News

April 2, 2020

What's coming...?

There were over 6.6 million new jobless claims in the US in March, the highest on record.

Unfortunately, many of these people will not be able to go back to their jobs, because their companies filed for bankruptcy or closed their operation and they will not be able to …

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March 23, 2020

Jared Zimmer Real Estate Is Growing - Welcome Brynklie Shotwell

Jared Zimmer Real Estate Is Growing - Welcome Brynklie Shotwell

We are delighted to welcome Brynklie Shotwell to our expanding team as Listing Coordinator.

Brynklie handles all aspects of listing your home to reach the most potential buyers. She co-ordinates photography and is very actively involved in marketing our listings through a vast range of outlets, including online presence and …

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March 16, 2020

The Iron County Real Estate Market Continues to Thrive

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 …

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March 3, 2020

Falling Mortgage Rates Could Make This The Best Time Ever To Sell/Buy A Home

Falling Mortgage Rates Could Make This The Best Time Ever To Sell/Buy A Home

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 …

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Jan. 23, 2020

Mortgage Rates News Makes Listing Your Home Right Now Even More Attractive!

Mortgage Rates News Makes Listing Your Home Right Now Even More Attractive!

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 …

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Jan. 9, 2020

Why It Makes Sense To Give Your Home Sale The Green Light Now!

Why It Makes Sense To Give Your Home Sale  The Green Light Now!

It's our first blog of 2020 so we'd like to wish you a very happy New Year filled with love, health and happiness.

And if you're thinking of selling your home in the coming months, there really is no time like the present.

It was a busy …

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Nov. 7, 2019

First Time Buyers Are Set To Become An Even Bigger Influence In Real Estate

First Time Buyers Are Set To Become An Even Bigger Influence In Real Estate

First time home buyers have been making headlines recently.

Freddie Mac (The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) recently reported that, so far in 2019, 46% of the mortgages that it has purchased this year have been from first timers!

That is a staggering statistic and ample proof that the highly …

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July 10, 2019

Latest Iron County Real Estate Stats Confirm Excellent Market Conditions for Sellers

 Latest Iron County Real Estate Stats Confirm Excellent Market Conditions for Sellers

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 …

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June 28, 2019

STOP!!! READ THIS!!! - Mortgage Rates Have Just Fallen To A 31 Month Low!!!

STOP!!! READ THIS!!! - Mortgage Rates Have Just Fallen  To A 31 Month Low!!!

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 …

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April 4, 2019

Big Mortgage Rate Falls Point To An Excellent Spring Homes Market

Big Mortgage Rate Falls Point To An  Excellent Spring Homes Market

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 …

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