Building sites accounted for a third of all Jackson Hole real estate units sold in January, continuing a trend of steadily increasing land sales and stirring hopes for resurgence in the local construction industry.
Teton County, Wyoming, total sales volume reached approximately $26.3 million* on 18 unit sales in January, reflecting a slight drop from the 22 sales for $28 million the previous year. Last year ended with significant momentum as December tallied 32 sales for $48 million, a gain of 60 percent in units and 72 percent in volume from December 2011.
The six building site sales totaled approximately $8.9 million. Compared to the 34 reported sales for $33 million in Jackson Hole building sites in all of 2011, this market segment is off to a fast start in 2012.
A high number of unreported sales prices also stand out among the monthly sales. Final sales figures for four properties with list prices totaling $12.8 million were not reported, including a 35-acre building site in Crescent H listed for $5.9 million that was on the market for 1,603 days and originally listed for $8.5 million.
January’s Jackson Hole sales highlights include:
- The least-expensive sale was a West Jackson 2-bed condo for $105,000. Bank-owned, sold for 96 percent of list after just 50 days.
- The second least-expensive sale, also bank owned, was a 3-bed East Jackson townhouse that sold for 98.5 percent of list after just 40 days.
- The highest residential sales price also was for a bank-owned property. The 5-bed, 6,700+-square-foot home near Wilson sold for 97 percent of its original list price of $3.5million after 78 days on market. Property was listed for $6.995 million in 2008.
- A land sale in Rafter J also included a home to be built later this year, closing above $500,000.
- A 3-bed home in Cottonwood Park closed for 100 percent of list price after just 56 days on market.
- The fourth bank-owned sale was a lot in Karns Hillside on the market for 189 days and selling well below the original list price of $254,900.
- The dog that did not bark: Teton Village saw no closings in January.
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* Total assumes 90 percent of list price on sales with unreported sold prices. All sales figures provided by Teton County Multiple Listing Service and/or Jackson Hole Sotheby’s.
