According to a recent Fannie Mae press release, more home buyers considering purchasing a home think it’s easier to get a home mortgage now to buy a home. Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association, affectionately known as “Fannie Mae”, is a leading source of the secondary home market. Fan
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02/18/2014
The Nation’s economy and housing market have steadily been improving over the last quarter and Utah’s economy and housing market is no exception…. According to Jim Wood, director of the University of Utah’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research at a recent 2014 Housing Forecast breakfast earli
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02/14/2014
Recently MSN Real Estate voted Sugar House, Salt Lake City “Best City ‘Hood” in their “24 Best Places to Live and Work”. The Sugar House neighborhood (‘hood) dates back to 1853 and originally was named after the Deseret Manufacturing Company sugar beet test factory. Utah’s first state prison wa
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02/10/2014
There are 98 events at the Sochi Olympics and the United States and Germany are the only two countries competing in every sport & discipline – including the 12 new events. Utah has many Olympians competing and certainly will make us proud! It will be an exciting 2 weeks! Go USA!! Alyson Dudek: Sp
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02/07/2014
We recently posted the National Association of REALTORS® conducted their annual homebuyers and sellers survey. This survey gives insight to what is going on in the world of real estate. However, looking at numbers can make one dizzy. Below are easier to read charts and graphs to show what buyers
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02/05/2014
Need ideas to show that special person you really care at Valentines? Ideas sometimes are hard to come by – here are a few that may do the trick …. Carriage Rides Why would you hire a limo when you can go by carriage? Sweep your date off their feet! Grand America Valentine’s Packages Choose from
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01/31/2014
We have been saying for YEARS how important your credit score is when buying a home in the Salt Lake City area, find a great job, but now it’s important in finding the love of your life! According to an article in the NY Times, “Credit scores are like the dating equivalent of a sexually transmit
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01/24/2014
There’s so much going on in the Salt Lake City area, especially with the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. Did you know you could take advantage of your vacation home and local activities and create tax-free income? Masters Exemption! Homeowners who rent their homes out 14 days of the year are
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01/21/2014
It’s flu season in the Salt Lake City area. Here is a report from The Public News Service on this year’s flu in the Salt Lake City area, “Influenza season is upon us in Utah, and state health officials are urging residents to get a flu shot to help to protect themselves a
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01/16/2014
With the breach of card information at Target recently, it’s good to remember, there are many other ways criminals can get their hands on your personal information using any information they can get their hands on to open a new identity through the IRS and even file a return with your identity. Y
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01/14/2014