Uncategorized IDAHO OFF THE GRID: AN INTIMATE LOOK AT ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST REMOTE STATES IT’S HARD TO GET AWAY from it all these days. With sprawling cities and ever-expanding cell networks, it’s more difficult than ever to disconnect from technology and reconnect with nature. That’s where Idaho comes in. The Gem State is still largely wild, rugged, and mostly left alone, while tourists flood the bigger names nearby: the […]
Uncategorized Sun Valley Lodge & Spa For nearly 80 years the Sun Valley Lodge has been recognized as an icon of architecture, hospitality and comfort in the Wood River Valley. Last September the Lodge was closed and a total renovation was undertaken. Last week we got a tour of the remodeled facility and new spa, which is set to open to the […]
Uncategorized Want a Green Card? Invest in Real Estate Like many of her fellow classmates at New York University, Yanchu Zhao has a busy schedule. A college junior, she has a double major in economics and journalism, and juggles classes, an internship and life with roommates in a rental near Herald Square. But unlike many of her fellow classmates, Ms. Zhao came to the […]
Uncategorized Forbes Lists Ketchum And Sun Valley In Top 10 American Ski Towns Ketchum, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KSVT-TV ) – Forbes has listed Ketchum and Sun Valley as one of the ten best American ski towns. The list was recently revealed on forbes.com. Other towns on the list include Aspen, Breckenridge, and Park City. The article says the best ski towns offer an alternative atmosphere that complements the resorts […]
Uncategorized Windermere Real Estate’s Market Review We are pleased to announce the 15th anniversary edition of Windermere Real Estate’s Market Review, which has earned its reputation as one of the most accurate sources for data on the Blaine County housing market, is now available for distribution.  Please let us know if you would like the four-color glossy publication or the electronic […]
Uncategorized Windermere Loft Opens! Windermere Real Estate/Sun Valley LLC is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of the new Windermere Loft, located at 491 Sun Valley Road in Ketchum. Windermere becomes the third tenant in the building, which is owned by the Ketchum Urban Renewal Agency. The anchor tenant in the building is Starbucks Coffee. The brokerage will also […]
Uncategorized New Ketchum Hotel Is A Go After months of speculation, the Colorado-based Aspen Skiing Co. closed Monday, Dec. 29, on a downtown Ketchum property earmarked for the Bald Mountain Lodge. The property and rights to the approved project were purchased from Bald Mountain LLC, a Seattle-based development group. The parcel is located on the southern end of Main Street, occupying an […]
Uncategorized Snow Sports Sun Valley Ranked the 4th Best Ski Resort by Ski Magazine and one of Powder Magazine's Top 8 Ski Towns, Sun Valley is where it all began and continues to thrive under the radar today.  Bald Mountain's 3,400 vertical feet of fall line terrain is complimented by the region's limitless backcountry access that gives the area the […]
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Uncategorized Windermere Loft Windermere Real Estate/Sun Valley LLC is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of the new Windermere Loft, located at 491 Sun Valley Road in Ketchum.   Windermere becomes the third tenant in the building, which is owned by the Ketchum Urban Renewal Agency. The anchor tenant in the building is Starbucks Coffee. The brokerage will […]
Uncategorized Ski Magazine Selects Sun Valley as One of Top 3 Ski Resorts in North America We are so proud to announce that Sun Valley was just ranked among the top 3 best ski resorts in North America by Ski Magazine! Read what Ski Magazine had to say about Bald Mountain below: When visiting Sun Valley, one tends to get caught up in the history (it’s No. 2 in Character), especially […]
Uncategorized Trailing of the Sheep Festival 2014 The Trailing of the Sheep Festival was started in 1996 in response to the rapid loss of farms and ranches and the rapid growth in the Wood River Valley. The Festival preserves the stories and colorful history of sheep ranchers and herders, celebrates the rich cultures of the past and present and entertains and educates […]
Uncategorized Hailey Top Ten for Livability Photo courtesy of Livability.com Hailey has been named a Top 10 Small Town in 2014 by Livability.com, a national website that ranks quality of life and travel amenities of America’s small to mid-sized cities.      For this list of cities, editors started by looking at cities with populations under 20,000, then dug into statistics such […]
Uncategorized Interesting Trends Appear in 1st Quarter Blaine County Real Estate Statistics Looking at the most recent statistics for Blaine County real estate sales, a number of interesting trends appeared in the first quarter of 2014. The most notable news items appear to be the return of the luxury real estate buyer in the Sun Valley resort area. In 2013, there were 13 sales in excess of […]