Looking to Sell a Home in 2025? Take These 5 Steps
Start by researching and interviewing realtors knowledgeable about your local market before selling.A fresh home makeover, including new paint and flooring, boosts appeal and first impressions.
Homeowner Tax Breaks: All the Ways Your House Can Boost Your Tax Refund
Owning a house in the US is expensive, with rapidly rising home prices and hidden expenses. However, tax credits and deductions for homeowners can lead to a bigger tax refund. Homeowners can take advantage of tax deductions by itemizing their deductions using Form...
How 2025 Trends Fuel Homeownership Potential
Home sales may rise 1.5%, prices climb 3.7%, and mortgage rates stay above 6% despite slight cuts. A historic 11.7% home inventory jump and 13.8% new construction surge mark supply resurgence in 2025.
Buying a Home in 2025? Do 3 Things ASAP!
Mortgage rates are expected to fall in 2025, easing the path to homeownership. As rates drop, more homeowners may sell, boosting real estate inventory and market opportunities.
What is ‘missing middle’ housing, and could it solve Utah’s housing crisis?
Since 2015, 87% of building permits in Utah have been for single-family homes, but experts suggest focusing on "missing middle housing" like duplexes and triplexes to address affordability. Daniel Parolek, who coined the term, emphasizes that these smaller,...
Utah ranks in the Top 10 states when it comes to the highest percent change in house appreciation, according to the House Price Index by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The report noted that Utah home prices have appreciated 46.03 percent in the past five years. Nevada posted the highest appreciation at 81.84 percent. Connecticut was the lowest at 7.91 percent. The U.S. five-year average was 34.71 percent. Salt Lake City ranked No. 22 of 383 U.S. metropolitan areas in highest appreciation. Over the past five years home prices in the Salt Lake City area have increased 47.24 percent. The HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. It serves as a timely, accurate indicator of house price trends at various geographic levels. Written by Salt Lake Board or Realtors