Heli-ski operation comes to Truckee/Tahoe

Interesting article on a new heli-ski operation that will run out of the Truckee-Tahoe airport to the Sierra crest...another great example of the market recognizing the high end travelers that are coming to Tahoe!

http//www.summitdaily.com/article/20100907/NEWS/100909875/1078&ParentProfile=1055

Blog on Tahoe Mountain Resorts Website

Click on link below to see my blog on the Tahoe Mountain Resorts website about the Autumn Food and Wine Festival coming up next weekend.

http://www.tmrrealestate.com/index.php?option=com_jaggyblog&view=jaggyblog&Itemid=23

Should be a great time! If you are planning to be in town don't miss this event.

Has your property been re-assessed?

I get calls about this topic weekly from my clients. Do you know if your property has been re-assessed to reflect the decline in the real estate market? Although this may not benefit everyone in every community, here in the N. Tahoe area values have decreased significantly in a lot of cases and the assessors offices are constantly making changes to people's property tax bills.

I live in Nevada county and was looking at my tax bill recently. It seemed that the assessed value of my property was quite high compared to what I knew the neighborhood comps to be. I called the assessor and left a message, he called me back very promptly. He let me know that my neighborhood had been re-assessed but for some reason my house value had not been adjusted. This quick call knocked my assessed value down by $130K. Not great at all for my concept of real estate value in my home, but I might as well be paying the correct amount of taxes.

The point is, if you are in doubt, call the assessors office. There are few bright spots about owning a home or property that has significantly decreased in value. A simple phone call can at least save you some money on property taxes. Don't assume that the adjustments are automatically being taken care of!

Of course these adjustments aren't permanent and home values will continue to fluctuate.
Here are the phone numbers for the assessors offices in this area:
Nevada County: 530-265-1218
Placer County: 530-889-4300

Wine on the Water Event

Mark this on your calendars! This is going to be a really special and fun event. The Hyatt Regency in Incline Village has been generous enough to participate in the "Wine on the Water" event on August 29th and it will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe.

There are going to be some really amazing wineries and restaurants there including Duckhorn, Stag's Leap, Silver Oak, Frank Family, Bennett Lane, Elyse, Schramsberg, Opolo, and more!

Go to:

http://http//tahoe.activitytickets.com/relax/food_wine/1185.

for tickets to this great event. Hope to see you there!

Hyatt Northstar Lodge Video

I think this is my 2nd appearance on You Tube. That is probably a good thing.

Click on this link to see the latest news from the Hyatt Northstar Lodge.


http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe-N_C7d-hw

The full ownership Residences at the Hyatt Northstar Lodge are really a great deal right now. Prices were just reduced and there has been a lot of interest. Let me know if you would like more information!

Tahoe Ski Resorts Post 2nd Busiest Season '09/'10

I know, I know. I shouldn't talk about snow during the middle of this gorgeous summer. But, I saw this article and I was very interested and thought you would be as well. We get a lot of gloom and doom in the media, so I found it fascinating that many Tahoe resorts had one of their busiest seasons ever last winter.

Read on!

http://www.rgj.com/article/20100716/BIZ/100716022/1321/news

Link to Article about Truckee

My faithful blog follower and aunt, Jane, sent me this article about Truckee and Donner Lake.

Thanks Jane! Enjoy...

http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Summer+Lake+Towns%3a+Truckee%2c+Calif.%2c+on+Donner+Lake&FORM=RQTRAV