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September 8, 2024

Tahoe Update

Greetings Fellow Life Travelers:

In spite of the continuing, glorious warm weather, we’re starting to see a hint of fall with leaves suggesting a turn in color.  Open Snow says late September/early October for our display in the Sierra.  This is typically a beautiful time to visit our mountains.  A few more days in the 80s, then into the 70s at least until the 19th.  Now it’s time for philanthropic events to start cropping up, one this week a benefit for Friends of the Truckee Library.  Tahoe Forest Hospital is celebrating its 75th year with upcoming festivities in October and November.  Let’s see if there’s anything festive to talk about in this last week’s real estate activity! 

Residential Real Estate – week 8/31 – 9/6 

  • Tahoe Sierra MLS – North/West Shores & Truckee.  New Listings – 19; Escrows – 22; Solds – 19
  • Incline Village/Crystal Bay MLS.  New Listings – 7; Escrows – 11; Solds – 2
  • East Shore, NV MLS.  New Listings – 8; Escrows – 2; Solds – 2
  • Reno/Sparks MLS.  New Listings – 124; Escrows – 135; Solds – 76

Tahoe Sierra had 2 lakefront sales – both on West Shore, one at $3.5M and the other at $18,45M, asking price.  Martis Camp had a sale at $11,994,868, full asking price.  East Shore had a new lakefront Chase listing at $11.5M, a lakefront escrow listed at $10.495M and a Chase sale at $4M with both sides represented by Chase. 

Lakefront Report.  Year-to-date – Single Family.  Tahoe Sierra:  Active – 22; Escrow – 2; Sold – 9.  Incline/CB:  Active – 7; Escrow – 0; Sold – 1.  East Shore:  Active – 9; Escrow – 1; Sold – 2.  South Lake Tahoe:  Active – 2; Escrow – 0; Sold – 1.

Local/Real Estate/Luxe

  • Harbor House, Mendocino County.  Check out this 20-seat 2-star Michelin restaurant in Elk on the coast.  Hard to reach but world famous.  Has hotel accommodations too.  www.theharborhouseinn.com
  • Cowboy Poetry, Elko, NV.  Tickets available as of September 11 for the 2025 event! preliminary schedule
  • Fridgescaping.  Really?  Well, if you are bored, here’s an endeavor to keep your creative juices flowing.  Stage your refrigerator! https://tinyurl.com/3ftvmmz2
  • IN A LANDSCAPE:  Classical Music in the Wild.  Sept 19, first of these concerts at Tahoe. Live pianist on a Steinway at Sugar Pine Point State Park.  For tickets:  https://tinyurl.com/v96n6rss
  • Vintage Indian Rugs:  One of our agents inherited 6 rugs over 90 years old, various prices – $600 to $5000.  If you have any interest in looking at them, lease let me know. 
  • Tahoe Prestige Mobile Detailing did a great job on my car.  They serve Truckee, North Lake Tahoe and Reno.  www.tahoeprestige.com
  • House of Prime Rib, San Francisco. Open since 1949, this is one of the hardest restaurants to book a res in the City.  People book out a year ahead for special events!  www.houseofprimerib.net
  • Village at Palisades Tahoe Project.  Developer agreed to remove the water park-related elements of the 90,000 sq.ft. mountain adventure center.  Based on that, the Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 to recommend approval of the project.  A lot of disappointment and entities will continue to fight the size of the proposed project.  Placer County Board of Supervisors will take up the project for a decision this fall, date to be announced.
  • Libraries and Independent Bookstores.  Attended a fund-raiser for Friends of the Truckee Library, project that is getting good traction towards reality, Capital campaign and bond issue projected for next year.  Friend’s blog reported that American Booksellers Association membership grew by 11% in 2023 as 291 bookstores opened, including 230 brick-and-mortar stores.  Both can fuel the fabric of a town! 

Entertainment

  • Marion Cotillard as Piaf:  Non, rien de rien (I regret nothing, the good the bad, am starting over with you.) Piaf’s voice.  https://tinyurl.com/463ubpub

TidBits

  • The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen.  Sarah Brown, Actress
  • My life is an open book.  It’s very poorly written and I die in the end.
  • If you don’t know where you’re going, you might end up someplace else.  Yogi Berra
  • Never turn down a job because you think it’s too small. You never know where it will lead.  Julia Morgan
  • Signs:  1) Swarms of flying insects threaten town! Police deploy the swat team.  2)  Larva was a great band before the Beatles emerged. 3) James Bond sports gray hair in his latest film “No Time to Dye”.  4)  Ants never get sick because they have little anty bodies.  5) I married my wife for her looks.  But not the ones I’m getting lately.  6) My landlord wants to talk about my high heating bills.  I told him my door is always open.
  • There is no normal life that is free of pain.  It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.  Mister Rogers
  • I feel that after you’ve dated someone it should be legal to stamp them with what’s wrong with them. That way the next person doesn’t have to start from scratch.  Rita Rudner
  • I intend to live forever.  So far, so good.
  • I have not lost my mind…it’s backed up on the cloud somewhere.
  • Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Denise. / Denise who? / Denise are above de feet. Jasmine Birtles.
  • The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
  • Fuel prices are so high that I went to the card dealership and test drove 3 cars to run my errands.  Follow me for more money-saving tips. 
  • The first time I see a jogger smiling, I’ll consider it. Joan Rivers
  • I work for myself, which is fun.  Except when I call in sick, I know I’m lying. Rita Radner

Can’t get away with a thing!  Enjoy a beautiful weather week and see you next time!

Best wishes,

Trinkie