My Teton Real Estate News

WASHINGTON (March 28, 2016) — Pending home sales rose solidly in February to their highest level in seven months and remain higher than a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Led by a sizeable increase in the Midwest, all major regions except for the Northeast saw an increase in contract activity in February. The Pending Home Sales … Read More

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Home ownership rates in the U.S. may be on the decline, but not among Hispanic households, according to the State of Hispanic Home Ownership Report published by the Hispanic Wealth Project and the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. Last year was the first time since 2009 that the Hispanic … Read More

Have you ever noticed when you’ve looked at a map of the United States that every single state has a capital city… even the smallest and seemingly insignificant states? Maybe that seems obvious, but that observation left us wondering: “well, doesn’t every state have a mountain biking capital as well?” After thinking about it we decided that yes, every single state—no matter … Read More

Construction costs in the valley are high, but the business concept of Lindsey Love and Lindsay Schack, of Love Schack Architecture, aims to make those costs pay off in the long run. A “passive house,” as they’re known, “can cost more than a typical single family home,” said Schack, “but then the maintenance of the home can be ten percent … Read More

With the president’s signature on the federal budget deal reached toward the end of 2015, the enhanced conservation tax deduction was made permanent. This was a huge victory for voluntary private land protection. The bipartisan legislation, which made the deduction a permanent part of the tax code, increased the deduction a landowner can take for donating a conservation easement, thus … Read More

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, March 02, 2016 Many of your clients may be working on their taxes now, and you can help them make the most of home improvements. Homeselfe, a home energy assessment app and web service for homeowners, recently released a list of several significant tax credits available to those who made energy efficiency upgrades to … Read More

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, February 22, 2016 The industry has been concerned about higher mortgage rates in 2016, but so far, rates have been low. And they may even head into record-low territory soon, according to analysts. About two months ago, the Federal Reserve raised its funds rate for the first time in years. Since then, however, the … Read More

Construction costs in the valley are high, but the business concept of Lindsey Love and Lindsay Schack, of Love Schack Architecture, aims to make those costs pay off in the long run. A “passive house,” as they’re known, “can cost more than a typical single family home,” said Schack, “but then the maintenance of the home can be ten percent … Read More

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, February 08, 2016 Does your listing need a more inviting first impression from the outside? Stager Cora Sue Anthony with Antony Staging in Oakland, Calif., says you don’t have to break the bank to get an instant lift to a home’s curb appeal. In fact, in a short video she highlights how spending just … Read More

WASHINGTON (January 22, 2016) — Existing-home sales snapped back solidly in December as more buyers reached the market before the end of the year, and the delayed closings resulting from the rollout of the Know Before You Owe initiative pushed a portion of November’s would-be transactions into last month’s figure, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Led by the … Read More