Fall in West Linn: what to do this season
Fall Fest in the Forest, pumpkin patches, a vineyard right in town, and the parks at their most beautiful. A local's short list for October and November in West Linn.
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West Linn, week by week.
Stay updated and learn about West Linn, Oregon. One week the market, the next what it's really like to live here. Helpful weekly reads, grounded in real neighborhood data.
Selling a West Linn home this fall: what the numbers actually say
Should you list now or wait for spring? What West Linn's active listings and RMLS closed sales show about pricing and time on market, and how to sell well in the rainy season.
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West Linn's neighborhood associations, and why they matter more than you'd think
How West Linn's neighborhood associations work, what they actually do on land use and city decisions, and how to find and join yours.
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Buying a waterfront home in West Linn: what to know before you fall in love
River protection rules, flood zones, flood insurance and dock permits. The questions to ask before you buy a home on the Willamette or Tualatin in West Linn.
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West Linn to Portland: what the commute is really like right now
The two ways into Portland, where the I-205 Abernethy Bridge project stands, what happened to I-205 tolls, and the bus changes that took effect in August.
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What $800K, $1 million and $1.5 million are asking for in West Linn
How many West Linn houses are listed in each price range right now, which neighborhoods they're in, and what your budget looks like in square feet. Asking prices, date stamped.
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West Linn parks and trails, from Mary S. Young to Wilderness Park
A local's guide to West Linn's biggest parks: where the trails are, where to get to the river, where dogs can run off leash, and what each park is best for.
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West Linn or Lake Oswego? How owning a home actually differs
Two neighboring cities that people compare constantly. A plain comparison of size, home values, city tax rates, the lake access question, and what each downtown is like.
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The Willamette Falls Locks, and the long effort to open them again
West Linn's 1873 navigation locks have been closed since 2011. What they are, why they closed, who is working to reopen them, and where that effort actually stands.
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The Tannler Drive proposal and Oregon's new housing laws, explained for West Linn homeowners
A 320-unit apartment proposal, two new state laws that limit what the public can testify about, and what the whole thing actually means if you own a home in West Linn.
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A walk down Historic Willamette, the closest thing West Linn has to a downtown
The Main Street district in West Linn's Willamette neighborhood: the Wednesday summer street market, the food and drink, the historic buildings, and how the river shaped the whole thing.
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West Linn home prices by neighborhood, and why the range is so wide
What West Linn homes are actually asking, neighborhood by neighborhood, plus the city-wide closed-sale numbers from the office RMLS pull and why the two figures are not the same thing.
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What it is actually like to live in West Linn
A local's honest look at daily life in West Linn, Oregon: the rivers and parks, the historic Willamette Main Street, the schools, the commute to Portland, and the honest tradeoffs.
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What West Linn property taxes really cost, and the Oregon rule that trips buyers up
West Linn's effective property tax rate, what actually drives your bill, and the Measure 50 quirk that means your taxes are not based on what you paid for the house.
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