South Lake Tahoe's 2026 vacation home rental ordinance introduced stricter rules and enforcement tools for complaints involving permitted properties. Five months later, I am already seeing how those rules are being applied in my neighborhood. For current permit holders and buyers on the waitlist, early enforcement patterns are worth following as the program continues to develop. South Lake Continue Reading
Archives for September 2026
Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update-September 2026
Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update- September 2026 The latest numbers are in, reflecting August 2026 sales activity. Welcome to the Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update- September 2026 (data from August). Here’s what’s happening across the Lake Tahoe basin: South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Report- September 2026 Comparing the Same Month Last Year to This Year- Data from Continue Reading
The South Lake Tahoe VHR Waitlist and What It Means for Buyers
South Lake Tahoe is approaching its cap on vacation home rental permits. As a result, the city began waitlisting new vacation home rental permit applications on August 21, 2026. The announcement gave buyers researching STR income potential a new set of questions about permits, locations, and property types. The answers can vary significantly from one property to the next. Most Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe September 2026 Real Estate Newsletter
Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update- September 2026 Somehow, it’s September. The lake is still gorgeous, the trails are still calling, and I’m pretty sure I blinked somewhere around July and missed the entire month of August. My September newsletter is arriving a little later than planned—not because I was avoiding work, but because I was working… from Portugal. Now I’m back in Tahoe, where Continue Reading
