Deer Valley Real Estate Pricing Factors There are many factors to consider when you are trying to determine what price to offer for a new home. Gathering and analyzing information form comparable sales helps to establish the range of prices you should consider. More weight should be given to the most recent sales of like properties in the local area. Other factors to consider include condition of the property, improvements, the current market, and the circumstances behind the seller’s decision to sell. Check out the IDX Websites with Homes for Sale in the following locations: StateofUtah homesforsale – HomeSellingUtah Homesavailable forSale inUtahCounty AlpineHomesforSale American ForkHomes for Sale Cedar Hills Homes forSale Eagle MountainHomesfor Sale HighlandHomesforSale LehiHomesforS... 08/10/2011

Deer Valley Real Estate Home Buyers and the Pre-Approval Buying your first home? , maybe your second, well this can be a wonderful experience for you or this could be a disaster. It all depends on how prepared you are when the process starts. Your first step is getting Pre-Approved. Financing a home can be a difficult process for you, especially finding the right loan. What you need to be concerned about is not getting the financing, but getting the right financing. You will want to find the best terms at the lowest cost. You will want to meet with a loan officer to review your financing options; you will need to meet with a lender who can explain all of the different types of loans that you will be able to afford as well as the program that will help you meet your goals. Once you dete... 07/20/2011

Silver Baron Lodge - Deer Valley, UT - Trustee Sale After an initial Trustee Sale scheduled for Dec 29,2010 and at least one other postponed auction, a courthouse steps auction for 16 units (of 51 total) located at the Silver Baron Lodge in the lower Deer Valley area of Park City, Utah happened yesterday. see http://youinparkcity.com/blog/ for details. To discuss how this sale may impact your decisions to buy or sell in the Park City, Utah area contact a YouInParkCity.com Group Park City real estate professional at (888) 968-4672.   04/16/2011

Trends in luxury home and condominium sales in Park City and Deer Valley, Utah are pointing downward. Slaes so far this year are off by nearly 25% while prices are also showing signs of downward pressure. Slaes in the Empire Pass area of Deer Valley lead the way, but a relatively slow start for the Montage has not helped the luxury market. For more go to http://youinparkcity.com/blog/   03/27/2011

Real Estate sales in the Empire Pass at Deer Valley area of Park City, UT are seeing a bump this year. The addition of the Montage Hotel and the completion of the Flagstaff condominiums represent 11 of the 14 sales transactions that have been completed in the Empire Pass area of Park City for the year so far. The unit volume of sales is down 40% from last year, but average prices are way up. So far this year, average recorded sales prices for the Empire Pass at Deer Valley area are up nearly 50%. For more ssales info from the Empire Pass area of Park City, Utah see: http://deervalleyutahrealestate.blogspot.com/ 03/24/2011

Utah County Homes for Sale, Foreclosure Homes, Bank Owned and Short Sales Properties that are in distress usually are referred to as Foreclosures.  Foreclosure usually happens for a number of different reasons.  Few home owners choose to go into foreclosure voluntarily.  It is often a result of one of the following: Loss of Job, laid-off, fired or just quit. Unable to work due to medical condition. Divorce Job transfer High debt, unable to make mortgage payments Foreclosure property can be distributed to the public in a number of different ways.  The first step usually takes place in the form of a Short Sale.  The seller tries to negotiate a lower payoff to try and avoid credit report problems.  When the seller is unable to negotiate a short sale, next the bank would take the property t... 03/16/2011

            The Ironwood development in Deer Valley, Utah launched the Empire Pass area of Park City in 2002. This started a new phase of luxury ski-in/ski-out homes and condominiums in Deer Valley. Empire Pass at Deer Valley homes and condominiums are clustered close together next to ski-in/ski-out access. This clustering next to the resort also serves to preserve thousands of acres of open space around the development. The density trades and resulting cluster of condos and townhomes at the base of the Silver Strike, Northside and Empire Express chairs at Deer Valley does not necessarily give a feeling of scarcity, but a look at the sales and future development possibilities tells another story.             Twelve developments have been completed in the master planned Empire Pass commu... 02/02/2011

The Rinnai Tankless Water Heater Revisited - I blogged about these units 2 years ago when the jury was still out. Well now the jury is in, and I am no longer a skeptic. They really work and they work really well. I saw them all over England and Europe a few years ago, then they appeared at the condos at our ski resorts. Utah has 14 ski resorts and 10 are in the Salt Lake City area so we inspect a lot of these condos. Most of these condos are rentals and time shares so they sit vacant most of the time. So the on demand tankless water heaters made great sense. Now we are seeing these water heaters in more and more homes. The most common is the Rinnai Model R85. Last month we had several large vacant homes at Sundance with R85's installed so we put them to the test. We ran the hot water at... 11/08/2010

Attention Deer Valley Condo Bargain Hunters! Amazing Opportunity for Bank Owned Condos a Snowballs throw from Deer Valley Resort: The Best Inexpensive Deer Valley property you have never heard of... These Deer Valley condos sold for between $1,200.000 and $1,650,000 in 2007.  Now they are available for more than 60% off! Click here for the rest of the Red Stag Deer Valley Utah Condo Foreclosure story...   10/07/2010

Park City Utah Best Buys Range From $100K to over $10M                 We have talked for years about what is or is not a best buy and at $16,000,000 this one of a kind home named Deerfield Estate, in the Deer Crest area of Deer Valley, Utah without a doubt, qualifies.                  Every week we look at homes in the Park City Real Estate and Deer Valley markets. Very rarely are we awed by a condominium or home.  In the Deer Crest area of Deer Valley there are many very well done homes, the "Ski Dream Home" and others come to mind but this estate home on 4 acres is a notch above. In looking for adjectives I landed on elegant, sophisticated and comfortable. While most of the Deer Crest homes and lots are ski in ski out very few provide direct skier access to Deer Valley's Snow Park Lo... 08/22/2010

Look at what happens when you have multiple infrared cameras being used during an energy audit, you end up with infrared images of people performing the infrared home energy audit. During a infrared home energy audit last week at a beautiful new home in Weber County we found several large hidden areas of air infiltration. The home owner knew outside air was entering his home but could not determine the location. The blower doors and thermal imaging cameras quickly located the source of the air leaks. Looking back through the IR photographs we discovered that we found customers and auditors along with the images of the home. Pretty Cool! 03/03/2010

            The Lookout at Deer Valley has announced plans to hold an auction March 27th, 2010 to sell seven of its luxury resort homes in Park City, Utah.             The Lookout at Deer Valley is an enclave of 35 homes located on a hillside above Park City, Utah.  Lookout offers 4 and 5 bedroom stand alone and attached luxury townhomes ranging from 4300 to over 6300 square feet. Homes at Lookout are well appointed and feel like primary residences. The Lookout at Deer Valley homes share a shuttle service which makes accessing the ski slopes effortless from this Upper Deer Valley real estate location. Lookout owners also enjoy an onsite concierge and retreat clubhouse for entertaining which also has an apartment for overflow guests.             Auction pricing for the Lookout at Deer Va... 02/21/2010

This infrared photo makes it look like a red hot ladder - but this was a nice and warm 110 degrees. I can imagine stepping out of the shower and grabbing a nice warm towel. 01/16/2010

Those of you who have been watching the Deer Valley condo market for years will probably agree… This has without a doubt been one of the most interesting weeks we have ever experienced in Deer Valley. Here’s why: In the same week, the developers of the Silver Strike Lodge announced they would sell 8 units at auction, and the St. Regis Deer Valley closed 9 sales ranging from $1044 to $1768 per square foot!!! Here is the rest of the story about the Silver Strike auction and St. Regis Deer Valley opening... 01/02/2010

Deer Valley Utah Luxury Condos for 50% Off? In the most shocking announcement so far this year in Deer Valley, the developers of Silver Strike Lodge will be auctioning off 8 units on January 17th at Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley, Utah. So don’t be shocked when you see the press releases about the auction in newspapers across the country. The auction house is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote the auction in the New York Times, Miami Herald, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Variety, and other publications. For minimum bids and other auction details, here's the rest of the Silver Strike Deer Valley Auction story...   01/02/2010

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            SKI Magazine's annual reader poll has awarded Deer Valley Resort the number one ranking as the best resort in North America.  Pick up the October edition of SKI Magazine (not yet released) for the full rankings.             This marks the third year in a row that Deer Valley has been named the top ski resort in North America. Deer Valley earned top honors in five categories including Guest Services, Slope Grooming, on mountain food and dining, and Lodging.             Ski Magazine's subtitle for the resort on Skinet.com reads "The ultimate upscale destination resort. Five-star all the way." Resort president Bob Wheaton points to the staff at Deer Valley as well as the commitment to customer service as the reason for the rating and guest comments like the resort description s... 09/16/2009

Park City's New St. Regis at Deer Valley                 Several clients have asked me if the new St. Regis at Deer Crest will be open for the 2009/2010 Deer Valley® ski season in Park City. After my tour yesterday of this amenity rich hotel I have to say I believe it will. Everywhere I looked I saw people working, over 400 of them in fact.  The 100% wool carpet is going in; kitchen equipment is being hooked up for the banquet kitchen as well as Chef Jean Georges new restaurant. The final touches are being added to features like the waterfall, and the fire garden (my name for it) next to the "ski beach" slope-side pool area. After watching the steady progress over the last couple of years all of the pieces seem to be coming together for the Park City and Deer Valley ski season opening. ... 06/16/2009

            Working as a REALTOR® in the Park City and Deer Valley Utah area puts me in a place to get a lot of questions from visitors. This is especially true while I am out enjoying the things that make Park City such a great place to live or vacation; skiing, biking, playing golf, etc. People are always curious about the prices of homes and condominiums in the area; whether or not they have any interest in purchasing Park City or Deer Valley property.             When I tell people the asking price or recent sales price of one of the homes or condominiums in the area, they commonly translate the price into a per square foot price in an effort to make a comparison to their home town.  With it currently being ski season, the questions are often related to slope-side homes and condomin... 03/08/2009

Resorts West has opened its Silver Strike Lodge at Utah's Deer Valley Resort just in time for the 2008-09 ski season. Located in the Empire Pass area, Silver Strike's architecture pays homage to Park City's mining history, welcoming guests with historic and rustic interior design in two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. The 36-unit lodge offers ski-in ski-out access to the upper mountain terrain of Deer Valley. "Ski-in ski-out access, complimentary private concierge service, luxury accommodations and a focus on offering guests local Park City products and services are Silver Strike's trademarks," said Joe Ballstaedt, president, Resorts West. "At Resorts West, we hand pick our accommodations offering from the most unique and exclusive properties in the Park City area. We couldn't s... 12/09/2008