May 25, 2010 | Salt Lake City condos, Salt Lake City homes, Salt Lake City real estate
I just read two articles about Salt Lake City as a place to live and Salt Lake City foreclosed homes. According to the Salt Lake Tribune and Realty Trac, the number of home foreclosures in Salt Lake City is at it’s highest levels since the beginning of our...
Mar 2, 2010 | FHA Loans, Salt Lake City condos, Salt Lake City real estate, Utah Condos
FHA loans have been the recent choice for low down payment residential buyers offering loan programs that require just 3.5% down. Recently FHA decided that they will only lend on condos that are on the FHA approved condo list. FHA use to allow for spot approvals if...
Nov 9, 2009 | Home Buyer tax credit, Salt Lake City homes, Salt Lake City real estate
The $8,000 First Time Home Buyer tax credit has been extended. In addition to the extension, an additional tax credit for Repeat Home buyers has been added up to $6,500. The deadline for these two programs is to have a home under contract by April 30, 2010, and...
Oct 16, 2009 | Salt Lake City homes, Salt Lake City real estate, Salt Lake County homes and condos, Utah Homes
This may sound obvious, but here it is anyway. Salt Lake City home buyers should look within their pre-approved price range. Here are some of the reasons I can think of: Why waste your time looking at Utah homes you can’t afford? Sometimes Salt Lake City home...
Aug 26, 2009 | Kevin Coyle, Salt Lake City condos, Salt Lake City homes, Salt Lake City real estate, Salt Lake County homes and condos, Short Sales, Utah Homes
I was searching for homes today on the Wasatch Front Regional MLS for one of the Buyers I’m working with and noticed a neighborhood that had an extremely high percentage of short sales. 41% of the homes in that neighborhood are short sales. It made me stop and...