January through February 2012 Market Report for Tahoe Donner/Truckee/Serene Lakes/Lake Tahoe
Looking at number of sold units for the first two months in 2012 vs 2011, we see a large increase for Tahoe Donner and especially for homes over 1 million price range. That is the good news. The bad news is, for single family homes, the median price went down from 8% to 23%, and as high as 36% for homes in Serene Lakes at Donner Summit. With lower prices and record low interest rates, smart buyers have stepped up to pick up the great deals. More sales (1 comments)
Looking at the number of homes sold in 2011, there is an activity increase of 15% over the previous years. This is largely due to an increase in both foreclosure and short sale activities. We have a 21% increase in foreclosure home sales and 31% increase in short sales. The average days on market remained virtually unchanged while the 2011 average sales price decrease 8.5% from 2010. Homebuyers are taking advantage of the lower home prices combining with the low interest rate to purchase (3 comments)