Park City, Utah - October 24, 2013 – Park City real estate is building momentum in 2013. To date every month of 2013 has had a higher number of closed sales than in the same month last year, according to data released by the Park City Board of REALTORS®. The number of sales for the entire Park City market area, reached 1,668 in quarter three—that is 26% over last year’s number. With a total sales dollar volume reaching $1.19 billion, the third quarter of 2013 is up 34% compared to last year as well. The President of the Park City Board of REALTORS® said, “Our Realtors sold more in the first three quarters of 2013 than we did during all of 2012.”
Inventory
The current number of active listings on the Park City Multiple Listing Service is
After such a long Buyer's Market through the recession, it's hard for many buyers to believe that we are in a Seller's Market. It's a tough adjustment for many as the Buyer's Market was so long that it had become the norm. Today's buyers still expect to get what they want, and for many, they are being shocked as the sellers are rejecting their offers, something buyers are not used to. The level of expectations of buyers today is high. Buyers who are living in the past are often asking for too much, and pushing too hard. They are stunned when sellers do not give in to their demands, and the outcome is many deals are falling apart, or simply never come together to begin with. The other problem for Buyers is waiting too long to make a move. Many find good
After the real estate meltdown, we had been experiencing a lot of difficulty with financing for our ski town condo properties. We were often unable to find financing for our clients looking to purchase condo-hotel properties. The problem with that was that so many condominium developments here in Park City and Deer Valley fell into the condo-hotel classification. This has been a problem found in many resort markets. Additionally, when clients insisted on using a lender outside of our Park City resort market, they were ill-equipped to handle the condo-hotel difficulties, and often totally unaware of the pitfalls associated with them. It was common to get all the way to the end of underwriting to finally be told
Here is a quick snapshot of the current real estate market conditions for the Old Town neighborhood of Park City, Utah.
Old Town is one of the most popular areas in Park City as it is the area's "downtown" community. Most homes and condos in Old Town are within easy walking distance to popular Main Street. On Main Street you'll find many great options for shopping, dining and nightlife (yes, we do have nightlife in Utah!). This is such a fun location to live and vacation, and is great year round. Although we have always been primarily a ski resort town, we also enjoy some of the most amazing summers. Each summer the weather is ideal, generally between 75-85 with low humidity. With many festivals and events,
Park City, Utah - April 29, 2013 – Park City Board of REALTORS® just released statistics for the first quarter of 2013 showing the number of sales are up 17% from the first quarter of 2012. The sales dollar volume is up 28% over the same time-period last year, climbing from $239 million in Q1 of 2012 to over $306 million for Q1 of 2013. With 395 closed sales already this year, the Statistician for the Park City Board of REALTORS® said, “This is the best first quarter we have seen since 2007.”
Inventory
The current inventory of active listings in the greater Park City area is lower than it has been since 2006. As of April 1st, there has been a 21% decrease in listings since April 1st of 2012. The
Want to see more information on the five most amazing homes for sale in Deer Valley and Park City, Utah? Below is a list of the five most expensive listings in Park City, Utah. Not surprising, that they are all ski-in, ski-out locations which truly does sell at the highest price for this area. There simply is nothing better than owning a beautiful mountain luxury home, located adjacent to the ski run. If you are looking for the ultimate ski home for sale, one of these five homes may be the right fit for you!
$44,000,000 in Upper Deer Valley 12 Bedrooms - 16 Baths - 22,000 Square Feet Currently the most expensive property for sale in Park City and Deer Valley. This Deer Valley home is truly unique. The home is tucked away among tall pines providing
Park City, Utah -- The year-end 2012 statistical report released by the Park City Board of REALTORS® indicates an increase in the number of sales and total dollar volume, with inventory the lowest it has been in over six years. It also shows a slight gain in median prices compared to 2011. The total volume of real estate sold for the entire market area (Summit and Wasatch Counties) reached $1,240,542,783 in 2012 -- a 15% increase over 2011.
Number of Sales of Real Estate in Park City
The number of sales continued to climb in 2012 with a nine percent increase over 2011 in all property types combined, reaching 1,817 total transactions. This is up 61% over the low point in 2009. The number of
Trying to time the Bottom of the Market? Real Estate is a moving target. Its constantly changing annually, monthly, weekly, daily. Pricing goes up, and pricing goes down. With such a volatile market, such as what we have been in for a few years now, it is extremely difficult to determine when we hit the absolute bottom of the market. For Buyers, this is your goal. When is it time to score the best deal?
Well, for a few months now, as you'll recall if you have been reading our monthly newsletters, is that we have been saying we thought we were pretty much at the bottom of the market. Now we could not truly say with 100% certainty when we were at the bottom, (while we were in it) but we were quite certain on it, and we did try to let our clientele know of
138 Condos listed for sale. They are priced from $119,900 to $2,695,000 The average price is $578,323 There is 1 short sale
59 Single Family Homes listed for sale. They are priced from $475,000 to $4,595,000 The average price is $1,242,831 There is no short sale
You can view them all at: http://enjoyparkcity.com/old-town.php
Also, currently in Old Town there are:
11 Condos under contract for sale. They are priced from $299,000 to $2,950,000 The average price is $962,255 There is 1 short sale under review
9 Single Family Homes under contract for sale. They are priced from $373,000 to $1,875,000 The average price is $1,089,778 There is 1 short sale under review
