foreclosures: More Decline in South Lake Tahoe, CA Home Values Characterizes Q3 Real Estate Trend - 10/04/11 07:21 AM
 South Lake Tahoe, CA Housing: Q3 demand down by 8 home sales, values down by 16.8%.
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / October 2, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
The good news keeps coming for South Lake Tahoe, CA home buyers. We're confident this news is likely not to be thought of as good by home sellers, but South Lake Tahoe home values are a $48,000 better deal in general for home buyers today than they were at the beginning of the year.
As of Jan 1, 2011, the South Lake Tahoe median sold price was $285,000. This represented sales over … (0 comments)

foreclosures: South Lake Tahoe, CA Short Sale Success - 08/04/11 07:27 AM
Some things make a South Lake Tahoe short sale more successful quicker
(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / August 2, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
We're seeing success with some of our recent South Lake Tahoe, CA short sales. First let's look at some of the reasons why, then lets look at a few individual sales in general.
Before we do that, though, let's make sure we all understand this as it relates to short sales:
one does not ask a bank for permission first. there is nobody at your bank assigned to your file that can give you permission to … (0 comments)

foreclosures: On Target with South Lake Tahoe, CA real estate trends: Where We Are Now - 05/15/11 11:42 AM

On target with South Lake Tahoe, CA 2011 home sales to date. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 13, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
Here is the latest on South Lake Tahoe, CA real estate trends and conditions as of right now.
In summary, there were 3 more homes sold last year as of May 13 than this year.
There is a slight increase in the incidence of distressed properties sold of a little less than 3%.
There is a decline i in the 2011 median sold price compared to 2010, which is really great news for home buyers, of … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog: Seminar Pt 1, Is the Foreclosure Deluge Coming to South Lake Tahoe - 04/26/11 10:55 AM
It might, but there's no evidence of a foreclosure deluge in South Lake Tahoe… yet! (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 22, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
well, it's the truth, we're not seeing evidence of a meaningful increase in the number of bank owned homes and short sales to hit the South Lake Tahoe real estate market. We're not saying it won't happen, of course, but we've all been hearing about a deluge of foreclosures to hit the market… well, since 2009.
We're certainly not being cavalier; nearly one of every two South Lake Tahoe home buyers is buying a … (0 comments)

foreclosures: South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Listings Update: Round Hill, NV - 04/24/11 09:32 AM
Homes for Sale Activity: Round Hill, Stateline, NV area of South Lake Tahoe. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 21, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
We’ve just updated all  Round Hill  (NV) neighborhood real estate homes for sale activity in the Stateline, NV area of South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Round Hill  (NV)” found in our left sidebar.
Round Hill is another one of South Lake Tahoe's most charming neighborhoods, this one on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.
Here, we're close to shopping, all South Lake Tahoe nighlife, entertainment and … (0 comments)

foreclosures: South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Listings Update: Skyland, NV - 04/24/11 09:31 AM

