Greetings - I often hear around tax season how expensive it is to live in CA and many people contemplate leaving the state to seek other fun resort areas where they can live the same lifestyle and save a little money.  There are so many amazing places on this planet, but it doesn’t get much better than Tahoe on a day-to-day basis.  With an international airport 45 minutes away in [...]

Greetings – A short month, during which a week is allocated to ski-related travel, often turns February into a hectic period for real estate sales. While the total volume of sales often drops, the premium segment of the Tahoe-Truckee market continues to thrive. This year the top end transactions in Northstar, Martis Camp, Old Greenwood and waterfront property on Lake Tahoe all transacted at extremely healthy numbers. The winners of the [...]

Greetings - On the forefront of everyone’s mind is the question of when we are going to get one of our famous 5-foot Sierra storms.  Mother nature has not cooperated in providing the heavy snow winters that we are accustomed to, but the pattern is changing and “Miracle March” looks like it is making a comeback.  I am very excited to see the snow totals come this Sunday as we [...]

Greetings - With the Olympics in full swing, the vibe at Squaw Valley is contagious so I decided to take a drive out there yesterday to get a glimpse of some new developments and just enjoy the incredible views and ambiance of the Village.  KCRA 3 News has the Olympic Zone set up in Squaw where you can watch the games outdoors near the warmth of the fire pit on [...]

Greetings, An early theme has emerged for the performance of Tahoe-Truckee real estate in 2018. Historically tight inventory combined with surging demand are resulting in a lesser overall quantity of transactions at substantially higher prices. To quantify, January, 2018 posted 87 residential transactions. This compares to 92 in January, 2017; a 6% decrease in what is historically the slowest month for closings of any given year.  Conversely, the average sale [...]

Greetings - I have had the pleasure of spending a majority of the last 11 years working in the Gray’s Crossing community helping open the facilities as the golf professional and selling real estate to buyers who seek the mountain lifestyle. I thought it would be fun to look back and see how far this community has come since Jeff Brown, General Manager of Tahoe Mountain Realty spoke of a [...]

Greetings, The Tahoe-Truckee regional real estate market provided perhaps its healthiest year in 2017. A record number of transactions led to over $1.5 billion of total sales volume for the first time ever. This successful run was complimented by steady, though not excessive appreciation. 1763 residential transactions eclipsed 2016 by 7% as families elected to make an investment in a mountain lifestyle at record volume. Prices appreciated by a robust [...]

Greetings - The temperatures are cold and have been perfect at night for snow making to keep the skiers and snowboarders happy. The groomed skiing has actually exceeded expectations at Northstar and the Village is definitely putting out the holiday vibe. There are plenty of fun activities to enjoy with family and friends over the holidays. On December 24th, you can have breakfast with Santa from 8-10am at TC’s Pub [...]

Greetings - As the end of a record year for real estate transactions in the Tahoe-Truckee region draws near, the market is showing no signs of fatigue. November tallied over 170 residential transactions totaling over $135 million, improvements of nearly 12% and 30% respectively over the same period in 2016. Year-to-date nearly 1600 residential properties have changed hands totaling just under $1.4 billion. Obvious factors driving this remarkable run include [...]

Greetings - We have had a few wet storms that have provided some high elevation snow and the night time temperatures are cold enough for the ski areas to go full force with snowmaking. I have already skied a few days with my boys at Squaw Valley and had one day in the backcountry at Mt. Rose. We look forward to Northstar hopefully opening tomorrow if the snow making goes [...]