Pete Olson and PJ Builders - Award Winning Park City Building Contractor 

Pete Olson has been a Park City resident since 1992, and PJ Builders has been building custom homes, and remodeling high-end residential and historic homes since 1997.  For the past eleven years, Pete and PJ Builders have been awarded “Park City’s Best” by the public for best General Contractors, best Custom Home Builder and   best Carpenter (his team)  Last year, over 20,000 votes were cast from the community.  Pete and his team have also successfully restored and expanded many historic homes in Park City's Old Town. - earning them accolades in the press, and the reputation as the go-to contractor in Old Town,   View some additional photos below.  

Building costs, planning…

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Park City Local Business Spotlight

Resilience Park City - A Private Gym

Michael Conville is the local owner of Resilience and has been a Park City resident since 1977.  Michael has been a personal trainer for decades, and opened Resilience in 2019.   He's trained clients in many other gyms, and with Resilience, has created a welcoming. meticulously clean, uncrowded space for drop in guests and committed fitness members who visit many times a week.  

Michael answered a few questions for us and told us a little more about Resilience:

You've done training with clients in many gyms over the years,  how did you want Resilience to be different?  1st, easy and flexible access -  we are open 365 days a year from 4 am to 10 pm. You can…

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Park City Local Business Spotlight –
Get Organized Park City

Some tips, and Q + A with professional, local, Park City home organizers. 

There are so many areas in our homes that collect the random items, and getting organized can become overwhelming.  Where to start?  What do we keep, what do we throw away? How do we create a system that keeps up with what comes in the house?  

With these questions in mind, we turned to the pros - Ann Martin and Emily Terry, the local owners  Get Organized Park City for some help and advice.  Ann and Emily know how to take on these challenges – they apply their years of experience, some humor, and a pressure free, non-judgmental approach.   

             We’ve asked Ann and Emily to introduce themselves and…

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Transfer Fees in Park City Real Estate - What You Need To Know

When helping buyers find real estate in Park City and Deer Valley, we’re frequently asked about transfer fees.  Many out of state buyers are used to seeing these fees applied in real estate transactions in their home state – charged by municipalities, counties or the state.

In Utah and the Park City area, we most commonly have transfer fees charged by Homeowners Associations (HOA), or the Master Homeowners Association (MHOA), if there is one.  These fees are also sometimes referred to as HOA Reinvestment Fees, and Change of Ownership Fees.

In Park City and Deer Valley, we have many HOAs that are located within a MHOA.  For example, there are several condominium communities located in…

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New 10 Person Sunrise Gondola Under Construction in Canyon’s Village

New gondola will bring enhanced ski access to the base of Canyons Village and improve already great skiing for surrounding property owners and guests.

Canyons Real Estate Sunrise Chair Construction

Major improvements to ski access to and from the Canyons Village base area at Park City Mountain are underway, with the construction of the 10 person Sunrise Gondola.  Scheduled for opening in winter of 2025 / 2026, the gondola should shorten lines from the existing gondola and other access points to the mountain.  

The Sunrise Gondola will also enhance already great ski in, ski out access to the Pendry Residences, Lift Condominiums, Hyatt Centric, Sundial Lodge and other buildings surrounding the terminal at the base.  The…

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Property Taxes in Park City and Utah – How Does our Area and State Compare to others?

For property owners in Utah, late summer includes the arrival of property tax notices. 

Owners of real estate in Utah should receive their notice of estimated property taxes from their county by early August.  The actual, final tax bill is due at the end of November, and this estimate includes a proposed tax amount for each property based on budgets from different taxing entities in the area.  The estimate also includes a valuation of the real estate, discloses the change in the amount due – if the changes to these budgets are approved, and whether or not the primary residence discount applies.  

Market conditions change, and valuations can change year to…

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Memberships at golf communities in the Park City area have become a more rare commodity.  Waiting lists for memberships have become more common, especially for the “full” golf memberships.  Some communities offer their social memberships, which are less expensive and more widely available.

We’ve completed a snapshot of some of the golf community membership offerings and costs. These costs can change, please always verify availability and costs whenever looking at a real estate purchase.

Promontory is a large, private golf community in the Park City area. With expansive resort style amenities, including three golf courses and multiple clubhouses, spread throughout the gated community. 

Victory Ranch is located on 6,250 acres along a 4 mile…

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It's the beginning of the summer season, and having a spot to sit by a river or lake can be very appealing. Looking for a home or property with some river or water near Park City?

I picked out a few property in the Park City area surrounding communities,  and happy to see some options in different price ranges! 

In Park City, there are some small ponds and streams in a couple of different neighborhoods,  Lower Deer Valley has a few townhome communities on the Deer Valley ponds, with paddleboarding and fishing in the summer (and used for snowmaking in the winter).   Park City's water comes from the mines near Thaynes Canyon, with some small streams weaving through the Thaynes Neighborhood.  

Old Ranch Road also features some streams, flowing…

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Jordanelle and Deer Valley Real Estate - Deer Crest Highway 40 "Portal" Almost Complete

Once in a while, ski resorts undergo expansions, and the real estate and communities in the area can benefit from having the skiing move closer to their front doors.

Deer Valley’s new terrain, lifts and East Village Base area is more than just expansion of ski terrain and a base area.  There’s thousands of new homes and condos planned for the area that are going to have a major ski area as a new neighbor.  

Highway 40 is a major interstate, that has been a barrier between the Northwestern side of the Jordanelle and access to skiing at Deer Valley’s Deer Crest Gondola, which has operated for decades.  There are many residential and resort style communities,…

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How is the Park City vacation rental market?  A Q & A with Jim Anderson at Park City Rental Properties.  

We have many clients that have invested in vacation rental property, throughout the Park City and Deer Valley areas.  These properties vary in location, size and age.  Some owners use the property extensively during the ski season, rent out their home or condo while their not using it to offset some costs.  Others use them less frequently, to maximize the rental revenue.

We do our best to ask our clients how their rental property is performing.  Were bookings up, down or the same during the past couple of years?  Did people book their trips early or wait until later in the season?  We’re hearing mostly that the past season was strong, especially…

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