2011 Weekly Real Estate Market Report
North Lake Tahoe-Truckee Region MLS
Residential and Lot/Land Properties
Week of: June 27th to July 3rd
Active Inventory Summary:
Active Listings: The active inventory for residential and lot listings went up 4% to 2,007 active listings in the market; 1,448 residential properties and 559 lots and land listed for sale. Inventory as expected has grown weekly since early May as Sellers are putting homes on the market for the summer and fall selling season. Coldwell Banker has roughly 15% of the active listings in the market and is the market leader for listings.
REO-Short Sale Listings: Of the active listings, there are 167 properties listed as short sales, (8.3%) and 44 properties listed as REO sales, (2.2%).
Months of Inventory: Based on the current inventory and sales for the previous 30-day period, the market has over 14-months of inventory available. The inventory of homes and land at today’s prices continues to favor the buyer interested in an investment property, vacation home or moving up to a larger home or better location.
Sales Summary: Year-To-Date
Total Sales 2011 Vs 2010:
Sales: For 2011, there have been 615 properties sold in the market as compared to 643 for the same period in 2010 which is only a (4.4%) decrease in sales.
REO & Short Sales: Of the properties sold, 136 have been REO’s, (22.1%), and 87 have been Short Sales, (14.1%) which results in roughly 36% of the properties sold being a distressed property. In 2010 for the same period, there were 138 REO sales and 91 short sales or roughly 35% of the total sales.
Price Range: For the year, there have been 433 properties sold priced below $500,000, 143 properties sold between $500,000 and $1,000,000 and 39 properties sold over $1,000,000.
Median and Average Sales Prices: The median sales price for properties sold year to date is $365,000 while the average sales price is $463,319. For the same period in 2010, the median sales price was $390,000 and the average sales price was $537,963 which is an (6.4%) and (13.9%) decline in price respectively year over year.
Last Week’s Sales: For the week of June 27th a total of 40 properties sold which up significantly from the previous week’s sales of 20 properties. Of the properties sold last week, four (4) of the properties sold were priced over $750,000.
Pending Sales: Currently there are 181 pending sales in the market which is up slightly from the previous week. Of the pending sales, 18 are short sales and 26 are REO properties.
Market Activity Summary:
Wow! The last week of June was fantastic in terms of sales as we experienced the single largest week of sales this year with 40 properties closing. The July 4th weekend was busy with visitors enjoying the multitude of festivities in the Tahoe and Truckee area with many visitors interested in our properties listed for sale.
Overall sales year to date as compared to last year are down only 4.4% from 643 sales in 2010 to 615 sales in 2011. More and more homes are coming on the market which if priced competitively could further stimulate sales for a strong third quarter.
The hottest segment of the market continues to be homes priced under $500,000 as roughly 70% or 433 properties have sold in this price range. Luxury home sales, homes priced above $1,000,000, continue lag behind 2010 sales as 39 properties have sold year to date as compared to 59 properties last year which is a 34% drop. The mid range market, sales $500,000 to $1,000,000 are down as well from last year with 143 properties sold or 23% as compared to 164 properties sold in 2010.
Distressed properties, REO and Short Sales represent 36% of the sales in the market which is almost identical to the quantity of REO and Short sales in 2010. Interestingly enough while 36% of the sales are distressed properties only 10% of the active listings are distressed properties.
Median sales prices have decreased by 6.4% to $365,000 while the average sales prices have decreased by 13.9% to $463,319.
Note: Data on this page is based on information from the Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors, MLS. Due to MLS reporting methods and allowable reporting policy, this data is only informational and may not be completely accurate. Therefore, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage does not guarantee the data’s accuracy. Data maintained by the MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. DRE License # 00313415
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