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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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This morning as I was going through the new listings in Cache Valley, I noticed that two of the new homes for sale in Wellsville, were Ultra High end homes.  I know that sales of existing large expensive homes is few and far between, but I didn’t realize just how bad it was until I [...]

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Alan Barker on April 6th, 2010

The count-down is on for Utah home buyers. Just over three weeks until the expiration of the home buyer tax credits. This places pressure for  many who want to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit for first time buyers, or $6,500 for move up buyers. In order to get the tax credit the home [...]

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Alan Barker on March 31st, 2010

When making an offer on a home for sale it doesn’t matter how much less than list price the average home has sold for. What does matter is how much the property is worth to you in comparison with the other homes you could buy.

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Alan Barker on March 22nd, 2010

On Thursday I had some new attic insulation installed in my house. My attic had some pretty pathetic insulation, especially for a house in Logan Utah where the weather isn’t exactly mild. Having the additional insulation put in seemed like the logical thing to do. Right now there are rebates being offered by both Questar, [...]

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Alan Barker on March 17th, 2010

A few thoughts on things appraisers look at to determine market value of Cache County Real Estate.

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Alan Barker on February 23rd, 2010

It looks like the economics of being a landlord in Logan Utah will be a little less desirable. The local government has been trying for a while now to require landlords of properties in Logan Utah get licenses. What is the definition of a Landlord and when will they need a licence? According to LoganUtah.org: [...]

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Alan Barker on February 22nd, 2010

There is another new Federal Government program out their designed to reduce the consequences and liability of people trying to avoid foreclosure by selling their homes as short sales, or else voluntarily giving up their homes with a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure. This program is called the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program. Say that [...]

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Alan Barker on February 17th, 2010

Big Buzz in the Logan Real Estate world is changes with our MLS. These changes should allow for better information for consumers to more easily find exactly what they are looking for.

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Alan Barker on February 2nd, 2010

The groundhog’s forecast is always wrong for Logan Utah.

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