Lakefront Real Estate News

Aug. 10, 2013

New "Hidden" Lakefront Listing

Big Bear Lakefront Real EstateA new lakefront hit the market that is being advertised exclusively in an out-of area MLS. Because of this, this new waterfront home won't show up on-line for most buyers looking for a Big Bear lakefront.

This new listing is located at 141 Knoll Drive, a very desirable location …

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Aug. 5, 2013

North Shore Lakefront Becomes Latest Sale

Latest Big Bear Lakefront Sale39955 North Shore, a 2820 square foot, 4 bed, 3 bath, log-style lakefront home just sold for 1.375M after several years on the market. Selling at $488 per square foot, this home sold at well above the 2013 average of $140 per square foot and well above the 2013 average …

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July 24, 2013

Big Bear Lakefront Update

A client just asked me to email him a brief update as to where the Big Bear lakefront market stands compared to last year and a summary of what the market is currently doing. Figured that since I wrote it for this client, I may as well post it here …

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July 11, 2013

Summer Big Bear Lakefront Real Estate Update

As is usual for this time of year, the Big Bear lakefront real estate market is seeing its annual increase in summertime buyer activity. With summer visitorship nearing its peak in late July through Labor Day, we see an accompanying rise in interest in lakefront homes for sale. After seeing …

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June 24, 2013

Big Bear Lakefront Cash Sales Comparison

In response to a former blog post about the number of cash sales of Big Bear homes that I posted last week, a reader inquired as to whether or not lakefront properties are more often purchased with cash than non-lakefronts. Of course, I ran the numbers...

Big Bear lakefront cash sales

As you …

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June 18, 2013

Big Bear lakefront home sale #10

lakefront homes for sale in Big BearThe latest lakefront closing, 805 Peninsula Lane, just became the 10th Big Bear lakefront sale of 2013. Although we had 14 sales by this time last year, this was the fifth closing of a Big Bear lakefront property in just the past 40 days. Looks like things are heating up …

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May 15, 2013

Another Big Bear Lakefront Home Sold

Big Bear Lakefront Home Sale - 381 Delaney CtAs summer fast approaches, we are seeing increased buyer interest in Big Bear lakefront homes for sale. The latest waterfront property to close, and the sixth lakefront home sale so far this year, is 381 Delaney Court.

This lakefront home listed for $998,000 and sold for $989,000 and was …

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April 19, 2013

New Big Bear lakefront lists at $3.99M

The latest in luxury lakefront properties for sale in Big Bear is 211 North Marina Point Drive. I just listed this 5 bedroom, 6 bath, 7835 square foot custom built home complete with an additional 2000 square foot boat house/guest house which includes a workshop, loft and office. This premier …

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April 15, 2013

Big Bear Lake's water levels a little lower this Spring

Lake levels are about 3 feet lower than they were last year at 4'5" from full. This is the lowest water levels have been since 2009 at this time of year. Although tributaries to the lake are still running strong, it is difficult to predict how long the lake can …

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March 25, 2013

Waterview Shores Lakefront Closes

Waterview Shore Big Bear lakefrontThe latest lakefront property to sell, 39278 Waterview Drive in Waterview Shores, is a 5 bed, 6.5 bath, 4400 square foot home that listed for $1,395,000 and sold for $1,338,000 after 53 days on market and 55 days in escrow.

Selling at $304 per square foot, this home would …

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