October South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Statistics

Buyer activity remained strong in October with 61 single family properties reported as sold on the South Lake Tahoe MLS. There were 62 single family properties that were sold in September, only one more than October. Of the 61 single family properties that were sold, 54 were detached single family homes and 7 were condos.

Distress sales accounted for 20 of the properties in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in October. There were 14 bank owned foreclosures and 6 short sales that were sold last month. This is down from 27 distress sales in September when 17 foreclosures and 10 short sales were sold.

There were two lakefront sales, one for $3,700,000 and one for $4,200,000 that really skewed the average price per square foot and average sales price. Using the lakefront sales the average price per square foot was $227, without the lakefront sales the average price per square foot was $188. For the following statistics I have excluded the lakefront sales.

October South Tahoe Real Estate Statistics

• There were 61 single family homes in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in October, down from 62 in September.
• The average price per square foot of the home sold was $188, up from $183 in September.
• The average sales price was $293,666, down from $306,721 in September. The average sales price was $415,938 including the two lakefront sales.
• The median sales price was $229,000, down from $233,250.
• There were 14 foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe that were sold on the South Lake Tahoe mls, down from 17 in September.
• There were 6 short sales in South Lake Tahoe that were sold, down from 10 in September.
• The average days on the market was 155 and the median days on the market was 114.

October Statistics for Foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe

• There were 14 bank owned foreclosures that were sold on the South Lake Tahoe MLS in October, down from 17 in September.
• The average price per square foot was $162, up from $145 in September.
• The average sales price was $243,457, down from $$258,292 in September.
• The median sales price was $178,750, down from $213,357 in September,
• The average days on the market was 84 and the median days on the market was 83.

October Statistics for Short Sales in South Lake Tahoe

• There were 6 short sales in South Lake Tahoe that were reported as sold on the South Lake Tahoe MLS, down from 10 in September.
• The average price per square foot was $154, down from 193 in September.
• The average sales price for the short sales was $276,833, down from $331,252 in September.
• The median sales price for the short sales was $$272,500, up from $215,000 in September.
• The average days on the market was 223 and the median days on the market was 204.

With current mortgage interest rates at all time lows and 110 properties currently in escrow on the South Lake Tahoe MLS we should another great month of closings in November!

August South Tahoe Real Estate Statistics

There was some improvement in the average sales price, median sales price, and price per square foot of the properties in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in August. For the first time since September 2010, the median sales price actually went up. The median sales price went from $291,000 in July to $295,000 in August. This was a very modest increase, but for the last 12 months there had been slight drops in the sales price each month.

The number of properties that were sold in August went down slightly as well. There were 44 single family homes and condos that were reported as sold on the South Lake Tahoe MLS, down only 3 units from 47 in July. 41 of the sold properties were single family homes and 3 were condos.

As of right now there are currently 504 single family homes listed on the MLS. There are 386 homes that are active and 118 homes that are in escrow.  Bank owned foreclosures account for 65 of the listings on the MLS. There are 26 bank owned foreclosures that are currently in escrow and 39 that are active. There are 71 short sales that are currently listed on the South Lake Tahoe MLS, 36 of the short sales are in escrow and 35 of the short sales are active.

Short sales and foreclosures are considered “distress sales”.  Although distress sales only account for 27% (136 properties) of the total listings in South Lake Tahoe, they account for 52% (61 properties) that are currently in escrow or “under contract”.

August South Tahoe Real Estate Statistics

• There were 44 single family homes and condos that were sold in August, down from 44 in July.
• The median sales price for the properties sold in August was $295,000, up from $291,000 in July and down 7.8%  from what it was in August 2010.
• The average sales price was $343,558, up from $301,743 in July.
• The average price per square foot was $192, up from $182 in July.
• The median days on the market was 96 and the average days on the market was 139.
• There were 11 bank owned foreclosures that were sold, down from 15 in July.
• There were 6 short sales that were sold, down from 8 in July.

There was a large increase in the sales price per square foot in the foreclosures that were sold in August. The average sales price per square foot  for the foreclosures was $171 in August, up from only $150 in July. The price per square foot of the short sales was $199, up from $198 in July.

With 118 properties in South Lake Tahoe currently in escrow on the South Lake Tahoe MLS, September and October should be solid months with respect to the number of properties sold. It will be interesting to see how the prices of the properties that sell compare to what they were in August.

South Lake Tahoe MLS Statistics

South Lake Tahoe MLS statistics as of July 18th

Here are the statistics for residential (single family and condo/town homes) located in the City and County areas of South Lake Tahoe:

There are curently 556 residential listings on the South Lake Tahoe MLS. 457 of the listings are Active and 99 of the listings are in escrow. Out of the 457 Active listings, 48 are short sales and 33 are bank owned foreclosures. Out of the 99 listings that are in escrow,  37 are short sales and 18 are bank owned foreclosures.  Although only 17.7% of our active listings are short sales or foreclosures, 55.6% of the listings that are in escrow are short sales or foreclosures. The 99 escrows  represent 17.8% of the total inventory in escrow.

