utah: Blog Debate - Salt Lake City Council district 6 - Parleys Nature Park or dog Park? - 08/09/07 09:53 PM
Should Parleys Historic Nature Park be an off-leash dog park?
This has been a very volatile issue in our community. The current city council has done extensive research on the park including a one-year "off-leash" trial period and utilizing a "working group" to decide whether the park should be off-leash, on-leash, or … (0 comments)
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utah: Blog Debate - Salt Lake City Council District 6 - Candidate Bios - 08/09/07 09:45 PM
SaltLakeSpeaks is sponsoring a Blog Debate for the Salt Lake City District 6 City Council candidates. To read the Introduction to the blog debate the format we are following click here.
There are 4 candidates running for the seat vacated by Dave Buhler. They are: William Huckins, Ellen R. Reddick, Roger J. … (0 comments)
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utah: Blog Debate - Salt Lake City Council - District 6 - 08/09/07 09:38 PM
SaltLakeSpeaks e-mailed an invitation to each City Council candidate in District #6 to participate in a Blog Debate - of sorts. We were pleased that all but one candidate has accepted and provided us their answers to the debate questions. Our intent is to provide members of our community a look into … (0 comments)
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utah: Sandy City Utah home Sales - June 2007 - 07/13/07 11:16 PM
Sandy City home values fell slightly during the 2nd quarter and have softened to a 1.3% increase over 2nd quarter 2006 values. June values show a sharp increase. However, it is due to a larger number of homes above 5 bedrooms closing in June and is not representative of the Sandy City market … (0 comments)
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utah: West Jordan Utah Home Sales - June 2007 - 07/13/07 11:03 PM
West Jordan home prices continue to rise but at a much slower pace. June prices were only 9% higher than last year and were 5.8% higher than prices at the end of 2006. The slowing is certainly due to the increased inventory and the length of time it is taking to … (0 comments)
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utah: Fair Issac - FICO Stops Piggy-Backing Fraud - 07/07/07 05:58 PM
The Mortgage Industry scored a victory with Fair Isaac's announcement of their modification of their FICO scoring formula starting in September 2007. They've named it FICO 08.
As we posted on our Salt Lake City Real Estate Fraud Report, one of the latest fraud schemes in the mortgage industry was for borrowers … (3 comments)
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utah: Buyer or Sellers Market? Absorption Rate is The Key! - 07/07/07 02:02 PM
Buyers and Sellers all pretty much ask the same questions. So it's not really to difficult for real estate agents that are active in the market to answer their clients questions. But there is one question most realtors struggle a little with. And yet, it is one of the most important … (4 comments)
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utah: Salt Lake City Real Estate - June 2007 Home Absorption - 07/06/07 04:57 PM
The time it takes to sell a home in the Salt Lake Metropolitan area continues to increase. Of the 17 cities tracked in Salt Lake County only three (Midvale, Taylorsville, & Magna) are still considered a Sellers market. Bluffdale, Herriman, and Riverton increased significantly from 7.7 months to 13.9, an increase … (0 comments)
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utah: Salt Lake City Real Estate Fraud - July 2007 Update - 07/06/07 12:37 PM
Last month we posted about the Utah Division Of Real Estates Fraud Alert sent to all licensed Real Estate Agents, Appraisers, and Lenders. Here is an update on some additional types of fraud occurring since our last post.
Credit Score Piggy-backing
You want to purchase a home but your score is below 620. … (0 comments)
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utah: Convenient 3 Bedroom South Jordan Utah Townhouse - 07/05/07 06:55 PM
South Jordans Townhouse Secret - 3 Beds and a pool!Location: South Jordan, UTThis popular South Jordan PUD is conveniently located off Bangerter Highway and 10400 South. Enjoy the convenience of the pool, work-out room, clubhouse, and playground without any of the maintenance. With 3 bedrooms and 3 bath this townhouse is … (0 comments)
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utah: Salt Lake Shows Final Plans For Clayton Middle School - 06/23/07 03:09 PM
Salt Lake School District and Clayton Middle School met with homeowners and parents last week to present the final plans for the construction of the new school. Clayton construction is scheduled to begin in September and will take about 2 years to complete.
Parents and surrounding homeowners generally seemed pleased with the … (3 comments)
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utah: Home Remodeling Costs In Salt Lake City - What's The Payback? - 06/20/07 06:20 PM
Salt Lake City home values have increased significantly over the last 18 months. So the cost of virtually any home improvement project was recovered when selling the home. But, things are getting back to normal. We're now in a more balanced market and home owners wanting to make improvements to their … (2 comments)
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utah: Magna Utah Home Values up 18% Since Year-End! - 06/16/07 10:20 PM
Magna home values are up 18% since year-end! It is clearly the hottest market in Salt Lake County. Home values have increased steadily this year and sales volume has kept a close pace with the records numbers of 2006.
Will it continue? I believe it will.
Look at the absorption rate of 3.4 … (0 comments)
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utah: Kearns Utah Housing Report - May 2007 - 06/16/07 09:52 PM
Kearns and West Valley City have very similar statistics. They are the 2 hottest real estate markets in Salt Lake County.
Kearns home values have increased 13.2% since the end of the year. May 2007 average home values are 27.4% higher than May 2006. Monthly increases continue and are likely to continue … (0 comments)
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utah: Taylorsville Utah Housing Report - May 2007 - 06/16/07 06:16 PM
Taylorsville Utah home values have fluctuated wildly over the last few months but year to-date they are up 7.1%. May 2007 values are 17% higher than May 2007. Taylorsville home values are strong and are expected to keep rising as first-time buyers keep looking for homes.
The volume of home sales … (2 comments)
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utah: West Jordan Housing Report - May 2007 - 06/16/07 05:26 PM
West Jordan home values have increased approx 8.2% since the end of the year and have increased about 3% each in April and May. West Jordan values are strong and continue to rise. Home values in May were 21% higher than in May 2007.
Though home values are up, the number … (0 comments)
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utah: West Valley City Housing Report - May 2007 - 06/16/07 04:57 PM
West Valley City is still one of the hottest home markets in Salt Lake County. Home values have increased every month in 2007 and in May were nearly 22% higher than what they were in May 2006. Not only are home values strong but the number of homes sold has stayed … (0 comments)
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utah: South Jordan Utah Housing Report - May 2007 - 06/16/07 04:54 PM
South Jordan home sales are pretty much in the tank. Values increased over March and April but declined as sellers finally negotiated a sale. May home values were only 2.8% higher than prices in May 2006. That is one of the smallest annual increases in Salt Lake County.
A bigger concern for … (0 comments)
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utah: Salt Lake's East High School - A New Principal - 06/15/07 12:16 PM
Salt Lake City School District and East High School named the new principal last week. The new man in charge is Dr. Paul Sagers. SaltLakeSpeaks congratulates Dr. Sagers and wishes him the best in his new position. He takes the helm July 1st.
So who is this new principal? The following is from … (0 comments)
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utah: Salt Lake County - Home Absorption Rates - May 2007 - 06/14/07 07:56 PM
Are we in a buyers or a sellers market?
How do we know which market we are in?
If you ask most real estate agents if we are in a buyers or a sellers market they will start talking to you about "Days On Market" (DOM). DOM is a number computed by the … (2 comments)
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