Greetings Fellow Life Travelers:

As I start this Update on Friday, it is snowing lightly and steadily, so we’ll just have to see what we get!  I’m at 6,200’ elevation, and Open Snow had said snow down to 6,000’.  We still can get rain as the temps aren’t as cold as they might be.  However, this means snow for the resorts!  Saturday report – rain.  Sunday report – rain.  Looks like we may get snow toward end of the week, but nothing major on the horizon right now.  Nature!  Not much we can do.  So, back to real estate and what took place this past week.

Residential Real Estate – week 1/25 – 1/31 

• Tahoe Sierra MLS – North/West Shores & Truckee.  New Listings – 18; Escrows – 19; Solds – 13
• Incline Village/Crystal Bay MLS. New Listings – 6; Escrows – 2; Solds – 3
• East Shore, NV MLS.  New Listings – 3; Escrows – 3; Solds – 0
• Reno/Sparks MLS.  New Listings – 102; Escrows – 130; Solds – 88

Things relatively quiet this last week.  One lakefront by Tahoe City listed at $5.95 Million went to escrow, and my big news is closing a beauty on the West Shore listed at $29.5 Million.  Fabulous buyer and seller, easiest escrow ever!  “One and done” in 2 weeks. On the East Shore, Chase had 2 properties go to escrow. 

Local/Real Estate/Luxe

• Big Bear Eagles:  Jackie and Shadow have 3 eggs.  It takes about 35 days for them to hatch, assuming they stay viable.  It’s fun to watch, so sign up!  https://sportsmansparadiseonline.com/spo-newsletter/  Check the 7^th box down.
• TahoePhil has four concerts coming up this February – Minden, Incline Village and Reno. www.Tahoe-Philharmonic.com   And, there’s a Soiree Musical Fundraiser on Saturday the 15^th in Zephyr Cove.
• Homewood Resort’s approval also includes demolition of the blighted Tahoe Inn near the Nevada State Line in Kings Beach during the first phase of construction.  Yay!  
• U.S. spending on Wellness passed $2 Trillion for the first time.  No longer seen as just pampering, consumers are turning to wellness to improve health-span…the number of years a person is free from major disease or illness.  Mansion Global
• AI comparisons.  With all the AI tools many are using, writers are starting to post comparisons.  Lots of disarray with the intro of DeepSeek from China that had a huge impact on Nvidia stock this week.  Each AI source has its attributes and shortcomings, all dependent on how you use the resource.
• Van Gogh:  Can you believe buying art at a garage sale for $50 and have it be a true Van Gogh worth $15 Million?  Experts are still trying to determine its validity…a very complicated process.  If you are interested in the process/story – https://tinyurl.com/nh4d7h6  WSJ

Entertainment

• Rent-a-dog:  HA!  Look at this.  Of course he has a GSD.  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OgWrtsJ6JEU

TidBits

• Going the extra mile is less crowded.  Yvonne Ryono
• I have as much authority as the pope, I just don’t have as many people who believe it.  George Carlin
• Be a free thinker and don’t accept everything you hear as truth.  Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.  Aristotle
• So let me get this straight.  I go to the grocery store and buy a lb. of sliced ham wrapped in plastic, a loaf of bread in a plastic bag, a gallon of milk in a plastic jug, a pack of napkins wrapped in plastic, a Greek salad in a plastic container, a plastic bottle of mustard and a plastic bottle of ketchup, and they won’t give me a plastic bag to carry it home because the plastic bag is bad for the environment?
• Note to self:  You are not too old and you are not too late! 
• You learn nothing from life if you think you are right all the time.  You were born to be real, not to be perfect.
• There will always be someone who can’t see your worth.  Don’t let it be you. Mel Robbins
• The Roman emperor’s wife hates playing hide and seek because wherever she goes, Julius Caesar. (OK – 10 lashes with a wet noodle.)
• A house is just a house until you fill it with WiFi and snacks – then t’s a home! 
• Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause the most inconvenience. Pam Brown
• I have a lot of boyfriends.  That’s the way to stay young.  Grandma Moses (lived to 101)
• A hug is like a boomerang.  You get it back right away.  Bill Keane
• I love cooking because, if you follow the instructions, it comes out.  Which is not true of anything else in my life.  Nora Ephron
• Some people graduate with honors; I am just honored to graduate.  Johon McEnroe
• I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.  Mark Twain  
• Why rent when you can buy?  The only think I like throwing away is junk mail.
• I just rolled a joint.  It was my ankle.  Mother of Heathens
• I bought my husband a ‘get well’ card.  He’s not sick.  Just thought he could be better.  M of H
• Today I spent the day converting my son’s bedroom into my office.  That should get him to move out.  Brian Kiley
• Carbon Dating:  Great to think about dating a woman my own age and not have to worry about meeting her parents.   Andy Higgins

Here’s to snow before long and a great finish to the ski season.  We still have time!  Have a good week, stay warm and dry! 

Best wishes, 

Trinkie