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 …

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 …

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 some home sellers very incorrectly take the view that the fall/winter isn't a great time to sell, incredibly it would seem that some agents are of the same opinion...

Every year, at about this time, it's noticeable that some agents start to take their foot off …

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 …

We're almost at the end of August and the conclusion of summer is now in sight. This is traditionally a moment when some people decide to delay their home sale until next year.

That is always a mistake, because the fall and winter homes market is always busy and …

The latest stats for Iron County (for June) published by Utah Association of REALTORS® demonstrate an almost 9% fall in new listings compared with the same period last year, together with a 3.6% drop in actual inventory numbers since last June.

This means that there are just over four …

Earlier in the month we wrote about some very buoyant figures for the Iron County real estate market (click here to read our last blog if you missed it).

Right now is, indeed, a time to strike while the iron is still hot.

For buyers, mortgage rates have taken a …

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 …