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About lovelakeoswego

I feel pretty lucky—I live where I work and I love where I live. As an added bonus, I get to work with my daughter, Riley. As Realtors in Lake Oswego, we get to share that enthusiasm with clients every day. Through this blog, with the help of my freelance writer wife, Genita, we’d like to share that enthusiasm with you. The quality of life you’ll find in Lake Oswego belies its size—there is so much to experience here from a fireworks show over the lake on the 4th of July to the Festival of the Arts--one of the premier arts events in the region. So please check in each week for another reason why we love Lake Oswego and who knows—maybe you’ll fall in love too! If you’re interested in experiencing Lake Oswego personally, please feel free to contact us either on Kevin's cell at (503) 939-9801, Riley's cell at (971) 322.6205, via email at kevin.costello@cascadehasson.com or riley.costello@cascadehasson.com or check our website by clicking the link in the "Contact me" section in the right-hand column. I would love to show you around.

The Surfside Collapse and the Wake-Up Call for HOA Insurance and Condo Buyers in Oregon

Posted on May 18, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

The tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, in June 2021 did more than highlight structural risks—it exposed a major financial vulnerability shared by many homeowners’ associations (HOAs): inadequate insurance coverage. The Surfside HOA had deferred … Continue reading →

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Questions About Moving to Lake Oswego

Posted on May 11, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

1.What’s the average cost of a home in Lake Oswego? Over the last twelve months, the average sales price out of 486 detached homes in Lake Oswego was approximately $1,461,733 with the lowest priced home at $365,000 and the highest at … Continue reading →

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Things We Love About Lake Oswego in May

Posted on May 4, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

GROUNDHOG DAY: THE MUSICAL. Running through May at the Lakewood Center for the Arts, this play follows Phil Connors, an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who, while covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, finds himself in a time … Continue reading →

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Keeping Lake Oswego Beautiful – Let Us Count the Ways

Posted on April 27, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

April is Keep America Beautiful month which makes it a perfect time to reflect on some of the ways our city keeps Lake Oswego beautiful all year-round. FOCUS ON PUBLIC ART. You don’t need to spend much time in Lake Oswego … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day With a Visit to One of the Portland Area’s Favorites

Posted on April 20, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

April 26 is Independent Bookstore Day, a one-day national party to celebrate the fact that despite the threat of Amazon, indie bookstores are making a comeback. Unfortunately, the revival comes too late to save Lake Oswego’s former bookstores including Graham’s. … Continue reading →

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Pickleball Returns to Lake Oswego with LORAC Opening

Posted on April 13, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

April is National Pickleball month and pickleball players in Lake Oswego finally have something to cheer about. After enduring quite the void created by closing the popular pickleball courts at George Rogers Park, fans of the sport have had to … Continue reading →

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What You Should Know About the Lake Oswego Lake Run

Posted on April 6, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

This year marks the 49th year of the Lake Oswego Lake Run set for Saturday, May 3. There must be some good reasons why runners have tackled its hilly terrain for more than four decades so we checked in with … Continue reading →

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What We Love About Lake Oswego in April

Posted on March 30, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

April in Lake Oswego is filled with Lake Oswego Reads events which you can find here. But in addition to all that, the City is celebrating National Poetry Month and Arbor month as well as our four-legged friends and student … Continue reading →

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Lake Oswego Reads Kicks Off a Month of Book-Related Events Next Month

Posted on March 23, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

Lake Oswego Reads has done it again. With their selection of How to Read a Book by Monica Wood, organizers have given us a timely book that uses fiction to get us to think about our current reality. A chance encounter … Continue reading →

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What to Know About Lake Oswego’s “Property Specific” Housing Market

Posted on March 16, 2025 by lovelakeoswego

What if we told you that we have hosted and attended open houses recently that have had foot traffic harkening back to the days of 2.65 interest rates of 2021? What if we told you that some houses are getting … Continue reading →

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