Archives for April 2012

Dollar Point & Olympic Update

Typical for this time of year we are seeing a trickle of new listings enter the market. Dollar Point and Olympic / Tahoe Sierra Estates are two wonderful lakefront neighborhoods with great amenities and lake access. Currently Dollar Point has 11 listings ranging from $550k to $2.9m (no lakefronts on the market); there is one property in escrow (listed at $945k); and there have been 3 sales so far this year. Tahoe Sierra Estates has 2 high-end listings on the market (one lakefront) and has had one sale in 2012 (listed by my company for 96% of asking with backup offer in place).

Click Here to View Pending and Sold 2012 Listings

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Here is a Comparative Market Analysis for the two neighborhoods:

RESIDENTIAL Summary Statistics
High Low Average Median
List Price: $4,995,000 $550,000 $1,505,105 $970,000
Sold Price: $2,950,000 $695,000 $1,265,847 $709,194
RESIDENTIAL – Active
 ADDRESS  Price  Close Date  #Beds  Garage  DOM  List Price
 231 Observation Court  $550,000  5  0  21  $550,000
 147 Roundridge Road  $699,000  4  1  23  $699,000
 199 Marlette Drive  $725,000  4  2  341  $725,000
 140 Skyland Way  $795,000  4  2  464  $795,000
 15 Tahoma Avenue  $799,000  3  3  750  $799,000
 65 Lassen Drive  $995,000  4  2  363  $995,000
 20 Lassen Drive  $1,050,000  5  0  42  $1,050,000
 202 Edgewood Drive  $1,150,000  4  0  233  $1,150,000
 19 Lassen Drive  $1,650,000  5  0  376  $1,650,000
 306 Edgecliff Way  $2,300,000  6  1  58  $2,300,000
 691 Olympic Drive  $2,350,000  4  2  8  $2,350,000
 35 Edgecliff Court  $2,995,000  4  2  392  $2,995,000
 656 Olympic Drive  $4,995,000  4  2  18  $4,995,000
  Total Listings   Avg    Avg 
 13  237   $1,619,461 
RESIDENTIAL – Sold
 ADDRESS  Price  Close Date  #Beds  Garage  DOM  List Price
 130 Roundridge Road  $695,000  1/26/2012  3  Carpt  3  $695,000
 155 Observation Drive  $700,888  2/2/2012  4  2  14  $699,900
 155 Bearing Drive  $717,500  3/2/2012  3  2  105  $749,000
 3328 Edgewater Drive  $2,950,000  3/16/2012  5  2  361  $2,950,000
  Total Listings   Avg    Avg 
 4  120   $1,273,475 
RESIDENTIAL – Pending
 ADDRESS  Price  Close Date  #Beds  Garage  DOM  List Price
 74 Tahoma Avenue  $945,000  5/11/2012  6  2  85  $945,000
  Total Listings   Avg    Avg 
 1  85   $945,000 

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Tahoe Luxury Property Update

It took a grand total of 17 days but the Chinquapin lakefront foreclosure / REO went into escrow today (list $1.11m). It was priced well below competitive lakefront listings in the complex. In the Tahoe Basin alone, there are 8 luxury properties in escrow. The lowest-priced one barely makes the cut on price (normally luxury pricing starts around $850k) but it’s a very nice property offered for $799,000. The highest priced contingent property is a lakefront in Tahoma which is on for $3.9m. The lakefront foreclosure in Tahoe City / Lake Forest is still in escrow although it was supposed to close over a week ago – this is the one that had multiple offers within hours of hitting the market at a paltry $1.1m. A TC lakefront short sale has been on the market for a long time but it’s still holding an escrow together; list price $2.9m.

Days on Market: Not counting the lakefront short sale, average days on market for these 8 homes is 90. This isn’t too bad considering the time of year. It means that buyer confidence is climbing. As we approach summer, the numbers of listings and active buyers will increase. It’s hard to compare contingent homes’ days on market to non-contingent homes. This is because there are 19 active Tahoe luxury properties with over a year on market. Not counting them (!), the average is 181 days.

The market in the Bay is heating up – towns like Lafayette can’t keep listings on the market for very long at all. Not as related to Tahoe, but Phoenix, AZ is very hot right now. Big signs like these bode well for our market and this summer should be a busy one. Underground Note: Keep an eye out for up to 2 very considerable lakefront listings way down the West Shore…

Click here to view all Tahoe luxury properties in escrow

 

 

Click here to view all nine 2012 Tahoe MLS sales over $799

(Note: 2 lakefronts sales not included; Ask Alex for details)

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Lakefronts: What’s New

Much like the rest of the Tahoe real estate market new lakefront listings are starting to hit the market with more regularity. As summer approaches we’ll see more and more properties enter the MLS across the board. So what’s new?

