I just took a look at the latest Iron County housing market report I have received from Utah Association of REALTORS® and one statistic really stands out.

Median sales price for our area has so far risen by no less than 16.3% this year. Average price has increased at …

Well Thanksgiving week is almost here and everyone here would like to wish you a great upcoming holiday.

There's so much to be thankful for in Iron County real estate at the moment.

We've seen excellent price growth and a growing number of people moving into the area …

We hope you had a great Halloween and here we are at the start of November, with the holidays suddenly coming into view.

Another tradition at this time of year is for sellers to make the very unwise decision to withdraw their homes from the market until the Spring.

The …

If you are currently listing your home, you deserve an agent who will be fully committed to helping you in the coming weeks.

Would it therefore surprise you to learn that most agents will take a break, or drastically reduce activity, from November to February?

Would you also be interested …

At this time of year many sellers temporarily withdraw their homes from the market and fall into the trap of what is arguably the widest misconception in real estate.

Contrary to the belief that homes won't sell in fall/winter, quite the opposite is true!

Buyers do not hibernate …

The recently published Q2 2017 Home Sales Report by ATTOM Data Solutions shows that home sellers realized the highest average gain for a decade in the second quarter of this year.

The national average home seller price gain was $51,000 in Q2. This equates to a 26% average return …

The three graphs we've included above and below today speak for themselves in terms of the improvement in market conditions in Iron County over the past 12 months.

We're seeing multiple indications that confirm what we're experiencing every day with our wonderful clients.

With closed sales in …

Our graph shows the average number of days a home is on the market in Iron County before it sells, illustrated over the past year.

The key thing to note is the trend since March. While June saw a slight upward blip, the general pattern has been for fewer days …

You may recall from the blog I wrote earlier this month just how great market conditions are in Iron County right now.

If you missed it, click here to find out more, including a 39% rise in pending sales in the past year and a median price increase of just …

We've taken a good look at the latest real estate statistics (for May) in Iron County and thought we'd pass on the great news they contain.

Pending sales are up by almost 39% on the same period last year, and by just under 10% for year to date …