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
Skiing for Schools in Tahoe – Ex in Ed Promotion
Let's jump up and down and cheer for snow and the best ski ticket deal in Tahoe! Skiing for Schools for Excellence in Education is the best way to get a discount lift ticket and the $$$ goes to a great cause too! Last year alone Ex in Ed gave back in the range of $80,000 to the schools in grants requested by teachers. Yours truly is on the Board as the Golfing for Schools Continue Reading
November Tahoe Truckee TMR Market Update
Greetings - As the first snow of the season falls, the Tahoe Truckee community is abuzz with anticipation of the winter to come. In many ways, this early November accumulation already exceeds that of last winter and has buoyed spirits at a critical moment heading into winter. The Tahoe real estate market seems equally primed with exciting resort properties coming online to meet this renewed Continue Reading
The Net Zero Home – Gray’s Crossing
Jeff Bender of Bender Engineering & Construction has set out to build the most energy efficient home in Gray’s Crossing. The goal is to build a Net Zero Home. If anyone has the skills and background for the job - it is Jeff. He is building this Mountain Concepts/Dave Spear designed home for himself and his family. Jeff is general contractor, but his resume doesn’t stop there. He is a Continue Reading
M-12 House Update from Mountainside
The build for M-12 on Glades Court at Mountainside Northstar is cruising along and it looks oh so good wearing a fresh coat of snow! The way the winter is starting the next shot might be of my kids skiing onto the M-12 ski landing! This front shot with the Carson Range in the background was taken on October 20th. This one was taken Tuesday November 3rd. The snow was boot top height on my Continue Reading
October Tahoe Truckee TMR Market Update
October market report from TMR Broker Jeff Brown Greetings - After a series of ordinary months, the Tahoe-Truckee region saw the strongest performance of 2015 in September. Total sales volume of $118,376,000 is an 18% increase over September, 2014 despite coming via 5% fewer transactions. This would indicate a substantial jump in average price from $706,989 in 2014 to $870,412this Continue Reading
3rd Quarter Community Sales Numbers
Gray's Crossing As of 10/1/2015 69 completed homes 31 under construction 16 final approved projects Home Sale Activity 3rd Quarter Activity 2015 4 Sales $1,273,750 Avg Sale Price $1,257,750 Median Sale Price 3rd Quarter Sold Homes 2nd Quarter Activity 2015 3 Sales $1,300,000 Avg Sale Price $1,355,000 Continue Reading
Who You Calling a Bum?
http://www.skinet.com/ski/article/who-you-calling-bum?brn=ski&src=email&date=082615&lnk=image The link above is an interesting article about the life of a ski bum from a recent Ski Magazine. It states that jobs are changing in ski area. Basically the internet and jobs that involve a lot of travel are allowing for many more people to choose living in ski towns and becoming the new Continue Reading
Mystery House – Gray’s Crossing
Follow along with me and watch as my good friend builds his family dream home. If you pay close enough attention you could end up with an invite to the grand opening deck party. If you get to know him you might end up with a life long pass for a bonus beverage when playing the back 9! If you are going to have an entrance like this you hope there is something exciting at the end. You won't be Continue Reading
Giants Game!
The Lucky Livak Family attended the Giants game as the winners of the DFRE website contest. This was their view! They even got to watch The Bum pitch although the Giants lost 2-0. Zarek is a big baseball fan, good player too, so he was awfully excited about being able to take his family to the game. As you can see he and his sister Anya were all smiles. Congrats to the Livak family and Continue Reading
