Lake Oswego, OR

Synergy Staging was recently contacted to stage a gorgeous home in Lake Oswego Oregon. It's sweeping views, dramatic ceilings and high end finishes were definite selling points. However, our client understands the value of bringing a home like this to life to so potential buyers fall in love.

Prior to staging, the home was cold, empty, and stark. Once furnished and accessorized with an elegant design it was transformed into a home that buyers could envision living in.

Here are some of the before and after photos of this property:

Note all the living room built-ins. When approaching a space like this we find it important to accentuate the architecture and simplify the cluttered effect that staging the built-in shelving would create in the space. By adjusting the shelving we could control how much staging we wanted to use for a simple less cluttered look.

After Photos by CPS Real Estate Photography

This home was professionaly staged by Synergy Staging. We present a lifestyle your buyer desires so you can sell your home fast and for top dollar. Join the Realtors, Investors, Banks, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly! Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

Lake Oswego Schools

The Lake Oswego schools are clearly some of the best in the entire Portland Metro area.

The test scores for kids that attend Lake Oswego schools consistently exceed the national average and in many cases they are exceptional. The elementary schools are conveniently located throughout the city and the class sizes are small enough to allow for the necessary attention to detail to prepare students for high school.

All of the Lake Oswego schools are clean and well maintained. If you were to tour each one of the Lake Oswego schools it would become evident that the funds, time and effort are being very well spent.

Lake Oswego schools also excel in sports. Many teams in youth athletics around the city practice and play their games at the Lake Oswego schools as well as at local parks. Moreover, Lakeridge High School and Lake Oswego High School are routinely competing for the top rankings in nearly all sports.

MetroMarketNews.com is an excellent site about the Portland Metro area and it has a very informative section of the site that is dedicated to Lake Oswego. Part of the page has almost everything that you would want to know about Lake Oswego Schools including a downloadable map of the entire school district for the city. More information about Lake Oswego and Lake Oswego schools can be found by clicking HERE.

As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Patrick Krause

Owner/Principal Broker

Soldera Properties

503.807.4430

pk@patrickkrause.com

Here is a quick glance at some important market trends and stats in the Portland Metro Area for September 2011 as reported by the local MLS:

Compared to September 2010, closed sales increased 13.4%, pending sales increased 17.5% and new listings dropped 29.5%. The average sale price declined 4.2% and the median sale price fell 3.8%.

When compared with the previous month (August 2011), closed sales decreased 12.1%, pending sales decreased 14.9% and new listings fell 13.1%. The average sale price went down from $271,800 to $268,200 (-1.3%) while the median sale price increased from $225,000 to $230,800 (2.6%).

At the time of the report there were 10,666 active residential listings. At the month’s rate of sales, that inventory would last approximately 6.7 months.

Comparing the third quarter of 2010 with the same period in 2011, sales activity was up. Closed sales increased by 21.5% and pending sales were up 21.6%. New listings fell 27.6%. The average sale price dropped 6.9% and the median sale price was down 7.5%.

Metro Market News offers some of the best information on market trends and statistics regarding real estate in the Portland Metro area!

Lake Oswego Real Estate: Hide and Seek is easy when you have trees this old. While out and about this weekend my kids managed to find a place where they thought they should bring their friends for a great game of hide and seek.

They figured when you have a tree that is big enough that you can actually hide under its roots, that this is the place for them! I do have to admit, I could see them until they popped their head out from under the tree.

If you are interested in buying a home in Lake Oswego, give us a call, we can make it so you won’t have to hide, but will help you seek out the perfect home for you!

Lake Oswego Home For Sale Under $350,000

4 Bedrooms / 2 Full Baths / Family Room and 4th bedroom on Lower Level / Hardwoods / Newer Windows / Mahogany decks insulated and heated / French Doors / Large private flag lot / Stamped Concrete Driveway / Over 1/3 Acre / In-ground Sprinklers / 1,764 sq. ft. / low taxes @ $3,000 per year / River Grove Neighborhood / Close to River Grove Elementary / Close to Canal Acres Nature Park / Bryant Woods Nature Park

Bryant Woods Park is a wildlife rich site containing a seasonal wetland/meadow, upland forested area, and a natural spring with an associated creek. Bordered by Oswego Canal, the park is accessible from the small parking area off of Childs Road and from the north via Centerwood Street. Canal Acres is a largely undeveloped natural area whose sole trail is accessible across the Bryant Woods parking area via Canal Road. River Run, which borders the Tualatin River, is the site of the historic mouth of Oswego Canal and is located at the end of River Run Road. These three natural areas offer great wildlife viewing and contain two miles of relatively flat trails

A Lake Oswego Detached Home For Sale Under $350,000

Lake Oswego is one of the most affluent suburbs of Portland. According to the most recent Market Action Report, Lake Oswego had an average sales price of $449,000 for the month of August 2011. Currently, Lake Oswego has 392 homes for sale. These are detached homes. They are currently priced from $175,000 to $15,000,000 (yes that's 15 with a million). Of the 392 current homes for sale in Lake Oswego, 176 are priced <$500,000. That means that 216 are priced ABOVE $500,000. So when I say there is a great home for sale in Lake Oswego under $350,000 (that's not a total fixer) . . .

. . . Unbelievable . . . BUT TRUE

Map of Lake Oswego Home For Sale Under $350,000 Location

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Interesting Things About Lake Oswego

What's Not to Love About Lake Oswego?

• Lake Oswego Schools

Lake Oswego High Schools

• Lake Oswego High School

Lake Oswego Middle Schools (aka Junior High)

• Lake Oswego Junior High
• Waluga Junior High

Lake Oswego Elementary Schools

• Bryant Elementary
• Forest Hills Elementary
• Hallinan Elementary
• Lake Grove Elementary
• Oak Creek Elementary
• River Grove Elementary
• Uplands Elementary
• Westridge Elementary

• Wonderful, distinct neighborhoods
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