Homes for Sale Activity: Skyland neighborhood, Stateline, NV area of South Lake Tahoe. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 20, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
We’ve just updated all  Skyland  (NV) neighborhood real estate homes for sale activity in the Stateline, NV area of South Lake Tahoe, including all 2010 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Skyland  (NV)” found in our left sidebar.
From the sky high into Skyland, you gotta love it. Here's one of our most desirable Nevada neighborhoods. Affordable homes to stately lake front estates, and it's all good. A private beach, hiking trails, … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog: Seminar Pt 1, A Short Sale Primer - 04/21/11 07:46 AM
The South Lake Tahoe Short Sale, much better than it use to be! (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 20, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
we use to not do short sales, but now we do. 'There are two key reasons why, the first being that some time around the turn of 2009 into 2010 banks finally became aware that they make more money selling short than they do foreclosing. Honestly, we don't know what took them so long, but this change in attitude caused the short-sale process to generally improve somewhat throughout all of 2010.
The other reason why we … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog: Seminar Pt 1, Distressed Sales Compared to Non Distressed Sales - 04/19/11 07:46 PM
Value of South Lake Tahoe Distressed Properties is different than non distressed home values. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 17, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
It's like there are two different South Lake Tahoe, CA real estate markets. One inside of the other! That's not really the case, of course, but the value of distressed properties, and the characteristics of a distressed property are certainly different than those of a non distressed home.
One thing for sure with a distressed property, it's more apt to be found in the market entry segment of South Lake Tahoe homes for sale, and … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog: Seminar Pt 1, Effect of Distressed Properties on Home Values - 04/14/11 07:59 AM
Distressed properties pull median sold price down on both sides of our state line. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 12, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
The one thing we look at most intently to track South Lake Tahoe home values is the median sold price. This is a more accurate number to follow trends and changes in value than the average sold price, which is more heavily skewed by high and low sales than the median.
We have been tracking the South Lake Tahoe median sold price in exactly the same manner since Q1 2002. Here is our first printed … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog: Seminar Pt 1, Distressed Property Demand on Both Sides of our State Line - 04/12/11 10:47 AM
Distressed properties, a little less than half of South Lake Tahoe, CA home sales. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 11, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
About one in two South Lake Tahoe, CA home sales is a distressed property, either a bank owned foreclosure (REO) or a short sale.
The incidence of South Lake Tahoe, CA distressed property sales has been rather consistent since Q1 2010. There is only a 1% difference in the volume of foreclosure and short sales from all of 2010 compared to Q1 this year.
The video sequence here is from our recent real estate seminar … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Q1 2011 Tahoe Keys Homes for Sale Results - 04/09/11 06:03 AM

Tahoe Keys Luxury Home Neighborhood, South Lake Tahoe, CA: First Quarter 2011 homes for sale activity. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 7, 2011 / Richard Bolen)

We have just updated all Tahoe Keys neighborhood real estate activity in South Lake Tahoe for all first quarter 2011 luxury home sales. Current escrow and all active listings are presented as well. Please note “Tahoe Keys  (CA)” found in our left sidebar.
2011 Tahoe Keys home sales, here.
Final 2010 Tahoe Keys single family home luxury sales, here. 2009 Tahoe Keys single family home luxury sales, here. Current Tahoe … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog: Seminar Pt 1, If You are Considering Selling Now - 04/07/11 08:36 AM
The reasoning behind the South Lake Tahoe home seller. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 5, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
There are a few reasons that motivate today's South Lake Tahoe home seller. One has to do with their family plan.
Throughout our seminar we frequently discuss what it takes to sell in today's market. Accurate pricing is the key to success, and we take great care in helping a seller get to that point. Sometimes it does take a while.
The seminar was in three parts. This is the fourteenth segment of Part I. You can also find Part … (0 comments)

foreclosures: South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate Update: Q1 Housing Results - 04/04/11 05:33 AM

South Lake Tahoe, CA Housing: Up in demand, 5% down in value. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / April 2, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
Well, it continues to be good news for South Lake Tahoe, CA home buyers. Home values are a $15,000 better deal for home buyers than they were six months ago.
Housing demand continues at the same pace as that of 2010, where South Lake Tahoe saw more homes sold than in any year since 2005.
The details follow, and source charts are below.
 South Lake Tahoe, CA Home Values : Changes in South Lake Tahoe, CA … (1 comments)

foreclosures: South Lake Tahoe, CA Distressed Property Listings by Month - 01/28/11 05:56 AM

