Jim and Billie Harsch's (billie) Blog

If you are a Buyer or Seller, you need all the relevant real estate market information in real time.  Our new Park City Market Snapshot has a direct connection to our Multiple Listing Service for all the neighborhoods in the Park City and surrounding areas.  The Park City Market Snapshot includes...

Tavaci is a new private, gated community overlooking the scenic entrance to Big Cottonwood Canyon, gateway to Brighton and Solitude.  The secured community is 43 lots, forty plus acres of open space, walking trails, and mountain and valley views. Tavaci will offer one-of-a-kind architecture and p...

The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight recently reported that Utah continues to lead the Nation in Housing Appreciation with a Four-Quarter rate, ending Q1 2008,  of 5.6%.  Only Utah and Wyoming had rates over 5% and there were only fourteen states that had negative appreciation, with...

Red Ledges has just released 8 models of The Cottages at Red Ledges.  The Cottages are a limited collection of luxury homes, created in the spirit of authentic western living. The exterior design is bold with liberal uses of natural elements, including rugged stone, heavy timber and steelwork. In...

The latest news from The National Association of REALTORS® is great for home owners and should send a clear message to prospective buyers to jump in the market while the prices are low. Prices are going to go up; and they are going to go up a lot. We know this from the latest population numbers t...

The Rocky Mountain Resort Alliance (RMRA) recently released Full Year 2007 Real Estate statistics for the major ski resort towns including, Park City, Aspen, Vail, Whistler, Jackson Hole, Telluride, Sun Valley, and Steamboat.  Park City moved up to second in Gross Sales Volume with close to $2.0B...

The FHA recently raised the conforming loan limit for Summit County, UT including Park City to $729,750. The higher mortgage limit rate makes the local Park City homes more affordable.  This new limit is effective from April 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.  For information on the Park City rea...

Salt Lake City, UT looks like it will remain the #1 best city for Jobs according to Forbes.com in 2008.  The high tech-job abundance along with the low cost of living in Salt Lake make it a very desirable place to live and work. Unemployment is ranked #2 and job growth is ranked 8th in the nation...

The Park City Board of Realtors statistics for the full year of 2007 indicate that Gross Sales Volume totaled $2.0 Billion, an increase of 2% over 2006, with prices up 22%. Unlike sales in other parts of the country, 2007 was the second best year on record for Park City real estate sales barely t...

October is the month to help stamp out Domestic Violence.  This misunderstood problem ranks high in the untimely death of women in the United States.  The perception continues to be that this is a problem in lower income families and "doesn't happen in my neighborhood."  This is completely false....