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Looking for weekend plans across the Salt Lake Valley? We’ve got you covered from Downtown to the mountains! 🏔️✨Here is ...
09/04/2026

Looking for weekend plans across the Salt Lake Valley? We’ve got you covered from Downtown to the mountains! 🏔️✨

Here is a look at what’s going down around Salt Lake City this weekend (Sept 4–6):

🍻 Friday night: Unwind outdoors in Downtown Salt Lake City at the Art Garten on Main Street, featuring live performances and local brews.

🎭 Saturday night: Sing your heart out at the Broadway Rave at Urban Lounge or catch late-night laughs with Improv Salt Lake at the Alliance Theater - Utah Arts Alliance.

🛍️ Sunday day trip: Head up Big Cottonwood Canyon to Brighton Resort for open-air flea market shopping with vintage finds and local artists.

Save this post for your weekend lineup, and drop a comment below telling us where you’re headed! 👇

07/30/2026

I need to say this because I think it is stopping a lot of people from buying.

Your first home does not have to be your forever home. It has to be your right now home.

I watch buyers sit on the sidelines for years waiting for the moment they can afford the house they actually want. The four bedroom with the good school district and the kitchen they pinned on Pinterest and the yard that fits the dog they haven't gotten yet.

And while they wait, they pay rent. Someone else's mortgage. Month after month.

Here is what I have watched happen over and over again for the buyers who did buy.

They bought the smaller house. The one that needed a little work. The one in the neighborhood that was almost right but not perfect. They bought it because the numbers made sense and the timing was right.

Then three years passed. Five years passed.

They built equity. Home values moved. They refinanced when rates dropped. And when the time came to move up, they did not start from zero. They rolled that equity into the next purchase and suddenly the dream home was actually within reach.

That is how this works in real life.

Your first home is not a compromise. It is a move. A calculated one. You are not settling. You are starting.

The buyers who win long term are not the ones who waited for perfect. They are the ones who got in smart and let time do the rest.

Here is the math that actually matters for your first purchase.

Can you afford the payment without it wrecking your monthly budget. Does the home have room to appreciate. Is the neighborhood stable or improving. Can you see yourself there for at least three to five years.

If the answer to those is yes, that is your green light. Not the granite countertops. Not the primary suite. Not the zip code you ideally wanted.

Those come in round two. And round two comes faster than you think when you play round one right.

Stop waiting for the dream. Start with the smart.

Could Salt Lake City become an even bigger ski industry powerhouse?A new report says Alterra Mountain Company—the owner ...
07/29/2026

Could Salt Lake City become an even bigger ski industry powerhouse?

A new report says Alterra Mountain Company—the owner of Deer Valley, Solitude, and the Ikon Pass—is reportedly considering relocating its headquarters from Denver to Salt Lake City.

Nothing has been officially announced, but this is exactly the kind of news I keep an eye on because major employers can have a real impact on our local economy, housing market, and the future of the Salt Lake Valley.

Whether you're buying, selling, investing, or simply love living here, it's another sign that Utah continues to attract national attention.

I broke down what this could mean for Salt Lake City real estate, our local communities, and why it matters for anyone thinking about living in Salt Lake City.

Read the full blog through the link in the comment section.

What do you think—would a move like this be good for Salt Lake City?

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What if you never had to choose between mountain living and city convenience?Welcome to a one-of-a-kind retreat tucked i...
07/28/2026

What if you never had to choose between mountain living and city convenience?

Welcome to a one-of-a-kind retreat tucked into the foothills of Emigration Canyon, where privacy, luxury, and breathtaking views come together on 1.69 acres.

Imagine waking up to panoramic mountain vistas, stepping onto your own private trail system for a morning hike, then being back in downtown Salt Lake City in just 15 minutes. Or spending the day skiing in Park City before returning home to unwind in your soaking tub, steam shower, or private sauna.

This incredible home offers:
• 5 spacious en-suite bedrooms
• 7 bathrooms
• Floor-to-ceiling views from nearly every room
• Heated garage
• Solar power + major recent upgrades
• Private trail access
• One of the quietest neighborhoods on the Wasatch Front

Luxury isn’t just about beautiful finishes—it’s about how a home makes you feel. Peaceful. Connected to nature. Close to everything.

If you’ve been dreaming about a home that offers the best of Utah living, this might be the one.

DM me for more details or to schedule your private showing.



