by Mark Miller, Lake Oswego, Oregon Realtor®
Lake Oswego - West Linn Market Area
From RMLS published data
For the Month of August
Active Listings: 1037
New Listings: 326
Pending Sales: 103
Pending Sales 2007 vs. 2006: -34.4%
Closed Sales: 128
Average Sales Price: $559,100
Year to Date
Closed Sales: 1048
Average Sales Price: $559,200
Average Appreciation: 6.3%*
*comparing the last 12 months (9/1/06 - 8/31/07) with the 12 months before (9/1/05 - 8/31/06)
E-Waste Collection and Document Shredding Event
Saturday September 22, 2007
Local residents are invited to bring their obsolete electronic equipment for recycling to the Intel Hawthorn Farm Campus in Hillsboro this Saturday.
A shredding truck will be available during the event to shred confidential personal documents.
Open to all residents and schools in the Greater Portland Area.
Date: Saturday, September 22, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Place: Intel Hawthorn Farm Campus, HF1 Parking Lot
5200 NE Elam Young PkwyHillsboro, OR 97124
Fee: There is a $5.00 fee (cash only) per monitor and per TV. Receipts will not be provided. All other items will be taken free of charge.
What will be accepted:
Computer CPUs
Copiers
TVs – 27 inches or less and no consoles
Monitors
Cell Phones & Accessories
Printers
Telephones
Scanners
Fax Machines
VCRs/DVD Players
Cables and Wire
Digital Cameras
Tabletop Stereos
Paper
What will NOT be accepted:
Household electronics and large appliances
Televisions that are larger than 27 inches
Microwaves
Refrigerators
Washers/Dryers
Hazardous Waste Materials
What will happen to the materials you drop off?
Items that can be salvaged will be taken by Students Recycling Used Technology (StRUT), an organization founded by Intel, which gives students an opportunity to refurbish computers and then place them in schools throughout Oregon and Washington. StRUT uses a program called Killdisk to wipe hard drives.
Material beyond repair or donation will be taken to Earth Protection Services Inc. (EPSI) in Tualatin for responsible recycling. The recycler will not wipe hard drives since the material goes directly to a shredder.
If you want to clear information from your hard drive before you recycle, there is software available that clears data from hard drives.
by Mark Miller, Lake Oswego, Oregon Realtor®
Lake Oswego - West Linn Market Area
From RMLS published data
For the Month of July
Active Listings: 1025
New Listings: 306
Pending Sales: 116
Pending Sales 2007 vs. 2006: -21.1%
Closed Sales: 138
Average Sales Price: $565,700
Year to Date
Closed Sales: 914
Average Sales Price: $559,400
Average Appreciation: 9.3%*
*comparing the last 12 months (8/1/06 - 7/30/07) with the 12 months before (8/1/05 - 7/30/06)
