Real Estate Information

    Truckee’s new cancer center made up of Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing facility and the central energy plant has begun. The 2 story building will include:

    Patient intake and reception, registration, family waiting resource          library, and volunteer work center.

Medical Oncology with 8 infusion stations and nurse station.

          Radiation Oncology including linear accelerator vault PT/CT

diagnostics, physics lab and patient staff support areas.

Oncology Clinic area includes six exam rooms, nurse’s station, physician offices and tumor board/conference room with patient and   staff space.

           This building effort is only the first in a number of additions        scheduled in the coming few years.

           UC Davis has chosen Tahoe Forest Hospital as a teaching hospital where students from UC Davis will come to finish their education.   This will not only help the students learn in a state of the art environment but will also  provide cutting edge oncology medicine for the Truckee Tahoe area.

Don Schaller

Broker Owner

Schaller Family Realtors

Dickson Realty Truckee

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          Each year has produced its share of summer bear break-ins and bear scares.  John Cunningham of Sunnyvale lives in Sunnyvale but owns a home in the Truckee Lake Tahoe area that has experienced 4 bear break-ins and their accompanying messes. 

        John’s answer?  An animal electric fence wire across each door and window.  Since this device was installed, bears leave his home alone.  John has installed a number of homes with the electric wires across doors and windows with 100% success so far.  The total instillation has a cost between $400 and $600.   This turns out to be a creative solution for home owners who leave their homes unattended for prolong periods of time.  It can easily be turned off and on before entering.

 Don Schaller

Broker Owner

Schaller Family Realtors

Dickson Realty Truckee

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               Truckee River Winery is hosting its first annual grape foot stomp for the fall harvest.  Teams of 4 will compete in a 2 minute foot stomp, where each member takes turns stomping grapes, straining the juice, and refilling the barrel with grapes.  What fun!!

           Spectators encouraged. Come down and see an old fashioned grape stomp. Team fee is $150 per team which includes wine tasting, appetizers and friendly competition.

           Spectators fee:  $20 per person includes wine tasting and appetizers

           Grand prize: 2002 – 2005 Truckee River Winery Pinot Noir Verticle Box, value $200.

          Location: The Truckee River Winery on Brockway Road on the way to Northstar on  October 1st  5:00pm to 7:00pm.   Proceeds go to Sierra Senior Services.

Information: 530-587-4626

Russ Jones russjones@sbcglobal.net

Don Schaller

Broker Owner

Schaller Family Realtors

Dickson Realty Truckee

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          September 26, 2010 will see 32 Bocce Ball teams meet at the Truckee Regional Park for prizes and glory.  Registration at 10:00 AM with the first toss at 11:00 AM sharp.  Thousands of dollars in gear and prizes will be up for grabs.  DJ, Silver Boom Box Thief, will supply music while The Full Belly Deli will supply an, all you can eat, lunch.  Cabot Cheese will supply 25 pounds of cheese for sampling with wine provide by Uncorked as well as beer provided by 50/50 Brewing.  Registration is $100 per team at the event or can be made at Adam@HighFivesFoundation.com.

Don Schaller

Broker Owner

Schaller Family Realtors

Dickson Realty Truckee

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          The Eurasian watermilfoil weed, a fast spreading invasive aquatic weed first was found in Emerald Bay about 10 years ago and has steadily gained a foot hold.  As far as it’s known, Emerald Bay is the only place where the weed has been found.

           TRPA, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, UC Davis, California Department of Parks and Rec. and ACE Diving Company jointly undertook the eradication plan by putting down on the lake bottom 8500 sq. ft. of 8’ by 40’ reusable bottom barrier strips in June.   The removal of same resulted in the bottom being clean sand with no weeds. 

           The method used was experimental but, with the success of this first try, it will be used to clear Lake Tahoe of these invasive pests.

Don Schaller

Broker Owner

Scahller Family Realtors

Dickson Realty Truckee

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           This much bantered about question has been in the forefront of many conversation in the last several years.         I wish to buck the popular trend and offer a little insight.    There are a number of reason to buy a home and particularly now.

    You’ll save on taxes

1. It’ll be all yours
2. You’ll get a better home.
3. It offers some inflation protection
4. Its forced savings.
5. There’s a lot to choose from
6. Sooner or later, the market will clear.
7. You can get a great deal.

          These same reasons have always been paramount and never more prevalent  than now. 

Don schaller

Broker Owner

Schaller Family Real Estate

Dickson Realty Truckee

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          Truckee noon Rotary has put on their major fund raiser every year for the almost 30 years.  Generally, the proceeds generate between $70,000 to $100,000 dollars which all goes back into the Truckee community to support high school sports teams, the band, the senior’s meals on wheels, winter wood supply for shut in senior’s and many, many other community needs.

           This years Ball will be held at the new Ritz Carleton  with the theme being 007.  For more information contact  Win a 2010 Cadillac SRX or $30,000 at (530) 550-3235 to purchase your raffle ticket.

 Don schaller

Broker Owner

Schaller Family Realtors

Dickson Realty Truckee

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          The new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan modifications in the 2^nd quarter of 2010 are beginning to work as was hoped.  Modifications were up 65% while refinances were up 30%.   What is probably more favorable is that the delinquencies in program are down substantially.   These programs are administered through HAMP, Home Affordable Modification Program.

Don Schaller

Broker Owner

Schaller Family Realtors

Dickson Realty Truckee

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          For the first time in 5 months home owners with homes for sale have stopped lowering the asking price of their homes.  This is significant because it means that more homes are selling at a higher price and signals that Sellers are willing to risk holding strong on their pricing.  The move in this direction gives encouragement that the housing market is trying desperately to right itself all be it slowly.

Don Schaller

Broker Owner

Schaller Family Realtors

Dickson Realty Truckee

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           Home inventories are getting smaller, which is good news for home owners on several fronts.  First it means that the fewer homes on the market, the remaining homes on the market will sell faster.  Secondly the prices for homes will sell at a higher price.   Presently  home prices are adversely affected by distressed homes lowering the selling prices of competing non distressed properties.

           Home prices throughout the nation increased over 3% year over year, except in the west, which only showed an increase 1.8%.  This is still positive news for challenged home owners that are waiting to sell their homes at least at a break even.  These figures are also a signal that the troubled home market is trying to right itself with a better 2012 than 2010.

Don Schaller

Broker/Owner

Schaller Family Realtors

Dickson Realty, Truckee

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