Lake Tahoe Homes for Sale

Search every active home for sale around Lake Tahoe — from $400K condos in Incline Village to lakefront estates north of $20M — in one place, across both the California and Nevada sides of the lake. We're a dual-licensed CA & NV brokerage that actually operates here: tracking all 19 basin and Truckee communities, the MLS feeds on both sides of the state line, and the short-term-rental permit picture that quietly decides whether a property pencils out as an investment. Use the map and filters above to narrow by area, price, beds, and home type — and reach out when you want the real numbers behind any listing.

Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market at a Glance

The Lake Tahoe market spans two states, three counties on the California side, and a price range from entry-level mountain condos to legacy lakefront estates. Recent activity across the basin: roughly 320+ sales in the last six months, a median sale price near $925,000, and an average of about 62 days on market — a balanced market where well-priced homes move within two months and overpriced listings sit. Inventory and pricing shift sharply by community, proximity to the lake, and STR permit status, which is exactly why a basin-wide search beats any single-neighborhood view.

Where to Buy: Tahoe Communities & Price Ranges

Tahoe isn't one market — it's nineteen. A few starting points for buyers:

• Incline Village & Crystal Bay (NV): the Nevada East Shore — no state income tax, ~0.6% property tax, IVGID amenities. Median single-family near $2.3M; condos from the $400Ks.
• Tahoe City, Carnelian Bay, Kings Beach & Homewood (CA): classic North & West Shore lake-access communities with a wide price spread.
• Truckee, Northstar & Olympic Valley (CA): mountain-town and ski-resort living.
• South Lake Tahoe & Stateline: the only incorporated city on the lake, plus the Nevada casino corridor.

Buying a Vacation-Rental (STR) Property at Tahoe

If you're buying for rental income, the permit landscape matters more than the listing price. Permits generally do not transfer when a property sells, and several jurisdictions are capped: Truckee (waitlist), El Dorado County (900), and Douglas County (600). Placer County still has capacity under its 3,900 cap, and Washoe County (Incline Village) has no cap at all. Always verify permit availability with the jurisdiction before you make an offer — see the full Lake Tahoe STR rules by jurisdiction.

California Side vs. Nevada Side

Nevada-side homes (Incline Village, Crystal Bay, Stateline, Zephyr Cove, Glenbrook) carry no state income tax, no state capital gains tax, and a property tax rate around 0.6% — versus roughly 1.1% on the California side. For higher-income buyers and investors, that gap compounds into real money over a holding period. California-side communities offer deeper inventory and the North/West Shore lifestyle. A dual-state search lets you compare both with the same brokerage.

How to Search These Listings

Filter by status (for sale, pending, sold), price, beds, home type (single-family, condo, partial ownership), and location — by city, county, or basin area. Sort by newest, price, square footage, lot size, or price per square foot. Save searches and favorites to track the market as new homes hit the MLS. Want help reading the comps on a specific home? Get in touch for the numbers behind it.

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