Listing courtesy of Lincoln Taylor, eXp Realty

07/24/2026

Can I say something that nobody talks about out loud?

A lot of the home purchases you're watching happen around you are being funded in ways you can't see from the outside.

Up to 78% of Gen Z buyers and around 56% of millennial buyers are receiving financial help from family to purchase a home. That is not a small number. That is most of the people in your age group who are buying right now.

So if you've been looking at your friends' homes wondering how they are pulling it off on the same salary you make, there is a very good chance you are not missing something about budgeting or discipline. You are just not seeing the full picture.

There is zero judgment here. Receiving family help to buy a home is a smart move and a generous gift. Not everyone has access to it and that matters.

But here is the part I really want you to sit with.

A lot of parents and grandparents are starting to think differently about when to give that gift.

$100,000 at 29 looks like a down payment on a home that builds equity for the next 30 years. It looks like a monthly payment you can actually afford. It looks like roots and stability during the years when that matters most.

$100,000 at 59 looks like... money in an account you already have.

The impact is not the same. Not even close.

Giving generational wealth early, while the recipient is in the season of life where it changes their trajectory, is one of the most financially powerful things a family can do. And more families are figuring that out right now.

So if you're feeling behind because everyone around you seems to be buying and you can't figure out how, give yourself some grace.

You may not have the whole story.

And if you want someone to actually level with you about what your picture looks like and what is realistic, that is exactly what I do.

07/02/2026

There is a trend I keep seeing in showings right now. I am calling it identity maxing, and it is quietly costing buyers their dream home.

Here is what it looks like. A buyer walks into a home that checks every box. Right size, right price, right commute, right school district. And they hesitate. Not because anything is wrong with the house. Because it does not look like the version of their life they have been building on Pinterest and Instagram.

The kitchen is not the right shade of green. The exterior is not the right kind of cottage. It does not feel like the identity they have curated for themselves online.

Meanwhile, the house that does match the aesthetic is twenty minutes further from work, a hundred thousand dollars more, or missing the extra bedroom they actually need.

I get it. Your home is personal. It should feel like you. But there is a real difference between a home that reflects who you are and a home you are buying to perform an identity for other people.

Here is what I tell every buyer chasing a look instead of a life.

1. Paint, cabinet hardware, and light fixtures are not deal breakers. They are weekend projects. A five thousand dollar refresh can change the entire feel of a kitchen.

2. The aesthetic homes are usually priced for the aesthetic. You are not just paying for square footage. You are paying for the photos other people already took of it.

3. Write down your actual life before you start touring. Commute time, school boundaries, the number of bedrooms you truly need. Then let the aesthetic be the tiebreaker, not the filter.

4. A house that fits your life will start to feel like you within six months. Paint color does not. Function does.

The buyers who end up happiest are not the ones who found the most photogenic house. They are the ones who found the house that actually works, and then made it theirs.

Do not let a trend talk you out of the right home.

06/14/2026

The sellers who are winning right now are doing things the 2021 version of this market never required.

Here is what has actually changed.

Inventory is up about 20 percent compared to a year ago. Buyers have options. And buyers with options behave completely differently than buyers in a frenzy. They do not rush. They compare. They negotiate. They walk if something feels off.

This is not a bad market. It is just a different one. And it rewards sellers who prepare.

Here are 5 things I tell every seller I work with right now.

1. Pre-inspect before you list. A pre-listing inspection removes the unknowns before a buyer creates their own worst-case scenario. Buyers in a balanced market pick apart every detail. If you already know what is there and have addressed it, you control that conversation.

2. Price where you will actually sell. Not where you hope you will sell. An overpriced home in front of a buyer who has 12 other options is an invisible home. You do not negotiate from strength when you start too high. You just burn time and create doubt.

3. Offer a concession upfront. A rate buydown or a closing cost credit makes the monthly payment feel more manageable. Buyers who are nervous about carrying costs respond to this before they even ask for it.

4. Stage for the life a buyer wants, not the one you have. Buyers in a pickier market buy feelings before they buy facts. The house that feels like a fresh start beats the house that just has better square footage.

5. Be responsive. Fast replies to showings, offers, and counteroffers signal confidence. Sellers who drag their feet signal doubt. Buyers in this market will move to the next option if they feel friction.

This market rewards preparation and penalizes assumptions.
DM me and I will pull the real numbers on your home so you can go into this with the full picture.

