This week's news headlines have been dominated by the somewhat bizarre circumstances that have led to stock market volatility.

While this doesn't have an immediate effect on real estate, it is perhaps a timely reminder that nothing stays the same for ever.

Bringing things more close to home …

The current real estate market here in Iron County is simply the best we have seen in our 16 years here!

That is an amazing fact, when one considers that this year has been like no other, and yet we're seeing such excellent conditions.

One of the market's …

We'd like to share some recent information issued by Redfin that reflects what we are seeing here in Iron County, in terms of a really strong comeback for real estate.

Redfin says that home buying demand is actually 22% up from pre-pandemic levels, after seven straight weeks of gains …

Despite all the difficulties of the past couple of months, we are currently seeing some of the most motivated buyers in all our years in real estate!

A good deal of the incredible degree of positive sentiment can be attributed to mortgage rates which are currently at the lowest levels …

It's all too easy, and very incorrect, to think that only bad news is everywhere right now.

Of course it hasn't been a straightforward time for anyone, but in the midst of it all is a more positive narrative that has rightly highlighted what heroes our wonderful healthcare …

We are all negotiating uncharted waters with the current national emergency and we have naturally been asked several times in the past few days how this affects our Iron County real estate market.

There are a number of key factors in our marketplace that have not changed at all as …

Mortgage rates are currently nearing all-time lows.

Nervousness in speculative financial markets is, conversely, generally good news for mortgage rates and there are now widespread predictions that they could descend below all-time record lows!

The timing simply could not be better, as spring approaches and many sellers and buyers enter …

Earlier in the month we wrote about the advantages of not waiting until Spring to list your home.

Since then there have been a couple of important developments making early entry in the 2020 real estate market even more attractive.

It has been widely reported in the past few days …

We recently took a look at monthly average mortgage rates for 2019, provided by Freddie Mac, and noticed a significant trend in 30 year home loans:

January - 4.46%
February - 4.37%
March - 4.27%
April - 4.14%
May - 4.07%
June - 3.80%
July - 3.77%
August - 3.62 …

While home buyers are active throughout the year, there's no question that, this year in particular, it could pay dividends to consider listing your home right now.

There are a number of important reasons for doing this.

Firstly, market conditions are extremely favorable, due to the continuation of strong …