Stephen Koch

Below are several photos I shot, with my 1.3 megapixel mobile phone, over the past several months. I am happy to finally share them here.

Enjoy!

The Jackson Hole Real Estate Scoreboard is an overview of the past week’s MLS real estate sales, including - type of sales (residential, commercial, building site/land, multi-family and farm and ranch) price, top sale price, number of pending sales and number of days listings have been on the market. Additional information is the current inventory, with number of active listings, listing inventory dollar amount, average list price and average number of days listings have been on the market.

Also included to empower you is this same information for the prior year and the prior year to that.

I hope you find this information helpful. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance to you regarding Jackson Hole and/or Jackson Hole Real Estate.

Stephen Koch

Mountain Property Sales Specialist
Art Hazen Real Estate, LLC
stephen@stephenkoch.com
307.699.0202

JACKSON HOLE REAL ESTATE SCOREBOARD

Jackson Hole…Teton County, Wyoming

Week of 6/21/09 to 6/27/09

Total # of Sales: 0
Week’s top sale: $0.00
Properties Currently Pending: 53
Properties Pending Last Week: 51

Residential # of Sales: 0
Average Residential Sold Price: $0.00
Building Site # of Sales: 0
Average Building Site Sold Price: $0.00
Multi-Family # of Sales: 0
Average Multi-Family Sold Price: $0.00
Farm & Ranch # of Sales: 0
Average Farm & Ranch Sold Price: $0.00
Commercial # of Sales: 0
Average commercial Sold Price: $0.00

Last 12 Months (6/27/08 to 6/26/09)

Number of Sales: 198
Average Days on Market: 161
List Price Volume Sold: $365,473,758
Median List Price Sold: $995,000
Average List Price Sold: $1,845,827

12 Months a Year Ago (6/27/07 to 6/26/08)

Number of Sales: 461
Average Days on Market: 144
List Price Volume Sold: $766,084,935
Median List Price Sold: $997,000
Average List Price Sold: $1,661,789

Current Inventory

Active Listings: 905
Listing Inventory Dollars: $2,202,095,751
Average List Price: $2,433,254
Average Days on Market: 212

The weekly Jackson Hole Real Estate Scoreboard is provided as a courtesy of Art Hazen Real Estate, LLC.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about or interest in the Jackson Hole Lifestyle or Jackson Hole Real Estate.

Stephen Koch

Mountain Property Sales Specialist
Art Hazen Real Estate, LLC
307.699.0202
stephen@stephenkoch.com
www.jhrealestate.com

While most visitors to Jackson Hole do not suffer any medical problems from their visit to our high altitude, I hope the following information will help you have a safer and more enjoyable vacation to Jackson Hole.

ALTITUDE EFFECTS ON PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL PROBLEMS

The reduced amount of oxygen at altitude may have adverse effects on preexisting medical problems. New or increased symptoms such as shortness of breath and a rapid pulse may occur with heart and lung problems. Blood pressure may increase transiently and some may develop swelling in their feet and ankles. There are no easy guidelines for when medical assistance is necessary in these circumstances, but if you feel you need assistance call Dr. Bruce Hayse at 307-733-6700. His office is conveniently located at 269 West Broadway in Downtown Jackson.

DEHYDRATION

Dehydration occurs much more frequently in Jackson Hole than at lower elevations because our relative humidity is very low. Dehydration can sap one’s energy, cause headaches and effect athletic performance. The best rule of thumb is to drink enough fluid to cause the need to urinate every three hours. Take frequent water or fluid breaks during vigorous activities such as snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking, hiking and mountaineering.

ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS

Acute Mountain Sickness or AMS is a syndrome which can range from mild headaches to an incapacitating illness. Although it generally occurs when one sleeps at altitude above 8,000 feet, about 5% of Jackson Hole’s visitors will develop some symptoms. Frequent symptoms are headache, nausea, insomnia, fatigue, lack of appetite and light-headedness. Generally symptoms will improve with rest and fluids over 24 to 48 hours. There is a prescription medicine called Diamox which can help prevent AMS and other medications for symptomatic relief. Alcohol, tranquilizers, sleep medication and antihistamines may make Acute Mountain Sickness worse. Consult with a physician before using any of these drugs when suffering from AMS. AMS can progress into a much more serious illness known as High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE). This medical emergency is heralded by an incapacitating headache, neurological symptoms such as a “drunken” gait, and may proceed to a coma. Prompt emergency help is critical with HACE.

