Windermere: Sun Valley Real Estate
There is no place on earth to buy a home quite like Sun Valley, Idaho. The rich diversity of Sun Valley real estate stretches from the rugged Sawtooth Mountains to the groomed ski slopes of Bald Mountain. Pristine mountain streams await anglers while cross-country skiers and hikers enjoy one of the largest networks of well maintained trails.
After a sun filled day in the great outdoors, relax in one of America's last genuine mountain towns. Ketchum and Sun Valley offer a wide selection of both casual and fine dining, art galleries, community theater, dancing, crafts fairs and music festivals. The towns of Hailey and Bellevue are great places to raise a family with excellent schools and health care, low crime and, of course, easy access to the great outdoors.
Let us be your resource for Sun Valley real estate. Whether you are looking for a home on the golf course, a condo near the ski slopes, or land for new construction, we have them all. One of our Sun Valley real estate agents will help guide you to your perfect home. If you are looking for Ketchum real estate, Hailey real estate or a home in any other community near Sun Valley Idaho, let one of our realtors help you.
As you'll soon see, the Sun Valley area is an exciting and diverse area with a wide selection of houses and properties. Single family homes vary in price from as little as $150,000 to the multi-million dollar range depending upon the size and location. We invite you to contact us for more information on these extraordinary communities nestled in the mountains of central Idaho.
Providing real estate services for home buyers and sellers in Blaine County, Idaho. Focusing on Ketchum, Hailey, and Sun Valley real estate. Featuring easy-to-use home search, school and neighborhood information, local area links and home buying and selling tips.
April 26th, 2013
Inventory Squeeze
One of the best indicators of where prices are going in any real estate market is to track available inventory. When the number of active listings balloons, as it did during the Great Recession, the real estate market becomes flooded and prices fall. This phenomenon played out in communities across the United States from …
March 25th, 2013
What’s your data source?
One of the huge changes in the real estate industry today is the vast amount of data available to buyers and sellers. Consumers in the Information Age can do their own research on market conditions, listings and emerging trends. The real question is what's the source of the data being presented and is it reliable? The …
January 24th, 2013
Windermere Real Estate’s 14th Anniversary Market Review 2012
Windermere Real Estate's Market Review has earned its reputation as one of the most accurate sources for data on the Blaine County housing market. Overall, 2012 was a resurgent year in Blaine County real estate, with a 42 percent surge in the number of closed transactions and a 46 percent hike in the dollar volume …
January 4th, 2013
Local housing market brightens for new year
December 5th, 2012
Blaine County Real Estate Update – December 2012
We just wanted to share a few items that we thought were noteworthy in the Blaine County real estate market as December 2012 unfolds. The big news of the week was the big sale north of Ketchum. A 6,700 square foot home that bordered Sawtooth National Forest property closed this week for $10,600,000. The seven acre estate …
November 14th, 2012
From entry level homes to estates, prices trending upward
Sun Valley's high-end real estate market is enjoying a strong 2012. There have been 24 sales as of 11/12/2012 on homes with list prices in excess of $2 million. This compares with 21 homes sold in 2011. While the average selling price in 2012 is $3,267,174 compared with $2,427,619, the more interesting statistic is the …
November 5th, 2012
Real Estate Trends – Blaine County 2012 Housing Market
After reviewing 10 months of real estate sales data, a few trends in the Blaine County 2012 housing market are coming into focus. The first is transaction volume, particularly in the south valley. Our research, using the Sun Valley Board of Realtor database, shows 184 single family homes have sold this year in Hailey …
October 24th, 2012
Encouraging Signs for the 3rd Quarter 2012
There are a number of encouraging signs to report concerning the health of the Sun Valley real estate market. Consider these bullet points and decide for yourself if the Blaine County housing market is shaking off the affects of the Great Recession: As of October 24, 2012, the number of closed transactions is up 46 …
June 25th, 2012
Foreclosures and the "shadow" inventory On the national level those you comment on the housing market frequently refer to the "shadow inventory". This term applies to homes that lenders have repossessed or houses that have gone through the foreclosure process but have not yet had ownership reverted back to the bank. The …
March 7th, 2012
Ketchum Landmark for Sale
In 2009 local historian Chris Millsap wrote an article for Sun Valley Magazine on " Ketchum's few remaining emblems of an original identity." Millsap identified the three iconic brick buildings on Main Street built during the 1880's mining era by the Lewis family. Windermere Real Estate recently listed one …
