http://ignoregon.com/rss/lake oswego Aggregated Blog Posts From Lake Oswego Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:53:50 +0000 en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/wQFaOl4aqe8/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/wQFaOl4aqe8/ Sun, 5 Feb 2012 07:56:00 +0000 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: Open Houses for April 24, 2011 Open Houses for 1/22/12 Open Houses ~ May 29, 2011 http://persinfo.blogspot.com/2012/02/when-whip-comes-down.html http://persinfo.blogspot.com/2012/02/when-whip-comes-down.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:29:00 +0000 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 Oregonian and the Statesman Journal) are exerting tremendous pressure on the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/wJ6m6iMY9Fc/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/wJ6m6iMY9Fc/ Thu, 2 Feb 2012 08:47:00 +0000 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 “Living on Shaky Ground“. It’s published [...] Related posts: Featrured Neighborhood: Bryant The Gallery Without Walls Basements http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/SvAup0oPMkQ/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/SvAup0oPMkQ/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:35:00 +0000 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 Ridgeway Rd, [...] Related posts: Market Activity for Jan 16-22, 2012 Market Activity Jan. 2-8, 2012 http://persinfo.blogspot.com/2012/01/you-win-again.html http://persinfo.blogspot.com/2012/01/you-win-again.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:29:00 +0000 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 won't bother with the first of the messages since it is largely unnecessary relative to http://www.marks-journal.com/2012/01/26/winged-monkeys/ http://www.marks-journal.com/2012/01/26/winged-monkeys/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:32:00 +0000 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 [...] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/w8g-IFtBlpI/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/w8g-IFtBlpI/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:24:00 +0000 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 Days Also: For the Year, Average Sales Price for the Portland Metro [...] Related posts: News & Notes News & Notes News & Notes http://persinfo.blogspot.com/2012/01/hey-that-no-way-to-say-goodbye.html http://persinfo.blogspot.com/2012/01/hey-that-no-way-to-say-goodbye.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:37:00 +0000 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 120 days to effect the rollover, and when PERS does the rollover has a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/Ka7ApzGMw5w/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PropertyBlotter/~3/Ka7ApzGMw5w/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:46:00 +0000 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 Ferry Rd, attached townhouse, [...] Related posts: