Park City Mountain Opening Day

It was awesome! We got about 6-12 inches last night, so we knew it would be ok. We didn't expect to have so much fun. Yes, I should have been holding an open house or 2, but I couldn't resist. Only 2 runs open, but plenty of fun.

If you had a residence here in Park City, you could have been here today too! Contact me for some excellent property deals!

Heather Feldman
Equity Real Estate Luxury Group
435-731-0803
heather@parkcityhousehunters.com

Park City Mountain $25 Benefit Lift tickets

Park City Mountain Resort’s Legacy Fund is offering $25 Benefit Day(s) lift tickets again this year.  

The tickets are valid from November 19 – December 16 and all ticket proceeds go to the Park City Mountain Resort Legacy Fund and the Summit Land Conservancy. There are a limited number of tickets left. You can purchase in-person in the Resort Services Office at Park City Mountain Resort. Tickets must be purchased by 5 p.m. on Friday, November 18. These are a great gift for clients, friends, family, etc. Don’t miss out!

The goal of the Park City Mountain Resort Legacy Fund is to support Summit County through grants to nonprofit organizations that provide our community with effective programs in the areas of Environmental Stewardship, Children and Athletics, Education, and/or provide social services and humanitarian aid to help people in need. Contact Park City Mountain Resort www.pcmr.com 

Park City condo under $100,000!

Did you ever think it was possible? This featured property is small but stunning. The owners have done such a great job with the space and have made it gorgeous to boot!

You are looking at the brand new sleeper sofa with seating cubes that convert into ottomans or eating trays. Notice the beautiful colors on the walls along with the coordinated wall coverings and artwork. They have really made this a Zen-like retreat.

This condo is only a studio, but boasts beautiful wood floors, a flat screen Tv, convertible eating/working table and tons of smart storage.

Take a look out your window to see
Park City Mountain and check out how much snow
they have!

This fabulous condo is in Prospector Square which is a 10acre development with 9 condo buildings, a pool, convention center and Theatre. Prospector Square is an official Sundance Film Festival venue too!
Offered at $87,500.  Buy it for yourself or buy it for an investment. Great rental numbers at Prospector.

Call me today for a private showing!
Heather Feldman 435-731-0803

Is your Realtor doing a good job with your listing?

Touchy subject, I know.

How do you know if your Realtor is doing a good job with your property?

If it sells have they done a good job? If it doesn't sell are they doing a poor job?

Here are some guidelines to follow when evaluating whether your agent is worth holding on to, or when choosing an agent:


1. Do they answer their phone and email? Not just when you call, but for potential buyers and other agents. I cannot tell you how many times I call on a property to show it or ask questions for a potential buyer and never get any communication back. Test your agent. Have your friends and associates call just to see what happens. If your agent is not calling/emailing back within a reasonable time frame, this is a red flag. Many times buyers and agents will move on to the next property and not even bother to show it.



2. Is your property listed in the appropriate MLS? How unfortunate for the seller that wants to help out a friend with their real estate career and lists their property in the wrong area. In Park City, we have our own MLS that covers the Wasatch back - Park City, Midway, Heber ,Oakley and surrounding areas. Many times a home will be listed with a Salt Lake agent who is not a member of our MLS, so when the agents that work and sell up here pull properties to show, that one won't show up, and most likely won’t be shown.



3. Is your property being marketed in the most effective way for your area? Each area has a proven method for marketing that works. Some areas it is the newspaper, other areas it is a local magazine or radio program. For many resort areas the internet is the most effective tool available. Find out not just the circulation of the marketing tool, but the results of the marketing tool. When looking for a buyer in a resort market like Park City, they aren't usually reading our local paper or listening to KPCW, our local radio station. They begin their search on the internet, they ask their friends for a referral to a local Realtor. Then they start their search.



4. Has your agent helped you prepare your home for sale? Prior to listing, your agent should conduct a walkthrough with you and help with suggestions for decluttering, staging and a list of items to fix. Your agent should tell you how important these things are in the sales process. If a home appears dirty or unkempt, buyers will subconsciously look for deferred maintenance and wonder how the seller could possibly keep up with maintenance when they can’t even keep up with the daily clutter. I offer my sellers a no charge 1 hour consultation with a home staging expert to really give them the edge on the competition.



