Here’ your weekly update (see below the tables for additional notes):

NEWLY LISTED (July 12-18, 2010)

PENDING SALES (July 12-18, 2010)

SOLD (July 12-18, 2010)

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

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This house sits on a magnificent lot with greenspace on two sides.  It’s on a dead-end lane, so there is very little traffic.  If you want quiet, privacy and a decent yard, this is one of the few newer homes that can actually boast all of these characteristics.

The house itself has been nearly all remodeled in the last few years.  I know, it’s only 15 years old to begin with.  But in 15 years styles change quite a bit.  So while the house is still relatively new, the decor, including counters, cabinets, sinks, and appliances, are all nearly brand new.  There is 2911 square feet of finished living area that includes 4 bedrooms plus a bonus room.  The kitchen has granite counters and stainless steel appliances.  The woodwork and trim is lovely with crown moldings and attention to detail.  The yard has been professionally landscaped with patio dining as well as an outdoor deck that is ideally suited for entertaining.  There are sprinklers in the yard.  And, yes, on these hot summer days there is brand new central air conditioning.

I know that Realtors sound pretty hokey when they say things like “Hurry, this one won’t last.”  But I do mean that about this house.  I follow the market and know that even in today’s economy the good ones sell quickly.  The combination of size, age, condition, and setting for this house is truly special.  And at $524,900 it is very well priced.  I honestly think this house will sell quickly.

If you’d like to make arrangements to see this house, please give me a call at 503-803-6298, or e-mail me at jdgregoire@earthlink.net .  And, as always, feel free to contact myself or Linda for any of your real estate needs.

Dianne

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Here’ your weekly update (see below the tables for additional notes):

NEWLY LISTED (July 5-11, 2010)

PENDING SALES (July 5-11, 2010)

SOLD (July 5-11, 2010)

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

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• Mortgage Rates fell further last week from the already-lowest level in decades.  Rates for a 30-year conventional loan are now hovering at between 4.5% & 4.75%, even with an increase today of .25 basis points according to Pat Goodell of Academy Mortgage.  Slower economic growth last week was good for mortgage rates and negative for the stock market.  This is actually an interesting point to note- When you see the stock market take a dip, check in on mortgage rates… they will almost always be improving during such periods.
• The deadline for closing on those transactions taking advantage of the tax credits was finally extended to September 30th. So, that’s very good news for all those who were pushing up against the June 30th closing deadline & not quite making it.  I love second-chances… they’re so American!
• Woodstove Reminder – Have a wood stove?  Planning to buy or sell a home with one? Note that beginning August 1st, 2010, in an effort to control emissions from smoke, when selling a home you will be required to remove the wood stove if it is “uncertified” by the DEQ.  Here is a link for more information: Woodstoves in Oregon
• Lake Oswego Pricing Snapshot- Today there are 74 Detached Residences for sale in Lake Oswego priced at $350,000 or under.  There are 144 priced between $350,000 and $550,000.  Between $550,000 and 1 million there are 206 properties.  And at 1 million and over there are 105 to choose from.

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NEWLY LISTED (June 28-July 4, 2010)

PENDING SALES (June 28-July 4, 2010)

SOLD (June 28-July 4, 2010)

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.

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Along with a few open houses, this Sunday will bring us Lake Oswego’s annual 4th of July festivities:

• 7am to noon, Lake Oswego Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast.  George Roger’s Park. $6 for adults and $4 for children, in includes pancakes, sausage, coffee, orange juice and milk.
• 1pm, Star Spangled Parade, A Avenue to Millennium Plaza.  Wear your patriotic colors, decorate your wagons, and march in the parade!  Led by an authentic Fife and Drum Band, the parade includes antique cars, veterans, boy scouts, bikes, strollers, pets—you name it.
• 1pm, boat parade on Lakewood Bay
• 1:15 to 5pm, Centennial Star Spangled Celebration at Millennium Park, includes presentation of colors, a chicken barbeque (put on by Lake Grove Lions) face painting, Fife and Drum performance, and live music, including Huge Sally and Southern Nights.
• 9:45, The Annual fireworks Display will be held over Oswego Lake.  Fireworks are shot off from a barge on the lake.  Best viewing is from Lake Grove Swim Park on Lakeview Blvd between Southshore and Summit.  Arrive early to get best viewing and to find parking.  Remember that most roads around the lake are closed or have limited access during the fireworks display, so plan accordingly.

Here are Sunday’s Open Houses, according to the RMLS:

Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

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William Stafford, born in 1914, lived in Lake Oswego from 1957 until his death in 1993. He was a professor of English at Lewis and Clark College and was world renowned as a poet. In 50 years of writing poetry, which he didn’t begin doing until his 40′s, he is estimated to have written 22,000 poems of which 3,000 were published. In 1970 he was named Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position that today would be the equivalent of being the U.S. Poet Laureate. In 1975 he was named the Poet Laureate for the State of Oregon.

You will find tributes to William Stafford throughout Lake Oswego. In the various parks around town you will find inscriptions of his poems, a walkway named after him, and lovely renderings that pay tribute to his creative genius. I am a huge fan of his work. Absolutely one of my favorite places is the William Stafford path in Foothills Park that culminates in the stone circle that bears his work.

Today I want to introduce you to William Stafford and share with you a few of his poems:

Why I Am Happy

Foothills Park, William Stafford Path

Now has come, an easy time. I let it
roll. There is a lake somewhere
so blue and far nobody owns it.
A wind comes by and a willow listens
gracefully.

I hear all this, every summer. I laugh
and cry for every turn of the world,
its terribly cold, innocent spin.
That lake stays blue and free; it goes
on and on.

And I know where it is.

Little Rooms
I rock high in the oak-secure, big branches-
at home while darkness comes. It gets lonely up here
as lights needle forth below, through airy space.
Tinkling dishwashing noises drift up, and a faint
smooth gush of air through leaves, cool evening
moving out over the earth. Our town leans farther
away, and I ride through the arch toward midnight,
holding on, listening, hearing deep roots grow.

There are rooms in a life, apart from others, rich
with whatever happens, a glimpse of moon, a breeze.
You who come years from now to this brief spell
of nothing that was mine: the open, slow passing
of time was a gift going by. I have put my hand out
on the mane of the wind,

William Stafford thoughts

to give it to you.

And, finally, my favorite:
The Way It Is
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.

Thanks for letting me share William Stafford with you. I hope you enjoy his work as much as I do.
Dianne

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Here’ your weekly update (see below the tables for additional notes):

NEWLY LISTED (June 21—27, 2010)

PENDING SALES (June 21-27, 2010)

SOLD (June 21-27, 2010)

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.

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