Builder Magazine ranks Salt Lake City, Utah as having the third healthiest housing market in the U.S. Good things happening in the Salt Lake City metropolitain area: Income growth next year is expected to be one of the best in the country. Job growth this year was 2nd best in the country. (Over 3
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11/22/2011
My Exclusive Buyer's Agent took me on as a client when he was busy with other personal things and yet he was one of the most professional people I have ever worked with. He went the extra mile to help me find what I was looking for every time. He never pushed me into anything that I was not sure
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11/10/2011
Low interest rates and still falling home prices make it tempting to buy a house now, but before purchasing, wise buyers are looking at their big picture.Most of those who will buy homes in 2012 will buy because it makes sense for them to do so. Security (at their current employer and in their cu
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11/09/2011
My last blog entry was a testimonial from me about my new dentist. What does that have to do with buying a home? Lots. Everybody should know about biomimetic dentistry and doctors like Dr. Noot. I really connected with him and his practice because: 1. He really cares about what is best for his pa
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11/03/2011
I was talking with a cousin one evening and it came out in conversation that I was going in for a root canal that week. He asked me if I had heard about Biomimetic Dentistry. I had not. He explained how it was far superior to the average dentist's "drill and fill" philosophy. He told me I should
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11/02/2011
U.S. Housing and Mortgage Trends (Source: October 2011 report by CoreLogic) The homeownership rate is down... almost 10% compared to the homeownership rate in 1980. The median household income is down... (lowest level since 1996) Both renters and owners are spending a greater percentage of their
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10/26/2011
Prior to working with an EBA, we had been involved in four other real estate purchases and three sales and had developed some skepticism toward realtors in general. This most recent move was our first that wasn’t just to another part of town. This time, we were to move ourselves, our five kids,
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10/25/2011
Our Exclusive Buyers Agent (EBA) was a pleasure to work with because of his laid back, no-pressure approach. His only motivation was to help us find the right house for us, not to sell a home. He never pressured us to consider a home we were not interested in. Rather, he suggested we see many ho
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10/18/2011
How to calculate the cost vs. benefit of refinancing Whether or not you should refinance will depend at least 3 things: The costs associated with refinancing The total monthly savings the refinance equates to. How long you plan to stay in the home or hold the loan Once you calculate how many mont
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10/12/2011
Have property values declined, not so much as to put you ridiculously upside-down, but enough that your current loan balance may no longer be less than 80% of the current value of your home? If you're in a position where you don't pay PMI now because you didn't need to pay it when you first took
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10/05/2011
