Park City Real Estate News

2012 1ST QUARTER STATISTICS

By Park City Board of Realtors

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Park City, Utah –The highlight for the first quarter of 2012, as reported by the Park City Board of REALTORS®, is that the median sales price for vacant land and condos, in all areas, has gone up. The median sold price for condos went from $335,000 in the first quarter of 2011 to $401,628 for quarter one in 2012. Vacant land also saw a rise in median sold price from $134,500 in 2011 up to $200,000 in 2012. The overall sales dollar volume for quarter one, however, came in at $235 million, down from the first quarter of 2011 when overall sales topped $254 million. The total number of sales is also lower for the first quarter of 2012, with 338 sold properties,…

Realtor.com recently ranked Salt Lake City No. 6 in the nation for “The Best Cities to Buy a Home Right Now.” Forbes reported on the study and stated there were a number of factors that played a part in determining how each city was evaluated and ranked.

Salt Lake received high marks for improved inventory levels, list prices and employment. Inventory is down 31 percent compared to last year, and the median list price is up 5.5 percent from last year at $195,000. The unemployment rate for Salt Lake is currently 5.9 percent. Unemployment rates, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, were factored into the rankings since jobs are a leading indicator of housing demand.

Park City, Utah, just 35 minutes up Parleys canyon is a nearby alternative to living in…

After 5 years of decreasing prices, and seeing some great buys come and go, we are noticing some significant changes in our market. The major changes are Declining Inventory and Multiple Offers. For a while now we have been talking a lot about trying to recognize if we are at the bottom of the market. We have known, or had a strong feeling that we were there, but pin-pointing it is tough. Often you cannot truly identify the bottom until you have passed it. We are now starting to see the Pendulum beginning to swing to the other direction.

Declining Inventory
There simply is less to choose from now in our market. Many of the distressed properties have been bought up, and many of the low priced "deals" also have been sold. Don't worry, there are still…

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Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC today announced that Morris & Fyrwald Sotheby’s International Realty in Aspen and Carbondale, Colo., has combined with Chaffin Light Real Estate in Aspen, Snowmass Village and Basalt, and now will operate as Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s International Realty.

Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s International Realty will serve the entire Roaring Fork Valley from Aspen/Snowmass to Glenwood Springs. Mark Overstreet serves as president of the new company and will report to a management board of Ernie Fyrwald, Andrew Light, Craig Morris and Garrett…

Real Estate Market Fundamentals - Recognizing The Buyer's Market "Sweet Spot"

Nobody Buys in A Buyers Market!
Why is it that when we are in a Seller's Market, buyers line up and compete with each other to buy with multiple offers trying to out bid each other, but once we are finally in a Buyer's Market, the buyers won't buy? In the Buyer's Market everyone is frozen with fear. They are watching and waiting, and watching and waiting for some signal that we are in the absolute bottom point of the bottom of the market. But guess what, no one rings a bell once we hit the bottom. There is no memo sent out to potential buyers, there is no breaking news forecast, there is no alarm sounding off. So how do buyers know when we are truly at the bottom of the…

It's still a Buyer's Market but the inventory is going fast.

Real estate sales in Park City surpassed the billion dollar mark for the seventh time in 2011. Year-end statistics from the Park City Board ofREALTORS® show an overall sales dollar volume of $1,077,426,368, up 6% from $1,013,432,555 for 2010. The number of sales continue to trend upward with 1,662 closed sales for 2011, up 17% from the 1,418 closed sales in 2010 and up 32% from the 1,131 sales in 2009.

Inventory levels have decreased since last year, with about 2,300 properties listed for sale compared to about 2,750 in 2010, a 13% decrease. Sales activity remains strong, which can be attributed to the reduced home, condominium and vacant land prices and the positive economic conditions in…

Park City 2011 End of Year Stats

Below are some quick snapshots of the Park City real estate market comparing 2011 end of year numbers with the previous year. Also compares the overall price decrease from the height of the market in 2007. We will soon have a more detailed report once we complete our End of Year Statistics Report with the Park City Board of Realtors statistics committee.

When we first ran these numbers for this article, we were surprised by the huge amount of decrease in our Park City real estate 2011 median sold prices from the 2007 median sold prices. The amount of decrease is astonishing. Activity sure has been up since the slower years of 2008 and 2009, and here you can see why. With these lower prices on ski homes and condos, we are…

Recently, I had a client ask about our amounts of listed inventory for sale in the Park City real estate market. He stated that "I was reading there are well over 3 years of unsold inventory for 2 million plus homes in Park City?" I was not exactly sure on that statistic as actual fact, nor could I quickly or confidently dispute it. Nor should I without having the data to verify the information. So, I took some time to pull up the real data (a.k.a. FACTS) and compiled the information below. This study produced interesting facts, but more so it showed just how misinformed many of our educated real estate buyers are.

I found it quite interesting that he was thinking we had over 3 years of inventory for homes over $2 million, when in reality it was less than…

In a continuing effort to meet the desires of both buyers and guests, the developers of St. Regis have created an elegant and inviting Executive Condominium Suite. The original 1920 square foot floor plan included three bedroom suites, powder room and standard parlor, kitchen and semi-formal dining. The newly completed condominium has been re-configured into an oversized gracious living room, expanded dining area, kitchen and foyer, reminiscent of the St. Regis Deer Valley's spacious and exclusive Residences on the top four floors. The living room features include chestnut hardwood flooring, oversized stone fireplace, built-in cabinetry and double sets of sliding glass doors opening onto exterior patios or balconies. In addition, there are two large…

Real Estate Update for the Waldorf Astoria Park City and Canyons Ski Resort

Pricing at the Waldorf Astoria has seen downwardly adjusted List Pricing by about 20% from Average of $970 price per square foot to $775 price per square foot. (Low of $716psf and High of $823psf) Along with developer product there are currently 3 Re-Sales Available - A 1 bedroom and Two 2 Bedrooms) A BONUS of Two Ski Passes to Canyons for first Three Years of Ownership.

Waldorf Astoria Hotel Improvements for 2011 (fully funded by Talisker – Estimated Cost at $2million): NEW Restaurant ‘CRAVE’ Espresso Bar and Deli. NEW Gift Shop ‘Palette’ offers Luxury Clothing, Ski Gear, Gifts and Sundries. NEW Après Ski Bar ‘Scoop’ serves Hot Drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic),…