TahoeHomeTalk

According to an article by James Temple in the San Francisco Chronicle on August 14th, sixteen luxury townhomes and two ski-in, ski-out single family homes located in Kirkwood, near South Lake Tahoe, will be auctioned off on September 14th by Accelerated Marketing Partners.  The minimum bid for the 3 bedroom townhouses is $695,000 and $850,000 for the 3 bedroom plus loft units.  They were previously offered at $1.7 and $1.5 million respectively.   The opening bids for the 3800+ SF and 4000+ square foot properties are $2.5 million and $1.6 million.  Read the rest of this entry »

Lake views and waterfront properties are dominating the luxury real estate market in the North Lake Tahoe area.  As evidenced by receiving four offers on this Dollar Point home at 39 Observation Drive, which I had listed for sale at $1,495,000.  Dollar Point is a lakeside subdivision just outside of Tahoe City and offers homeowner amenities which include five tennis courts, a wonderful swimming pool area, 500′ of Lake Tahoe shoreline with a sandy beach, pier and mooring buoys for boaters.  Currently there are 3 pending sales of lake view homes from $1,350,000 to $1,500,000.  Other homes in the area range from $799,000 for a smaller lake view home I also have listed for sale at 213 Observation Drive to over $4,500,000. Read the rest of this entry »

While world events twist and turn, Secretary of State, Condolessa Rice may be thinking of her next abode and the whole relocation process.  Do you suppose she has a good RELO package? While some think she is headed back to Stanford University and have been sending her homes in the Palo Alto, CA, Kevin Boer thinks he has just the right place for her.  Not be outdone, Joanne Fraser  in Los Altos is hoping that Ms. Rice will stop to check out her listing at 1945 Knollwood Lane  in Los Altos.  Curtis Van Carter  of Yountville, CA is hoping that some of Ex-Presidential party will end up in the Napa Valley.  I have an even better idea, come to Lake Tahoe and live aboard the 86′ luxury yacht, the Sierra Rose offered at auction by JP King. Asking price $7 million or somewhere in that range.  Oh by the way, it does have its own helicopter pad and 20′ launch to meet and greet all the luminaries she has met over the years.   But hurry on this, Ms. Rice,  as is on the auction block,  August 14th, 2008.

Carnelian Bay was given its name in 1860 when semi-precious stones were discovered on the beach,  Those semi-precious stones are gone now but the two public beaches that remain offer easy access, with free public parking , are south facing, sundrenched,  dog friendly and still have lake washed smooth pebbles for relaxing and sun bathing on Tahoe´s shoreline.

Carnelian Bay is home to the Sierra Boat Company, which hosts the Tahoe Yacht Club´s annual Concourse d´ Elegance the first weekend in August each year.  Sierra Boat is a full service marina and specializes in the restoration of classic wooden boats.

The residential subdivisions of Carnelian Bay include Fulton Acres, Carnelian Heights, Cedar Flat, and Ridgewood Highlands (where I live) and Chinquapin to the west and Agate Bay to the east.  The Carnelian Woods Townhomes are located above the little commercial center of Carnelian Bay. 

Along the shores of North Lake Tahoe there is an eclectic mix of cabins, condominiums and lakefront homes for sale that range from $400,000 to $12,000,000 and more, which gives this Northshore area a unique character.  Cedar Flat was once a summer home tract and still has many “Old Tahoe” styled cabins.  The Ridgewood, Fulton Acres and Carnelian Heights areas have homes from $500,000 to over $ 2 million and some with panoramic lake views. Read the rest of this entry »