Real Estate

Alan Barker on August 31st, 2011

It’s that time of year again. Property Tax time for Logan Real Estate.While the assessed property value of one of my properties went down as it accurately should have. The assessed value of my rental properties apparently went up. How this happened, I can’t explain. In the past year my duplex has aged an additional [...]

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Alan Barker on February 4th, 2011

The Logan Real Estate market is clearly not recovered from the great housing recession yet, but there are some positive signs. January Home Sales were the best they’ve been since 2008, and up by 15% from last year. Reported thus far, 46 residential homes in Cache County have been reported as sold. Logan Real Estate [...]

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Alan Barker on November 26th, 2010

For those of us in the real estate industry in Logan, we have a lot to be thankful for. Sure the market is slow, homes aren’t selling anywhere near the rate they were selling at a couple years ago,  but here are five reasons we have to be grateful. 1. The National Economy is showing [...]

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Alan Barker on November 19th, 2010

One metric home buyers and real estate agents use as to quickly determine a homes value is the price per square foot. Because homes are of different ages, conditions, and locations, there is no standard $ per square footage that applies for all Cache Valley Homes. There are lots of variables that make $ per [...]

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Alan Barker on October 4th, 2010

Cache County home sales were down by 33.7% compared with September of last year. They were down 13% from last month, which was a really bad month for home sales. This marks the lowest September of home sales since 2002. I thought that the tax credit hangover was over, and that the real estate sales [...]

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The foreclosure situation in Utah is not looking good. According to RealtyTracs numbers, Utah ranks 6th nationally in terms of percentage of foreclosures. What’s most alarming, is the fact that foreclosure activity during August was up by 25% compared with a year ago. One in every 236 Utah homes saw some sort of foreclosure filing [...]

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Alan Barker on September 2nd, 2010

Real Estate is usually looked at as a long term investment. Monthly payments on a mortgage loan are typically more than what rent payments would be. With interest rates at current all time lows, this is not the case in many areas. Right now, interest rates for 30 year fixed mortgages can be obtained for [...]

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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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Looking for rental’s online is a much more difficult task than looking for Utah Homes for Sale. There isn’t a central database. No MLS that has all of the homes for rent in a standard format. People looking for rentals have to visit a variety of classified websites and newspapers. Now, the rental search has [...]

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Alan Barker on May 4th, 2010

The Logan Utah Real Estate market is looking really good. It’s partially due to the homebuyer tax credit, but might also be partially due to an improved economy and more optimism for the future of Utah Real Estate. During April, Cache County Real Estate sales were up almost 18% compared with last April. They were [...]

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