salt lake city real estate: My Fav 5 - 06/19/08 10:34 PM

The local MLS (WFRMLS) gives you search capabilities you just can not get from public sites like realtor.com, utahrealestate.com, or redfin.com. It is nice to have a Realtor handy to do a search for you and then set that search to run automatically every day or week. Here are a … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: 4 Reasons Why Salt Lake is the Best Market for Foreign Investors Considering U.S. Real Estate - 04/28/08 09:54 PM
1) Strong Economy.  Even though much of the nation has slipped into a recession in the last few years, Salt Lake’s economy remains strong with 50,000 jobs added each year. 
 
2) International Airport.  Having an international airport means convenient access for foreign investors who want to come and … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Innovative Real Estate Building in Lindon Utah - 01/24/08 08:58 PM
A new type of real estate building opened in Lindon Utah on Monday.  This building by the Noah Corporation allows users to rent rooms by the hour.  It also has a ton of uses from board rooms to yoga studios to an ice rink upstairs.
 
This is a new … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Home Inventory Grows - 01/24/08 12:05 AM
Here are the latest time on market numbers I compiled today.  I go to the WFRMLS (Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service) and I take the number of homes currently on the market and divide that number by the number of homes sold in the last 30 days.  These numbers tell … (3 comments)

salt lake city real estate: New Mayor in Town - 01/08/08 05:11 PM
What the New Mayor Means for Homeowners
There is a new mayor in town with an ambitious plan (and a myspace profile ).  Good leadership in the city can help each individual home and property owner by maintaining property values and increasing quality of life.  I think the new city … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: How to Handle the Home Inspection - 01/04/08 04:56 PM
When you buy a home, you want to make sure that there are no hidden problems so you hire a home inspector to do a home inspection for you.  That much is straightforward.  What is not so straightforward is what to do with all those problems the inspector does find.
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salt lake city real estate: Design Your Own Community - 12/28/07 01:54 PM
The developer only cares about the bottom line and does not listen to the people who will be living in the development.  There is a company that has proven an exception to this rule and now they need your help to design a new neighborhood center in Salt Lake
 
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salt lake city real estate: Salt Lake City Days on Market as of December 24, 2007 - 12/24/07 01:44 PM
Time on Market in Months 
 
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salt lake city real estate: Salt Lake City Real Estate Investing Clubs - 12/11/07 04:51 PM
Did you know Salt Lake has a couple of real estate investing clubs with a couple hundred members each?  Well I didn’t.  Below you can find information about the clubs.  It would be a great place for someone thinking about investing in real estate to learn more or for someone … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Return on Your Home Remodel Investment - 12/06/07 04:07 PM
  The 2007 Cost vs. Value report by Remodel magazine has just been published.  The bad news is the report forces the Wolf Range and Brazilian-Organic-Hand Dipped-Harwood Floor purchases to stand on their own. No longer can you claim that you are buying these luxuries to help the resale of your … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: The Salt Lake City Real Estate Foreclosure Auction - 12/02/07 06:06 PM
I have been doing some consulting work for a foreclosure company, Vestus, that will be coming to the Salt Lake market soon.  This company acts as a MLS for foreclosures by pulling data on homes going to the foreclosure auction and posting it on a centralized site.  It is a … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Redman Building in Sugarhouse Gets a Facelift - 11/26/07 07:03 PM
The Redman building in Sugar House got a makeover recently from this
 
 
 
 
 
to this
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regardless of whether the development of this historic structure was a good idea, I am liking the face lift. I was digging the peach/orange look but think this will be more suitable for the residents that plan to … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Time on Market November 2007 - 11/24/07 12:44 PM
I have just put together the absorption rates for November 23, 2007.  The number is found by taking the total number of homes on the market for a specific zip code and dividing that number by the total number of homes sold in that zip during the last 30 days.  Keep … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Condo Development Put on Hold in Salt Lake City - 11/16/07 06:16 PM
I had been hearing rumors of a moratorium on condo conversions in Salt Lake City so yesterday I went down to the City and County Building and talked with the planner of the day.  Here is what I found out.
 
There is an administrative hold on all new condo … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Where Are All the For Sale Signs? - 11/14/07 06:11 PM
I was driving around with some real estate professionals from another city in the Western States the other day and they asked an interesting question:  “Where are all the For Sale signs?”
From headlines in the Tribune and maybe from some of my blog entries you might think that every … (1 comments)

salt lake city real estate: No Cost Alternative to Home Staging - 11/13/07 03:37 PM
There is a new "no cost" alternative to home staging on the market and they are calling it Designer Hometending.  The Designer Hometending (DHT) team finds renters who live in the home while it is on the market.  They aree to take care of the house, furnish it, and pay utility … (1 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Foreclosure in Salt Lake City - 11/13/07 09:50 AM
Salt Lake City is the second least risky mortgage market in the U.S. next to Honolulu.  This is according to an October 2007 report from Corelogic , a independent company that tracks foreclosure risk across the U.S.  This is because Hawaii is the best place to surf waves in America and … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Neighborhood Above Foothill in SLC - 11/09/07 04:28 PM
The area above Foothill Dr is referred to by a few different names and has a few small neighborhoods within it.  The area includes St Mary’s, “above the zoo”, and “by the H rock” neighborhoods.
 
Recently, the neighborhood was given a lift by the addition of 12.6 acres of … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Harvard Yale Neighborhood Homes in Salt Lake City - 11/07/07 06:12 PM

The Harvard Yale Area of Salt Lake is probably best known for its large mature trees.  The area gets its name from the two streets that wind through the area; Harvard and Yale. This neighborhood has some of the most architecturally significant homes in the valley.  Here you will find … (0 comments)

salt lake city real estate: Salt Lake City in the Movies - 11/06/07 04:48 PM

 
 
 
 
This week I was driving up Emigration Canyon  to go mountain biking  and the Sun and Moon café had been converted into a 1950’s highway gas station.  (see photo above)   They were either shooting a movie or a t.v. show but by the looks of the trailers at the … (0 comments)

 
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