South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update, July 23- July29

[SinglePic not found]This week there were 21 NEW LISTINGS, the same as last week. The lowest priced new listing is $225,000 for 1025 Tahoe Island, a 2 bedroom, 1 bath with 1012 square feet. The highest priced new listing is $2,350,000 for 1481 Ledge Ct., a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath with 4859 square feet. This week’s median listing price is $325,000.

There were 11 homes that went into ESCROW this week, down from last week’s 18. The lowest priced new escrow is $150,000 for 2943 Oakland, a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath with 1383 square feet of living space. The highest priced new escrow is $689,000 for 987 Turnback, a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath with 2770 square feet. The median pending sale price is $349,000 with an average time on market of 22 days.

This week there were 6 homes that were recorded as SOLD, down from last week’s 9. The lowest sale price was $245,000 for 2657 William, a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath with 1370 square feet. The highest sale price was $455,000 for 704 El Dorado, a 2 bedroom, 2 bath with 1212 square feet. The median sale price was $305,500 with an average time on market of 286 days.

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Open House and Lake Views

[SinglePic not found]What an incredible array of sunsets we have been blessed with here in Lake Tahoe during the past week.  Evening after evening.  The colors are simply spectacular.  And what a transition opportunity for me to tell you about our upcoming Open House this Saturday.  Between noon and  four o’clock on Saturday, the 1st of August, we will be hosting an Open House at 208 Cedar Ridge in the Lakeridge Estates neighborhood of Zephyr Cove, Nevada.  If you are interested, you can download a flyer to learn more about this fabulous lake view home or check out our visual tour.

Some of our favorite features found throughout this artistic home are the bedrooms with their own fireplaces and private balconies with lake views, the extensive gardens, the formal dining room with its’ own patio, the scrumptious living area and the gourmet kitchen.  As if these features weren’t enough, all of the walls and ceilings feature artistic plaster finish and paint.  Hot water radiant heat is found throughout and the bathrooms are finished with beautiful marble.  Don’t forget to check out the GID private beach and pavilion.

If you are interested in stopping by, just take HWY 50 from Stateline toward Cave Rock.  Look for Lakeridge  turn-off on your right and follow the signs.  We hope to see you there.[SinglePic not found]

South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update, July 16- July 22

[SinglePic not found]This week there were 21 NEW LISTINGS, down from last week’s 28. The lowest priced new listing is $236,500 for 2676 Armstrong, a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with 1376 square feet of living space. The highest priced new listing is $2,390,000 for 5 Lighthouse Shores, a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath with 2996 square feet. This week’s median listing price is $380,000.

There were 18 homes that went into ESCROW this week, up from last week’s 7. The lowest priced new escrow is $184,000 for 967 Kiowa, a 2 bedroom, 1 bath with 912 square feet in the North Upper Truckee neighborhood. The highest priced new escrow is $1,750,000 for 2045 Aloha, a 3 bedroom, 4.5 bath with 3209 square feet located in the Tahoe Keys. The median pending sale price is $299,900 with an average time on market of 38 days.

This week there were 9 homes that were recorded as SOLD, up from last week’s 7. The lowest sale price was $204,900 for 2140 Cornelian, a 3 bedroom, 1 bath with 1092 square feet. The highest sale price was $700,000 for 1110 Washoan (cheers to the  Pinnacle Real Estate Group). This home has 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and 2961 square feet.  The median sale price was $270,000 with an average time on market of 109 days.

Finding the Balance in Paradise

Here I am in Lake Tahoe where each morning brings fresh reminders of the beauty that waits.  Yet, there is social media to be addressed, clients to spend time with, agents in my office that I want to mentor, brainstorming for new ideas…  And on top of all of this, each day presents unexpected calls and visits.  Where is the time for photography, reading a novel on the beach, playing with my granddaughter? Just how does one find time to enjoy life?

