Jackson Hole Sotheby’s International Realty – Top Producers

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Christy and Garth Gillespie were recognized as Top Producers at Jackson Hole Sotheby’s International Realty in 2011.  Production for 2011 worked out to be about 5% of the overall real estate market in Jackson Hole.  Sales volume was close to $20 million in sales and Christy and Garth were part of 20 different transactions through out the calender year.

We thank all of our friends, family and referral sources for all of our success.  We continue to work exteremely hard on creative marketing ideas, pricing strategies and negotiation skills.  To learn more about our services please contact Christy and Garth Gillespie, associates, for Jackson Hole Sothebys at garth.gillespie@jhsir.com or call us at 307-413-5243.

 

February Real Estate Results for Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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 A little bit of a mixed bag for real estate results in February 2012 for Jackson, Wyoming.   The bad news is that our sold transaction total fell from 18 transactions in January to 17 closed transactions in Feb.  The average price also fell to $857,976 and the median sale price of $476,000.  The highest sale for the month was a home on the West Bank in Lake Creek Acres .  It sold for $2,300,000. 

On a positive outlook we had 3 land sales in Feb. and we just had 3 additional lots go under contract in the past few weeks.  Land prices have fallen, construction costs are lower and finding professional works is much easier at this point.  My other theory is that the consumer is going to demand a newer homes in a few years and there simply will not be any due to the lack of construction and spec building during the past 4-5 years.  The opportunity is there for owners to start construction on a new home with the idea of living in it or selling it after or during construction.

Finally – the pending outlook is strong.  There are 54 pending transactions at the moment.  44 of those are priced below $1 million.

For additional information on the Jackson Hole Real Estate market please contact the Jackson Hole Experts – Jackson Hole Sotheby’s International Realty – Christy and Garth Gillespie. – 307-413-5243 or garth.gillespie@jhsir.com

There Are Thousands of Houses Selling Everyday!

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“How’s the Real Estate Market?”  It’s a question that Christy and I get everyday.  For the past few years it has been a difficult answer in a difficult real estate market.  Things are changing and they have been for probably the last 6 months – sales are increasing.  Based on the latest data from the National Association of Realtors (Jan 2012) there are over 12,500 houses selling everyday.  The other question Christy and i get is whether banks are lending?  Well we include this data in the slide too.  Almost 9,000 of the 12,500 homes being purchased are being done with a loan!

The Jackson market is definitely on a smaller scale but we have been averaging about 1 home sale a day.  Activity in January and the start of February has been strnger than the last few years especially in the lower quarter of the market.

The Jackson Hole Real Estate Experts hope that this has been good information for your research.  If you want to know more about the types of properties that are selling here in Jackson Hole or if you have any questions about the general Jackson real rstate market feel free to contact us at garth.gillespie@jhsir.com or call us at 307-413-5243.

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Quick Glance at Jackson Hole Real Estate Sales in January 2012

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Published closed sales transactions fell in January 2012 in Jackson Hole.  Only 18 home and land sales took place in the month with a sales volume estimate of about $25 million.  Last year, January 2011 we saw 22 sales and probably the same volume.  We used an estimate because there were 4 non-disclosed sales published in the month.  What’s interesting in this data is that of the 18 sales 6 of them were vacant land.  The median sales price was $850,000.  The average days on market for the 18 sales was 414 days! 

The sales varied through out the valley with transactions taking place in the Town of Jackson, South of town in Dairy Ranches, Polo Ranches and 3 Creeks, a couple on the Westbank.  The highest sale was undisclosed and was a 35 acre lot in Crecent H Ranch which was listed at $5,950,000.

For additional information on the Jackson Hole Real Estate market please feel free to contact the Jackson Hole Experts — Christy and Garth Gillespie – at 307-413-5243 or email us at garth.gillespie@jhsir.com.

Best Ski Conditions in North America – Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

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We have been waiting but it finally came – over 4 feet of snow since Wednesday, January 18, 2012.  This is a picture taken from the Moose-Wilson Road located in Grand Teton National Park.  I had hip surgery early this year and I am still limited to cross country skiing.  With that said – cross country skiing has been great.

 

Ski reports from over the weekend were excellent and yesterday the sun came out and the temps got colder setting up the best skiing we have seen in the 2011/2012 season.  The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is reporting 99% open including the Hobacks and Lower Faces.  The only runs still closed are Corbets Couloir and Saratoga Bowl.

We are anticipating more snow this week and if you need an updated weather update this is one of the better weather links – The National Weather Service for Jackson Hole.

If you need any additional information on Jackson Hole or Jackson Hole real estate please feel free to email us at garth.gillespie@jhsir.com or give us a call at 307-413-5243.

