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16 May 2013

TODD CONKLIN AWARDED COVETED SRS DESIGNATION

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Todd Conklin, CEO of Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties in Steamboat Springs, Vail, and Sun Valley, has completed the Premier Seller Agency Designation Course for Real Estate
Professionals and has been awarded the Seller Representative Specialist designation.

SRS designees are members of an elite group of specially trained seller advocates with extensive training in both manual and electronic marketing methods that uniquely promote properties to the widest range of prospective purchasers.  SRS designees have an advanced level of understanding on how to collaborate with a variety of cooperating agents of all skill levels in the marketplace, and beyond, to insure that the ‘best’ buyer is reached.

“Todd’s extensive experience and designations such as the Sellers Representative Specialist and Previews International Specialist provide our company with a unique perspective on working with Sellers,” says Susie Huxford, Managing Director of Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties Vail office. “Education is a leading principle in this company and it can be seen at every level of the firm,” according to Giles Howard, Managing Director of Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties Steamboat Springs office.

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04 Apr 2013

Jim Kuehn

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11 Apr 2012

Former #1 Tennis Champ selling Idaho Ranch.

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Todd P. Conklin and Stephanie Reed of Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties recently landed a listing that has every ski and wildlife fanatic drooling: the 80-acre Sun Valley, Idaho estate and ranch home to former World No. 1 Swedish tennis player, Mats Wilander.

 

 

The Wall Street Journal took notice today, and featured the truly spectacular home in its Private Properties section, among an exclusive collection of the nation’s top listings.
 
Wilander says that both the home and its surroundings are breathtaking and while he is sad to bid the home goodbye, he knows that someone else will fall in love with the estate and much as he and his family has.
 
With nearly every luxury amenity available, the home is also perfect for those seeking the simple things like enjoying a cup of hot cocoa by the fire. The 10,000 square-foot main house has seven bedrooms and eight and half baths, as well as endless features including a chef’s kitchen, multiple fireplaces, sauna, billiards room, gym, music room and a wine cellar. Outside facilities include a pond, ice rink, lap pool, hot tub, patios and a guest house.
 
To take a tour of the Mats Wilander Listing in Sun Valley call Stephanie Reed or Todd Conklin @ (208) 622-3400
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30 Jan 2012

Tennis Champ Sells Sun Valley Estate

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Location: Sun Valley, Idaho
Price: $5,900,000
The Skinny: When Swedish tennis champ Mats Wilander and his wife discovered that Idaho's mountain air would help assuage their son's skin condition, the couple purchased an 81-acre ranch and moved the family from Greenwich, Conn. to one of the country's oldest ski areas, Sun Valley. Wilander, who gained notoriety as a commentator after saying Federer had "no balls" in a 2006 defeat to Nadal, built this 10,000-square-foot, seven-bed, 8.5-bath mansion on the property, along with a two-bed guest house and a caretaker's residence. Remarkably, there doesn't seem to be a tennis court on the property, though a sauna, billiards room, gym, sound proof music room, wine cellar, hot tub, and lap pool are all included in the $6M price. That's quite a hike from the $1.7M the tennis star paid for the property, but that was 15 years ago.
· 104 Cove Creek [Coldwell Banker]

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28 Jan 2012

Former #1 Tennis Champion, Mats Wilander, Lists Home with Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties – Todd Conklin and Stephanie Reed

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Todd P. Conklin and Stephanie Reed of Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties recently landed a listing that has every ski and wildlife fanatic drooling: the 80-acre Sun Valley, Idaho estate and ranch home to former World No. 1 Swedish tennis player, Mats Wilander.

 

 

The Wall Street Journal took notice today, and featured the truly spectacular home in its Private Properties section, among an exclusive collection of the nation’s top listings.
 
Wilander says that both the home and its surroundings are breathtaking and while he is sad to bid the home goodbye, he knows that someone else will fall in love with the estate and much as he and his family has.
 
With nearly every luxury amenity available, the home is also perfect for those seeking the simple things like enjoying a cup of hot cocoa by the fire. The 10,000 square-foot main house has seven bedrooms and eight and half baths, as well as endless features including a chef’s kitchen, multiple fireplaces, sauna, billiards room, gym, music room and a wine cellar. Outside facilities include a pond, ice rink, lap pool, hot tub, patios and a guest house.
 
To take a tour of the Mats Wilander Listing in Sun Valley call Stephanie Reed or Todd Conklin @ (208) 622-3400

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27 Jan 2012

Mats Wilander lists Sun Valley Retreat with Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties.

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Former tennis champion Mats Wilander has put his 81-acre estate in Sun Valley, Idaho, back on the market, trimming its price to $5.9 million. It was originally listed in June 2008 for $8.5 million and was later reduced to $6 million before being taken off the market.

 

"It's been a tough market, and we listed too high the first time," says Mr. Wilander. With his kids heading off to college, he and his wife want to downsize.

 

After discovering that Sun Valley's air helps a skin condition that affects one of their sons, the couple bought the property in 1997 for around $1.8 million and relocated from Greenwich, Conn. They built a 10,500-square-foot home as well as a guesthouse, caretaker's residence, pool and hot tub (no tennis court). Todd Conklin and Stephanie Reed of Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties have the listing.

