Salt Lake City Utah Real Estate

Utah home builders who have gone ‘green’

I know I’ve been talking a lot lately about ‘going green’ in your home, but it has really sparked my interest and I think it’s important.
One thing that I didn’t talk about last time is who to hire to build a green home for you. I became interested in this question after I paid [...]

My favorite homes in Salt Lake City (1)*

Many people I know have mentioned the McCune mansion as a place they admire as one of the gems of Salt Lake City, but few know it by that name, or know the history of the place. It truly is one of my favorite homes in Salt Lake. During the summer, when the landscaping is [...]

Salt Lake urbanizes a little more with developments like Murray’s Birkhill at Fireclay

Some parts of Salt Lake City are doing an admirable job at building more walkable, public transit-friendly communities. Hamlet Homes is among the builders who have recognized the growing need for more mixed use developments where driving your car becomes less of a necessity and walking is preferred.
Birkhill at Fireclay is one of these new [...]

Utah home sales drop, so does median sales price*

The National Association of REALTORS released a report yesterday that shows Utah homes sales dropping by 33.8%. That is, from fourth quarter 2006 to fourth quarter 2007.
Our median sales price in Utah also dropped 7.13% from 3rd quarter to the 4th quarter of 2007.
What does this mean for our market? Simply that we are in [...]

To build McMansions in older neighborhoods, or not to build…*

Many people in Millcreek say not to build.
It’s a pretty heated issue, and not just in the Millcreek area. Neighborhoods that once were filled with strictly one-story and modest sized two story homes are now peppered with large, seemingly out of place McMansions.
It’s not surprising, and it was only a matter of time. Still, many [...]

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