We've just taken a close look at the latest set of statistics for the Iron County real estate market (for May), published by the Utah Association of REALTORS®, and thought we should share some of the good news it contains with you.

Median and average sales prices have risen ...

Yesterday, the average 30 year fixed rate fell to just 3.73%, while the 15-year fixed-rate average dropped to 3.16!

This is the seventh week out of the last nine where rates have fallen.

Just a year ago, the 30 year average was 4.55% and the 15 year ...

Last week 30 year fixed mortgage rates dipped below an average of 4% and we are currently seeing the lowest rates since the beginning of 2018.

The highest average 30 year fixed rate last year was 4.87% in November, so there has been a considerable reduction since then.

If ...

Last month saw an average interest rate of 4.14% on 30 year fixed rate mortgages. This was the lowest figure since the beginning of last year!

Even though this is extremely encouraging news, what's often underappreciated is just how competitive mortgage rates have actually been for some time ...

With what can only be described as perfect timing, 30 year fixed mortgage interest rates took the biggest single week drop for a decade last week!

With the busy spring home selling season only just under way, this is music to the ears of buyers, who will now be highly ...

We wanted to inform you of what could be a significant incoming change in our Iron County Real Estate market.

For some years now, we have been enjoying a seller's market, whereby prices have continually risen and there is high demand for homes.

Although prices are continuing to climb ...

Our Iron County real estate market has made a strong start to the year.

Buyer sentiment is currently exceptional, following a sustained period of lower mortgage rates to levels we haven't seen for a while.

Indeed, it was recently reported nationally that mortgage applications were up 23.5% at ...

Much has been written in recent months about changes in national real estate trends.

What's really encouraging to report is that Iron County appears to be going against the grain, with some very good stats recently released for September by the Utah Association of REALTORS®.

While inventory of homes ...

Last time I wrote to you, I talked about how resilient our Iron County real estate market has been, despite higher federal funds interest rates and increases in mortgage rates.

We're still in fabulous shape in our local market, but a logical question at the moment is how long ...

It probably won't have escaped your attention that the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates last week.

The federal funds rate was raised by a quarter percentage point to 2% - the seventh rate increase since December 2015. The Federal Reserve also indicated that there are likely to be another ...