Bijou Real Estate in South Lake Tahoe

The Bijou area in South Lake Tahoe is located between Pioneer Trail and Regan Beach, just west of Ski Run. The South Lake Tahoe MLS divides Bijou into two sections, Bijou 1 and Bijou 2. Bijou 1 is on the East side near Ski Run and Pioneer Trail, and Bijou 2 is on the west side near Highway 50 and Johnson Blvd. near the Bijou Golf course.

Bijou is one of the oldest neighborhoods in South Lake Tahoe. Centrally located near Heavenly, the casinos, and Lake Tahoe, making Bijou a great area for a primary or vacation home.

The Bijou Community Park located off of Al Tahoe Blvd. offers a playground, basketball, volleyball, a bmx and skate park, disk golf, and a dog park.

Here are some pictures of the Bijou Community Park

Also located in Bijou is the public Bijou Municupal Golf Course. This is a 9 hole golf course and costs $15 for El Dorado County residents, and $20 for non-residents for 9 holes.

Other close by activities include the ice skating rink, Regan Beach, and the South Lake Tahoe Recreation complex, which has a year round indoor/outdoor pool.

Single family homes in the Bijou area range from small older cabins in the $200,000 range, to remodeled and new homes priced over a million dollars. Some of the houses in Bijou may have mountain and/or meadow views, forest views, and are on relatively flat lots. There are also some areas in Bijou that have multi-family properties including duplexes and small apartment buildings.

 The statistics for 2008 sold single family homes in Bijou 1 are as follows

• Median sales price $382,500 (down 3% from $393,500 in 2007)
• Average days on market was 177 ( up from 152 in 2007)
• Total units sold was 28 (down from 37 in 2007)
• Average sales price $412,371
• Total sales volume $11,546,500
• 5 sold houses were foreclosures

Bijou 2

• Median sales price $319,000 (down 18% from 390,000 in 2007) 
• Average days on market was 112 (down from 145 in 2007)
• Total units sold was 11 (up from 7 in 2007)
• Average sales price $326,277
• Total sales volume $3,588,500
• 3 sold houses were foreclosures

Click here to search active Bijou 1 and Bijou 2 listings on the South Lake Tahoe MLS.

Here are some pictures of houses in the Bijou area

For more information on South Lake Tahoe Real Estate, properties on the South Lake Tahoe MLS, or foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe, contact Brent and Jill Johnson today!