Paradise Real Estate

Is 2012 the year to buy a home?

As we've been discussing, as is much of the country, the economy appears to be seeing a recovery and more people are purchasing homes, both in Lake Tahoe and around the country. Inventories of homes for sale decreasing One indicator of a housing market recovery is the month's supply of homes for sale.  We last investigated home supply in November.  This is still the case with another big drop of the monthly supply of Tahoe homes for sale. In March of 2010...Continue Reading!

Market Update for South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate

This weekly report is created by Dan Spano, broker of Paradise Real Estate located in the Stateline area of South Lake Tahoe, CA.  This information is focusing strictly on the South Lake Tahoe, CA. side of Lake Tahoe. As of today, August 6,  2010 @ 3:00 pm: Current active single family residential and condo listings for all of South Lake Tahoe, CA; 508.  69 of these active listings are bank-owned or short sales. Homes sold from August 1,  2010 to August 6,  2010 are: 9. Of the 9 homes sold, 3 or 33% , are foreclosure (bank...Continue Reading!

6 Big Consequences of Foreclosure

Finding a new home. Bad credit. Surprise tax bills. If you’re facing foreclosure, brace yourself for some difficult situations. Here’s some smart advice to help you deal with each one. These days, record-breaking foreclosure statistics are coming out with numbing frequency. But what happens to the thousands of families after their personal financial disaster is added to the mounting national count? Unfortunately, once a foreclosure is final, the financial and emotional upheaval is far from over. While there's considerable pain, most foreclosure victims...Continue Reading!

5 Things Not to Do if You’re Thinking About Buying a Home

If you are thinking about buying a home, here are a few things you should NOT do. 1.  Don't make any major purchase that would create debt.  This includes furniture, automobiles, appliances, etc.  An increase in debt may make your debt-to-income ratio too high and jeaopardize  your ability to get a mortgage loan. 2.  Don't move money around.  This includes checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, etc.  Your lender will be reviewing your accounts as a source for your down payment and closing costs,...Continue Reading!

Market Update for South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate

This report is created by Dan Spano, broker of Paradise Real Estate located in the Stateline area of South Lake Tahoe,  CA. This blog post is focusing strictly on the South Lake Tahoe, CA. side only and does not include West, North, or the NV portion of Lake Tahoe. As of today, July 9,  2010 @ 2:30 pm: Current active single family residential and condo listings for all of South Lake Tahoe, CA; 514.  74 of these active listings are bank-owned or short sales. Homes sold from July 1,  2010 to July 9,...Continue Reading!

Market Update for South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate

This report is created by Dan Spano, broker of Paradise Real Estate located in the Stateline area of South Lake Tahoe,  CA. This blog post is focusing strictly on the South Lake Tahoe, CA. side only and does not include West, North, or the NV portion of Lake Tahoe. As of today, June 18,  2010 @ 1:30 pm: Current active single family residential and condo listings for all of South Lake Tahoe, CA; 461.  67 of these active listings are bank-owned or short sales. Homes sold from June 1,  2010 to June 18,...Continue Reading!

Market Update For South Lake Tahoe, CA Real Estate

This report is created by Dan Spano, broker of Paradise Real Estate located in the Stateline area of South Lake Tahoe,  CA. This blog post is focusing strictly on the South Lake Tahoe, CA. side only and does not include West, North, or the NV portion of Lake Tahoe. As of today, June 4,  2010 @ 2:00 pm: Current active single family residential and condo listings for all of South Lake Tahoe, CA; 420.  65 of these active listings are bank-owned or short sales. Homes sold from June 1,  2010 to June 4,...Continue Reading!