LIV Sotheby's International Realty

What LIV Sotheby's International Realty does

LIV Sotheby's International Realty is a privately held real estate brokerage headquartered in Telluride, Colorado, operating as an independently owned affiliate of the Sotheby's International Realty brand network. The firm provides buyer and seller representation services in the Telluride, Mountain Village, and surrounding San Miguel, Ouray, Montrose, Dolores, Rico, and Silverton markets. Its primary customer segments are high-net-worth buyers and sellers of luxury mountain properties — including ski-in/ski-out homes, vacation residences, mountain estates, and investment properties — supplemented by a secondary segment of general residential buyers and sellers across 30+ Telluride-area communities. The company states that a large majority of transactions originate from referrals and repeat business.

The firm's product surface consists of an MLS-integrated property search platform hosted at searchtelluridesothebysrealty.com, including advanced filtering, an Interactive Map Search, a Property Tracker account system that sends automated email alerts for new matching listings, a Free Market Analysis valuation tool built on comparable sales, a Community Guide covering 30+ neighborhoods, and a digital signature publication called LIV Magazine. The technology is provided through a partnership with Sierra Interactive, a standard real estate website platform vendor, supplemented by a UserWay accessibility widget. Distribution is sales-led through approximately 35 broker professionals operating across six physical offices in Telluride and Mountain Village, supported by social media, SEO, email marketing, and content channels.

LIV Sotheby's International Realty generates revenue through traditional real estate brokerage commissions on closed transactions, with rates negotiated individually per deal and not publicly disclosed. The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity. There are no patents, regulatory actions, leadership changes, or product launches beyond the operational enhancements noted above. The competitive positioning rests on the Sotheby's brand, local broker expertise, and density of physical presence in a geographically constrained luxury market.

Name

LIV Sotheby's International Realty

Legal name

LIV Sotheby's International Realty

Website

https://searchtelluridesothebysrealty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LIV Sotheby's International Realty is a privately held, Sotheby's-affiliated luxury real estate brokerage serving Telluride, Mountain Village, and surrounding southwestern Colorado markets. It operates six offices with approximately 35 brokers, providing buyer and seller representation primarily for high-net-worth clients seeking mountain and ski properties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Residential Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury & High-End Residential Brokerage (BPAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes) (BPAJAAAA), Buyer Representation Services (BPAJAAAJ), Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Luxury real estate brokerage
• Residential property sales
• Buyer representation services
• Seller representation services
• Property listing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Telluride

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales Commission: Traditional real estate brokerage commission on property sales transactions. Brokers represent buyers and sellers in the Telluride, Colorado luxury real estate market. Transaction fees typically split between listing and buying agents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LIV Sotheby's International Realty is an independently owned real estate brokerage that represents buyers and sellers of luxury and residential properties in the Telluride, Colorado region. The firm operates six offices across Telluride and Mountain Village and provides an MLS-integrated property search platform, account-based listing alerts, interactive map search, community guides, free market analysis, and the LIV Magazine publication to support property transactions.

Product overview

LIV Sotheby's International Realty operates a unified real estate brokerage platform serving the Telluride, Colorado luxury property market. The core offering consists of a property search platform integrated with MLS listings, supplemented by Property Tracker for account-based listing alerts, an Interactive Map Search for geographic discovery, a Community Guide covering 30+ neighborhoods, Free Market Analysis for property valuation, and LIV Magazine as a digital publication. The company has six offices located in Telluride and Mountain Village, with broker professionals providing buyer and seller representation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LIV Magazine: The company's signature publication featuring properties in Telluride and regional market insights.

Products and services

• Property Search

Quantifiable outcome

• Listings updated daily from MLS
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sotheby's International RealtycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLIV Sotheby's International Realty operates as a Sotheby's International Realty affiliate, providing the company with global luxury real estate branding, networking, and marketing resources. The partnership enables access to international buyer networks and the prestige of the Sotheby's brand.
• Third-Party Service VendorsminorOthersMortgage lenders, insurance brokers, and title companies that may collect information from site visitors for related services such as mortgage lending, mortgage insurance, escrow services, and title insurance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Engel & Völkers: Global luxury real estate franchise network with European heritage. Comparable as a competing international luxury brand that luxury independents may affiliate with instead of Sotheby's, with similar premium positioning and HNW client focus.
• Compass: Large US luxury-leaning, tech-enabled brokerage. Comparable in the premium-residential segment it serves and the agent-recruiting, brand-driven model it uses, though it is far broader and more technology-centric than LIV's local boutique approach.
• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices: Major national real estate franchise with luxury positioning. Comparable as another affiliation alternative for independent brokerages, with a recognizable parent brand that competes with Sotheby's for HNW mindshare.
• Coldwell Banker: Large national real estate franchise with a substantial luxury arm (Coldwell Banker Global Luxury). Comparable as an alternative affiliation option for independent brokerages serving HNW buyers in resort and mountain markets.

Regional players

• Hall and Hall: Mountain West-focused brokerage specializing in ranches, luxury estates, and resort properties. Comparable because of its similar geography, mountain-luxury buyer overlap, and ranches/large-luxury-estate inventory that competes for the same HNW clientele.

Direct peers

• Christie's International Real Estate: Competing luxury-branded real estate network with a similar affiliate-franchise model targeting HNW buyers. Comparable because it offers Sotheby's a direct brand-competitor alternative for both brokerages and luxury sellers evaluating affiliation options.
• Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate: Historic Telluride-based luxury real estate brokerage and the most direct local competitor, also operating under the LIV Sotheby's umbrella in some configurations. Directly comparable given shared Telluride focus, luxury ski-resort clientele, and overlapping community coverage.
• Aspen Snowmass Sotheby's International Realty: Fellow Sotheby's International Realty affiliate serving the Aspen/Snowmass luxury mountain market. Closely comparable business model, brand affiliation, luxury buyer focus, and resort-mountain geography, making it a strong same-network peer.
• Telluride Real Estate Corp. Local Telluride independent brokerage offering similar buyer and seller representation services in the same micro-market. Directly comparable due to overlapping service area, customer base, and product offerings in Telluride luxury real estate.

Emerging players

• The Agency: Luxury-focused boutique brokerage with a brand-and-lifestyle orientation similar to Sotheby's affiliates. Comparable because it targets the same HNW buyer segment and competes for premium listing mandates in resort and second-home markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC00peqqGLNSuf_xG5Z2_4sw
• Facebookfacebook.com/LIVSIRMOUNTAINS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/livsir
• Instagraminstagram.com/livsirmountains

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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