Jim and Billie Harsch's (billie) Blog

Park City's Canyons Ski Resort has opened a new kosher restaurant, Bistro At Canyons, in the Lobby of Silverado Lodge in Park City, Utah. The only kosher restaurant in Park City and the first restaurant open all winter season at any ski resort, it is walking distance from all lodging properties a...

Unlike many neighborhoods in the country, particularly in Nevada, California and Florida, the resort town of Park City, Utah has very little distressed real estate to deal with.  Short Sales and Bank Owned real estate totals just 38 condominiums and single family homes out of 1,066 active listing...

One of the largest residences at Montage Deer Valley, in Park City, Utah just closed for $8.3M.  The residence if approximately 6,858 square feet with 4 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, a large office and theatre room.   The Montage Deer Valley is a mountain lodge set within Deer Valley, the ...

One of the finest Luxury Mountain Estate Ranches in the Park City area is a Luxury “Best Buy”. Located in the Prestigious, Private & Gated Wolf Creek Ranch development, the ranch is 160 acres of rolling meadows, ponds, and streams with amazing mountain views. The Main Residence is approximately 1...

Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), recently spoke to Park City Realtors regarding he national housing trend.  The overall theme was that the markets are stabilizing with some growth projected for 2012 and beyond.  There are a...

People are building larger homes in the Park City, Utah area.  The average home size increased to 6,824 square feet, almost 20% greater than homes built in 1990 when the average was 5,070 square feet.  Although the national trend is toward smaller homes, much of the new construction in the city l...

Located in the Deer Valley subdivision of “Empire Pass” is a Luxury Condominium “Best Buy” that has had a substantial price reduction. This two story penthouse has two master suites with 4 total ensuite bedroom/baths with great finishes, views, slope side location, media room and sports bat in 3,...

Located in the Upper Deer Valley subdivision of “The Cottages” is a Luxury Home “Best Buy” that has had a huge price reduction. This rustic home has two main floor master suites with a total of 5 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms with an open, cozy floor plan in 6,171 sq. ft.. The home was built in 2000 w...

The Park City Board of Realtors statistics for January 2012 show that Gross Sales Volume of $48M was down 35% from January 2011.  Overall pending sales are down 26% over January 2011. The number of available listings is down 10% from the same time last year, and distressed properties have minimal...

Will the 2022 Winter Olympics return to Salt Lake City, UT which will also feature Park City, UT?  Gov. Gary Herbert recently formed an 11 person committee to explore whether Utah should mount a bid for future Olympics.  The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia and the 2018 Winter O...