Market Insights
From market data and investment strategy to lifestyle guides and local intel — everything you need to buy, sell, or invest smarter in the Wood River Valley.
Market Update
Buyers signed contracts on 49 homes, down from 56 a year ago, after one level week. Homes sold fell 28%. Plus: Ketchum takes over 76 community housing homes from the Blaine County Housing Authority.
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Buyers signed contracts on 51 homes, up from 50 a year ago, after five weeks behind. Homes sold fell 17% because sales trail contracts by a month or two. Plus: a new six-unit building gets positive feedback in Ketchum.
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Ketchum and Sun Valley have fewer homes for sale than a year ago, while Hailey and Bellevue have more. Sales held even at 51, but buyers signed 12% fewer contracts. Plus: Bellevue floats four-story downtown zoning.
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Condo buyers kept signing last month while house sales fell 17%. Ketchum condos are up 13% and Sun Valley condos up 18%. Plus: Bellevue takes a first look at a 439-home annexation.
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$91 million changed hands last month, up 19% — on 2% fewer homes sold. Prices rose while buyers signed 10% fewer contracts, a third straight week. Plus: Bellevue’s sewer plant comes back online.
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Sixty-three homes sold last month, up 11%. But buyers signed 5% fewer new contracts, and those are November’s sales. Plus: Blaine Crossing returns to Hailey, and Oktoberfest hits Champions Meadow.
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Home sales caught up to last year — 59 sold, up 2%. But buyers signed 8% fewer new contracts, and over three months that gap is 12%. The sales column looks healthy; the pipeline behind it is thinner.
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Home sales fell 27% last month while 14% more buyers signed contracts. Both are true — it takes one to two months to go from signed contract to keys, so last month’s sales were June and July decisions.
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Hailey wrote 24 contracts in the last 30 days against 9 a year ago, while Ketchum wrote 15 — flat year over year. Ketchum closed 8 homes to last year’s 17. The Wood River Valley’s demand moved down-valley.
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Twenty-one homes went under contract this week — up 50% in seven days and 62% above the same week last year, the strongest demand week of the summer. Ketchum single-family closed at 100% of list while Hailey inventory climbed 73%.
Lodging & Tourism Data
Sun Valley hit 67.4% occupancy at a $467 nightly rate, beating the West region on both. But room nights sold fell 2% — occupancy rose because rentable inventory shrank faster than demand did, for the ninth month running.
Market Update
Sun Valley’s average sale price jumped 75% this week to $3.28M — but a single $6.8M Ketchum condo closing is doing nearly all of that work. Only seven homes closed, the fewest of the summer, while new listings jumped 42%.
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Eleven homes closed this week — nearly double the six that closed the week before — while new listings fell 43%. The median sale price jumped 150% in seven days, to $2.1M.
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New listings collapsed 52% year over year and Sun Valley active inventory fell to four homes in June. Ketchum townhouse prices jumped 152%. Here’s what a market this tight means for buyers, sellers, and investors.
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The average sale price nearly tripled to $3.95M this week — but only 6 homes closed, the fewest in a month, and it’s a handful of high-end single-family sales skewing the number. Under-contract activity fell 42% in seven days.
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Buyer demand just flipped positive year over year — 17 homes under contract, up 42% in a single week and above last July’s pace for the first time since spring. Six condos closed at 100% of list averaging $1.97M.
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Thirteen homes closed last week — the best sales week of the summer, up 117% year over year. New listings fell 48% in the post-July 4th lull, keeping inventory flat despite strong closings.
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Under-contract activity dropped 58% year over year, but 11 homes closed at a $2.04M average — 96% of list. Inventory sits 21% below last July with no supply surge in sight.
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Eleven homes closed in the Wood River Valley last week averaging $1.76 million — up 183% year over year. Inventory sits 24% below last June with no supply surge in sight.
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18 homes went under contract this week — more than double last week, and 80% above last year. Buyer demand surged 157% week over week while inventory remains 22% below last summer.
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14 homes closed this week for $27.3M — up 133% year over year. New listings hit their lowest point in months while closings surged. Here's what the data says about where Sun Valley stands right now.
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Nine homes closed this week for $24.3M — sold volume up 73% year over year and median price up 52% to $1.55M. Here's what the closings say about where this market stands.
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Buyer demand just doubled year over year — and inventory keeps shrinking. 15 homes under contract (up 114% YoY), a $10,995,000 Sun Valley close, and $16.4M in total sold volume. Here's what the data says.
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Seventeen homes went under contract in the Wood River Valley this week — up 89% year-over-year and 70% week-over-week. Inventory keeps shrinking while demand accelerates. Here's what the data shows.
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Just 3 homes closed in the Wood River Valley this week — averaging nearly $2.83M each. Inventory sits 13% below last spring and under-contract activity holds steady. Here's what the data actually says.
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Under-contract activity is up 67%, inventory is down 21% year-over-year, and buyer demand is accelerating as spring deepens. Here's what this week's flexMLS data reveals about the Wood River Valley market.
Sun Valley Lifestyle
World-class skiing, summer festivals, fly fishing at dawn. Sun Valley is more than a destination — it's a decision that changes how you live.
Market Update
Inventory is tightening, days-on-market are shrinking, and Sun Valley continues to attract buyers from major metros. Here's what the latest Blaine County data means for buyers and sellers in 2026.
Land & Rural Property
Bellevue and the lower valley offer something increasingly rare: acreage, mountain views, and genuine value — with the whole Sun Valley market at your doorstep.
Buyer's Guide
Thinking of renting your Ketchum property short-term? Permit requirements vary by zone and property type. Here's how to buy smart and stay compliant.
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