FROSTBITE

Frostbite is the actual freezing of the skin and underlying tissue. The most frequent areas affected are the fingers, toes, nose and cheeks. Frostbitten areas initially look white and then turn red. A purple hue to the skin usually means a more severe freezing problem. Most frostbitten extremities tingle or feel numb initially and hurt with rewarming. Seek medical attention if you suspect frostbite.

SUNBURN

High Altitude predisposes one to sunburn and snow blindness (sunburn of the eyes) because there is less atmosphere to filter out ultraviolet rays. Sun block / Sunscreen is mandatory for those with sensitive skin and should be used by all to prevent discomfort and aging effects of sunburn. In addition, sunscreen helps protect from the possible increased risk of skin cancer caused by excessive sun exposure. In winter as well as summer, wide - brimmed hats will help protect sensitive ear and exposed scalps. Snow blindness is prevented by wearing UV filtering sunglasses. Side panels which block reflected light are also helpful when on snow and water.

NOSE BLEEDS

Nose bleeds will also occure more frequently in Jackson Hole due to the dry air, perticularly in the early mornings. Using a vaporizer, Vaseline and avoiding colds will help prevent this problem. If a bleed occurs, pinching the nose for 5 to 10 minutes will usually stop the bleeding. If it does not stop, contact Dr. Bruce Hayse at 307-733-6700.

ALCOHOL

The effects of alcohol and other drugs are dramatically increased at altitude. At Jackson Hole’s elevation of 6,200 to 6,400 feet above sea level, the effect of alcohol will be approximately double for the seal level inhabitant. Also, hangovers will be worse at altitude. If you are going to consume alcohol, do it responsibly and drink plenty of water too!

This gorgeous Wyoming mountain retreat features 160 acres of rolling hills, mature trees, BLM access, abundant wildlife and spectacular views - and only 45 miles from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Horses allowed. Pristine beauty at its best!

Follow this link to see the page:

160 Acres Near Jackson Hole for Under $5,000/Acre

This link will no longer be available after 7/22/2009.

Please contact me if I can be of service to you with Jackson Hole Real Estate or Jackson Hole information.

Stephen Koch

Mountain Property Sales Specialist
Art Hazen Real Estate LLC
www.jhrealestate.com
307-699-0202

The Jackson Hole Real Estate Scoreboard is an overview of the past week’s MLS real estate sales, including - type of sales (residential, commercial, building site/land, multi-family and farm and ranch) price, top sale price, number of pending sales and number of days listings have been on the market. Also included is the current inventory, with number of active listings, listing inventory dollar amount, average list price and average number of days listings have been on the market.

Also included to empower you is this same information for the prior year and the prior year to that.

I hope you find this information helpful. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance to you regarding Jackson Hole and/or Jackson Hole Real Estate.

Stephen Koch

Mountain Property Sales Specialist
Art Hazen Real Estate, LLC
stephen@stephenkoch.com
307.699.0202

JACKSON HOLE REAL ESTATE SCOREBOARD

Week of June 14, 2009 to June 20, 2009

Total # of Sales 4
Week’s top sale $995,000

Properties Currently Pending: 51
Properties Pending Last Week: 50

Residential # of Sales 4 Avg Sold Price $674,750
Building Site # of Sales 0 Avg Sold Price $0.00
Multi-Family # of Sales 0 Avg Sold Price $0.00
Farm & Ranch # of Sales 0 Avg Sold Price $0.00
Commercial # of Sales 0 Avg Sold Price $0.00

Activity for June 20, 2008 to June 19, 2009

Number of Sales: 203
Average Days on Market: 164
List Price Volume Sold: $376,345,758
Median List Price Sold: $1,095,000
Average List Price Sold: $1,835,919

12 Months a Year Ago June 20, 2007 to June 19, 2008

Number of Sales: 471
Average Days on Market: 145
List Price Volume Sold: $778,907,935
Median List Price Sold: $998,000
Average List Price Sold: $1,653,732

Current Inventory

Active Listings: 878
Listing Inventory Dollars: $2,148,568,801
Average List Price: $2,447,117
Average Days on Market: 212

The weekly Jackson Hole Real Estate Scoreboard is provided as a courtesy by Art Hazen Real Estate, LLC.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about or interest in Jackson Hole Real Estate.

Stephen Koch

Mountain Property Sales Specialist
Art Hazen Real Estate, LLC
307.699.0202
stephen@stephenkoch.com
www.jhrealestate.com

This is a short video of Kim Young and me doing part of our Mountain Athlete workout (see below video for workout) today. I enjoyed having Kim to workout with. She works hard and is a talented and dedicated athlete. Additional comments that I sent to Rob Shaul, my Coach and the main man at Mountain Athlete are below.