Okay, okay – I’m getting to my point.  Somewhat of a plug but I can’t help feel that I am not alone in this daily crunch for more time.  So, I am going to pass along some great info I came across.  It turns out that a client (and now good friend,) Karen Leland along with Keith Bailey are the best-selling authors of six books including Time Management In An Instant: 60 Ways to Make the Most of Your Day. They are the co-founders of Sterling Marketing Group http://www.sterlingmarketinggroup.com, which helps authors and entrepreneurs use the power of PR to promote their books and business on time management.  Not one to miss an opportunity – I cornered the poor gal to see if she could give me some free advise.  ”Karen,” I blurted, ”Knowing there is more than one perspective as to setting priorities, how do you recommend I find the balance between creating a personal work/balance atmosphere yet be there as a coach/mentor for those working in my company – all with their own perspectives?

Her sage advise – “Balancing out your individual to-do agenda while also trying to mentor and manage a group of staff can be challenging.  One of the critical keys to doing this successfully is to set very clear boundaries about when you are and are not available. For example:  Let’s say you need to focus on a particular project for an hour on wednesday am from 9-10.  Let everyone know that you won’t be able to answer questions or deal with problems during that time. However at 11 am – you are all theirs.  Most people will learn how to work around a boundary like that, and work things out.

“But Karen” (I pushed) “How do I intentionally find time to set work aside and make personal time equally important?”  Patiently answered Karen: “As one of my clients said ’structure is destiny’.  So I think the key to this is making specific plans every week, carving out time on your calender, to do things in your personal life that create balance. This might mean making a date with a girlfriend to go for a walk, it might mean blocking off a few hours on a Saturday to work on an art project, agreeing that every first friday of the month is date night with your spouse.  If you leave it up to random chance to make time for personal time – it won’t happen.”

Finally – pushing my luck I asked, “How do I continue to maintain stimulation of ideas and creativity in my career when I feel so burned out?  Karen’s brilliant response: “I think that may be one of the biggest problems facing those of us, of a certain age, in the workplace today.  We’ve been doing our careers for 20 or 30 years and we are great at them, but the challenge may be gone, or burn out starting to set in. The best remedy I know of for this is to find some aspect, or tangent of your profession that you find interesting and pursue it – even if it does not directly result in financial gain immediately.  If you have reached the point where you job just does not hold any more juice for you –  you have three choices. 1. Tell the truth, get out and start something new. Lot’s of people have taken this leap and lived to tell the tale. 2. Hire someone to do the more mundane parts of your job and become more of an account manager in your business, rather than the one who does all the ground work. You’ll make less money, but be happier. 3. Look at your job as the bread and butter that let’s you do the other things in your life that give you stimulation and creativity. In other words, stop expecting your job to give you that and carve out time for the things that do.”

I realize that I am carrying on longer than usual yet I can’t help but feel I am not alone.  Living and working in Paradise is a gift.  Let’s face it, we all have our gifts of family, travel, friends and home.  Yet, if we don’t make an effort to truly SEE and EXPERIENCE these gifts, so much will be lost and regretted.  Make the effort – make it a gift to yourself.

If you are interested in checking out Karen’s book, here is a tip.  Buy a copy of “Time Management In An Instant” the week of July 20th and receive a free license to view the Essential Email online course. To buy the book and claim your bonus, or just to buy the book go to: http://www.quality-service.com/timemanagementinaninstant

South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update, July 9- July 15

This week there were 18 NEW LISTINGS, down from last week’s 30. The lowest priced new listing is $219,000 for 909 San Jose, a 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath with 896 square feet. The highest priced new listing is $1,699,000 for 857 Lake view, a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath with 2628 square feet. The median new listing price for this week is $369,500.

There were 7 homes that went into ESCROW this week, down from last week’s 12. The lowest priced new escrow is $142,000 for a 2 bedroom, 1 bath condo with 1000 sf located at 3344 Sandy Way #27. The highest priced new escrow is $549,000 for 709 Lakeview #27, an Al Tahoe neighborhood condo with 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and 1352 square feet. The median pending sale price is $312,000 with an average time on market of 188 days.

This week there were 7 homes that were recorded as SOLD, up from last week’s 6. The lowest sale price was $171,000 for 516 Emerald Bay Rd. #223, a 2 bedroom, 1 bath condo with 912 square feet. The highest sale price was $675,000 for 2033 Garmish Ct., a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath with 2016 square feet.  The median sale price was $460,000 with an average time on market of 108 days.

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