2020: a year of social, political, economic, & environmental extremes. Let us give thanks to those who worked so hard & sometimes risked their lives to help others. Despite all the hardship in 2020, the Q4 North Lake Tahoe & Truckee Real Estate Market trends continue upwards.
Read MoreThe pinch for affordable housing for Tahoe Truckee’s workforce has been a legitimate problem for years. In my 17 years here I have seen drastic changes in the rental market and in the real estate market. From crazy ups to crazy downs
Read MoreCheck out the latest Jenna Belden Real Estate newsletter for insights on where to shop locally in Truckee and Tahoe City to support local business this Christmas. Also, discover the Toys For Tots drop off locations. The deadline to deliver your wrapped toys to the designated drop off locations is December 15th. What a year 2020 has been. We hope you and your family are safe and healthy. We hope
Read More2020. I think we’re all ready for it to be over and to be turning a new page with a brighter future ahead. On GivingTuesday this year I have decided to promote just a few nonprofits to urge you to donate to. There are many amazing nonprofits to support in the Tahoe Truckee community that cover a lot of territory. This year,
Read More“Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.”- Theodore Roosevelt
Read MoreGoing into the election I heard different thoughts from both sides of the aisle on the impacts the election results would have on the economy broadly and more specifically on the housing market. Turns out I am not alone on my thinking that the
Read MoreThis week we honor our nation’s veterans. Support Alibi Ale Works-Truckee Public House in their outdoor beer garden winterization efforts by supporting their Go Fund Me. The Truckee-Tahoe market continues to be red hot across all market segments. Newly listed luxury condo at the Northstar Village and a two-story retreat for sale in Tahoe Donner.
Read MoreFall Newsletter including information about the Home Means Truckee Tahoe Challenge Relaunch. Additionally, this issue includes a reminder to Fall Back this Halloween, the Truckee Chamber of Commerce Hometown Hero Nomination information and the Tahoe listings accepting offers market update
Read MoreIt has been easier to purchase a home than to rent a home in Truckee for a long time. Even as buying has become even more challenging due to an extremely competitive market and high buyer
Read MoreThanks to increased remote working and historically low interest rates the real estate market in the U.S. has been booming and a major leader in the economic recovery. One thing has been a challenge all summer though and that is lack of inventory of homes on the market.
Read MoreAs snow was burying Truckee and Lake Tahoe deep in our woes of “shelter-in-place” orders during the spring of 2020, ski resort operations across the country came to a halt. We stared out our windows and cried as we saw the snow piling higher and became prisoners
Read MoreCalifornia is experiencing a record breaking wildfire season with unprecedented wildfire conditions and activity in 2020. This has prompted closures of 8 National Forests earlier in the week followed by the 10 remaining National Forests effective at 5:00 PM
Read MoreFor several weeks interest rates on mortgages have continued to drop to record lows. Freddie Mac has reported the average interest rate on a 30 yr fixed at 2.98%! That is the first time on record that interest rates have dropped below 3%! Records date back to 1971. In the 70’s the average mortgage interest rate was 8.86%.
Read MoreThe housing market is booming amidst an economy that remains unstable. 2008 is still visible to everyone in the rear-view mirror and it is hard in the era since to separate “recession” from “housing crash” in our minds. This time around it seems the very thing that caused the 2008 Financial Crisis might be a driving force in our recovery.
Read MoreWe may not have our parades, big backyard parties, the Truckee Airshow, or any other major festivities this 4th of July. Thanks to the Truckee Airshow we will have a parade in the air. To honor our independence and our frontline healthcare workers there will be a flyover of vintage Warbirds on the 4th starting at 11am.
Read MoreThis is such a familiar feeling. I have flashbacks of sitting down to eat with my family as a teenager and realize I had the same feeling back then. Sit down, eat as fast as possible, avoid conversation, and run back to my room to finish my homework. Is life going to be just a continual rush to work? As I watch my 3-year-old, acting as if life is a bowl of cherries, playing and imagining and living so carefree, I yearn for that freedom and I wish I could bottle
Read MoreOne of the things I’ve reveled in during the last 10 weeks is the fact that I can stay in my pajamas for most of the day and not put on an once of makeup.
Read MoreI call myself the "rare native” as I am one of few of my friends who actually came back to the Lake Tahoe area after college.
Read MoreBeing stuck inside and doing our best to exist in this new reality, midst of COVID-19, one of the things I miss the most is travel.
Read MoreOur biggest challenge in Q1 2019 was lack of inventory. Though it still felt like inventory was low we did see an overall increase in inventory which helped. Tahoe Donner, which accounts for a large percentage of Truckee inventory, did experience drops in both Average Sale Price and Median Sale Price over Q1 2019. The rest of Truckee, however, did see an uptick in both those categories.
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