 

—Lauren A. E. Schuker

 

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26 Jan 2012

Luxury Resort Buyers are Getting Off the Sideline and Buying Once Again!

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DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
 
When you compare the cost of owning a home to renting, you’ll find that buying may soon make more sense, Paul Diggle, a housing economist at Capital Economics, told MSNBC.com. 
 
Diggle’s analysis of the housing market showed a 33 percent drop in home prices, record-low mortgage rates (with 30-year fixed-rate mortgages available under 4 percent now), and a 15 percent rise in rents since the housing market turned sour are making more consumers take a closer look at buying.
 
“The median monthly mortgage payment of about $700 has fallen to about the level of a median monthly rent check,” an article at MSNBC.com notes about Diggle’s analysis. “If mortgage rates keep falling and rents keep rising, the equation will tip even further toward owning.”
 
Case in point: Diggle says that a buyer who purchases a median-priced home and stays there for at least seven years would likely come out ahead  by about $9,000 than if they chose to rent for those seven years. Diggle’s calculations factor in rents continuing to rise 3 percent a year, and housing prices staying flat for the next two years before rising in 2014. 
 
But while more Americans may be motivated to buy, many still can’t, Diggle notes. Home owners who lost their home to foreclosure may be forced to wait on the sidelines before owning again, other Americans may not have a 20 percent down payment that more lenders are wanting, lack a high credit score to qualify for the best financing, or have steady employment. 

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25 Jan 2012

Which Sellers Incentive Actually Work in a Resort Market like Vail, Steamboat, or Sun Valley.

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Sellers trying to get buyers attention are offering up plenty of incentives, everything from closing-cost assistance to remodeling credits — even hot tubs, home theatre systems, flat-screen TVs, and cars, reports The Washington Times. 
 
But these incentives “don’t actually make the deal,” says Michael Labout, regional vice president for the National Association of REALTORS®, who recalls one seller who offered up his 1970s Cadillac El Dorado in a real estate deal. “They’re as much to get buyers and agents to look at a house as anything.”
 
But sellers may be convinced that the extra buyers these incentives may bring in to view their home may be worth it. Some popular seller incentives catching on: 
 
1)  Offering a gift card to a home improvement store or a local flooring company if the property you’re trying to sell is in need of some remodeling work; 
2)  Covering some or all of the closing costs;
3)  Offering home warranties, which will cover HVAC systems and other major appliances., usually for a year — although more home sellers are offering warranties that last longer, possibly even up to 4 or 5 years; 
4)  Paying the homeowners association dues for a year or more or covering the first year’s property taxes or condo fees;
5)  Offering a selling agent bonus, such as $2,000 or $3,000 bonus to the buyer’s agent may help get the property shown to more potential buyers. 

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24 Jan 2012

Inman says Online Real Estate Platform is the future? At Coldwell Banker it is the NOW!

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Being the first is often fogotten, but when it comes to providing value to its Agents and Customers, Coldwell Banker has continue to lead the way with online firsts.
 
First real estate YouTube Channel
 
First iPhone App
 
First iPad App
 
First global Search
 
First online interactive visual search
 
ETC…
 
NEW YORK — Given the ever-increasing adoption of smartphones and other mobile devices, real estate agents and brokers will need to consider their mobile strategy for 2012, according to speakers at Real Estate Connect in New York City last week.
 
Higher conversion on mobile
 
There is increasing evidence that consumers are more likely to call or email an agent about a listing from a mobile device than from a laptop or desktop computer, speakers said.
 
For example, among visitors to Realtor.com, the National Association of Realtors' official property search portal operated by Move Inc., Apple iPad users and iPhone users, respectively, are 160 percent and 300 percent more likely to contact an agent than users of desktop or laptop users, according to Realtor.com President Errol Samuelson.
 
Though desktop users continue to dwarf mobile users in terms of raw numbers, the share of mobile users is rising, constituting between 25 and 45 percent of Realtor.com's traffic during weekends, for instance. For that reason, accuracy, appearance and response times should all be considerations, according to Samuelson.
 
The accuracy of listings information is "key," he said, because "mobile is where reality meets what's in your database

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23 Jan 2012

#Sun Valley Community Ski Day – $35 lift tickets

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SUN VALLEY, ID (KMVT-TV) – The Fly Sun Valley Alliance along with the Sun Valley Resort have teamed up to present the first ever ski for air service community ski day.



For those skiers and boarders who decided to take advantage of this special day, they were able to receive a full–day ski lift pass for the low price of only $35.



And also from 3 to 5 Sunday afternoon, the River Run Lodge held an après ski party which featured live music and a raffle drawing that gave the winner 4 round trip tickets on Alaskan airlines.



All of the money raised from Sunday’s event will go to help keep the air service into Sun Valley alive.



Annually, Freedman Memorial Airport brings in over 40,000 visitors to the Sun Valley area with an annual estimated economic impact of over 72 million dollars.



"We need to increase the number of seats and the number of planes that come in. Right now we pay a minimum revenue guarantee out to two airlines and by doing events like this we hope to bring awareness that we need more people for more tourism into the wood river valley." Said Warren Benjamin, director of Fly Sun Valley



After today’s event, Fly Sun Valley raised close to $40,000 which will go a long way in keeping the flight services in the Sun Valley area alive for a long time to come.

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