Are Mortgage Interest Rates Higher in South Lake Tahoe? - 12/22/10 05:16 PM

Still at historic low rates, a South Lake Tahoe home loan is not as cheap as it was 6-weeks ago. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 20, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
On the heels of the good news in the article below, well guess what came with it? Higher mortgage interest rates, you know, that thing that always happens when things get better, or start appearing to get better. And that is what’s been happening more recently, rather than less.
Another way to process this is rather simple, when economic indicators improve it gets banks and bankers to thinking, … (1 comments)

Is the US Economy Getting Better… a Good Day for South Lake Tahoe on the Recovery Path - 12/21/10 02:04 PM
Four Economic Good News Indicators appear in one Day, and good news for the Economy is good news for South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 19, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
This doesn’t happen often, at least not in the last four years, but we like it when it does. It’s that constant stream of economic indicators over time that tells us the country is on an upward economic path. And that’s good news, like fresh snow, for South Lake Tahoe indeed.
This “path” is paved with ups and downs, but it’s when things are mostly up, or … (1 comments)

South Lake Tahoe, CA homes for sale: Sierra Tract real estate listings update - 12/19/10 01:34 PM
Sierra Tract, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Homes for Sale Activity. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 17, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We’ve just updated all Sierra Tract neighborhood real estate homes for sale activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Sierra Tract (CA)” found in our left sidebar.
Sierra Tract is one of South Lake Tahoe’s oldest, most inviting neighborhoods. Centrally located to all things good about South Lake Tahoe, including shopping and vast alpine meadows, Sierra Tract is a market entry neighborhood of a little less … (1 comments)

South Lake Tahoe, CA homes for sale: Stateline Area real estate listings update - 12/19/10 01:33 PM

(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 17, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
Stateline Area, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Homes for Sale Activity. We’ve just updated all Stateline Area neighborhood homes for sale real estate activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Stateline Area (CA)” found in our left sidebar.
Located between the casinos and the Lake, homes in the Stateline Area neighborhood of South Lake Tahoe, CA offer a range of value and opportunity.
Obviously the location is ideal, the Stateline Area is exactly that, it boarders … (0 comments)

The Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog at Work! 2011 is just around the corner. - 12/18/10 01:34 PM
Genius at the helm… and it won’t take long! Final 2010 and new 2011 South Lake Tahoe stats soon come! (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 16, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
The genius, and we mean that with awesome awe, who programs the back end of our site so the statistics function properly is working on the site for the next few days.
He’s not R2D2, that was a prototype; ours is smarter than that, and if truth be known we’d like to keep him a bit of a secret. (The force is with him, and we’re hoping some … (0 comments)

South Lake Tahoe, CA Homes for Sale: Tahoe Island Drive real estate listings update - 12/17/10 01:35 PM


(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 15, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
Tahoe Island Dr. neighborhood, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Homes for Sale Activity. We’ve just updated all Tahoe Island Drive neighborhood real estate homes for sale activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Tahoe Island Drive  (CA)” found in our left sidebar.
Tahoe Island Drive is a desirable mid-market area close to South Lake Tahoe shopping, recreation and entertainment attractions. This is a mid-town, desirable location.
Next to the Tahoe Keys, Tahoe Island Drive is … (0 comments)

South Lake Tahoe, CA homes for sale: Tahoe Island Park real estate listings update - 12/17/10 01:34 PM

(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 15, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
Tahoe Island Park neighborhood, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Homes for Sale Activity. We’ve just updated all Tahoe Island Park neighborhood real estate homes for sale activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Tahoe Island Park  (CA)” found in our left sidebar.
With close proximity to South Lake Tahoe's shopping, recreation and entertainment attractions, Tahoe Island Park is an attractive mid-market neighborhood located between our main thoroughfare, Highway 50 or Lake Tahoe Boulevard and the Tahoe … (0 comments)

South Lake Tahoe, CA Homes for Sale: Tahoe Keys Real Estate Listings Activity - 12/16/10 02:03 PM

(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 14, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
Tahoe Keys Luxury Home Neighborhood, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Activity. We’ve just updated all Tahoe Keys neighborhood real estate activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 luxury home sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Tahoe Keys  (CA)” found in our left sidebar.
The Tahoe Keys is one of Lake Tahoe's most desired and coveted neighborhoods. Singularly unique from all other Lake Tahoe areas,the Tahoe Keys is the only South Lake Tahoe neighborhood with direct access to the lake by boat. With … (1 comments)

South Lake Tahoe, CA Homes for Sale: Tahoe Paradise real estate listings update - 12/15/10 01:26 PM
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 13, 2010 / Richard Bolen)

Tahoe Paradise, South Lake Tahoe, CA: 2010 Home Sales and Current Real Estate Activity. We’ve just updated all Tahoe Paradise neighborhood real estate homes for sale activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Tahoe Paradise (CA)” found in our left sidebar.
Located across Pioneer Trail from Country Club Estates, homes in the Tahoe Paradise neighborhood offer secluded yet convenient mountain living.
Only a few miles from the casinos where Nevada meets California, Tahoe Paradise also has convenient access … (1 comments)

South Lake Tahoe, CA Homes for Sale: Y Area real estate listings update - 12/15/10 01:25 PM
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 13, 2010 / Richard Bolen)

