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Perfect Storm Continues for November Sales Stats

Trish Hall — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:38:31 +0000

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The numbers for November continue to amaze me. With closed sales down from the previous month at 46 and a remaining inventory of 255, that makes the absorption rate 5.54 months for single family homes in the City and County areas. The really amazing factor is the continuing decline in prices. Even with low inventory, low interest rates there is still a lack of consumer confidence. I say again, if you are thinking of investing in Tahoe Real Estate, this is the time to buy.

Free Radon Testing Kits

Trish Hall — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:50:29 +0000

Radon is an odorless, colorless, radioactive case that arises from the decay of naturally occurring minerals in the soil. The gas is linked to 21,000 lung cancer deaths a year, second only to cigarette smoking, according to the EPA. A report from the California Geological Survey in June 2009 estimated that 23,400 people in the Lake Tahoe area live in buildings where radon is likely to equal or exceed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended action level of 4 picocuries per liter. The report was based on geological data, as well as results from a survey of 443 homes in South Lake Tahoe between 2006 and 2007.

According to the survey, about 40 percent of homes in the Lake Tahoe area are at or above the EPA’s recommended action level, while approximately 55 percent of homes in the El Dorado County portion of the basin who participated in the survey are at or above the recommended action level.

Winter is a good time to test a home for radon, Huber said.

“It’s the best time to test because your house is closed up,” she said.

I had a recent conversation with Ginger Huber who is in charge of Environmental Health in El Dorado County, and she wanted me to make sure and let you know that she is almost out of the “free” testing kits, but you can get them from the State of California for a nominal fee. I found this article in a past issue of the Tahoe Daily Tribune and thought you might find the information on radon gas helpful.

Why Do I Live In Tahoe?

Trish Hall — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:14:27 +0000

When I talk to people who live in Tahoe who are looking forward to moving away, I am amazed. How can anyplace be better than Tahoe? My whole family gets so excited when it snows and it is cold and travel is difficult and the snow builds up on the sides of the road and in the yard. That means the skiing is good or even great. I love living in Lake Tahoe, all year long. From the winter skiing, springtime days warming up, long warm (not hot) days in summer and what about those spectacular autumn days. That’s when the bugs are dead the trails aren’t dusty and certainly not crowded. I took this photo on my phone on a wonderful ski day with my husband when other people were complaining about the hassle and mess of “all that snow”.

Jump Off That Fence

Trish Hall — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:08:30 +0000

We attended a professional luncheon at the golf course here in Tahoe on Monday, what a beautiful day at the Lake. Well attended event with great information from California Association of Realtors Economists. Reportedly the bottom of the market is already here. Interest rates are near their historic lows, inventories are shrinking, and over 80% of Californians can afford to buy a home: Given those three factors, all you buyers better get off that fence and get busy. The phrase “barn yard sale” was coined at the meeting to describe today’s real estate prices.