Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County saw the number of homes sold in November 2009 rise sharply to 1041, a gain of over 74% compared to the same time last year. Fueled by first time home buyer tax credit, Salt Lake County experienced the largest number of November home sales for three years.
Month on month the housing [...]

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Mark on October 14th, 2009

September home sales in Salt Lake County returned a mixed bag. While the average sales price dropped to just over $240,000, the price per square foot actually increased to $104. This implies people are buying smaller homes, in fact the average sized home dropped to 2,307 sq. ft., its lowest level since September 2008. The [...]

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Mark on September 10th, 2009

Home sales for Salt Lake County in August 2009 were flat compared to July. The average home price fell slightly to $255,375 (from $257,186), but the average size also fell to 2,479 square ft, which meant that the average price per square ft. actually rose slightly to $103. The number of homes sold dipped below [...]

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Mark on August 18th, 2009

For the second month running, the number of homes sold in Salt Lake County exceeded 1000. There were a total of 1081 homes sold which was slightly down on last months figure, but is still an healthy sign of an improving real estate market. The average sales price and price per square feet was also [...]

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Mark on June 12th, 2009

May 2009 saw the number of homes sales in Salt Lake County go up for the forth straight month. There were 960 homes sold in May, compared to 850 in April. Another good sign was that the price per square foot increased for the second month in a row, and now stands at $102 per [...]

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Mark on June 5th, 2009

Ivory homes are building a new over 55’s community located in South Jordan’s Daybreak development. The community just like Daybreak itself will be big, in fact when finished it will be the largest Active Adult Community in Utah. Garden Park will feature approximately 200 single level living homes, and will have its own facilities including [...]

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Mark on May 24th, 2009

The west side of the South Jordan located Daybreak development has always been earmarked for commercial development, and hi-tech companies seem to be sitting up and taking note. Attracted by Daybreak’s fiber optic infrastructure eBay have already announced plans to open a building in Daybreak’s commerce park.
The project to build a ‘next generation’ data center [...]

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Mark on March 12th, 2009

Salt Lake County home sales for February 2009 saw a rebound from January’s disastrous numbers. There were 566 homes sold, which is a 30.11% increase over January 2009 figures, but a 24.83% decline year on year. The average sale price for homes sold was $263,048, which is a drop of 2.07% over the same [...]

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Mark on February 10th, 2009

Home prices along the Wasatch Front, while not great at least faired better than much of the U.S. In 2008, Salt Lake County home prices went down just 3.71%, with the new median home price for single-family homes now standing at $240,000. Homes at the low end of the ladder faired much better than those [...]

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Mark on November 9th, 2008

Home prices in Salt Lake County, Utah County, Tooele County and Davis County struggled in the third quarter 2008. The depressed real estate market continued to struggle under the weight of an ailing U.S. economy and tighter lending requirements.
Single-family Salt Lake County home prices declined 3.75% in the third quarter, with the median home [...]

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