Greetings Fellow Life Travelers:

Had a wonderful evening at Sand Harbor seeing   Always….Patsy Cline.  What a great show and such a wonderful venue.  It’s come a long way from the days of sand only, bringing our own chairs, blankets, folding tables, gourmet nosh, silver goblets and candelabra!  Now there are boardwalks, fabulous food and even VIP reserved chairs and tables in front with food and drink brought to you.  Check out the calendar for great performances. https://laketahoeshakespeare.com/

     Then there was the annual ‘down-home’ Truckee Parade!  We had our usual party with food and drink at our Chase office to watch the festivities on a beautiful day.  The street was already packed with chairs and pop-ups when I drove to the office at 9am, getting ready for the firecracker run and parade.  And, Dancer was in it!  Then on to a fun dinner at friends’ house to watch the Donner Lake fireworks. The area was jammed with revelers in the whole area enjoying the great weather and a bit of a respite from valley heat.  So, let’s see what action took place in real estate this week.

Residential Real Estate – week 6/29 – 7/5 

• Tahoe Sierra MLS – North/West Shores & Truckee.  New Listings – 56; Escrows – 32; Solds – 16
• Incline Village/Crystal Bay MLS.  New listings – 13; Escrows – 10; Solds – 2
• East Shore, NV MLS.  New Listings – 7; Escrows – 1; Solds – 4
• Reno/Sparks MLS.  New Listings – 85; Escrows – 141; Solds – 69

Short week for closings.  Biggest uptick in listings this last week for Tahoe Sierra MLS, with a Rubicon (Gold Coast) lakefront listed at $55 million. One lakefront listed at $11.9 million near Tahoe City went to escrow. 

     Lakefront Report:  Tahoe Sierra now has 20 single family homes listed from $4.2 M to $55 M, one in escrow and 4 sold so far this year. Incline/Crystal Bay has 6 active from $6.9 M to $68.9 M with none in escrow or sold so far this year.  East Shore has 9 on the market from $7.995 M to $33,773 M, with one in escrow and one sold this year.  South Lake Tahoe has 4 on the market from $3.499M to $6.75 M, none in escrow or sold this year. 

Local/Real Estate/Luxe

• Barracuda Championship Golf Tournament at Old Greenwood – July 18 – 21.  https://tinyurl.com/3r6w4273
• Well-known local artist, Andy Skaff, will have an Open Studio July 20-21 from 10AM to 5PM – 6470 Cascade Drive, Tahoma.  www.askaff.com
• Big Boy, world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will stop in Truckee for a whistle stop on Sunday, July 14 at 3PM. Eight of these 25 engines survive with seven on static public display in the US. Lots of history; check it out!
• TART Connect to continue call-service through 2027 in designated zones, North Lake Tahoe and Truckee. https://tahoetruckeetransit.com/tart-connect/
• Coastal real estate.  Some areas on the ocean are getting hit with the reality that their homes may not be worth what they originally thought.  Erosion is a big deal.  Nantucket is experiencing major price reductions for this reason, and other areas are facing the same dilemma. In addition to erosion, getting insurance now is almost impossible.
• BBQ business.  When the pandemic hit, many bought grills for at-home cooking.  Now the BBQ industry is facing a challenge as sales have fallen off quite a bit.  With a life span of at least 5 years, grills take time to wear out and need replacing.  
• Tahoe MLS June market: 2024 – 73 solds for $116,894,299 volume vs.2023 – 110 solds for $160,313,551 volume.  However, Median and Average prices were up in 2024.  
• Goal for this year:  18 closed transactions.  Seven closed so far; 11 to go!  
• New mania for luxe:  Tripped-out garages and barns for entertaining and showing off fancy outdoor gear.  Beautiful landscaping also hot.

Entertainment

• Gene Kelly – skate dancing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hs6iXpInTA  Schmaltzy but fab dancing!

TidBits

• Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.  Joan Didion
• When I grow up, I’m gonna look up from my phone and see my life.  Pheobe Bridgers
• I am responsible for what I say not what you understand.
• As I’ve got older, I thought I was starting to get lazy, but it turns out I am just being more energy efficient.
• If stupid could fly, you’d be a jet.
• Birthday:  A much celebrated 24-hour period occurring once every year during which the honored person, who is fervently wishing for a long life, complains bitterly about getting older.
• In case you’re worried that you’re too old to pursue your dreams, Frank Lloyd Wright completed 1/3 of his life’s work between the ages of 80 and 92. 
• Chocolate is vital for our survival.  Dinosaurs didn’t have chocolate and look what happened to them.
• Of course I talk to myself.  Sometimes I need expert advice.
• When I die, I want my last words to be, “I left a million dollars under the…….”
• I really think that tossing and turning at night should be considered exercise.
• Enjoy life.  It has an expiration date.
• We live in a time when intelligent people are silenced so that stupid people won’t be offended.
• Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.
• I have many hidden talents.  Just wish I could remember where I hid them.
• I backed a horse today, twenty-to-one. It came in at twenty past four. Tommy Cooper.
• People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day. In circulation since 1906
• A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.  Steen Wright
• Taxation with representation ain’t so hot either.  Gerald Barzan
• I was born in 1962.  True.  And the room next to me was 1963.  Joan Rivers
• “Now, you two – this year, you behave yourselves.  If I get one more owl telling me you’ve blown up a toilet or – “   “Blown up a toilet?  We’ve never blown up a toilet. Great idea, though. Thanks, Mum” J.K. Rowling
• I like to have a martini, two at the very most.  After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host.  Dorothy Parker

Well, I am a martini girl, but the days of three and four are long gone and maybe not quite so much fun.  But there’s fun at Tahoe as summer is full speed ahead with many outdoor activities and events to enjoy and attend.  Let me know if you need any intel re events, etc. Have a great week, stay cool and see you next time!

Best wishes, 

Trinkie