utah real estate: Utah Housing Market Strengthens with Consumer Confidence - 08/27/13 11:54 PM

Utah’s housing market is getting stronger as consumers have more confidence in the real estate market. The attitude index in Utah has risen another 2.8 points to 88.4, which is the highest level of confidence in years. On a national scale, the attitude index is also up to 81.5.
Consumer confidence is up because everything is improving in the housing market, stock markets and labor. For months real estate indexes have been moving upward and home values have increased 13.5%year-over-year. In Utah, that trend is expected to continue at a great pace.
One of the top signs that Utah’s housing … (1 comments)

utah real estate: How Many Utah Homeowners are "Underwater"?? - 09/14/10 02:35 PM
 
According to a recent article I read in Utah Realtor Magazine, one out of every five homeowners in Utah was "underwater"in their mortgage during the second quarter of 2010. That means 20 percent of homeowners in Utah who have a mortgage actually owe more on their home than it was worth during that quarter.  The article also notes that more than 6 percent of Utahn's were approaching the same "underwater" situation on their mortgage.
This is bad news for Utah, but it could be worse.  Sixty eight percent of Nevada homeowners were in a negative-equity situation.  Arizona isn't much better … (3 comments)

utah real estate: St. George Utah City Down Payment Assistance Program Has Returned - 06/22/10 03:41 AM
Are you or someone you know looking to purchase a home in St. George Utah but just can't come up with the down payment or perhaps need help with the closing costs?  Well I've got great news for them!  St. George City is excited to announce that its FY2010-11 funding allocation for the Down Payment Assistance Program (DPAP) will be in place this July. The program offers a non-interest bearing loan payable when the home is sold or refinanced. If the home is not sold or refinanced within 15 years then the loan becomes a grant and is forgiven. The program … (2 comments)

utah real estate: Help for Homeowners in Utah Who are Facing Foreclosure - 06/16/10 08:35 AM
There may be permanent help for homeowners in Utah who are facing foreclosure.  A court order was issued  by Judge James Shumate of St. George, Utah in May stopping all foreclosure proceedings in the state by Home Loans Serving LP, Recon Trust Company, Bank of America Corporation, and Bank of America FSB. 
If the court order is allowed to become permanent, it will force mortgage companies that have loans in Utah to stick to the Utah laws that require lenders to register in the state and have an office where the homeowners who are facing foreclosure can negotiate with the lender … (0 comments)

utah real estate: 2010 Census Coming Soon to St. George, Utah - 03/03/10 09:52 AM
The official 2010 Census will be in the mail this week to every St. George, Utah household and every other household in the country.  This is a government ritual that is repeated every 10 years to help define the United States population.
Most of the nation's 120 million residents will be getting their census forms in the mail by mid-March.  Residents who do not return the questionnaire through the mail will receive a visit from a Census worker.  Therefore, St. George is challenging all its residents to exceed their participation level in this year's Census from their participation level in the … (0 comments)

 
Erika Rogers, St George Utah Real Estate & Relocation Specialist (Red Rock Real Estate ~ Southern Utah's Largest Independent Brokerage)

Erika Rogers

St George Utah Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

Saint George, UT

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