There are 12 houses being held open today. I’ve also got to comment that the past few days have been glorious with crisp, clear, sunny weather. Today is going to be that again. So get out there and enjoy it! 16212 Lake Forest Blvd, detached, $229,900, 3 BR, 2 Bths, Open 1 to [...] Related posts:

Peter Courtney, President of the Oregon Senate, has decreed that HB 4033 will not get heard during this legislative session.  HB 4033 is an OPRI-sponsored and supported bill that would stop PERS from releasing the names along with the information about retirement benefits in the future.  The media (principally the Oregoni

Earthquake faultCascadia Subduction ZoneWhile 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 

Last week in Lake Oswego there were 14 new listings, 22 pending sales, and 5 closed sales. Of the pending sales, 4 had been on the market for more than a year. See below for further details. New Listings for January 23-29, 2012 4000 Carman Dr #21, a condo, $106,000, 2 BR, 2Bths, 973 SF 236 Ri

After several email exchanges with the good people at PERS, I now have an answer to the question posed in my previous post "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye".  Unfortunately for all the people retiring, the answer isn't the one they had hoped for, and I'm afraid that PERS is well-covered for what they do.  I wo

THE MEANNESS OF MENELIKA When you think you might just have seen most of the unwarranted nastiness that gets dished up via an email to customer service, one gets left sitting once again in a shocked and somewhat nauseated silence at the patent unfairness of a distant coward come bully, hiding behind a keyboard reveling in [

Here are some Market Notes for You~ According to the just-released RMLS Market Action Report for December 2011, the combined area of Lake Oswego and West Linn  reported: 601 Active Listings 103 New Listings 84 Pending Sales 104 Closed Sales An average Sale Price of $456,200. Average Time on the Market: 166 D

Some recent PERS retirees have discovered another potentially costly inconsistency with the way that PERS treats the IAP account.  I have numerous reports of members taking a December 1, 2011 retirement and wanting to roll their IAP into other tax-advantaged vehicles.  The problem they are encountering is that PERS has 12

Last week brought 14 new listings onto the market in Lake Oswego, 13 pending sales, and 5 closed sales. See below for further details. New Listings for January 16-22, 2012 16250 Pacific Hwy #45, a condo, $129,500, 2 BR, 2 BTH 5225 Jean Rd #603, a condo, $179,900, 3 BR, 2 Bth 12808 SW Boones Fe