Mark Watterson (801) 815-0411, Broker, Utah Real Estate Agent

How do you know when it's a buyer's market?  Look at your watch.  If the date is today - then it's a buyer's market!  How can that be?  Because a buyer can find just the right home at a favorable price 365 days of each year. Start by defining for yourself the meaning of "buyer's market."  Does it...

Perhaps you've thought about selling your present home, but have put off that decision, thinking that now is not a good time to sell.  Want some advice?  Wait no longer! Consider what happens during the "bad times."  Most homeowners want to sell their homes for the highest possible price in the s...

Real estate has proven again and again to be an excellent investment, encouraged by the fact that capital gains on its sale can often be avoided completely.  While traditional investment vehicles like stocks impose a 15% tax on long-term gains, you can exempt $250,000 (or for joint filers $500,00...

Let's plant two "money trees" and watch their growth.  We'll plant the first by placing $20,000 in a savings account earning 5% interest, and leave it there for five years.  After five years, we'll withdraw our initial investment ($20,000) plus the interest ($5,525).  We invested $20,000 and rece...

January 2008 Market Conditions What are the current conditions? We have just seen the lowest monthly sales (641 with average sales $270,187) since January 2000 (source WFRMLS database).   January is traditionally slower sales than December.  December 1997 recorded 789 homes sold with average sale...