The number of Big Bear homes for sale has fallen drastically since the height of the market downturn. Peaking in 2009 with over 1400 homes for sale, as of January 1st of this year the Big Bear MLS had only 358 single family residences for sale. This precipitous drop is …

A few comments and questions from readers of my previous 2012 lakefront market update post had me running numbers in a few ways I had never considered. Some of these inquiries didn't leave me with decisive conclusions, but I thought I would share them nonetheless.

One reader saw that …

 Happy New Year! With 2013 finally here, let's take a look back at the Big Bear lakefront real estate numbers for 2012 and hazard a guess as to what may be in store for 2013. As you'll see, it certainly was a pivotal year for the lakefront market.

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With the San Bernardino County Recorders office closed today, I was able to get a head start on running the sales numbers for the calendar year 2012. This was the year we were waiting for. There are finally some strong, definitive signs that after the worst real estate crash since …

The third lakefront closing this December, 122 Round Drive, was the 34th lakefront home to sell so far in 2012. With the exception of 2005 at the Big Bear real estate market's height, this marks the busiest year for lakefront sales in more than a decade.

122 Round is …

The Big Bear lakefront real estate market has seen sales more than double this year as the 33rd sale of this year recently closed escrow. 

119 Lagunita Lane is a remodeled 3 bed, 2 bath, 1320 square foot multi-unit home on a relatively small 3311 square foot lot. This …

This is the moment I've been waiting for all year - the most recent lakefront home to sell, 39623 Lake Drive, marks the 32nd Big Bear lakefront to sell in 2012. This doubles the 16 sales we had in 2011. That's a 100% increase in sales! Seems like the …

I received a question in response to a previous blog entry about homebuying over the holidays in Big Bear. My post observed that there are challenges sometimes when looking at property around Christmas time as homes that are vacation rentals are often occupied and unavailable to be shown and people …

It seems like the popular sentiment these days is that on the national scale the real estate market has finally turned around. In fact, just today the National Association of Realtors reported that home prices are up 6.3% from last year. It seems like this market turn is being met …

Comparing Novembers...

Big Bear real estate continues to show signs of recovery as November's sales show gains in all measures.

As compared to last November, this November's average home price increased 6% from $$211,913 to $225,145. The median price of a Big Bear home showed similar improvement increasing …