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Schechter: We’ve hit bottom Part 3

This week my favorite Jackson Hole economist, Jonathan Schechter, completes his three-part series on why the local economy has hit bottom with a look at taxable sales. While not nearly as fascinating (to me at least) as his analysis of real estate sales and inches of classified ads in the local newspapers, this week’s article [...]

Jackson Hole’s clearest economic voice: We’ve hit bottom

He correctly predicted real estate sales in Teton County, Wyoming, would hit bottom during the fourth quarter of 2009. In his most recent column in the Jackson Hole News&Guide, Jonathan Schechter hypothesizes the overall local economy hit bottom in recent weeks. “The bleeding has been stanched,” writes Schechter, an economist who writes biweekly. As I’ve [...]

Headlines point to uptick in 2010; see your Realtor for the rest of the story

While perusing the Internet and scanning my Google News Alerts for the latest regional real estate news, I noticed a trend in the message last week: Current prices significantly lower than the recent market highs + historically low interest rates  + tax credits for real estate purchases = a stronger real estate market in 2010. [...]

Town Square foreclosure indicative of overall market

The lead story in this Wednesday’s Jackson Hole News&Guide outlines the details surrounding one of Teton County’s highest profile potential foreclosures – the Davies-Reid building on the northwest corner of Town Square. Today’s Jackson Hole Daily follows up with news that the foreclosure, set for Dec. 29 with an opening bid of $2.76 million, has [...]

Focus is on Teton Village real estate

Every December the center of the Jackson Hole universe moves about 15 miles northwest to Teton Village as the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort gains momentum for the winter season. By Christmas, this hamlet’s hotel rooms will boast their highest occupancies of the year and properties for sale will see significant attention and traffic. And right [...]

Schechter: JH should be green model

The Jackson Hole News&Guide has at least two real estate related stories this week – one on foreclosures and another an update on the Jedediah’s House of Sourdough story I mentioned on Monday. Neither story is online but both deserve comment and I’ll try to follow up later this week. But if you only have [...]

News&Guide covers foreclosures, fronts ranch divide

The weekly Jackson Hole News&Guide included two real estate-related stories today. The lead story is the imminent divide in ownership of the Jackson Hole Hereford Ranch, a key 900-acre parcel adjacent to the Town of Jackson to the south. The two remaining heirs of the Porter Trust made their plans known so those involved with [...]