With sales over $1billion annually and unprecedented marketing expertise, Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate has proven passionate about being The Most Trusted Name in Vail Valley Real Estate. Dedicated to the best real estate marketing lead Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate to select Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate as having the “Best Overall Marketing Package” at their annual fall conference in 2006. SSF was chosen out of 525 leading luxury real estate companies in 41 countries as having the best print materials, advertising campaigns, photography and web presence. Below is a list of a few reasons Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate’s marketing is among the best in the luxury real estate arena.

Elevated Pursuits

A unique coffee table book, ELEVATED PURSUITS, provides a glimpse into a number of spectacular communities throughout the Vail Valley and Summit County. Not only will you find beautiful photography, you’ll also find community overviews, new developments and resources for these distinct mountain communities.
Please click here to request your own personal copy or to send the book to a friend. You can also visit one of our 20 sales offices to pick up your copy. If you are looking for a magazine-style piece that features properties available for sale in Eagle County, click here to order a copy of the Real Estate Update.

Real Estate Update

Our Real Estate Update appears in the Vail Daily every Sunday and has a shelf life of two weeks. It is displayed in strategic locations throughout the Vail Valley as well as every high traffic Slifer Smith & Frampton office. It is also inserted into the Vail Daily and Vail Trail newspapers subscriber base, Mountain Weekly. The “Update” is a magazine style insert that highlights selected properties currently on the market. No other company in the Vail Valley produces a piece like this!

Internet

Our web site provides a comprehensive online guide to Real Estate and the communities in Eagle County. Every listed property in the Vail Valley and Eagle County can be viewed on the company’s site. By providing the best online marketing for our clients, we also provide the most exposure to potential buyers. We continue to maximize internet exposure through top search engine placement.

Our website features individual properties as well as general information on our company and real estate opportunities in the Vail Valley. This allows visitors real time access to the most comprehensive real estate information available. Your property can also be listed as the “Featured Property” on our home page.
On average, our website receives over 100,000 visitors every month and this number is increasing.

Our commitment extends to providing the best tools in online real estate marketing, including the "Keep Me Posted" tool which allows prospective buyers to select their purchase criteria and be notified via email when a matching property becomes available. Also, an electronic postcard is now created online for every property to send to clients or share with family and friends. Visitors can also customize their property needs by saving searches and properties with the My Place Feature.

Through streaming video, virtual tours, snow reports and much more, we keep you in touch with the Vail Valley no matter where you are in the world.

Direct Mailings

We will work with our agents' extensive mailing lists to produce a highly qualified list of prospects. These prospects receive biannual newsletters, property brochures, seasonal postcards and market reports.
In addition, the SSF Real Estate Update is mailed three times a year to qualified buyers.

Photography

Professional photography of your property will be arranged to ensure the highest quality reproduction in the various media uses. SSF has a full-time, professional photographer who works personally with each
residence’s photos. Virtual Tours on our website are also available allowing you access to tour our properties from anywhere.

Newspaper Advertising

SSF advertises 52 weeks a year in the Vail Daily. We are also featured exclusively on the back page of the Vail Trail weekly. Photo Classified advertising in the Vail Daily is another great way to advertise your home.
Also, we run an ad promoting our website in the Vail Daily 365 days a year.

Magazines

We advertise in many local, regional and global publications year-round. Many of Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate listings occupy covers of these publications, such as Residence International.

Open Houses

Our brokers conduct tours and open houses of your property on a regular basis for realtors and the public. SSF encourages each office to conduct their sales meetings at various listed properties, allowing our sales people to become even more familiar with your property's features.

Vail Board of Realtors

All properties are included on the Multiple Listing Service valley-wide computer program in which we have access to all properties that are currently on the market.

Television

Affiliations

As the leaders in Colorado mountain real estate, Slifer Smith & Frampton maintains the local expertise matched with global exposure these clients expect. SSF carefully selected the largest and most powerful worldwide real estate affiliations. These connections through the Luxury Real Estate network (www.luxuryrealestate.com), The Board of Regents (www.boardofregents.com), The Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (www.leadingre.com) and Luxury Portfolio (www.luxuryportfolio.com) provide unmatched international exposure and the most important referral network with the best of the best. Additionally, an exclusive relationship with the ultimate luxury real estate magazine, Residence International, provides a powerful marketing channel for the finest homes. Because the most exclusive homes deserve to be marketed to the world.

Slifer Smith & Frampton also fosters strategic partnerships with Vail Resorts and East West Partners that provide exclusive development and marketing opportunities.

Add that to a long list of the most elite brokers, incredible office locations, award-winning marketing and technology, a full-time closing department and one begins to see the legacy of 40 years of excellence.