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What is Teton Valley’s Style?

June 27, 2016 By Tayson Rockefeller Leave a Comment

Alright, most of us familiar with the area already know that Teton Valley’s established architectural “style” is a blend of log home/cabin style homes, ranchers, old craftsman style farm homes, condos and town homes. Not a whole lot of art deco or pueblo style homes around here. The recent growth spurt in the mid 2000’s produced a huge number of homes, almost all of them ranch style 1 or 2 level, cedar sided, dark brown homes. Kudos to those who threw a little flare into the mix with exiting colors and roof lines.

A decade later, we are starting to see some new construction. This time, 90% of them aren’t ranch style. I am seeing an increasing number of “modern” and industrial style homes. Interior preferences are changing too. Simplistic, open, light, bright, grey, steel, concrete. We are going to see more of this in years to come.

So, how important is it to be “keeping up with the Joneses” on all of this? Should we be remodeling our homes that were perfectly fine 5 years ago, or should we leave it alone and see what the trends are 10 years from now? Should we leave the rustic cabins as rustic cabins, or should we be modernizing and progressing? Below are a few examples of recent styles, all currently listed. Is Teton Valley on the right track?

3702 Bear Creek Rd. Driggs, ID

Built in 2002 before the “boom” this home has a great exterior living area. Inside it has a fresh modern appearance. Does it work?

3702 Bear Creek OUT

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7285 Pine Tree Rd. Victor, ID

1985 Outside, 1985 Inside. The kitchen was freshened up, but this home remains as it was intended to be. Leave it alone?

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805 Sharp Tail Ct. Driggs, ID

Here’s an example of 2015 construction with a modern twist including a shed style porch to match the newest trends. Will it stay in style?

805 Sharp Tail OUT 805 Sharp Tail IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5420 S 2000 W Victor, ID

OK, so this one isn’t actually an active listing, but it was recently sold. It does display the newest trends in modern style (even though it’s several years old) Will this style be around 20 years from now like Teton Valley’s log cabin has been?

5420 S 2000 W OUT

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1955 Falcon Ln. Driggs, ID

Located in an airport community, this home does not have to conform to anything else. It’s a good example of a modern interior design, with some real architecture outside.

1955 Falcon OUT 1955 Falcon IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

6176 Fox Meadows Dr. Victor, ID 83455

This is a great example of the height of the market’s ranch, open style home. It was nicely finished then, and retains desirability today. Do you agree?

6176 Fox Meadows OUT 6176 Fox Meadows IN

May ’16 Market Stats

June 8, 2016 By Tayson Rockefeller Leave a Comment

Pretty BIG jump over April ’15, check it out!

May '16 Teton Board of Realtors Market Stats

Deal of the Week

May 23, 2016 By Tayson Rockefeller Leave a Comment

251 E Wallace Ave.

In-town Driggs city lot, this parcel has a high “walkability” score.

Why it’s a good deal:

It’s not so much that it’s a “good deal” at 58k for just .28 acres. It does however check boxes that other lots can’t. In-town, no cc&r’s, ability for a duplex, no size requirement, trees in the backyard area. Check.

How much?

Just reduced, $58,000.

How quick will it sell?

I’m not sure. It’s going to take a buyer that recognizes the in-town value.

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HOA’s & Rental Restrictions

May 17, 2016 By Tayson Rockefeller Leave a Comment

Driggs ID HOAIf any of you read the local paper, or follow social media etc. here in Teton Valley, you probably remember the drama with a Condo Homeowner’s Association in Driggs, ID that made the decision to require landowners and property managers to restrict long-term rentals (longer than 30 days) to “single family” use. That association later defined single family as:

(In an email to TVRManagement & other local property management firms dated January 5th, 2016) “Tenant” is defined as a single person, or a couple living together as a family, regardless of gender. The other occupants may include the child or children of the “Tenant.” Occupancy of each rental unit will be restricted to a maximum of six (6) persons. No subletting shall be permitted. All other provisions in Section 8 of the Amended Rules and Regulations shall remain in full force and effect.

Many of us tried to make an argument that the HOA was in a violation of the Fair Housing Act, but remember the protected classes under the act are race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin. This does not include marital status or sexual orientation – however you will note “regardless of gender” in the above definition, which was a product of another issue which arose during the HOA’s – successful – eviction of all tenants that did not meet the strict guidelines above.

As mentioned above, that homeowner’s association was successful in evicting all tenants in violation based on their own definition, mostly due to threats of immediate action for hefty fines and liens. That sparked me to write a post on HOA Fines and the procedures HOA’s must follow.

Read the story here: Can Homeowner’s Assosiations fine me for violations?

THEN – (and rather ironically) Idaho Legislature amended the bill where I derived the information for the above article, House Bill 511 to go on to state:

(3) No homeowner’s association may add, amend or enforce any covenant, condition or restriction in such a way that limits or prohibits the rental, for any amount of time, of any property, land or structure thereon within the jurisdiction of the homeowner’s association, unless expressly agreed to in writing at the time of such addition or amendment by the owner of the affected property. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the enforcement of valid covenants, conditions or restrictions limiting a property owner’s right to transfer his interest in land or the structures thereon so long as that covenant, condition or restriction applied to the property at the time the homeowner acquired his interest in the property.

With the above said, the HOA in this example in Driggs will probably keep the rule in effect stating that it was passed by the board prior to the amendment of this bill- whether that’s legal or not. In fact, the original amendment was passed by a board majority vote based on the board’s authority to do so… meaning there is a separate statement in the bylaws authorizing the board to make amendments without approval of the owners as stated in the bylaws. I am sure this statement was meant to be used in an emergency situation (authorizing emergency repair work without consent of the owners) and not for purposes described above, but I digress.

I am sure the situation with this particular HOA will work itself out. Despite my posts about HOA’s, they are not evil. They are created with a necessary purpose, and operated on a voluntary basis. Most of the time, (99% of the time) for good, genuine reasons. At least we know these situations happen elsewhere, and are gaining attention.

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