Alan Barker on June 30th, 2010

Logan Land Lord Licensing Tomorrow it’s official. Landlords of properties located in Logan Utah need to have business license. There needs to be a license for each business entity, so if you own properties under different LLC’s, they’ll each need their own license. Accessory dwellings (mother in law apartments) are supposed to have these business [...]

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Ok, So it’s still not official yet, but it’s looking like the home buying tax credit closing date for homes placed under contract by April 30th, will be moved back to September 30th. The House has OK’d their portion, and the Senate will likely approve it.This is very important for thousands of potential buyers who [...]

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Alan Barker on June 29th, 2010

For single family houses in Cache County Utah, sales were up 8.76% from a year ago. There wasn’t really a price disparity between the percentage change of more expensive homes and less expensive homes. Cache Valley homes priced below $200,000 saw a sales increase of 8.76%, and Home’s priced above $200,000 saw an increase by [...]

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Alan Barker on June 25th, 2010

Okay, so Mortgage Interest Rates are at a NEW record low. This is happening so often, it’s barely even news any more. The fact is that housing interest rates are so unbelievably low it’s almost unreal. Even though Utah home prices might drop a little bit more over the next year, from an affordability aspect, [...]

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So Yesterday I blogged about the Cache Valley Parade of Homes, about how it is a fun opportunity to see homes that you can only dream about. Well that blog was posted before I actually visited any of the houses on this years parade… Homes on Past Years Cache Valley Parade of Homes Homes on [...]

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Alan Barker on June 24th, 2010

Every Year, the Cache Valley Home Builders Association hosts what is known as the “Parade of Homes” The “Parade” is an event where builders can show off some of their most impressively built fancy homes. These homes usually have the finest materials, and are professionally staged and decorated. Lookers can fantasize and imagine their dream [...]

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Alan Barker on June 23rd, 2010

In the real estate world there are lots of reasons that deals fall through. Logan Real Estate transactions fall through all the time because the home inspection comes in unacceptable, or the borrower is unable to get financing. Well now there is a new exciting way for transactions to fail: Failure to Qualify for Mortgage [...]

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Alan Barker on June 23rd, 2010

Cornerstone Real Estate Professionals has a new agent Lori Gardner. Lori may be a new agent, but she is on fire. She is already working with several clients and is clearly a go getter. She is the mother of five children, and knows how to work. Lori graduated from Utah State University, and has lived [...]

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Alan Barker on June 15th, 2010

ZipRealty recently did a survey to find out what home features home buyers most want. As a home seller, especially in a buyers market, these are good to know. If your home has these features, you want to do what you can to highlight these features. If most people are looking for certain features, and [...]

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Alan Barker on June 14th, 2010

Right now there are 854 residential homes for sale in Cache County Utah. By my records, this is the highest amount of Real Estate Inventory Cache County has ever had. The previous high I ever noted was 850 in July of last year. So what does this mean? In basic economics, it simply means that [...]

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