Labor Day is one of the best weekends to shop for ski gear. Here is my DFRE strategy. If you are able Thursday is a good day to start. If you aren’t don’t worry many of the sales aren’t ready until Friday anyway. The Northstar tent is like Fort Knox until Friday. They are just getting set up on Thursday. They are very organized and all the sale items have to be in the tent before the sale Continue Reading
Truckee ranks in Richest Small Towns in America
Bloomberg Business recently ran a great article about the attraction of wealth to the small towns of America and ranked them. Truckee is ranked 15th. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-19/these-are-the-20-richest-small-towns-in-america So why is Truckee ranked among the Richest Small Towns in America? It isn’t because I live here! It is a combination of an incredibly beautiful area Continue Reading
Cool House Update – Ski-in & Ski-out on Martis 12
The Cool House Update this week is an invitation to see up close and personal this hike-in & hike-out, mountain bike-in & mountain bike-out and ski-in & ski-out luxury Northstar Mountainside home being built. Attached are a few current construction pictures of this Martis 25 home, we call it M-12 as it sits on lot 12, that will provide approximately 5,500 square feet of Continue Reading
Cool House Update – Big Lake Tahoe Views!
Happy Friday from Tahoe, You have to read to the bottom to get the explanation on the choice of the bird in the window picture! The Cool Tahoe House for this week offers big Lake Tahoe views! I also think this house offers big upside and could really be a value purchase. The home is located above Kings Beach and is technically right on the edge of Tahoe Vista and Kings Beach. The Continue Reading
Tahoe Mountain 2015 (6 mo) Market Review
Lake Tahoe Real Estate Trends: 2015 Lake Tahoe real estate market trends have proven to be dramatically different than those of the first half of 2014. The Tahoe Mountain Realty conducted in-depth research for the bi-annual market reports for the Lake Tahoe and Truckee area and are seeing significant market changes. The average price of North Lake Tahoe real estate in Continue Reading
Cool House Update – Alpine Meadows
DFRE Cool House Update This version of my DFRE Cool House of the Week dispels the myth that I only think houses of the $2 million and up variety are cool! This Alpine Meadows home sits above the creek with a peaceful view down on it. Very cool and very soothing. Actually I am quite surprised their pictures don't show a more direct picture of it. Even with no snow pack to speak of it was Continue Reading
July Market Update
Happy post 4th of July Summer! A year ago, the average price of real estate in the Tahoe-Truckee region far outpaced the median price in a year that saw strong overall growth. This dynamic was driven by an exceptional sales volume in the luxury segment, largely within the many new luxury resort communities in the greater Truckee / Martis Valley region. These communities have tremendous appeal Continue Reading
Building Trends
New Building Trends On the higher end builds, $1 million and up and in the newer resort communities, I am seeing an emphasis on modern builds but with a mountain feel still. Shed roofs are very popular with their modern look. Green or LEED certified building is also a big talking point but the reality of this building is the expense. It is still too expensive for the more moderately Continue Reading
Winter 2015 Market Update
Greetings - At Tahoe Mountain Realty, we have long had a saying that market conditions override the season. Never has that been put to the test more than the first third of 2015. It is fascinating to observe the fight between economic conditions and seasonal considerations as the dominant driver of the Lake Tahoe real estate market. There is a retail component to Tahoe real estate that Continue Reading
EJ Tegner Memorial Jr Golf Fundraiser at Old Greenwood
E.J. Tegner Let’s Bet on Youth Golf Fundraiser EJ Tegner Golf Foundation for Children "Let's Bet on Youth" Golf Tournament Fundraiser Thursday May 7th, Old Greenwood Golf Course $100 Per Player This is another special golf opportunity to support junior golf specifically and to have a great time doing so. A dear friend to the game of golf, and obviously to junior golf as you will read, Continue Reading
