stateline nv statistics: Why it’s Hard for Us to Take a Day Off. - 06/05/07 08:11 AM
Our Clients, our Practice and this Blog is Always There.(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) One of the more difficult things we face as real estate agents is taking time off... and not feeling guilty about it. There is always something to do, and we’re always on call. That is the nature of our business. In addition, we’re also sole proprietors of our own “start-up”, which in this case means we’re still very much building our business, even after five years of success and experience in so doing. Like most professional agents, we are independent contractors with state licenses that are hung … (2 comments)

stateline nv statistics: South Lake Tahoe, CA Absorption Rates Updated: Buyers Rule in Our Real Estate Market. - 06/04/07 05:19 AM
Decline in Demand and Increase in Inventory creates Excellent Buying Opportunities.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) We’ve just updated the Absorption Rates for our South Lake Tahoe, CA real estate market. We are still experiencing changes in our market, with a slight decline in demand and median sold prices. At present the market offers opportunity for Buyers, and for Sellers too who price their home within our current real estate market reality.
Here’s a bullet-point summary followed by a brief review about what this latest update reveals:
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Summary:
In the last 365 days, our South Lake Tahoe, … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: Decline in Demand and Increase in Inventory creates Excellent Buying Opportunities. - 06/03/07 07:06 AM
Decline in Demand and Increase in Inventory creates Excellent Buying Opportunities.
We’ve just updated the Absorption Rates for our South Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV real estate market. Here’s a bullet-point summary followed by a brief review about what this latest update reveals:
Summary:
Our Stateline, NV market is currently selling 6 homes a month.This is a decline of about 3 sales per month compared to 6 months ago.It will take 21.4 months to sell our current inventory at these current absorption rates.This is an increase of 6 months of inventory compared to 6 months ago. The Bottom Line:
It will take … (2 comments)

stateline nv statistics: South Lake Tahoe Neighborhoods: Zephyr Heights Updated. - 06/03/07 03:49 AM
All listings, escrow and 2007 sales.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) We’ve just updated Zephyr Heights, one of the Stateline, NV neighborhoods in our South Lake Tahoe real estate market.
Check out “Zephyr Heights, NV” in our left side bar. There you will find all current listings, all escrow, 2007 sales to date, plus all Zephyr Heights sales in 2006, 2005 and 2004. Also note links to “statistics” at the top of each page, and at the top right over each spreadsheet. There you will find median sold prices, average sold price, average listing price, the difference between list and sold … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: South Lake Tahoe Neighborhoods: Skyland, NV Updated. - 06/02/07 09:54 AM
All listings, escrow and 2007 sales.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) We’ve just updated Skyland, one of the Stateline, NV neighborhoods in our South Lake Tahoe real estate market.
Check out “Skyland, NV” in our left side bar. There you will find all current listings, all escrow, 2007 sales to date, plus all Skyland sales in 2006, 2005 and 2004. Also note links to “statistics” at the top of each page, and at the top right over each spreadsheet. There you will find median sold prices, average sold price, average listing price, the difference between list and sold price, plus average … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: South Lake Tahoe Neighborhoods: Roundhill, NV Updated. - 06/02/07 08:48 AM
All listings, escrow and 2007 sales.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) We’ve just updated Roundhill, one of the Stateline, NV neighborhoods in our South Lake Tahoe real estate market.
Check out “Roundhill, NV” in our left side bar. There you will find all current listings, all escrow, 2007 sales to date, plus all Roundhill sales in 2006, 2005 and 2004. Also note links to “statistics” at the top of each page, and at the top right over each spreadsheet. There you will find median sold prices, average sold price, average listing price, the difference between list and sold price, plus average … (1 comments)