06/13/2026

The most common reason sellers are not listing right now has nothing to do with the market. It is a number. Their current mortgage rate.

They bought at 2.9 percent in 2021. Or 3.2. Somewhere in that range that feels like a completely different world right now. Today's market is sitting around 6.8 percent.

Moving means a monthly payment nearly double what they carry now. So they stay. They wait for rates to come back down to something that feels manageable.

I am not going to tell you that logic is wrong. It makes complete sense. I just want to show you what the other side of the math actually looks like.

Every year you wait, your equity grows. But so does the price of your next home. If values in your target area appreciate 3 to 4 percent annually, a home that costs $600,000 today will cost roughly $624,000 next year.

And $648,000 the year after that. You are not waiting in a vacuum. You are racing against appreciation on both ends of the transaction at the same time.

Here is the question I ask every seller frozen by their rate. What has actually changed in your life since you bought this home?

Maybe the kids are grown and the space no longer fits. Maybe you need to be closer to family. Maybe this home stopped working for you the way it did three years ago.

A rate is a line item in your monthly budget. It can be refinanced when conditions shift. Your life does not pause on the same schedule.

There are also strategies most sellers do not know about that significantly reduce the rate shock. You can fund a rate buydown from your sale proceeds.

You can use equity from this home to buy down points on the next one. You can time your sale to close during a rate dip without waiting for 2021 levels that may not return for years.

The decision is always yours. But the math is worth running before you wait another full year.

DM me and I will pull your specific numbers at no cost.

06/12/2026

Sellers are pulling listings at a near-record rate right now. And I understand why.

It feels like leverage. If buyers won't meet your price, you take the home off the market. You wait for better conditions. You come back when the market shifts back in your favor.

Here is what actually happens instead.

In April, 5.8 percent of all U.S. home listings were pulled from the market. Tied for the highest share since March 2020, when the pandemic froze real estate completely.

At the same time, asking prices dropped 2.4 percent year over year in May. The steepest annual decline since 2017. Buyers are not paying pandemic-era prices. They are making the market now.

Sellers who delist are not escaping that reality. They are delaying it while the market shifts further away from them.

Here is what I watch happen to sellers who pull and relist. They come back to more competition.

Active inventory is up roughly 20 percent compared to last year. The buyers who looked at their home the first time have already moved on. Some are under contract on something else. Some have stopped looking entirely.

And a relisted home carries a story. Buyers see the history. They wonder what the seller found out. They come in with lower offers and less urgency than they would have the first time around.

The first seven to ten days on market are the most powerful window a listing ever has.

That is when the most serious buyers show up. That is when competition is possible. That is when multiple offers can happen. Miss that window with the wrong price and you do not get it back.

The sellers who are winning right now are pricing to move in that window. Not listing high, watching it sit, and hoping for someone to fall in love.

I show sellers exactly what their home is worth in this market, not what they wish it was worth. DM me and I will pull the real numbers for your neighborhood.

06/11/2026

This is the question I want every buyer to sit with for a second.

When your real estate agent's company is owned by the same company that wants to give you the mortgage, who does your agent actually work for?

Rocket Companies acquired Redfin earlier this year. Rocket is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the country. Redfin is now their brokerage arm.

That combination is not automatically bad. But it is worth understanding before you assume your interests are fully protected at the negotiating table.

Here is the conflict most buyers never think about.

Your buyer's agent is supposed to negotiate the lowest possible price. They are supposed to push back on terms that favor the seller. They are supposed to tell you when the math does not work.

When the lender and the agent are the same company, there is a financial incentive to close the deal. Every closed deal means a commission AND an origination fee. The business model works best when you buy the house. Not necessarily when you get the best deal on the house.

I am not saying every Redfin agent is not trying to serve their clients well. Many of them are excellent at what they do. What I am saying is that the structure of this arrangement creates an incentive that did not exist before, and you deserve to understand it.

Ask any agent these questions before you sign a buyer's agreement.

1. Are you affiliated with a lender or mortgage company through your brokerage?

2. Do you or your company receive referral fees from any lender relationships?

3. Are you required to recommend your company's preferred lender, or are you truly free to shop?

You deserve an agent whose only job is getting you the best deal. Full stop.

DM me and I will send you the free guide I put together on exactly how to hire the right buyer's agent before you start your search.

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