View past issues of our Spotlight on Truckee-Tahoe E-news filled with information about Truckee and Lake Tahoe, the communities, industry trends, featured properties and more. April / May 2010 March 2010 February 2010 Continue Reading

Three key topics are covered in Elder Group Tahoe Real Estate’s Q1-2010 Market Report:  Pricing, Short Sales and bank owned (REO) and short sale properties.  Read on! Buying in Truckee - Prices Have Reached the Bottom Client Buyers continually ask me about inventory Continue Reading

We hope you enjoyed last month’s issue of Spotlight as much as our team at Elder Group Tahoe Real Estate enjoyed creating it. We love keeping in regular touch with our Clients. Now that ski season is wrapping up and the daffodils are popping up through the ground at lower Continue Reading

Client Buyers continually ask me about inventory supplies and pricing, waiting for the “perfect” moment to buy in Truckee. My response? “It’s time.” Prices have stabilized and appear to be on the brink of a rise in certain markets segments.  I recently met with a local Continue Reading

Great news! Gov. Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 183 into law on March 25, 2010, providing millions of dollars to Californian’s purchasing a home in 2010 and 2011. Overview:  AB 183 provides $200 million for home buyer tax credits, allocating $100 million for Continue Reading

Historically mortgage rates trend higher during warmer months. This is not only a market driven from Wall Street but also a real estate driven market event as well. We all know that the peak purchasing season is during the summer months. From the time school lets out until Continue Reading

Record Price Reductions Fuel Tahoe Property Sales! The 4th quarter of 2009 delivered record sales and the lowest prices in years in the Truckee Tahoe real estate markets. “It was a great quarter for buyers as prices continued to soften. My clients buying properties were Continue Reading

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Given the unique bubble market, the counts for the Lake Tahoe and Truckee area for bank owned properties (REO’s) and short sales were relatively low compared to Q4 sales volume. In Truckee, only 7% were short sales and 16% bank owned REOs—equaling about 1 out of every 4 Continue Reading