stateline nv statistics: South Lake Tahoe Neighborhoods: Upper Kingsbury Grade, NV Updated. - 06/01/07 06:11 AM
All listings, escrow and 2007 sales.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) We’ve just updated Upper Kingsbury Grade, one of the Stateline, NV neighborhoods in our South Lake Tahoe real estate market. Check out “Kingsbury (Upper), NV” in our left side bar. There you will find all current listings, all escrow, 2007 sales to date, plus all Upper Kingsbury Grade sales in 2006, 2005 and 2004. Also note links to “statistics” at the top of each page, and at the top right over each spreadsheet. There you will find median sold prices, average sold price, average listing price, the difference between list … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: South Lake Tahoe Neighborhoods: Lower Kingsbury Grade, NV Updated. - 06/01/07 06:04 AM
Granite Springs included - all listings, escrow and 2007 sales.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) We’ve just updated Lower Kingsbury Grade, one of the Stateline, NV neighborhoods in our South Lake Tahoe real estate market. Check out “Kingsbury (Lower), NV” in our left side bar. There you will find all current listings, all escrow, 2007 sales to date, plus all Lower Kingsbury Grade sales in 2006, 2005 and 2004. Also note links to “statistics” at the top of each page, and at the top right over each spreadsheet. There you will find median sold prices, average sold price, average listing price, … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: Lake Front Properties Updated - Lake Tahoe Nevada - 05/30/07 11:22 AM
All current Lake Front Listings, Escrow and 2007 Sales.
We’ve just updated all current Lake Front properties on the Nevada side of our South Lake Tahoe real estate market. Found under the link “Lakefront Properties” in our left side bar, you will find there are 17 Lake Front properties current listed, from $2.9M to $100M. To date there have been two Lake Front sales in 2007. There are no Lake Front homes in escrow at this time. Also included are all 2006, 2005 and 2004 Lake Front sales.
You will also find pop-up statistics charts for all current listings, escrow, and … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: Lake Village Updated - A Buyers Market for Desirable Lake Tahoe Townhomes. - 05/29/07 08:59 AM
2 Sales, 1 Escrow, 13 Active Listings so far this Year.
We’ve just updated all current real estate market information for Lake Village, one of four townhome communities on the Stateline, NV side of South Lake Tahoe.
Set amid a hillside forest, Lake Village is a quiet, sedate, well-planned, highly desirable condominium / townhome community. Properties range from affordable townhouses to large, vaulted ceiling, lake-view sunset retreats. Many of the properties in Lake Village are used as vacation homes and can offer significant vacation rental income possibilities. (Number townhomes: about 334).
Please find Lake Village in our left sidebar. You will find … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: Home Inventory Increases in South Lake Tahoe... and More are Coming. - 05/26/07 12:58 PM
More listings means more competition, more choices and more opportunities for Buyers.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) We see it every year here in our South Lake Tahoe real estate market. It’s the perception among area home Sellers that there is a “selling” season. See the post below for further discussion and market facts about this perception.
More often than not, more home sales are produced after labor day each year, and sometimes in March and April. Since most homeowners don’t live here, those that want to sell their home would rather put it on the market after the snow melts. … (1 comments)

stateline nv statistics: Separating Fact from Fiction: The Real Estate “Season” in South Lake Tahoe. - 05/26/07 10:50 AM
Any time is a great time to Sell or Buy a reasonably priced home.(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) One of the questions we’re most frequently asked is, “when is the best time to list a house?” The same question in different forms that we hear is, “what is the selling season”, and “when are the most buyers around.” Coming from a Seller, the sub-text of this question is when can I get the most for my house, and from a Buyer, it’s when can I buy a house for the least?The truth is there is no selling or buying season in … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: We're Licensed in Two States - California and Nevada - 05/26/07 02:49 AM
The Same Market - with a State Line running through it.
Our South Shore Lake Tahoe market has a state line running through it. It's one real estate market with some 40+ neighborhoods.
There are about five times as many homes on the California side of our market. As such, there is always more inventory here. The median sold price for the last calendar year (365 days) is about $450,000. In our current market it takes an average of 144 days to sell a house.
With significantly fewer homes, the Nevada side of our market always has less inventory and fewer choices, especially … (3 comments)

