Memorial weekend is the kickoff to summer activities in Tahoe and we typically see a flood of new properties come on the MLS at this time.  The inventory has been lean this winter so we are looking forward to many new listings hitting the market as buyers are engaged and excited to enjoy the Truckee/Tahoe lifestyle.   The spring weather has been mild with rain showers and the trail conditions [...]

Greetings -    Spring showers are soaking the mountains, the golf courses are green and opening for play, and the trails are being buffed out for hikers and bikers.  Along with the abundance of spring activities in Tahoe comes the real estate listing season.  Home owners in Truckee/Tahoe begin their spring clean up this time of year to get ready for outdoor living and entertaining all summer.  If they are [...]

Greetings - The first tangible proof of an apparent trend for the Tahoe Truckee real estate market became apparent in April, 2018. Due to an exceptional shortage of inventory, the volume of transactions dropped significantly when compared to the same month in previous years. Conversely, what property did transact showed an extreme bias toward the premium end of the market driving average price up substantially. While the inventory shortage has [...]

Greetings - Following Master’s week we have the anticipation of golf in Tahoe with the opening of the area courses on the horizon.  With skiing on my mind all winter long I don't even think about playing golf, but once I watch the back nine at Augusta for Masters Sunday I want to dust of the clubs and go tee it up.  The golf course superintendents in the mountains are [...]

Greetings - The convergence of several different narratives meld together to explain the performance of real estate in the Tahoe-Truckee region during the first quarter of 2018. Economic:  A surging Northern California economy continues to deliver robust demand for second homes. Supply:  Historically low supply has shifted negotiating power into the seller’s favor creating upward pressure on prices. Environmental:  A peculiar winter delivered low snow in the early season; a [...]

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 [...]