Pointing to the ongoing risk of wildfire and rising construction costs in the state of California, State Farm and Allstate are tapping out. The well-known insurance companies are no longer selling new home insurance policies, which is leaving new homeowners with all kinds of questions. Here’s what to know about the situation and what it means for established and new California homeowners. State Farm and Allstate in California: What to Know Neither insurance company is officially leaving the state of …
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Lake Tahoe has more than its fair share of ski resorts—it actually boasts the largest concentration in a 100-mile radius in the whole country. Still, Homewood, a local’s favorite on the west shore, manages to stand out. It’s not because of all its high-speed lifts (it only has one), or the incredible lodge (all original), or the bevy of apres-ski options (basically, you’ve got the cafeteria or tailgating). No, it’s because Homewood has long been a holdout to the ski …
Real estate statistics are a valuable tool for assessing market conditions and trends. In fact, I share them right here quite regularly—last week’s post was all about Lake Tahoe home sales pricing, interactive map included, for the first quarter of 2023. But let me be clear that real estate stats, however useful they can be, are often misused, misunderstood and even misleading. The key isn’t in the raw data as much as it is the educated interpretation of that data. …
Wondering about home prices at Lake Tahoe? This interactive map from Compass shares median home sale prices at cities on and near the lake, from Incline Village to Zephyr Cove to Tahoe City, Northstar and Truckee. The map reflects home sale prices from the first quarter of 2023. A few highlights: Incline Village median house sales price: $1,725,000 Kings Beach median house sales price: $1,675,000 Zephyr Cove/East Shore median house sales price: $1,762,500 South Lake Tahoe median house sales price: …
One of the hardest parts of moving is, well, the actual moving. Packing up an entire house takes time and elbow grease and, above all, boxes. So how many boxes do you actually need to stockpile to safely move all of your belongings? While it would be great if there was a handy online calculator to answer that very question, this is one of those “it depends” scenarios. Fortunately, there are a few ways to make an educated guess, and …
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