Lahontan ~ Capacity Conundrum at the Club

Posted by Jackie Ginley on February 18th, 2021

Lahontan's Clubhouse Undergoing Renovation

The Lahontan Clubhouse was closed for part of 2025 to implement a renovation that will introduce a new "casual" dining area to what had long been more of a formal setting

Lahontan, the Granddaddy of Truckee's gated communities, found itself so popular during the Covid years that managers briefly experimented with freezing its social memberships. But ultimately scrapped that restrictive policy in favor of raising the initiation rate and annual dues.

By 2021, amid Covid shutdowns, a social club membership at just $8,450/year with a $10k initiation fee was looking like such a bargain that many Lahontan owners decided to jump on board. 

The social membership includes use of the pools, a beautiful fitness…

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Tahoe Donner's Growing Luxury Real Estate Market

Posted by Jackie Ginley on February 6th, 2021

High Demand for Tahoe Donner luxury Homes

By Jackie Ginley, Tahoe Donner "Resident" Real Estate Expert

* Aug 31, 2026 Update:  When I published this report in February of 2021, I was surprised to see what looked like an emerging trend in Tahoe Donner home sales. Long home to gambrels, and A-Frame cabins (some built for summer living with no garage), Tahoe Donner was seeing a steady increase in demand for more custom, high end homes. By 2020, Luxury home sales in Tahoe Donner tripled from what they had been just 15 years before.  Homes priced over $1 million -- long the minority in this community above Truckee -- sold at a faster pace in 2020, and for higher prices -- than ever before in the history of this resort destination.

It wasn't just a…

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