No “Foreclosure Deluge” in South Lake Tahoe, CA… Yet! (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / January 26, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
Here’s an update of all South Lake Tahoe, CA home listings by month since Jan 1, 2010. The purpose this study is to detect any increases in foreclosure listings, and to see if there have been any notable changes in traditional home listing patterns.
The subtext of this, of course, is to determine if the sky is falling, which is the basis of much reported assertions and predictions of a foreclosure deluge that is sure to come. We have … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Recent National Economic and Real Estate News and comments about South Lake Tahoe, CA - 01/27/11 06:26 AM
Increasingly, the news is getting better, and that’s good for South Lake Tahoe. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / January 25, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
We though it would be helpful to list a few recent news items we’ve seen. We’ll comment on each one briefly as it might relate to South Lake Tahoe.
Some of this news is better for the US economy, some not exactly, but the overall impression we are getting is the economy is improving slightly, and the jobs market, while better, is not improving enough yet to affect the current 9.4% employment rate.
“Consumer Confidence Hits … (0 comments)

foreclosures: South Lake Tahoe, CA Median Sold Price and Home Values by Neighborhood since 2005 - 01/23/11 04:54 AM
The Top 5 Highest Valued, and Best Valued for Buyers, South Lake Tahoe, CA neighborhoods. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / January 21, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
Year-end is always a good time to look at overall South Lake Tahoe, CA real estate data, and we thought you might find a study on home values and median sold prices by neighborhood.
The study here looks at 2010 home sales, and those of both 2009 and 2008. In other words, for the last three years. We further added a look back to 2005, which will give us a clear picture of home … (0 comments)

foreclosures: South Lake Tahoe, CA Distressed Sales by Neighborhood since 2009 - 01/23/11 04:52 AM

The Top 5 South Lake Tahoe, CA neighborhoods with the most distressed home sales. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / January 21, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
With almost one out of every two 2010 South Lake Tahoe, CA homes for sale being a distressed property, we thought this study might be helpful.
The actual percentage of distressed home sales in South Lake Tahoe in 2010 was 44.7%. Lets look at what neighborhoods had the most distressed sales.
The top five South Lake Tahoe, CA with the most distressed sales in 2010:
1. Bijou 1 & 2: (25)2. 2. Sierra Tract: … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Final 2010 South Lake Tahoe homes for sale report: Al Tahoe - 01/22/11 05:23 AM
Al Tahoe neighborhood, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Final 2010 Real Estate Listings Activity. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / January 20, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
Al Tahoe is one of South Lake Tahoe’s most desirable neighborhoods. It is also one of the oldest.
Among the neighborhood’s features is its lakefront location, wide open meadows, stunning Lake Tahoe and High Sierra Mountain views, sunny public beaches, tall trees and a lakeside park amid an alpine forest setting.
With about 900 homes, Al Tahoe always has a variety of attractive housing choices… that spans the range of South Lake Tahoe residential real estate. … (1 comments)

foreclosures: Final 2010 South Lake Tahoe homes for sale report: Bijou - 01/22/11 05:22 AM
Bijou, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Final 2010 Real Estate Homes for Sale Activity. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / January 20, 2011 / Richard Bolen)

With about 1,400 homes, Bijou is another one of South Lake Tahoe’s oldest neighborhoods. It’s two neighborhoods actually on our multiple listing service, Bijou 1 and Bijou 2. We just refer to them as Bijou.
Features are wide open meadows, high sierra mountain views, close proximity to the lake, and all things fun about South Lake Tahoe.
Homes range from small, charming entry-level starters, to mid-range primary and vacation homes, to large remodels and some … (0 comments)

foreclosures: Final 2010 South Lake Tahoe homes for sale report: Black Bart - 01/21/11 05:40 AM
Black Bart neighborhood, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Final 2010 Real Estate Listings Activity. (Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / January 19, 2011 / Richard Bolen)
Black Bart is a small, rather secluded neighborhood of about 200 homes. It is centrally located in South Lake Tahoe midway between the stateline and the “Y” and is found off one of the two main South Lake Tahoe thoroughfares… Pioneer Trail.
Some of the Black Bart homes back to a sprawling alpine meadow. Like most South Lake Tahoe areas, homes are nestled amid towering pine tress and natural outcropping.
Homes range from dated fixers to … (0 comments)