My Teton Real Estate News

WASHINGTON (August 28, 2014) — Pending home sales rebounded in July and have now risen in four of the last five months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. All major regions experienced healthy gains except for the Midwest, which saw a slight decline. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, climbed 3.3 percent to … Read More

Cycle Greater Yellowstone cruises through Driggs and Victor this weekend The 450-mile loop will show the riders participating in Cycle Greater Yellowstone a big chunk of the ecosystem in Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming. More than 700 cyclists and supporters will cruise through Driggs and Victor over the weekend as a part of Cycle Greater Yellowstone, a 450-mile ride to … Read More

The Teton region in both Idaho and Wyoming is joining 10 other areas around the world in being recognized as “large-scale mountain bike facilities” by an international cycling group. The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) handed down the designation, called “a silver ride center” after an application from the local cycling group, Mountain Bike the Tetons. In a press release, … Read More

The normally serene green in the back of St. John’s Episcopal Church is about to get jazzed up today. The last summer event of the church’s four-year-old Festival on the Green series (formerly Music on the Green) is called Jazz on the Green and will feature St. John’s Music Director Pam Drews Phillips, an accomplished pianist-conductor-composer. Start time is 6 … Read More

WASHINGTON (August 21, 2014) – Existing-home sales increased in July to their highest annual pace of the year, and the ongoing decline in distressed sales reached an important milestone, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 2.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate … Read More

A popular climbing route that was closed to the public to protect an endangered species of falcon is now open. The closure at Baxter’s Pinnacle and Descent Gully near the mouth of Cascade Canyon was lifted on Saturday, Aug. 16. It went into effect May 6 to protect an active peregrine falcon nest. In a press release, Grand Teton National … Read More

Water releases into the Snake River at Jackson Lake Dam were reduced more than 15 percent this weekend and are expected to remain at lower levels through the rest of the summer. Going into the weekend, the Bureau of Reclamation was letting about 2,400 cubic feet per second through to the Snake River. The rate of release is now 2,000 … Read More

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, August 08, 2014 Despite hitting a soft spot in the first quarter, home sales are expected to make a strong showing in the second half of 2014, NAR’s Chief Economist Lawrence Yun told brokers at the Broker Summit in Atlanta Thursday. Yun called the past few years of economic recovery “difficult but meaningful.” Unit … Read More

How many times can you sell a pig? In Teton Valley, when one of our own is fighting through the worst kind of struggle, the answer is enough times to raise nearly $21,000. As 2-year-old Edie Barnes continues her battle with a rare form of childhood leukemia, her father and siblings at home while she and her mother suffer in … Read More

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, July 21, 2014 The housing market has been sluggish in many markets over the past six months, after last year’s double-digit appreciation. But researchers at the real estate brokerage Redfin say they see signs that the housing market is now edging back to normal. In a new report, they say they expect the market … Read More