Moving into a new house is an exciting time. Typically, people like to commemorate the occasion with a celebration. A housewarming party is a great way to accomplish this. Here’s a quick list to have a memorable housewarming. Pick Date and Time: Usually weekends work well. Send out invitations in the mail, on social media, […]

Park City is known for world-class skiing and fancy resorts. Unfortunately, Utah is a desert and the snow melts. Are ski resorts ghost towns during the warmer months? Fortunately, many resorts offer activities in the summer when all of the snow has melted. Here are a few offered in the Park City Base Area. Alpine […]

What makes you happy? You might think that spending time with friends and family makes you happy. Perhaps you find happiness in relaxing with your favorite snack or beverage. Maybe you live to take that tropical vacation. These activities may be enjoyable, but the reality is not as important as expectations. Setting low expectations tends […]

Traveling can be stressful. You can pack all of your stuff at the last minute and forget your underwear, or you can prepare ahead of time with these simple tips. Pack Light Pack Tight: Space is the commodity of traveling. Clothes are the main culprit of taking up lots of space in your luggage. If […]

GREATER SALT LAKE CITY HOUSING 4Q17: 2017 Saw Record Levels of New Home Production; Affordability a Concern as Higher-Priced Homes Reach 44% of Starts Metrostudy NewsJanuary 30, 2018 2017 Banner Year for New Home Starts: Quarterly Starts Up 28% YoY; Annual Starts Up 17% YoY. Home affordability remains a hot topic as new home starts […]

The Leaths of Raleigh, N.C. recently experienced the stressful process of buying and selling a home in one of the hottest markets in the U.S. Twelve days before Thanksgiving, Mark Meaney and his wife, Sue, decided to put their 109-year-old house on the market. They looked at comps of similar-sized homes near their St. Paul […]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), new single-family home sales declined to a seasonally adjusted rate of 593,000 — a 7.8 percent month-over-month and 1.0 percent year-over-year decrease in home sales. The estimate of new homes for sale at the end of January was 310,000, which […]

Maybe you’ve already visited Utah’s 5 stunning National Parks. Here’s a list of 5 more places top-rated locations to visit in the Beehive State. Bonneville Salt Flats: Move along, there’s nothing to see here. That’s quite literally the point of the Salt Flats. There is nothing as far as the eye can see for miles […]

Salt Lake County’s Median Home Price in 2017 Climbs to $325,000 The median price of a single-family home sold in Salt Lake County in 2017 climbed to $325,000, up 10 percent compared to $295,000 in 2016. The culmulative median days a single-family home was on the market in 2017 was 15. Nearly three-of-four (71 percent) […]