What Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate does

Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate is a privately held, full-service residential real estate brokerage founded in 1962 and headquartered in Avon, Colorado. The firm operates multiple offices across the Vail Valley — including Vail, Beaver Creek, Avon, Cordillera, Mountain Star, Arrowhead, Eagle, Lake Creek, Wolcott, and Bellyache Ridge/Red Sky Ranch — and serves buyers and sellers of luxury mountain properties, primary and secondary residences, and fractional ownership units. Its customer base is concentrated in the high-net-worth segment seeking Vail Valley resort real estate, including out-of-state buyers supported by an on-the-ground broker roster.

The company's core offering is brokerage services — listing, marketing, and transaction management for residential property sales — monetized through traditional real estate commissions on each closed transaction. Supporting products include The Luxury Collection (curated high-value listings), a Luxury Sales Division, automated Property Alerts, monthly Market Reports, Home Valuation tools, and a "New Developments" pipeline. Operational technology centers on a broker portal powered by Brokerage Engine for listing and transaction management, paired with a public website (vailrealestate.com) that supports property search, community content, and blog-driven market insight distribution. Marketing runs across website, blog, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and email alerts.

Slifer Smith & Frampton generates deal flow through a direct, sales-led brokerage model: individual brokers under the company brand source listings, match buyers, and close transactions, with revenue shared via commission splits. The firm layers global distribution on top of its local presence via a founding membership in Forbes Global Properties (market-exclusive) and memberships in Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) and Luxury Portfolio International, which route international HNW referrals into the Vail Valley. The business is privately owned, locally controlled, and reports no parent company, external investment, or public capital structure.

Name

Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate

Legal name

Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate

Website

https://vailrealestate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Slifer Smith & Frampton is a privately held, full-service residential real estate brokerage founded in 1962, serving high-net-worth buyers and sellers of luxury mountain properties across the Vail Valley in Colorado via a multi-office, commission-based model with global referral partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury & High-End Residential Brokerage (BPAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Buyer Representation Services (BPAJAAAJ), Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Luxury real estate brokerage
• Residential property sales
• Mountain home transactions
• Real estate market reports
• Property valuation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Avon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Commission: Traditional real estate brokerage commissions earned on property buy and sell transactions. Agents/brokers operate under the company brand and transactions generate revenue through commission splits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Full-service residential real estate brokerage serving the Vail Valley since 1962. Provides buying, selling, and luxury property transaction services through individual broker agents, supported by curated property collections (The Luxury Collection), a dedicated Luxury Sales Division, home valuation tools, and a global affiliate network including Forbes Global Properties, LeadingRE, and Luxury Portfolio International.

Product overview

Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate is a traditional full-service real estate brokerage operating in the Vail Valley since 1962. The company offers a unified platform of real estate services centered on residential property buying and selling, supported by specialized divisions and modules including The Luxury Collection for high-value properties, the Luxury Sales Division for premium transactions, Market Reports for market intelligence, Property Alerts for buyer notifications, and Home Valuation tools. The company also provides access through its Broker Center portal for agent operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Luxury Collection: Luxury property listings division featuring high-value homes in the Vail Valley.
• The Colorado Collection

Products and services

• Buy/Sell Real Estate Brokerage Services

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Forbes Global PropertiescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding membership in Forbes Global Properties provides exclusive access to a global network of high-net-worth buyers. This market-exclusive partnership makes Slifer Smith & Frampton the only agency in their markets with access to the Forbes Global Properties network, enabling worldwide property marketing for their luxury listings.
• Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerActive membership in LeadingRE network connects the company with premier real estate firms globally, enabling referral business and extended reach for international buyers and sellers considering Vail Valley properties.
• Luxury Portfolio InternationalmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMembership in Luxury Portfolio International provides additional exposure to affluent buyers through a network of luxury real estate professionals and高端 property marketing channels.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vail Realty: Long-established Vail Valley real estate brokerage directly competing for luxury and traditional listings across Vail, Beaver Creek, and surrounding communities with comparable local broker rosters.
• Coldwell Banker Mountain Properties: National brand with dedicated mountain property division covering Aspen, Vail, and other Colorado resort communities. Competes on luxury and traditional residential listings within the same Vail Valley geography.
• Hall and Hall: Boutique brokerage specializing in ranches, luxury mountain estates, and resort properties across the Rocky Mountain West. Directly comparable for high-end ranch, estate, and second-home transactions in Vail-adjacent markets.
• LIV Sotheby's International Realty: Luxury residential brokerage operating across Denver and the Colorado mountain communities including the Vail corridor. Direct competitor for high-net-worth buyer and seller mandates in overlapping resort geographies, with similar Sotheby's-backed global distribution.
• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Colorado Properties: Berkshire Hathaway-affiliated brokerage with strong presence across Colorado mountain markets including Vail Valley, competing for the same mid- and luxury-tier residential buyer and seller relationships.

Emerging players

• The Agency: Boutique luxury brokerage with selective expansion into Colorado resort markets. Competes on the same luxury buyer pool in mountain resort geographies and represents a growing alternative for top-producing luxury agents.

Broad incumbents

• Sotheby's International Realty: Global luxury real estate network with affiliated brokerages in Vail Valley and other resort markets. Competes directly for luxury listings and uses its international network — parallel to SSF's Forbes Global Properties partnership — to source cross-border buyers.
• Christie's International Real Estate: Affiliated luxury real estate network with brand recognition among high-net-worth buyers. Competes for ultra-luxury mountain listings and uses global auction-house-driven buyer channels analogous to SSF's Forbes Global Properties membership.
• Engel & Völkers: Luxury-focused international brokerage franchise with U.S. operations in mountain resort markets including parts of Colorado. Competes on luxury residential mandates and brings international buyer reach similar to SSF's network partnerships.
• Compass: Tech-forward national brokerage expanding aggressively into luxury markets including Colorado mountain towns. Represents the modern, technology-centric brokerage model that traditional firms like SSF must compete against for agent talent and listings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SliferSmithFrampton/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/vailrealestate
• Instagraminstagram.com/slifervailvalley

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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