Here is a breakdown by price range of the 99 escrows:

• Under $200,000         26 properties
• $201,000-$300,000   29 properties
• $301,000-$400,000   14 properties
• $401,000-$500,000   14 properties
• $501,000-$600,000   4 properties
• $601,000-$700,000   7 properties
• $701,000-$800,000   3 properties
• $801,000-$999,000   0 properties
• Over 1 million              2 properties 

So far this year there have been 286 condos and houses in South Lake Tahoe that have sold. There were 95 bank owned foreclosures (33.2%) and 55 short sales (19.2%) that were sold. The total percentage of distress properties that have been sold so far this year is 52.4%

Lake Tahoe Real Estate Statistics for June 2011

June ended up being a very busy month of closings for the South Lake Tahoe Real Estate market. There were 49 single family homes that were reported as sold on the South Lake Tahoe MLS which was up from 35 homes in May. Although the June median sales price increased from May, it was down 8.7% from what it was in June 2010.

 The number of distress sales (short sales and foreclosures) that were sold in June was up from how many were sold in May, but the percentage of distress sales went down. In May, 22 of the 35 (63%) homes that were sold were distress sales. In June, 27 of the 49 (55%) homes that were sold were distress sales. Foreclosures accounted for 16 of the distress sales and short sales accounted for the other 11 distress sales that were sold in South Lake Tahoe.

June Lake Tahoe Real Estate Statistics

• The median sales price for the homes in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in June was $298,250 (up from $285,000 in May,  but down from $326,250 in June 2010).
• The average sales price for the homes in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in June was $394,809 (up from $316,777 in May).
• The average price per square foot was $191 which was up from $183 in May.
• The average days on the market was 194 and the median days on the market was 138.
• There were 16 bank owned foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in June.
• There were 11 short sales in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in June.

The short sales in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in June has an average price per square foot of $187 while the foreclosures that were sold had an average price per square foot of $156.

The short sales had an average sales price of $365,091 and the foreclosures had an average sales price of $263,791.

The short sales had a median sales price of $232,000 and the foreclosures had an average sales price of $203,000.

The short sales had an average days on the market of 262 and the foreclosures had an average days on the market of only 82.

The 7 foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe that were sold within the first 60 days of being listed sold for an average of 102% of list price (2% over asking price). 61-90 days was 99.31% of the list price. 91-120 days was 96.08% of the list price. 120+ days on the market was 94.41% of the list price.

There were 8 condos in South Lake Tahoe that were reported as sold on the South Lake Tahoe MLS. There were 3 condos that were sold in the Tahoe Keys area. One of the condos that was sold was a short sale, and one of the condos was a foreclosure.

There were 4 multi-family properties that were sold in June. Three of the sold multi-family units were duplexes and one was a 6 unit apartment building that sold for $400,000. One of the duplexes that was sold was a short sale and one of the duplexes was a bank owned foreclosure.

There was only one lot sold in June and it was my listing on Panorama. This was a large 14,000 square foot lot that sold for $78,000.

Currently on the South Lake Tahoe MLS there are 474 single family homes in the City and County areas that are listed for sale. 81 of those listings are active pending.

South Tahoe Real Estate Review for May

After a very long winter here in Lake Tahoe the weather is finally warming up and Highway 50 is busy with visitors looking to escape the heat of the valley.  The South Lake Tahoe Real Estate market should heat up this summer as well now that home prices are the lowest that they have been in years.

In May there were 35 homes in South Lake Tahoe that were sold on the South Tahoe MLS. Distress sales accounted for 22 of the 35 home sales. Short sales accounted for 8 of the distress sales and foreclosures accounted for the other 14.

Both the average sales price and the median sales prices were down sharply last month. The average price per square foot was only down slightly.

South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Statistics

• The average price per square foot of the sold  houses in South Lake Tahoe in May was $183 per square foot, down from $186 per square foot in April.
• The average sales price was $316,777,  down from $342,063 in April.
• The median sales price was $285,000, down from $314,500.
• The average days on the market was 163 and the median days on the market was 114.
• There were 8 short sales in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in May, the same number of short sales that were sold in April.
• There were 14 foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe that were sold in May, the same number of foreclosures that were sold in April.

The foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe  that were sold in May had an average price per square foot of $153 and the short sales had an average price per square foot of $173. The non distress sale properties that sold had an average price per square foot of $221. The average sales price of the foreclosures was $262,193 vs $400,963 for the non distress sales. The median sales price of the foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe that were sold was $$205,000 vs $360,000 for the non distress sales.

The short sales in South Lake Tahoe  that were sold had an average price per square foot of $173,  a median sales price of $244,000 and an average sales price of $275,000.

As you can see, the distress sales continue to bring down the average sales price, median sales price, and average price per square foot of the home sales in South Lake Tahoe.

Tahoe Keys Real Estate

Spring is the time of year when the homes in the Tahoe Keys begin to sell as well. This year the lake is almost full and the water levels in the Tahoe Keys look Great! There were 6 Tahoe Keys properties that were sold in May. There were 2 Tahoe Keys condos that were sold and 4 homes that were sold. Two of the homes that sold were foreclosures and one was a short sale.

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