a fun, more traditional celebration of this country we love. No fireworks here…unless you consider the veterans who always show up in numbers and the proud families and loved ones with their hearts ablaze. There is food and music galore with lots of camaraderie to kick off your holiday celebrations. Starts at 7:00 and ..read more

Last week Lake Oswego saw 29 properties enter the market (New), 20 move to Pending status and 17 that Closed/Sold. Right now we have 214 home available ranging from $189,000 to $11,500,000. Here is the breakdown: NEW June 17-23, 2024 Address List Price Beds Baths SF Prop Type 47 EAGLE CREST DR, 48C $259,900 1 1 696 CONDO 45 NW EAGLE CREST DR #407 $259,999 2 1.1 1056 CONDO 1652 BONNIEBRAE DR $485,000 3 1.1 1303 ATTACHD 5919 SW KENNY ST $590,000 3 1.1 1501 DETACHD 18308 PILKINGTON RD $595,000 3 2.1 1511 DETACHD 5 CONDOLEA DR, Main $599,000 2 2.1 2157 CONDO 6355 SW DAWN ST $648,0 ..read more

Last week in Lake Oswego we had 18 new listings. Two of those sold quickly and appear in this report as pending sales. 12 properties accepted offers and now enjoy pending status. There were 15 properties that closed escrow and are now officially sold. See below for RMLS data. New on the Market June 10-16, 2024 Address Type Price Bedrooms Baths Sq Feet 61 Galen Rd Condo $189,000 1 1 552 100 Kerr Pkwy Condo $200,000 1 1 552 4322 Botticelli Condo $499,000 2 2.5 2260 44 Greenridge Ct Attached $579,900 3 2.5 1996 605 Ash St Detached $649,900 3 2 1528 4582 Trillium Woods Attached $849 ..read more

Here is your breakdown from the previous month/May 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 ~ May 2024 Market Data:        Activity in the overall Portland area is robust with prices continuing to increase steadily, and Inventory remaining lower than in years past. I’m told the outlook going forward is good now for interest rates, and, I feel like a brokern record sometimes, but it is a great time to make the lif ..read more