Y Area Community, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Home Sales Activity. We’ve just updated all Y Area neighborhood real estate homes for sale activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Y Area (CA)” found in our left sidebar.
The Y Area is a small, older neighborhood offering market entry level homes and remodel opportunities in South Lake Tahoe, CA.
Some new remodels are also available from time to time. Homes range in value from the $100K's … (0 comments)

Heaven on Earth: The Lake Tahoe Weather - 12/13/10 12:52 PM
Think 240 Cloudless South Lake Tahoe Days Per Year… and Counting. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 11, 2010 / Richard Bolen)

(what follows is the dialogue in the video)
The beauty of Lake Tahoe has been legend since its discovery in 1844, though Native Americans certainly discovered it way before that.
What we are talking about here is one of the world’s most enjoyable climates. It’s as though the weather gods programmed sunshine and snow to merge heaven onto earth.
Few places can claim a climate of such majesty, variety and year-round enchantment. Sunshine is the major ingredient … (0 comments)

Search, find info about South Lake Tahoe… and listen to Bolero - 12/11/10 02:28 PM
Bolero: a fun way to gather information about South Lake Tahoe.
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 9, 2010 / Richard Bolen)

This video is about the Bolero button on the Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog.  To find it, link to the Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog, scroll down, look for the iPod icon in our left sidebar, click "Our Bolero Button."
A pop-up window appears, adjust and put it anywhere you like, the song Bolero by Maurice Ravel immediately starts to play.
As you remember, Ravel composed his masterpiece in 1928. Originally called Fandango, it was composed as … (0 comments)

South Lake Tahoe Real Estate News: Increasingly Better Home Buyer Opportunities - 12/09/10 09:39 PM
On Target with the South Lake Tahoe, CA Median Sold Price, Market Trends and Conditions. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 7, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
This can’t be anything but good news for buyers thinking about buying a South Lake Tahoe, CA home. Increasingly we’re seeing a steady march to even better South Lake Tahoe housing prices.
At the same time the mortgage interest rate is near historic lows, but it is not as low as it was a few weeks ago. On Oct. 15th, the mortgage interest rate was 4.15% (here). At this moment the mortgage interest rate … (0 comments)

More Insight into the US Labor Market: is Productivity a Culprit? - 12/07/10 03:10 PM
If U.S. workers were less productive, would there be more of them? (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 5, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
This is an interesting twist and an insight into why U.S employers are not hiring enough. It may also add light onto the tax debacle in the Senate, and suggest that extending tax credits to folks who make more than $1 million dollars a year might not significantly effect employment figures positively after all. This is sidebar though, and we’re not taking a political position to the information here at hand.
The article in question is another … (0 comments)

Today’s US Employment Numbers… separating the wheat from the chaff - 12/05/10 02:06 PM
It’s either worse, or better, so how do we know? (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 3, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
This one comes with a surprise, especially since most all US economic indicators, which includes the jobs market,  have been looking better lately.
Today’s report though, via the Associated Press, indicates the US unemployment rate went up two tenths of a point in November, from 9.6% to 9.8%. (30,000 jobs added in November instead of the expected 150,000 or so.)
According to the article, this is a surprising setback and a reminder that the economic recovery is proceeding more … (1 comments)

South Lake Tahoe 2010 Homes for Sale Demand: Stateline, NV - 12/04/10 01:29 PM
More South Lake Tahoe homes sold in NV this year than last 5 years. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 2, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
Because the NV side of South Lake Tahoe has much fewer homes compared to the California side of the market, the total number of annual NV sales is never a seemingly large number.
There are some 13,000 single family homes in South Lake Tahoe, CA, and there are some 2,500 homes in Stateline, NV, which is also part of South Lake Tahoe.
The most NV home sales in any one year was 177 in 2004. … (0 comments)

Even Better US Jobs News - 12/03/10 01:55 PM
Small Business Job Growth Gearing Up! (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / December 1, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We like this one from CNNMoney.com this morning, and we’re starting to notice a upswing in the flow of good economic news recently (yes, its a good thing).
We also like that this news of today is the catalyst for a 238 point jump in the DOW, and a spike in NASAQ too, as of this moment this South Lake Tahoe Wednesday morning.
As we have consistently posted for some time, a return to a healthy U. S. jobs market is the foundation … (0 comments)

South Lake Tahoe today, Consumer Confidence, Home Value Decline and other thoughts. - 12/02/10 12:45 PM

Lots of  Snow, Consumer Confidence Up, and good news for South Lake Tahoe home buyers. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / November 30, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
There are two national articles of note today, and we have the current South Lake Tahoe weather that’s even more remarkable.
It’s not unique to have lots of snow here in South Lake Tahoe, but what’s different is we have it now. We have not seen this much snow before and during the Thanksgiving holiday since we moved here a decade ago.
What makes this so special is all winter resorts are open … (0 comments)

All South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Homes for Sale Statistics Updated - 12/01/10 01:59 PM

How to find and use the South Lake Tahoe real estate statistics here on the Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / November 29, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We have just updated all South Lake Tahoe real estate homes for sale statistics here on the Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog. We don’t normally do a post when we update our stats, but we thought we might do so this time.
To date we have updated the South Lake Tahoe, CA statistics some 47 times in 2010 (about once a week). We have updated the Stateline, NV … (0 comments)