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.