stateline nv statistics: Glenbrook Updated. - 05/25/07 12:45 PM
Where Lake Tahoe History and Every Possible Modern Convenience Meets.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) We've just updated Glenbrook in Stateline, NV, one of our most desirable neighborhoods on the Nevada side of our South Shore Lake Tahoe market.
With only about 2,500 single family homes, compared to about 13,500 on the California side of our market, Stateline trends and market conditions are normally very much the same as South Lake Tahoe, CA, though home values and  median sold prices are higher. Obviously, there's a lot less from which to choose.
Here's what the Glenbrook homeowners association says about Glenbrook:Of the 750 acres comprising … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: South Lake Tahoe Sales Updated. More Good News for Buyers! - 05/25/07 08:17 AM
A slight decline in demand, a slight decline in price creates further excellent Buying opportunities.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) For the second time this month, we’ve updated all South Lake Tahoe, CA sales information, with charts and statistics indicating real estate market forces and conditions for the last 365 days, the last 180 days, the last 90 days and the last 30 days.
What it all means is we're still Lake Tahoe, stunning past description, with a lifestyle ruled by tranquil beauty, and it's easier for Home Buyers to find great opportunity than in a very long time. Lets see … (1 comments)

stateline nv statistics: South Lake Tahoe Neighborhoods Updated: Key Indicators for the South Lake Tahoe, CA Market. - 05/21/07 10:20 AM
Every Current Listing, Escrow, 2007 Sale for each Neighborhood... Plus Statistics!
We’ve finished updating all South Lake Tahoe, CA neighborhoods. By clicking on any of the areas in our left sidebar, you will find all current listings, all current escrow, every 2007, plus all sales for 2006, 2005 and 2004.
In the middle of each page, there is subhead that indicates the name of the neighborhood followed by “Statistics.” Also at the top-left of each page directly over each spreadsheet you will find “Get Statistics for listings you see here.” You will find a link to each of these that will … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: We're Updating All South Lake Tahoe, CA Neighborhoods - 05/19/07 08:11 AM
Full Report Coming when completed.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) We're updating all South Lake Tahoe, CA neighborhoods this weekend. When finished, we'll post a full report with all new neighborhood information. We'll be giving you all current listings, escrow and all 2007 sales to date in each neighborhood.
You will also be getting statistics along with each information sheet, which will contain: Median Sold PriceAverage List PriceAverage Sold Price$ Difference List v. Sold% Difference List v. SoldAverage Days on Market (DOM)Average Price Sq FtAverage Size All of the information... all of the time! All of this is information is available … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: The Jean Chronicles: We're Still in contact with Jean. - 05/18/07 02:02 PM
Chapter three: A Slight Change in the Plan, and We're Still Hopeful.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG, posted previously) This is the third installment of our developing story for Jean, a potential new area homeowner than contacted us through the recommendation of a friend and client about a month or so ago.
Instead of coming in this weekend as previously scheduled to look at homes here at the Lake and in the Carson Valley, she’s been delayed until the end of April. It’s a good sign when someone is considerate to call when their plans change, which allows us to un-do … (0 comments)

stateline nv statistics: Catching Passes and Promoting Real Estate. - 05/18/07 12:32 PM
Spies, Paris, Football and an unconscious nod to P.T. Barnham.
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG, posted by my brother and partner) Here’s another story about our background. We hope you find it interesting. Before we talk about football and what that might have to do with our real estate practice, here’s how we got to France and what we were doing there.
Our family lived in Paris from 1957 to 1960. Our father, a career army infantry officer, was then stationed at Orly Air Base, part of Orly Airport (Aeroport de Paris), where he was responsible for securing and transporting classified … (3 comments)

stateline nv statistics: Why Lake Tahoe? As if Seeing isn't Believing! - 05/18/07 12:27 PM
(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) There is only one Lake Tahoe, and we feature some of the most desirable resort property in the United States, if not the world. From world-class ski resorts to casino gaming, outdoor recreation and breathtaking water sports, we are second to none. Our crystal clear Alpine lake is the highest of its size in the US and boasts 72 miles of spectacular shoreline.
The Tahoe Basin is inside the rim of the mountains that surround Lake Tahoe. In the early 1970's, 21% of the basin was privately owned, but today private ownership has been reduced to … (0 comments)