 

2011 Jackson Hole Real Estate Results Provided by Christy and Garth Gillespie and Jackson Hole Sotheby’s

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Here is some excellent information about the Jackson Hole Real Estate Market.  Please notice the trend – our market is improving.  The month of December 2011 was the second strongest dollar volume month we have seen in a year.  As the chart points out December unit volumes rose 60% and sales volume rose 72% when compared to last years numbers.  The overall trend on unit sales and sales volume is on an upward slope.  Unit volumes have improved 8 of the last 9 quarters!  Thats impressive.

To get more information about the Jackson Hole Real Estate market check back here frequently or email us at garth.gillespie@jhsir.com.  Christy and Garth Gillespie are some of Jackson’s strongest real estate agents call us to find out why and how we do it – (307)-413-5243.

 

Buying in Jackson Hole– Make Sure You Ask About Assumable Mortgages

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Wow – Christy and I just learned some powerful information this week that we would like to share.   It was brought to our attention that buyers that are in the lower end of the market should be talking with their mortgage bankers about FHA loans and or assumable mortgages.  This is forward thinking but right now we are experiencing record low interest rates.  Buyers of properties right now are able to secure financing for under 3% in some situations.

Why are we bringing this up?  When a FHA homebuyer is buying a home today they will have the opportunity to lock in these extremely low interest rates.  Then when the buyer becomes a seller some day they will have an assumable mortgage.  This means a qualified purchaser can “take over” the loan. 

As an example, a $300,000 loan at 4% today carries with it a $1,432.25 principal and interest payment on a 30 year fixed mortgage. If offered for sale in five years, the purchaser could assume the $271,858.56 balance with the same $1,432.25 payment and remaining term of 25 years. The total payments over the 25 years would be $429,675.

Compare that to a new $272,000 loan at 6.5% for 25 years, which would carry a monthly payment of $1,836.56 (over $400 more a month than the assumption and more than $120,000 more over the 25 year term).

At 6.5% for 25 years, to wind up with the same payment as the assumed mortgage, our borrowers would only be getting $212,000…$60,000 LESS!

The point here is that, when rates go up, homes with assumable mortgages will have more value and will sell at higher prices because they are more affordable.

We hope you find this information helpful.  For additional buying tip in the Jackson Hole Real Estate market please contact the Jackson Hole Experts – Christy and Garth Gillespie at 307-413-5243 or email at garth.gillespie@jhsir.com.  You can also visit Jackson Hole Sotheby’s website at www.jhsir.com.

The Jackson Hole Real Estate Catalogue – Jackson Hole Sotheby’s Winter 2012

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The Jackson Hole Catalogue of fine properties has just been released.  The excellent marketing team here at Jackson Hole Sotheby’s International Realty has just completed the Winter 2012 edition of the highly anticipated brochure.  Christy and I are happy to be able to share with you today.  We are also excited to display over 20 listings in this years brochure.

If you have any questions about any of the properties or information contained in the brochure please do not hesitate to give us – The JH Experts – Christy and Garth Gillespie a call at 307-739-8056 or email me with any thoughts at garth.gillespie@jhsir.com.

 

Jackson Hole Real Estate November 2011 Market Update

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Novemeber 2011 has come and gone here in the Jackson Hole Real Estate Market and we witnessed a pretty strong month when looking at the year as a whole.  There were 31 transactions last month — No quite the 13780 properties that sell every day in the United States but Jackson does contribute!  “How’s the Jackson Hole Real Estate Market?” — Well, “We sell a property every day!” 

In a couple of weeks we will be able to show you a graph of how we measure up when comparing Nov. 2010 to Nov. 2011 but in a nutshell, last year we had about $10 million more in sales volume but transactions were 16% lower.  November 2011 saw a median sales price of about $550,000.  This is quite low indicating a stronger low end market.  This is encouraging in my eyes as we are really starting to see the lower end market strengthen.  This of course is being generated by a few short sales, bank sales and realistic sellers.  1/3 of the market in Novemeber sold for under $400,000.

The higher end market saw some good signs too as we saw 2 transactions of about $7 million.  The Jackson market had 9 sales over $1 million. 

Other stats:  3 vacant land transactions, 5 condo transactions in Teton Village, 10 sales in the Town of Jackson.

Please call with any questions or if you need any additional information on the Jackson Hole Real Estate Market — Garth Gillespie, sales associate and partner of the Gillespie Real Estate Team – Jackson Hole Sotheby’s, 307-413-5243 or email at garth.gillespie@jhsir.com. 

 

 

 

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