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south lake tahoe home sales: Characteristics of a 1,500 Sq Ft South Lake Tahoe House: Seller POV - 08/17/11 12:03 PM
A Study of the South Lake Tahoe, CA median sold house (1,500 sq ft).
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / August 15, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
Think average, but with greater detail and certainty, that's what the median sold price is, and for this study, which will come in three posts, we're going to look at the median sold South Lake Tahoe house from the POV of a seller, that of a buyer and we'll look at the effect of listing a that house at too high a price.
So this is part 1 in a 3-part series. The source chart … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: South Lake Tahoe real estate homes for sale update: Stateline Area, CA - 06/01/11 01:15 AM
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 29, 2011 / Richard Bolen)

South Lake Tahoe neighborhood home values: Stateline Area prices 15.5% off this year from last year, and 143.1% off the Stateline Area market high of 2007. We though it would be interesting to track South Lake Tahoe, CA neighborhood home values over time with this visual. As the chart above indicates, here are the median sold prices for the Stateline Area neighborhood since 2003. (Stateline Area is a CA neighborhood, and not the same as Stateline, NV, which is on the other side of the state line that … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: South Lake Tahoe real estate homes for sale update: Bijou, CA - 05/30/11 01:25 PM
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 25, 2011 / Richard Bolen)

South Lake Tahoe neighborhood home values: Bijou, better prices for buyers this year than last, 50.8% off Bijou market high. We though it would be interesting to track South Lake Tahoe, CA neighborhood home values over time with this visual. As the chart above indicates, here are the median sold prices for the Bijou neighborhood since 2003.
 Bijou Housing Values : Home values this year to date are 14.8% lower (better deal for home buyers) than they were for all of 2010, but even better news for home … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: A Quick Look at South Lake Tahoe, CA 2011 Housing Demand - 03/13/11 02:13 PM

More South Lake Tahoe, CA home sales now than in the last 5 years. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / March 11, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
With two months of the new year behind us, we thought we'd check where South Lake Tahoe, CA housing demand is compared to the last few years. So far we like what we see.
There were 41 single family homes sold in South Lake Tahoe this January. This is the most sales in January since 2005, and this is consistent with one of our recent real estate seminar slides indicating that the number of … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: What People are Buying: South Lake Tahoe 2010 Home Sales per Month - 11/18/10 02:30 PM
More Home Demand than last year, and Increasingly Home Buyers are Buying at a Lower Price Point. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / November 16, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
Our article below this one talks about South Lake Tahoe, CA real estate demand by month over the last five years. It also addresses the real estate market appetite for distressed sales over the last three years and the median sold price for 2010, and for market performance over the last 180-days.
Lets take a look now at monthly buying patterns throughout the year. To do that we will focus on each … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: Babe Ruth, US Housing Starts and South Lake Tahoe - 09/24/10 12:37 PM
What Does the Sultan of Swat have to do with the South Lake Tahoe housing market anyway? (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / September 22, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We looked at two reports that came out yesterday about home construction, one by the Associated Press and the other in the New York Times. The source of these was yesterday’s release by the US Department of Commerce.
Lets look at the lead and difference in tone between the Associated Press and the New York Times. Here’s the AP lead: “Home construction increased last month and applications for building permits also grew. … (1 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: US Home Prices Up… so What about South Lake Tahoe? - 09/02/10 03:32 PM

South Lake Tahoe, CA home prices stable for last 11 months… but have declined by 36% since market high. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / August 31, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
Today’s somewhat better national housing news comes via various media outlets, and it is based on the current Standard & Poor’s / Case-Shiller 20-city home price index released this morning. Here we’ll focus on what the Associated Press and CNNMoney.com has to say, then we’ll compare to South Lake Tahoe.
First here’s a synthesis of the bullet points in today’s real estate news: Home prices gain 3.6% in the … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: Response to a South Lake Tahoe Buyer in Europe - 08/24/10 12:47 PM

Immediate Response is Always Our Goal (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / August 22, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
As you likely  know, the information on this blog attracts many South Lake Tahoe home buyers. This is one of our goals, and the information here, its accuracy and frequency is most important to us. This is why we consistently  update the market trends and statistics here.
Though there is always something to learn about online clients and buyers, we do know a few things about your expectations. One of which is the online customer wants a timely response to any and … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: Tracking the South Lake Tahoe, CA Median Sold Price - 08/13/10 01:33 PM

Repeated indicators of South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate Market Stabilization. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / August 11, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We have just updated all South Lake Tahoe, CA home sales in the last 365 days in the post below.
Over the last 180-days, the South Lake Tahoe, CA median sold price not including the Tahoe Keys is $309,000 (here).
As many of you may know, we have been filing regular reports on median sold prices in South Lake Tahoe since we started this blog over 3 years ago.
We use the median sold price as a … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate News: 2010 Sales to Date - 08/11/10 02:11 PM
281 South Lake Tahoe, CA 2010 Single Family Home Sales. 49.8% of them are distressed properties. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / August 9, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We have just updated all 2010 South Lake Tahoe, CA single family home sales. There are 281 homes sold in South Lake Tahoe, CA this year as of today.
Note the number of bank owned properties (REOs) and short sales are addressed below. Distressed sales, while not necessarily affecting the value of homes that are not distressed, are a factor in the current South Lake Tahoe, CA real estate market to be sure.
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south lake tahoe home sales: An Actual Email to a South Lake Tahoe Seller - 08/10/10 12:29 PM