If you are interested in strength training for your sport, whatever sport, check out Rob’s Blog at www.mtnathlete.com. He takes your questions about your sports and answers them. If he can’t answer them, he finds the answer from someone in his vast network.

Mountain Athlete (www.mtnathlete.com) recently opened up shop in Boulder, CO and is being headed up by Connie Sciolino, a smart, strong and outstanding coach with a strong medical background, who is married to a derelict and friend of mine…Tom (who has climbed the North Face of the Eiger!). So if you are in the Denver or Boulder area and looking for a different way to train or get stronger, go watch a session and see if you think it is for you! I love it!

“Kick in the Nuts, III”

10 Rounds
30 second hang
30 second burpees (If the athlete doesn’t get at least 8x, add a round)

10 Rounds
1 minute System Board Crimps
1 minute plank walk up

10 Rounds
1 mintute HIT Strip
Run 200m

Comments:

More brutal work for my climbers. I’m working to get them to the wall/system board/hang, etc., breathing hard.

Here’s what Stephen Koch had to say about “Kick in the Nuts III” -

“Thank you for today’s workout. I liked how it combined heart thumping cardio with hand and forearm training.

“During the latter rounds of the warm up I could hear my heart pumping after the burpees as I was on the hang board, and it was intense to hang on towards the end of the minute during the last two rounds.

“The crimp workout was absolutely perfect duration and intensity for me. I was very near failure at 50 seconds of the 10th round. And the planks were really wicked, especially the first couple rounds until warmed up!

“As you know I pretty much only run at Mountain Athlete due to all of my knee injuries. But I enjoyed the quick burst of a run around the building, into the sunshine and was able to push it throughout the 10 laps. The HIT strip was more mental than anything. I was thinking I needed to get on the system board until you said to just try, which I did. Thanks for that. It worked out well and I found my groove in the third or fourth round of the ten. It was intense jumping immediately from the run (running all the way to the HIT strips) onto the HIT strips. My blood was flowing nicely, to say the least!

“I find getting immediately into the next exercise without thinking about it or waiting for the clock to hit the next 5 or 10 second mark is better training, both physically but especially mentally. At some point I would like to do one of the timed workouts with Curtis P’s, where jumping immediately into the next exercise is very helpful for a lower time. Again…good mental training.

“Well, we finally have mostly clear skies and sunshine today for the first time in a month! So I look forward to a mountain bike ride later today, after the trails dry out.

“Thanks for the great workouts Coach!

- sk

The Jackson Hole Real Estate Scoreboard is an overview of the past week’s MLS real estate sales, including - type of sales (residential, commercial, building site/land, multi-family and farm and ranch) price, top sale price, number of pending sales and number of days listings have been on the market.  Also included is the current inventory, with number of active listings, listing inventory dollar amount, average list price and average number of days listings have been on the market.

Also included to empower you is this same information for the prior year - June, 2008 to June, 2009 and the prior year to that, June 2007 to June 2008.

I hope you find this information helpful. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance to you regarding Jackson Hole and/or Jackson Hole Real Estate.

Stephen Koch

Mountain Property Sales Specialist

Art Hazen Real Estate, LLC

stephen@stephenkoch.com

307.699.0202

JACKSON HOLE REAL ESTATE SCOREBOARD

Jackson Hole / Teton County, Wyoming

Week of 6/7/09 to 6/13/09

Total # of Sales: 2

Week’s top sale:  $820,575

Properties Currently Pending: 50

Properties Pending Last Week: 50

Residential:                 # of Sales 1   Avg Sold Price $600,000

Building Site:               # of Sales 1   Avg Sold Price $820,575

Multi-Family:               # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Farm & Ranch:            # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Commercial:               # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Last 12 Months (6/13/08 to 6/12/09)

Number of Sales:                             209

Days on Market:                               162

List Price Volume Sold:                  $383,649,258

Median List Price Sold:                   $1,095,000

Average List Price Sold:                 $1,835,642

12 Months a Year Ago (6/13/07 to 6/12/08)

Number of Sales:                             472

Days on Market:                               145

List Price Volume Sold:                  $781,318,185

Median List Price Sold:                   $995,000

Average List Price Sold:                 $1,655,335

Current Inventory

Active Listings:                                  864

Listing Inventory Dollars:              $2,107,513,772

Average List Price:                           $2,439,252

Average Days on Market:             210

The weekly Jackson Hole Real Estate Scoreboard is provided as a courtesy by Art Hazen Real Estate, LLC.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about or interest in Jackson Hole Real Estate.

