Fall has been fabulous in Jackson Hole so far, with crisp mornings and warm days. High-end Jackson Hole properties led the way in September with 33 percent of all closings at or above $1.75 million. At the other end of the market, approximately 40 percent of all sales were below $450,000. In the middle, however, only two residential properties in Teton County sold for a price between $450,000 and $1.16...

Even this home, if it was priced right, might have found a buyer this summer. July was one of the best months in years for real estate sales in Jackson Hole. August was almost as strong, with 43 residential and building site closings for an approximate* sales volume of $48.4 million. August sales in 2012 easily exceeded the previous year, rising 53 percent in unit sales and jumping more than 75 percent...

Sales of home sites along the Snake River have been driving a huge bump in sales volume so far in 2012. Vacant land sales in Jackson Hole in 2012 have already exceeded the entirety of 2011 with more than four months remaining. And 2010. And 2009. And, with just one more sale this year, Jackson Hole building site closings will also exceed 2008. With seven closings already reported in August, unit sales...

July was hot – so hot that the Fourth of July fireworks shows in Jackson Hole were cancelled due to extreme fire conditions. Real estate sales were even hotter, as volume reached approximately $50 million on 38 sales, both high water marks since 2008. Driving the sales volume were the closings of a 0.14-acre building site in Teton Village listed at $13.5 million and a ski-in/ski-out home on the slopes...