Looking back on success but never resting on it.

Nearly 60 years after Vail’s first realtor, Rod Slifer, set up his brokerage on Bridge Street, SSF continues to execute a luxury real estate vision that prioritizes service, local expertise and careful stewardship of this mountain community.

Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate – Summit County is comprised of 55 brokers in 5 offices, operating as an integral part of the community’s growth with the same passion for living in the mountains that started it all.

Headquartered in Avon, Colorado, SSF has grown to include a team of more than 250 brokers, 90 support staff across 31 locations spanning the the Vail Valley, the Roaring Fork Valley, and Summit County. Our brokers have an average of 20 years’ experience, providing clients with an unsurpassed wealth of local knowledge. In 2019, SSF was the No. 1 real estate firm in the Vail Valley and Summit County, with nearly 1,900 transactions totaling $2.3 billion in sales volume across all three regions.

SSF brokers work with you on every detail — from open house to closing day — to sell your most personal asset.

Slifer Smith & Frampton Timeline:

1962

Rod Slifer, ski instructor/Realtor, starts his one-man operation out of the lobby of the Lodge at Vail, selling properties for Vail Associates.

1968

Rod Slifer opens his own brokerage, Slifer & Company, on Bridge Street. As Vail grows, so do Slifer & Company and Vail Associates Real Estate.

1983

Jim Flaum, a real estate veteran and former Navy pilot, becomes vice president and managing broker of Vail Associates Real Estate.

1986

Harry Frampton and Mark Smith form East West Partners, the major force of the development of Beaver Creek Resort.

1988

Harry Frampton and Mark Smith open Frampton Smith Real Estate, concentrating on the newly-formed Beaver Creek market.

1994

The two top dueling powers of Vail Valley real estate merge, forming Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate.

2004

Expanded into Summit County, opening two of our current offices located at 117 S. Main Street Breckenridge and in Keystone's River Run Village.

2013

Opened Slifer Smith & Frampton – Summit County’s two newest offices, located on the north end of Main Street in Breckenridge and on Main Street in Frisco.

2017

Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate announces former Summit broker, John Pfeiffer, as new President and Managing Broker.

2019

SSF grows again with the acquisition of Palladium Properties, a boutique and independent luxury property brokerage firm based in Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley.

Today

Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate awarded development sales listing for the $600 million Snowmass Base Village, expanding its presence to the Roaring Fork Valley.

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