Sincerely,

Stephen Koch

Mountain Property Sales Specialist

Art Hazen Real Estate, LLC

307.699.0202

stephen@stephenkoch.com

www.jhrealestate.com

Today, June 7th, is one of the most important in the entire Tibetan Buddhist calendar.

This whole lunar month is called Saka Dawa.  It is the special month in which the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana all occur. In particular, the full moon day, or 15th day (June 7th), marks one of the holiest days in all of Tibetan Buddhism.  It is the day of the Buddha’s Enlightenment and parting into Nirvana.

It is auspicious to perform meritorious activities on this specific day. The merit generated from these virtuous activities increases 100,000-fold on this day in Saka Dawa.

It is a good day to commit to some extra practice, or to put up prayer flags, or to perform any meritorious act.  Even making conscious wishes for the benefit of all sentient beings can have tremendous benefit.

Here is a suggestion for meritorious thoughts on this day:

• May all sentient beings be happy, peaceful and healthy.
• May all sentient beings have ease of being.
  
• May all sentient beings be free from inner and outer harm.
• May all sentient beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.

Warmly,

Stephen Koch

Things are starting to heat up with more sales each week for the past few weeks! Let me know if you have any interest in Jackson Hole or Jackson Hole real estate.

Jackson Hole…Teton County, Wyoming

Week of 5/24/09 to 5/30/09

Total # of Sales 6  Week’s top sale  $1,145,000

Properties Currently Pending: 54

Properties Pending Last Week: 58

Residential                  # of Sales 6   Avg Sold Price $843,167

Building Site               # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Multi-Family               # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Farm & Ranch            # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Commercial                # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Last 12 Months (5/30/08 to 5/29/09)

Number of Sales:                             212

Days on Market:                               162

List Price Volume Sold:                  $387,892,183

Median List Price Sold:                   $1,100,000

Average List Price Sold:                 $1,829,680

12 Months a Year Ago (5/30/07 to 5/29/08)

Number of Sales:                             499

Days on Market:                               145

List Price Volume Sold:                  $811,636,080

Median List Price Sold:                   $989,000

Average List Price Sold:                 $1,626,525

Current Inventory

Active Listings:                                  814

Listing Inventory Dollars:              $1,990,192,507

Average List Price:                           $2,444,953

Average Days on Market:             215

Victor & Driggs, Idaho

Week of 5/24/09 to 5/30/09

Total # of Sales:  4  Week’s top sale  $325,000

Properties Currently Pending: 33

Properties Pending Last Week: 32

Residential                          # of Sales 3  Avg Sold Price $254,833

Building Site                       # of Sales 1  Avg Sold Price $70,000

Multi-Family                       # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Farm & Ranch                    # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Commercial                        # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Last 12 Months (5/30/08 to 5/29/09)

Number of Sales:                             150

Days on Market:                               236

List Price Volume Sold:                  $56,663,258

Median List Price Sold:                   $254,000

Average List Price Sold:                 $377,755

12 Months a Year Ago (5/30/07 to 5/29/08)

Number of Sales:                             461

Days on Market:                               212

List Price Volume Sold:                  $148,972,485

Median List Price Sold:                   $274,000

Average List Price Sold:                 $323,150

Current Inventory

Active Listings:                                  1189

Listing Inventory Dollars:              $472,753,277

Average List Price:                           $397,605

Average Days on Market:             368

Star Valley/Lincoln County, Wyoming

Week of 5/24/09 to 5/30/09

Total # of Sales:  1  Week’s top sale  $389,000

Properties Currently Pending: 33

Properties Pending Last Week: 32

Residential                          # of Sales 1  Avg Sold Price $389,000

Building Site                       # of Sales 0  Avg Sold Price $0.00

Multi-Family                       # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Farm & Ranch                    # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Commercial                        # of Sales 0   Avg Sold Price $0.00

Last 12 Months (5/30/08 to 5/29/09)

Number of Sales:                             204

Days on Market:                               188

List Price Volume Sold:                  $52,680,364

Median List Price Sold:                   $227,900

Average List Price Sold:                 $258,237

12 Months a Year Ago (5/30/07 to 5/29/08)

Number of Sales:                             395

Days on Market:                               174

List Price Volume Sold:                  $119,894,584

Median List Price Sold:                   $229,500

Average List Price Sold:                 $303,530

Current Inventory

Active Listings:                                  1015

Listing Inventory Dollars:              $413,548,368

Average List Price:                           $407,436

Average Days on Market:             293

Provided as a service of Art Hazen Real Estate LLC

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Stephen Koch

Art Hazen Real Estate LLC

stephen@stephenkoch.com

307.699.0202