NOT YET ON MLS: Two Very Large, Adjacent Properties on Rubicon’s Gold Coast: One is the Schilling Estate called Paradise Flat (family originally from Portola Valley). Both are priced over $20 million

3 Days on MLS: 656 Olympic: This one has been on and off MLS a number of times but this time it’s bigger and better than ever. A hefty remodel bumped the price up and you can click here to view 656 Olympic’s current and previous sold listings.

5 Days on MLS: 8849 Rubicon Drive: Re-entering the market since last year with an almost $400k reduction. On the bluff near an HOA access sporting a main house plus two guest cottages. Click here to view the current and previous listings for 8849 Rubicon Drive

12  Days on MLS:  9530 Brockway Springs Rd: A fairly large home (~4700 square feet) in Brockway Shores which is a gated, south-facing enclave just east of King’s Beach. The HOA boasts an incredible lakeside pool, buoys, tennis and other amenities – not to mention being right over the fabled hot springs of yesteryear. This is another re-entry to the market and you can see last year’s and the current listings here

In the condo world, Chinquapin is seeing one of it’s first foreclosures ever. It’s got a price of $1.1m which is very competitive for a lakefront (other lakefronts are $1.4m and $1.6m). It’s been on on the market for 18 days. In Fleur du Lac, unit 22 which is near West Lake Blvd, came on the MLS 22 days ago at $4.5m. See both of these condos at this link.

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Lakefront Sales Per Month 2012

Here’s a quick update on lakefront sales so far this year. January saw three sales including one split lakefront with a nice pier in Tahoe Vista for $1m even. Two adjacent listings – a lot and a single family home, both with acreage, sold simultaneously as the neighbors each bought one (the lot was reported on MLS, the home was not). In February the Flick Point Estate sold for $8.6m and I’ve noticed that the trees along the driveway have the required 2×4 protection when building or major remodeling is going on. March had 3 lakefront sales including a King’s Beach lakefront foreclosure / REO selling for a record breaking $900k (no pier, strange modern architecture). A Dollar Point lakefront dropped price to just below market value and received 5 offers in 5 days. Then a very nice Carnelian Bay home with very interesting waterfront amenities (railroad-type, remote control boat launch system) sold for $5.6m. There are 2 lakefronts in escrow right now.

More Links:

Click Here to View 2012 Lakefront MLS home sales (not incl. 2 in Rubicon)

Rubicon: View the lakefront Lot which Sold in January

Rubicon: View the adjacent Single Family Home which sold

View Tahoe Lakefront Sales Maps

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March Sales Double February / January

47 properties sold in March which is almost exactly the number sold in January and February combined. That’s over 40% more than were sold in July 2011 (as you probably know, mid-summer is our busiest time of year). I’d say that qualifies as a good month and a noteworthy improvement, wouldn’t you?! Some high-end lakefront numbers pulled the averages up in Feb and March. I like to look at the sold price as compared to the list price and here are the percentages for each month: Jan sold price = 90% of list price; Feb 88%; March 92%.

More listings are coming to market so inventory is improving. But for now what we have is similar to what is happening in the Bay and Arizona: Low inventory and healthy demand creating multiple offers on good properties.

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Here are the charts:

 

 MARCH TOTAL  HIGH  LOW  AVG  MED
LISTING COUNT: 47 DAYS ON MARKET: 1069 0 166 133
HIGH LOW AVERAGE MEDIAN TOTAL PRICE
LIST PRICE: $6,490,000 $60,000 $688,319 $345,000 $32,350,999
SOLD PRICE: $5,640,000 $54,849 $635,952 $325,000 $29,889,749
FEBRUARY TOTAL
 HIGH  LOW  AVG  MED
LISTING COUNT: 23 DAYS ON MARKET: 525 3 120 94
HIGH LOW AVERAGE MEDIAN TOTAL PRICE
LIST PRICE: $10,500,000 $80,000 $892,967 $399,900 $20,538,250
SOLD PRICE: $8,600,000 $80,000 $787,073 $385,000 $18,102,688
JANUARY TOTAL
 HIGH  LOW  AVG  MED
LISTING COUNT: 24 DAYS ON MARKET: 775 2 169 140
HIGH LOW AVERAGE MEDIAN TOTAL PRICE
LIST PRICE: $1,399,000 $28,500 $391,787 $322,450 $9,402,900
SOLD PRICE: $1,000,000 $26,500 $353,520 $290,000 $8,484,501

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