Tahoe Keys Real Estate Statistics for 2011

The real estate market in the Tahoe Keys was quite active in 2011, but home values continued to slip throughout the year. According to the South Lake Tahoe MLS , the Tahoe Keys area had a 12.4% decrease in the median sales price in 2011 compared with 2010. The median sales price for single family homes (excluding town houses) was $591,500 in 2011, down from $675,500 in 2010. The Tahoe Keys area  held values better than the South Shore as a whole.  The South shore had a 16 % decrease in the median sales price in 2011. The median sales price in the Tahoe Keys area is now almost half of what it was in 2005. In 2005 the median sales price of the single family homes that were sold in the Tahoe Keys was $1,145,000!

Tahoe Keys Real Estate Statistics

• There were 47 single family homes in the Tahoe Keys that were sold in 2011, down from 54 sales in 2010 and down from 52 sales in 2005.
• The median sales price was $591,500, down from $675,500 in 2010 and down from $1,145,000 in 2005.
• The average sales price in the Tahoe Keys was $$782,483, down from $837,769 in 2010 and down from $1,218,981 in 2005.
• The average price per square foot was $299, down from $333 in 2010 and down from $484 in 2005.
• The average days on the market was 225, up from 196 in 2010 and up from 91 in 2005.

Out of the 47 houses in the Tahoe Keys that were sold, 17 were distress sales. Foreclosures accounted for 9 of the distress sales and short sales accounted for the other 8 sales.

Foreclosures in the Tahoe Keys

• The average sales price for the sold bank owned properties in the Tahoe Keys was $620,978.
• The median sales price for the foreclosures was $599,900.
• The average days on the market was 171 and the median days on the market was 108.
• The average price per square foot was $248.

Short Sales in the Tahoe Keys

• The average price of the sold short sales in the Tahoe Keys was $643,688.
• The median sales price of the short sales was $491,750.
• The average days on the market was 381 and the median days on the market was 362.
• The average price per square foot was $288.

Now that the median sales price in the Tahoe Keys area is almost half of what it was in 2005, this is a great opportunity to purchase a water front property in South Lake Tahoe. Make sure that you are signed up for New Listing Notifications on my website www.JohnsonsTahoeRealEstate so that you are automaticaly notified when there are new listings and price reductions in the Tahoe Keys. Although prices are down in the Tahoe Keys, there is a lot of activity  For more information regarding the Tahoe Keys Real Estate market, please give me a call!