Victor agrees to pay $100k in matching for bike path grant

The City of Victor has voted to secure a $1.7 million federal grant to build a key piece of a proposed trail system that would allow cyclists to bike through Yellowstone National Park. To do so, the city council had to commit $100,000 in matching funds. Until just days before the meeting, the city had planned to use a state … Read More

Vacation Home Sales Surge in 2013, Investment Property Declines

Media Contact: Walter Molony / 202-383-1177 / Email WASHINGTON (April 2, 2013) – Vacation home sales rose strongly in 2013, while investment purchases fell below the elevated levels seen in the previous two years, according to the National Association of Realtors®. NAR’s 2014 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey,* covering existing- and new-home transactions in 2013, shows vacation-home sales jumped … Read More

Quake expert predicts no big bang in Yellowtone

The 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Yellowstone National Park this weekend was unremarkable besides the fact it happens around every decade or so, a University of Utah professor says. The temblor, which struck about 4 miles north-northeast of the Norris Geyser Basin at 6:34 a.m. Sunday, wasn’t related to the caldera, University of Utah geophysics professor Bob Smith said. It’s … Read More

First Friday Art Walk returns to Driggs

The Teton Arts Council’s First Friday Art Walk is slated to kick off its fifth season with live music, local artists and new businesses all participating, weather permitting, this Friday, April 4. “It’s looking better than ever,” said Teri McLaren, Teton Arts Council chairwoman and event host. This first round of the Art Walk centers on finally shaking off cabin … Read More

96% of Markets Better Off Than in 2010

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, March 31, 2014 A new report by RealtyTrac shows that 96 percent of the counties that they track are better off than they were four years ago. But still, there’s a ways to go in the housing market, with only 8 percent of the 410 U.S. counties analyzed faring better than they did during … Read More