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When is the best time to buy Salt Lake Real Estate?  With many markets reporting an abundance of homes for sale, and interest rates remaining at near 45-year historic lows, now might be one of the best times in recent memory to buy.  While today’s Salt Lake City real estate market does offer advantages to buyers, consumers still need to be savvy in order to get the best deal they can.

Following are some things that the real estate professionals at The Bryant Group think every Salt Lake City homebuyer should keep in mind:

Don’t Try to Time the Market - When Salt Lake City home prices are lower, it is very tempting for potential buyers to try to wait as long as possible in the hopes that prices will decline even further.  This strategy can be detrimental. …

When thinking about selling your Salt Lake City Real Estate, establishing a reasonable and, ultimately, profitable listing price is perhaps the biggest challenge that every Salt Lake City homeowner faces.  The real estate professionals at The Bryant Group recommend taking the following steps before settling on an asking figure.

Choose the Right Sales Associate - While 44 percent of home sellers, according to the National Association of REALTORS®, use a friend or relative's referral when selecting a sales associate, it is smart to interview a variety of prospective associates and invite them to show their listing presentations.  Pay attention to how they plan to market the home, and find out how many homes they (and their companies) listed in your local…

Salt Lake is a city rich with diversity.  Although we have long endured the reputation as a narrow-minded community filled with religious zealots, stiff moral legislation, and peculiar ways, frankly, we are not like that at all.  True, Salt Lake City is the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the influence and presence of the church is still quite evident here.  But many other people of various nationalities and religious persuasions had a hand in building our city too.  The diversity of our culture is comparable to cities considered to be more cosmopolitan--like San Francisco.  It's fair to say that people relocating to Salt Lake City will be delightfully surprised by what Salt Lake City has to offer.

Nestled against the…

A forgery 50 years ago; a deed executed under duress; bigamy that went unknown; an error by a clerk in the county recorder's office; a misapplied tax payment: these are but a few of the hidden "title defects" that could cause you to lose your Salt Lake City Real Estate.  And, even if you don't lose your Salt Lake Real Estate altogether, title problems could make it impossible for you to sell or even give it away.  You don't want a problem that occurred long before you bought your Salt Lake City home to deprive you of ownership or your right to use or dispose of it.  And you don't want to pay the potentially ruinous cost of defending your property rights in court.

Title insurance is an insurance policy that protects the Salt Lake City home buyer against…

Caught in between selling and buying Salt Lake Real Estate?

Sometimes selling a home and buying a new one can be a difficult balancing act, as a homebuyer often cannot place an offer on an attractive home and sell the current one simultaneously. These homebuyers and sellers get “caught in between.”  Below are some tips from The Bryant Group on how to close that time gap between buying and selling Salt Lake City Real Estate.

Consider bridge loans.  A bridge loan means borrowing from the current home’s equity until the proceeds from its sale are obtained.  Some bridge loans require that only the interest be repaid; others mandate a single payment of interest and principal when the loan needs to be paid back.  If protracted, bridge loans can be expensive,…

So you are planning to sell your Salt Lake City home!

You and your Salt Lake City Realtor have decided on a price, based on current Salt Lake City real estate market values, but your home will sell faster, and bring a higher price, if it shows well.

Potential Salt Lake Real Estate buyers will get the best impression if your home is clean, neat, uncluttered, in good repair, light, airy, fragrant, and quiet.

The items below will help you get your Salt Lake City Real Estate ready to show.

Clean Everything - Cleanliness signals to a Salt Lake City buyer that the home has been well cared for and is most likely in good repair.  A messy or dirty home will cause prospective buyers to notice every flaw.

Unclutter Your Home Before You Show It - Have a garage…