5. Pricing. Even if you and your agent do everything possible to stage and prepare your home for showing, price will determine whether you get activity and offers. In today’s market price is everything. Every agent should know the maximum activity will come in the first few weeks of listing the property. Having said that, is your agent sharing the feedback with you? Are you acting on it?





6. The key to helping the seller make the right choices is feedback. Feedback comes in two forms - agent feedback from showings, and market feedback in terms of how the homes with which you are competing are responding. Are other similar properties selling and yours is not? Examine why - most of the time it will come down to price.

We know that the majority of the time the buyer that purchases your home will be represented by a Realtor other than the listing agent. So if there are no showings by agents, then they are not all on vacation. They are showing other homes that their buyers think offer the most value. Overpriced properties will only be shown to demonstrate to buyers why another home is a good deal, and they will sit unsold.



So ask your Realtor for a market update. Use this information wisely. Your agent can send you a detailed report where you can look at each and every property that has sold. Were they really better than yours or just marketed better and priced right?



For all of your Park City, Utah Real Estate needs call me today.

Heather Feldman

435-731-0803

Park City/Solutude Tramway audio update from KPCW

Just a quick update audio clip from KPCW, our local radio station.
Tramway interview with Bill Malone

Rental demand on the rise

I love being right!
I have been preaching this for years. I  watched it happen in the last down cycle and here it comes again. In light of the recent recession and unprecedented number of foreclosures, rentals are in high demand. I think we all know what happens to prices once something is in demand...prices rise. It only makes sense...people have to live somewhere. If they can't buy, they rent.

Here in Park City, rentals are tough to find and not cheap. Especially if you are looking mid-ski season. Good Luck!
Check out this article from Inman News about just that - rental demand on the rise.

Inman News Rentals on the Rise

Are you ready to be a landord in Park City? Make some money on your investment and wait for the equity? Contact me at 435-731-0803 or heather@parkcityhousehunters.com

Octoberfest and beautiful fall color at Snowbird

Today was a fall color capturing day and some great fun at Snowbird's Octoberfest. Great fun - We toured the market place, ate some great bratwurst and enjoyed the gorgeous fall color.
See the short video below for the Alpenhorn concert at the top of the Tram. Very cool.

Octoberfest was busy today! The picture below was taken from the Chicadee lift.

Pic looking toward the Salt Lake valley from top of Snowbird.

The most exciting part of the day was not caught on film...when I went head over bull on the mechanical bull ride! I have heard a rumor that there is a video out there somewhere...

Beautiful valley on the way to Midway via Brighton.



The Canyons and Solitude to connect via Tram

Breaking news! The Canyons and Solitude will connect via tram in the future. The two resorts will be the first to cross the divide between the Wasatch front and the Wasatch back. More details to follow in the coming weeks.

The 2 resorts would have a reciprocal lift ticket agreement. One big benefit is the reduced traffic congestion for Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Related articles

• Canyons, Solitude plan to build tram linking resorts ()

Sundance Film Festival 2012 tickets

Sundance Film Festival is scheduled for January 19-29 2012 here in fabulous Park City, Utah.

Sundance Film Festival passes are a great way to go - you don't have to buy individual tickets for movies. You simply show up to your theatre of choice 30 minutes prior to a viewing and you are in!


Registration for Sundance Film Festival passes is from Sept 20, 2011 until October 12, 2011. You must register for a time slot to purchase tickets. Re-visit the ticket purchasing site in your time slot and buy your passes. It's that easy!


The good lodging spots sell out early. Don't be forced to book a room out of town. Get your lodging now! Check our sister website vacation rentals page for availability. Rooms starting as low as $450 per night, sleeps 7!

www.pcpremierproperty.com/vacation-rentals

The Canyons Golf Course progress

The Canyons... Park City's sleeper in my opinion. This resort is poised to take the others down!
And, they have deep pockets to make it happen.

Take a look at the pictures of the Canyons golf course underway:

I know, you can't see much. The guards were shooing me away as I tried to capture a few pics. The good news is things are starting to move forward.

Ok, let's go over it again: Fabulous skiing in Park City, Utah, 30 minutes from SLC airport, golf course, new restaurants, new lifts what else could you want?

Click on any of the links to search Park City's MLS and look for Canyons area. Or, call me and I will search for you! Heather Feldman 435-731-0803