If you're buying a home on the California side of Lake Tahoe, there's a utility story that deserves a place on your due diligence checklist. It is as important as considering fire insurance and VHR permits. Liberty Utilities is preparing for a major power-supply transition in 2027. NV Energy currently supplies about 75% of Liberty's power needs, serving roughly 49,000 customers across Liberty's Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe October 2026 Real Estate Newsletter
Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update- October 2026 October has arrived in Tahoe, which means it’s time for our favorite local tradition: dressing for weather that hasn’t happened yet. The morning might start at 28 degrees, so you leave the house wearing a puffy, beanie and boots. By noon, it’s 65 and sunny, and you’re carrying all of it around like luggage. Then the wind picks up. Then it Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe Private Pier Permits Matter More Than Buyers Think
A private pier on Lake Tahoe is more than an amenity. On some Tahoe properties, private pier access can represent $1.5 to $2 million in added market value. Homes with private piers can also command 10 to 20% more than comparable properties offering only shared pier access or a buoy. In a place where new private pier construction is tightly limited, that premium reflects genuine scarcity. Continue Reading
VHR Enforcement Raises New Questions for South Lake Tahoe Buyers
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
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
Lake Tahoe Luxury Real Estate Offers More for Bay Area Budgets
San Francisco is posting eye-popping luxury sales numbers right now. Tech wealth, AI-driven fortunes, and generational equity have created strong momentum in the Bay Area. Luxury homes in Marin, Palo Alto, and San Francisco can reach $5M to $10M or more.For buyers operating at that level, it can start to feel like that's simply what a serious luxury home costs. It doesn't have to.Bay Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update-August 2026
Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update- August 2026 The latest numbers are in, reflecting June 2026 sales activity. Welcome to the Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update- August 2026 (data from July). Here’s what’s happening across the Lake Tahoe basin: South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Report- August 2026 Comparing the Same Month Last Year to This Year- Data from Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe August 2026 Real Estate Newsletter
Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Update- August 2026 There are certain things that happen every summer in Tahoe that would seem completely ridiculous anywhere else. Here, we simply call them Tuesday. By August, we’ve all accepted that “going to the lake” is a logistical undertaking requiring sunscreen, a cooler, two beach chairs, a paddleboard, a wagon, approximately 14 snacks and a parking Continue Reading
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