The following was presented by the Utah Association of REALTORS.
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Base your decision on local facts
FACT: Utah's economy leads the nation with high job growth and low..(read more)
On June 6, 2008 at the Provo City Library, the 2008 Utah County Summit on Affordable Housing was held. It was sponsored by the Utah Mortgage Lenders Association, Habitat for Humanity of Utah County, The Utah Valley Home Builders Association and the Utah County Association of REALTORS. This first ever summit was the brainchild of Talylor Oldroyd, CEO of the Utah County Association..(read more)
Just a quick note to let all of you know that the Provo City "ethics reform" proposal was defeated. Thanks to all of you that got involved. I talked with my repairman Tom at Barber Brother's in Spanish Fork who is a Provo City resident. He was extremely excited to see his city chastised for yet another attempt of an overreaching city council proposal. I think this..(read more)
Recently Provo City Council was considering "ethics reform." Basically if you have any business interests in Provo, you will not be able to be a function as a city councilman as you will not be allowed to talk about or be in any council meetings. Obviously this has not passed yet, but it seems as if Provo City wants to put out a sign saying "business people need not apply..(read more)
Hey there everybody! It's me again, Scott Rogers, the new guy! Well, it happened, I'm official. I was able to pass all my tests the first time around and am now a bonafide real estate licensee here in the great state of Utah. Stringham schools really prepared me well for my exams! I recommend them to anyone pursuing a real estate license..(read more)
Here’s this week’s blog brought to you by the new guy! Hi, I’m Scott. Not Scott Walters. I’m Scott Rogers. For now Scott and I are unofficially being referred to as Scott 1 and Scott 2. Obviously, Scott Walters is Scott 1! I’m taking care of this week’s blog while..(read more)
I have the great fortune to chair the community involvement committee for the Utah County Association of REALTORS. Because of this opportunity, I have had the privilege to be involved in some great causes. Recently, we were able to organize 80 REALTOR volunteers to work on a Habitat for Humanity subdivision in Provo, Utah. What a great Saturday we had rehabilitating a home,..(read more)
Recently, I attended the annual Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) sellabration in Las Vegas Nevada. Much of the conference focused on the slow down in the national real estate market. Most of the national media also highlight the sluggish real estate sales throughout the nation. However, because my market area, Utah, did not participate in the boom years, we are not experiencing..(read more)
