WellcomeMat.com Features the 2489 Bernice Lane Video Tour in its Top 5 - 08/31/08 12:02 AM
Being new to real estate video, I was surprised this morning to find an e-mail in my inbox from a video company recruiter. She informed me that she had seen a video of mine on the WellcomeMat.com Top 5. I had no idea what that was. However, after doing some searching, I found that WellcomeMat.com chose my 2489 Bernice Lane tour as one of their top 5 videos for last week! It was featured along with videos from Texas, Tennessee, and Colorado.
The WellcomeMat.com Top 5 - Aug. 28, 2008
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South Lake Tahoe Crime Stories - 08/30/08 04:37 AM
Yesterday I was perusing through news articles on South Lake Tahoe and ran across some fascinating stuff. A substantial history of crime in Lake Tahoe shouldn't surprise me too much. I mean they did shoot Godfather II here, and rumors continue to persist that Jacques Cousteau found dozens of mobster corpses intact at the bottom of the lake. I just thought I would have already heard about such things.
Not much of this relates to South Lake Tahoe real estate - just fascinating Tahoe history I thought some readers would enjoy.  Each topic has a link to the article I read … (0 comments)

Foreclosure List for South Lake Tahoe, CA - August 27, 2008 - 08/28/08 11:11 AM
There are 14 foreclosure properties in South Lake Tahoe today. Four homes are new since I last published it two weeks ago. I’m surprised that only two foreclosures went into escrow since the last list. In that same time frame, 32 homes & condos went into escrow. That’s a lot for South Lake Tahoe, so it’s not like buyers have slowed down at all.
A couple properties stand out on this list. 602 Wintoon Dr. was reduced $30,000 a couple days ago and is an incredible buy. 3549 Morton Dr. was listed yesterday. It’s on 3/4 of an acre and backs … (0 comments)

Foreclosure List for South Lake Tahoe, CA - August 13, 2008 - 08/13/08 12:52 PM
Here is the latest foreclosure list for South Lake Tahoe. There are 11 foreclosures on the market. They are all single-family residences (no condos or multiplexes).
Since the last foreclosure list, there have been a few interesting developments in the foreclosure market. A few properties were just listed. The only one I’m really excited about, though, is 2604 Knox Ave. It is located on a rare 1/4 acre lot in Sierra Tract. I think there could be a ton of value in that purchase. I’ll drive by it tomorrow and post a comment with my thoughts on it.
The only … (1 comments)

July 2008 Statistics for South Lake Tahoe Real Estate - 08/08/08 12:47 AM
Always trying to improve the real estate statistics I present to you, I’ve decided to mine for a new stat – median sale price for the last 90 days. I will present this statistic along with the median sale price for the last month. See the table below for the actual numbers.
What are the benefits of looking at the median sale price for the last 90 days? First, it helps minimize some of the incredible variance that occurs in a small market like South Lake Tahoe. A few high priced sales can throw off the median sale price for a … (0 comments)