Home sales surge in Idaho resort towns as buyers seek open spaces in COVID-19 pandemic
John Sowell, Idaho Statesman
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Sales of high-end homes in Idaho resort towns have spiked as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Families living in large cities are looking to buy second homes in more rural areas, such as Teton Valley and Coeur d’Alene. | BY DAVID CARACCIO
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – Harmon Kong planned to take his wife, Lea, to Europe this year to celebrate the couple’s 25th anniversary. He already had airline and hotel reservations for Italy when the coronavirus pandemic hit, and they were unable to travel overseas.