by Calculated Risk on 3/14/2022 11:53:00 AM

With the pandemic, there was a surge in 2nd home buying.

I'm looking at data for some second home markets - and I'm tracking those markets to see if there is an impact from lending changes, rising mortgage rates or easing of the pandemic.

This graph is for South Lake Tahoe since 2004 through February 2022, and shows inventory (blue), and the year-over-year (YoY) change in the median price (12-month average).

Note: The median price is distorted by the mix, but this is the available data.

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Following the housing bubble, prices declined for several years in South Lake Tahoe, with the median price falling about 50% from the bubble peak.

Currently inventory is at a record low - just below the previous record low set in March 2021 - and prices are up sharply YoY (but the YoY change has been trending down).   

This will be interesting to watch, but so far there isn't any evidence of a 2nd home slowdown in these numbers.