Salt Lake Housing Market

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 July 23rd, 2009

For the first time since November 2008, there were more than 1,000 homes sold in Salt Lake County. June saw 1,191 homes sold, for an average sales price of $261,218. While the average sales price was slightly down on the previous month, the price per square ft. increased to $105, the highest level seen since [...]

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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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The number of homes sold in Salt Lake County continued to climb in March 2009, with 713 homes sold, up from the 585 sold in the previous month. While these month on month increases are an encouraging sign, homes prices continue to fall, with the price per square foot falling into double digits for the [...]

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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 December 22nd, 2008

In a recent study by the Utah Association of Realtors, when people were asked what are the top three challenges in the Utah Housing Market, the number one response was ‘lack of housing affordability’. Second was the ‘current state of the economy’ and third was ‘difficulty in getting a loan’.
The question is, is this [...]

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Mark on August 5th, 2008

Home sales data for the second quarter 2008 is now available. The median single-family Salt Lake County home price was $249,000, which when compared to the same quarter in 2007 ($255,000) is a 2.41% drop. Condominium prices also saw a small drop in price going from $173,950 to $172,600. The prices are coming under pressure [...]

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The number of single family homes sold in Salt Lake County increased for the fourth-straight month. There were 835 homes sold in May, which was an increase of 4.11% over April’s numbers. While the numbers are still way down on last years numbers (in fact year to date they are 37% lower), at least [...]

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Mark on May 12th, 2008

These are not my words, they are from a recent article in Forbes Magazine. According to the magazine article, Salt Lake is the sixth most recession proof city in the U.S. This is based on the fact that the city’s unemployment rate is low, that we are still creating jobs and that the housing market [...]

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