Real South Lake Tahoe Information that you can trust. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / August 8, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We do this from time to time, about how we deal with South Lake Tahoe information. The idea is we like to show rather than tell.
In other words instead of blathering on about how thorough we may be, we think it best to show what we do, and leave the conclusions about our service, if any, up to you.
This is our way of showing you how we operate, and how we sometimes deliver South Lake Tahoe information … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate News: Pioneer Trail - 08/04/10 05:48 PM
Pioneer Trail neighborhood, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Activity. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / August 2, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We’ve just updated all Pioneer Trail neighborhood real estate activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Pioneer Trail (CA)” found in our left sidebar.
2010  Pioneer Trail single family home sales, here.
Current Pioneer Trail, South Lake Tahoe single family homes in escrow, here.
Current Pioneer Trail, South Lake Tahoe single family homes listed, here.
Also note that we have added information about distressed sales to our reports … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: The South Lake Tahoe Neighborhood Know-it-All - 08/01/10 01:39 PM
What to do with the Neighborhood Seer who knows the South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Better Than Anybody. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / July 30, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We all have one of these, the neighborhood Seer, and this certainly includes every Buyer and Seller too.
This is the real estate know it all, that one, ever present pontificator who knows what you should do with a South Lake Tahoe house better than anybody.
How to Drum up the SEER: The question is not how does one find him, the neighborhood Seer will find you.
The bait to … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: The Characteristics of the South Lake Tahoe Second Home Buyer - 07/03/10 05:10 PM
About 65% of South Lake Tahoe Homes are Second Home/Vacation Properties.
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / June 29, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We often write about, or use the phrase second home buyer characteristics, which makes sense. South Lake Tahoe is very much a second home resort real estate market.
Some 65% of our area homeowners live elsewhere. This means that about a third of South Lake Tahoe homes are primary residences.
We last did a specific study on vacation-second home buyers here. Though these characteristics are essentially the same, we thought it would be of interest to look at … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: We Got Fired... because We Couldn't Sell Crest for $35 a Tube! - 06/30/10 08:00 PM
Toothpaste, it seems, does have something to do with South Lake Tahoe Houses... and Sellers!
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 20, 2010 / Richard Bolen) We posted this one in August of 2007, and it's as true today as it was then... perhaps even more so. We thought you might appreciate its message.
This article was featured nationally, twice, in the national real estate blogosphere, and we hope you enjoy.
Procter and Gamble just fired us. They gave us the right to sell Crest for $35.00 a tube for the last six months and we didn't get one … (3 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate News: Tahoe Keys Luxury Home Sales - 06/30/10 07:35 PM

Tahoe Keys Luxury Home Neighborhood, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Activity.
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 13, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
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.
2010 Tahoe Keys single family home luxury sales, here.
2009 Tahoe Keys single family home luxury sales, here.
Current Tahoe Keys, South Lake Tahoe single family luxury homes in escrow, here.
Current Tahoe Keys, South Lake Tahoe single … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: A Different Look at 2010 South Lake Tahoe, CA Home Sales - 06/30/10 07:10 PM
Distressed Property Sales have an Effect on South Lake Tahoe, CA trends. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 10, 2010 / Richard Bolen) We thought you might appreciate seeing some of the study we did last Friday for an article in our local newspaper (See Tahoe Daily Tribune story here).
The writer interviewed us the week before last, but the newspaper editor (shes wonderful) called us again for last minute statistics before they went to print.
It is from the chart below that much of the information came. Further information also came from our article about South Lake Tahoe, CA … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate News: Housing Demand and Absorption Rates - 06/30/10 07:07 PM
More Increases in South Lake Tahoe Housing Demand. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 10, 2010 / Richard Bolen)
We’ve updated the Absorption Rates for the South Lake Tahoe, CA real estate market. This the most accurate method possible for tracking South Lake Tahoe housing demand over time.
Throughout the first quarter of 2010 we have seen an increase in housing demand, details below.
Find market-wide absorption rates for South Lake Tahoe, CA  here.
(Note that the statistics chart online is not identical to that below, which is correct. Our new automation code for the oline chart has a few … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: South Lake Tahoe, Real Estate News: Escrow Report - 06/30/10 06:55 PM
110 Homes in Escrow in South Lake Tahoe… 57% are Distressed Sales! (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 7, 2010 / Richard Bolen) We have just updated the South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Escrow Report. There are 110 homes in escrow at present. (It was 102 a week ago, 106 a month ago, 109 in March, and 93 last December.)
Escrow is 33.5% of the current  328 active homes listed on the market in South Lake Tahoe, CA.
Throughout 2009 the percentage of homes in escrow ranged from 9.5% to 29.9%. The current percentage is higher than at any … (0 comments)

south lake tahoe home sales: Yes, it’s changed, the Lake Tahoe Real Estate blog, and it’s been some time coming - 06/30/10 06:42 PM
Only the beginning of the new changes coming. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 7, 2010 / Richard Bolen) We’ve been working on it for some time, but you may notice that the Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog has a new face. There’s more than meets the eye though, and more of it to come.
The real goal behind what we’ve been working on is automated statistics, which will be available to you 24/7, and will automatically update every time each multiple listing service does. Right now we have to manually upload a file to our server to update the … (0 comments)

 
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