With mortgage rates at around 7%, anyone who got used to the near 3% home loans of 2020/21 will think they're high.

But a look back in time proves they are actually closer to normal today!

From the mid-1990's through 2000, annual averages ran about 7% to …

No-one truly knows what will happen to the economy in the coming months, but what we can say for certain right now is that 10-Year Treasury yields are currently at a multi-year high, around 5%.

This is key for current and prospective home sellers and buyers, as mortgage …

The latest market data shows that home sales gained momentum through early spring before leveling off in February and softening in recent months.

Interestingly, that slowdown happened around the same time geopolitical uncertainty increased with the conflict involving Iran and mortgage rates moved back above 6.5%. 

While …

We're delighted to have received two significant performance accolades from RE/Max.

We achieved the Highest Average Closed Transactions Per Sales Associate for 2025 in the whole of Utah and also ranked second for Commercial Commissions Paid in the entire state last year.

These awards represent a lot …

First of all a very Happy New Year to you.

We hope you and your family enjoyed the holidays!

And what a start to 2026 it is!

Mortgage rates are currently at a 3-year low, dipping to just below 6%, which is fantastic news for buyers and sellers alike.

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Fall is little more than a couple of weeks away, with some promising signs for real estate in our area.

The main headline is that mortgage rates recently dropped and are currently at the lowest level they've been in over a year (6.5% for a 30-year home loan). …

We're delighted to bring you news of additional help that's available to reduce the initial costs of buying a home.

Utah Housing has a new down payment assistance program available in Utah. They are calling it the Deferred Down Payment Assistance program.

The down payment assistance is …

The team here works tirelessly for our clients each and every day and these efforts have recently been recognized with a significant State-wide accolade.

As the above image shows, we achieved the highest average transactions per sales associate of any RE/MAX® team throughout Utah in 2024. 

We …

We are grateful to Inwest Title for the above and below graphs showing how the Iron County real estate market performed last year, compared with recent years, setting the scene of where we are at, as the market really gets underway in 2025.

We'll analyse each graph individually:

Median Sales …

First of all can we take this belated opportunity to wish you and your family a very happy, healthy and successful New Year.

There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the prospects for real estate in our area in 2025.

One key aspect is that inventory of …