Archive for September, 2009

Team Bonding… and a 30 Dude Dinner at our House.

Pasta BolognesePasta Bolognese for the football team… gulp!

Yep, Maxene and I are preparing, then cooking pasta bolognese today for our sons high school football team dinner tomorrow night.

This is a weekly thing they do before their game every Friday of the season. It’s going to be a carbo-blast tomorrow, but a lot of cusinart and slow cooking time today.

Got the original recipe via Food Netwook, it’s Emeril, and it has become a family fall and winter staple ever since.

An experienced cook with a grateful gift, probably having to do with living in France for 4 years when I was young, I’ve changed the dish, of course. Lets just say it has evolved. It’s very creamy, full of finely chopped vegetables to abet the meat, bacon and pancetta to add depth, and its a to-die-for tailgate treat.

So, its lots of work this afternoon, and fun with team bonding tomorrow night.  And yes,we will be counting how many times they say "dude" (could be in the millions)!

 

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South Lake Tahoe, CA Home Sales Update: Country Club Estates

South Lake Tahoe Real Estate: Meyers Neighborhood

Country Club Estates, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Listings Activity.

We’ve just updated all Country Club Estates neighborhood real estate activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2009 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note "Country Club Estates (CA)” found in our left sidebar.

2009 Country Club Estates single family home sales, here.

Current  Country Club Estates, South Lake Tahoe single family homes in escrow,  here.

Current  Country Club Estates, South Lake Tahoe single family homes listed,  here.

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South Lake Tahoe, CA Home Sales Update: Gardner Mountain

South Lake Tahoe Real Estate: Gardner Mountain Neighborhood

Gardner Mountain, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Listings Activity.

We’ve just updated all Gardner Mountain neighborhood real estate activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2009 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note "Gardner Mountain (CA)” found in our left sidebar.

2009 Gardner Mountain single family home sales, here.

Current  Gardner Mountain, South Lake Tahoe single family homes in escrow,  here.

Current  Gardner Mountain, South Lake Tahoe single family homes listed,  here.

Also note that we have added information about distressed sales to our reports so that you can easily determine if a house is bank owned, a short sale or not.

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South Lake Tahoe Business Spotlight: Hall Creations Photography

South Lake Tahoe Business Spotlight: Hall CreationsTransforming Photographic Vision into Creative Art

A husband and wife creative team, Hall Creations is two South Lake Tahoe photographers who specialize in weddings and outdoor portraiture. They have a keen eye for things Lake Tahoe, and 15 years of experience to best capture it. They also work in video.

Hall Creations
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Phone: 530-318-2416
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Site: www.hallcreations.com
Email: info@hallcreations.com

Source: Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce

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South Lake Tahoe Events: Lake Tahoe Marathon

South Lake Tahoe lifestyle and events: Lake Tahoe MarathonLake Tahoe Marathon Events

Activities include the 3-day Triple Marathon, Lake Tahoe Triathlon, the 3-day Lake Tahoe Triathlon, Marathon, Marathon Relays, 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k, Bike, Kayak, Swim Events and the new Extreme Golf on Wednesday… and more optional activities!! (ongoing until Oct 1st.)

National RRCA (Road Runners Clubs of America) Half Marathon Championships as part of the Lake Tahoe Half Marathon! All age division, 1st-3rd, placers will have RRCA National Age Division marked on their awards.

  • South Lake Tahoe, CA – E-mail or Call: (530) 544-7095 for more information

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Another Case-Schiller Diller

Associated PressRise in Housing Prices for 3rd Month in a Row

So today we have a drop in consumer confidence, mild stock market selling as a result, and a report on the rise of US home prices in July. Perfect. It’s a tale of two cities all over again.

Here’s the meat of today’s Associated Press report on the Case Schiller Index:

  • Home prices rose for the third month in a row in July, new data Tuesday showed, more proof a fragile housing recover is underway.

A few more bullet points:

  • "We expected another gain but this is remarkable," says Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. Economist for High-Frequency Economics.
  • The index has risen at an 8 percent annualized rate in the three months to July, the best performance since early 2006.
  • The index, however, is down about 33 percent from the peak in mid-2006.
  • Home prices are now at levels not seen since the third quarter of 2003.

(article here)

 

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Consumer Confidence is a Fickle Thing

Associated PressAmericans remain fearful about losing their Job

We have always found it interesting that unrest about something causes the stock market to go down, and then the next day it goes back up again. When it does, we wonder where the fear of yesterday went.

Maybe sometimes the stock market is about making money buying and selling paper, rather than a necessarily precise indicator of how Americans are generally feeling. American sentiment is not the point of today’s Associated Press article, although the report today that shows Americans are still downbeat on the economy is giving investors reason to sell stocks.

(Now if we have a report this week about housing growth, the stock market will again soar… and the beat goes on.)

We’ve been saying this for sometime too, that jobs is the key to recovery. The bottom line of today’s consumer confidence report is simply this:

  • A somewhat unexpected decline in consumer confidence is due to concerns about the labor market. Consumers are still worried about losing their jobs.
  • Consumer confidence has been a key focus for the stock market in recent months, and many analysts say a true turnaround in the economy can’t occur until consumers start spending again and employers create more jobs.

(article here)

 

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Growing Sales, but not Jobs

Associated PressMovement in the Right Direction, but a Way to Go Yet.

As we have seen more positive signs in the US economy for the last 6 weeks or so, we’ve been consistently discussing that we must see meaningful decreases in unemployment, and a decline in the abundance of distressed properties before we will see real growth in the US housing market.

The report today shows movement in the right direction about unemployment, but there is a long road ahead of us yet. Here’s a few points from today’s article:

  • "We’re beginning to see sales trending up, but not to the level that translates into meaningful gains in capital spending or jobs," said Ivan Seidenberg, chairman of the association and CEO of Verizon Communications.
  • As for jobs, a survey of CEOs, whose combined companies have 10 million employees, showed that many still expect meaningful drops in unemployment. The current U.S. jobless rate, at 9.7 percent, is expected to hit double digits this year and isn’t expected to return to a more normal level for several years.

(article here)

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South Lake Tahoe, CA Home Sales Update: Meyers

South Lake Tahoe Real Estate: Meyers Neighborhood

Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Listings Activity.

We’ve just updated all  Meyers neighborhood real estate activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2009 sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Meyers (CA)” found in our left sidebar.

2009 Meyers single family home sales, here.

Current  Meyers, South Lake Tahoe single family homes in escrow,  here.

Current Meyers, South Lake Tahoe single family homes listed,  here.

Also note that we have added information about distressed sales to our reports so that you can easily determine if a house is bank owned, a short sale or not.

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South Lake Tahoe, CA Homes for Sale Update: Tahoe Keys

South Lake Tahoe Real Estate: Y Area Neighborhood

Tahoe Keys Luxury Home Neighborhood, South Lake Tahoe, CA: Current Real Estate Activity.

South Lake Tahoe Real Estate: Tahoe Keys Neighborhood

We’ve just updated all Tahoe Keys neighborhood real estate activity in South Lake Tahoe, including all 2009 luxury home sales, current escrow and all active listings. Please note “Tahoe Keys  (CA)” found in our left sidebar.

2009 Tahoe Keys single family home luxury sales, here.

Current Tahoe Keys, South Lake Tahoe single family luxury homes in escrow,  here.

Current Tahoe Keys, South Lake Tahoe single family luxury homes listed,  here.

Also note that we have added information about distressed sales to our reports so that you can easily determine if a house is bank owned, a short sale or not.

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