South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update, June 3- June 9

Spring has arrived and with it a budding new report from the South Tahoe Association of Realtors. According to the data issued last week, there were (check it out) 28 NEW (or back on the market) listings. This number was considerably up from last week’s 20. Among these new listings, the lowest asking price is $175,000 (shall we say, “contractor’s special”) for 815 South Shore, a 2 bedroom, 2 bath with 1972 square feet.  The highest priced new listing was $1,220,000 for breath-taking 2194 Chiapa, a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath with 3694 square feet.  Congrats to Pinnacle. The overall median new listing price for this week’s newest inventory was $304,500 which is below the current overall median home price of $320,000.

Another positive note is in regards to the 10 new PENDING sales, up from the previous week’s 9.  The lowest asking price for the new pending sales is $149,000 for 681 Eloise #3, a 2 bedroom, 1 bath condo with 980 square feet.  The highest priced new escrow is $675,000 for a bank-owned Tahoe Keys home located at 1992 Marconi Way. This home has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath with 2663 square feet.  The  overall median home price among the new pending sales was $324,000 with an average time on the market of 58 days.

The really good news is that there were 8 CLOSED sales this past week, up 3 from the previous week.  The lowest priced sale was a short sale at $190,000 for 1767 Arrowhead, a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with 1040 square feet. The highest priced sale was $735,000 for 1857 High Meadow Trail, a brand new 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath with approximately 2900 square feet. The overall median home price was $308,500 with an average time on the market of 159 days. Over half of these nine sales were distressed sales. Never-the-less, the inventory is moving and buyers are finding great deals.