Strength and stability best define the performance of the Tahoe-Truckee real estate market through the first half of 2016. Every discernible metric demonstrates growth ranging from 6% (median price) to 13% (average price; total transactions) to 29% (total sales volume) when measured against the same period a year prior. The combination of economic prosperity within the Northern California Continue Reading

Acreage is the New Clubhouse  Insight provided by Jeff Brown of TMR. An interesting trend is emerging in the Tahoe-Truckee real estate world as a new demographic of consumer is increasingly drawn to acreage property. Seeking a more authentic connection to the mountain landscape as an antidote to overstimulated urban settings, many are eschewing the structure of formal, if luxury, Continue Reading

Good afternoon and almost Happy 4th of July, Just in time for all the 4th of July activity in Truckee the owners of 12340 Brookstone have decided to lower the listing price to $889,000 . Without a doubt this Truckee mountain cabin could command $900K+ with the incredible combination of privacy and acreage but the sellers have decided not to wait for the buyers to find them. They are going to Continue Reading

  The 2016 Golfing for Schools Excellence in Education Golf Cards are on sale but there are only 18 left! The Golf Cards cost $325 and are good for one round of golf at the following great local golf courses: Old Greenwood, Coyote Moon, Gray’s Crossing, Northstar, Resort at Squaw Creek, Tahoe City Golf Course and Tahoe Donner. Do the math on a round of golf at each of these golf courses Continue Reading

Ski Resort Communities   Northstar DFRE just sold the premier penthouse in the Village at Northstar in Great Bear for $2.2 and a Northstar Lodge 2-bedroom residence for $725,000. Currently listed by DFRE is a Big Horn 1-bedroom overlooking the gondola and soon to come a 2.5 bath oversized 2-bedroom in Big Horn. Home Sales Activity 1st Quarter Sales 2016 7 Continue Reading

Coming soon from DFRE this gorgeous Ward Young Architecture and John McCabe Construction on Home-Site 373, 503 Lars Haugen, home besides amazing views and fantastic living space will offer 4-bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a flex room for overflow fun and a 3-car garage with room for it all. This home is nestled in the southeast corner of Lahontan which is known to be the most serene pocket of Lahontan. Continue Reading

2015 was a diverse year for Doug Flynn Real Estate in regards to the plethora of communities that properties were represented by DFRE but yet another factor in how Doug Flynn continues to consistently be a top producing agent in Truckee-Tahoe. Seven different communities were represented in sales. They were; Northstar, Tahoe Donner, Lahontan, Gray's Crossing, Sierra Meadows, Glenshire and Alpine Continue Reading

Northstar - Village & Mountainside Home/Condo Sale Activity 4th Quarter Acitity 2015 4 Sales                  $1,402,500 Avg Sale Price              $1,105,000 Median Sale Price 4th Quarter Northstar Home & Condo/Townhome Sales   3rd Quarter Activity 2015 5 Sales                  $1,141,225 Avg Sale Price              $1,050,000 Median Sale   2015 Continue Reading

Growing up in Florida doesn’t make for great Christmas tree cutting down traditions. Growing up in Truckee does. It is now my favorite family Christmas tradition. Since the kids were born we have been venturing out into the Tahoe forests, with a permit of course, and cutting down our tree. My kids are 11 and the oldest turns 13 on Christmas day. This has turned out to be the most fun and Continue Reading