Sierra Lifestyle Blog

Sotheby’s International Realty Expands Presence in Switzerland

Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty welcomes Immobiliare Fontana SA, a firm in Lugano, Switzerland to the Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates family. SIRA announced that Immobiliare Fontana SA has joined its network as Fontana Sotheby’s…

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Housing Market Update

When considering LakeTahoe and surrounding areas, evidence indicates positive changes and new options for homebuyers. The market has presented a fantastic window of opportunity to make that next home purchase.…

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Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty Welcomes IRONMAN Lake Tahoe Athletes, Spectators and Volunteers

About the time many Lake Tahoe residents will be finishing their brunch on Sunday morning, a driven group of some 2,600 triathletes will have navigated a chilly, predawn 2.4-mile swim…

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Top Ten Reasons To Hire A Sierra Sotheby’s Agent

Buying and selling a home is the single most important financial decision you will ever make. We took a page from Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty, and were compelled to share this…

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Financing Alternatives for Home Buyers with Less than 20 Percent Down

When a borrower puts down less than 20 percent on the purchase of a home, the borrower typically must have Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI). PMI pays the lender if the…

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All-cash Home Purchases Increase Dramatically in the US

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, economists at Goldman Sachs Group reveal over half of homes sold in the US from 2012 to the present have been…

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Things to do in Lake Tahoe this weekend

Go to Squaw Village Friday night for Guitar Strings vs. Chicken Wings, where six Squaw Village restaurants and six local bands square off and raise funds for this year’s beneficiary:…

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Labor Day Weekend Open House Event

[mappress mapid=”11″]   Saturday August 31, 2013 and Sunday September 1, 2013 Sotheby’s International Realty (SIR) will host an open house weekend featuring exclusive properties in and around the Lake…

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Californians find tax relief on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada side

Real estate agents continue to make more sales to Californians seeking Nevada residency due to Proposition 30 tax increases implemented this year. Lake Tahoe’s Nevada side in particular is seeing…

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Bay Area drives Tahoe home sales

Improvement in the Bay Area economy is causing a spike in Truckee-Tahoe vacation home sales, according to an article in www.mercurynews.com. The Bay Area is typically 1-2 years ahead of…

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1st Annual Lake Tahoe Lifestyle Tour

Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty cordially invites you to join us for our 1st Annual Tahoe Lifestyle Tour on Thursday, August 15th – A Lifestyle Tour featuring exclusive properties in and…

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Nevada Ranks Number One for Home Appreciation Gains for the Month of June.

Property analytics and services provider CoreLogic named Nevada number one in the country for home price appreciation for the month of June, according to an article in the Reno Gazette Journal,…

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