We live in a 108 year old home and have been working steadily on improving and restoring our home to its former splendor.  We have recently repainted much of our home in historic colors and one of the last things we have left to do is restore the wood casings and baseboards. Until now, it  has been a bit of a mystery to us on how to bring the trim work back to life.  Our casings are made of Douglas fir and the wood is rather soft.  We have been […]

  I just listed this lot for sale at 355 Parry St. in Downtown Ogden.  It is located just over a block from the Ogden River Parkway and sits in a neighborhood that is beginning to gentrify. The lot is .10 acres and is just a stone’s throw from Washington Blvd.  The city has it zoned R-1-6 for single family dwellings.  It is possible to building a home on this lot with the right design. The seller is offering terms, so if you are interested in this property, CONTACT ME, […]

I just closed on the sale of this listing for a client.  This home is located at 1165 N. 430 E. in northern Ogden.  The sale of this home is an excellent case study in the ongoing surge in house prices in Weber County.  When I first visited with my client, it was early in the Spring sales cycle and there were fewer comparable sales available to help determine a price.  Based on the best information available, we figured this 1,400 SQFT home would be worth about $155,000 at that […]

While working with some buyers recently we found a home that they like which had recently been renovated.  When we viewed the home, there were various tools scattered about the residence and we knew that they weren’t completely done with the work.  We wrote an offer and asked the seller to make some final repairs to the building.  We thought that the seller had hired crews that came in periodically to do the work. Well, it turns out we were wrong.  The “crews” actually lived on site.  Not in the […]

I just closed on the sale of this listing on Ogden’s East Bench.  When I listed this home initially, my crew of handymen we were finishing up some repairs of the home for the seller.  The home had been used as a rental property and needed some sprucing in order to be prepared for market.  We put the home up on the MLS on a Friday evening (list price of $154,900) and instructed everyone that showings would begin at 6pm Monday evening once the crews had finished cleaning up their […]

  I just closed on the sale of this nicely appointed home in Harrisville with a buyer referred to me by a loan officer friend.  The home is 1894 SQFT and was listed for $239,000 on the 30th of April.  We viewed the home on the 9th of May and submitted an offer that same day.  We didn’t want to hesitate given the competitive nature of buyers in the market right now. We offered full list price and asked for $7,100 in seller paid closing costs.  The sellers immediately accepted our […]

The housing market is experiencing a dynamic that is off the charts.  Inventory is so low that the days that a home sits on market has reached record low levels.  The most recent reading is that homes sit on the market an average of only 10 days in Weber County (look for charts and analysis in another post to come). These circumstances are putting tremendous upward pressure on house prices.  Several of my recent listings began immediately with bidding wars.  For a seller this is certainly a good thing.  However, it […]

I just listed this amazing property for sale in Ogden’s Historic Trolley District neighborhood.  The home has been completely refurbished which includes stunning kitchen and bathroom upgrades.  The home is 3 beds and 2 baths on a .13 acre lot.  It has about 1400 SQFT with very efficient use of space.  The back yard is fully fenced and New Bridge Elementary, worship centers, parks, hiking trails, and more are just walking distance away. The upgrades to the home compliment the historic qualities of the home including its original window casings and […]

I recently listed this classy brick bungalow for sale located at 856 Kershaw St. in Ogden, Utah. The home was constructed in 1921 and fashioned in the classic brick bungalow style which was popular in its era.  This particular home has over 2120 SQFT split evenly between the main level and basement spaces.  The space boasts five bedrooms and two bathrooms. The basement is mostly finished with an unfinished storage area.  The property has been updated recently with a new water heater, Lennox furnace, new roof, and other improvements. The […]

I just listed this well cared for split-entry style home located in the north end of Ogden.  Located at 1165 N. 430 E, this home comes with great mountain views and is very close to shopping, restaurants, and amenities.  The home sits on a .18 acre fenced lot with a well cared for yard and lots of room to run around.  The home was constructed in 2002 and has unfinished space in the basement that can be adapted to bedroom or living space.  There is also access to the backyard […]

While viewing many homes so far this year, I have seen a lot of interesting things.  I think you will find a few of them interesting too.   This is a view of a rental unit after a tenant moved out.  At least this tenant left their trash organized in a pile on one side of the room.  It was also thoughtful of them to leave the window open to air out the space…in March…with the furnace turned all the way up…for a week. For a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, […]

I recently listed this rare property for sale on Ogden’s coveted East Bench.  Located at 2408 Fillmore Ave., this property sits on two lots for a combined lot size of .23 acres.  The homes sits just a couple blocks away from hiking and biking trails and is tucked away among well kept homes with nicely landscaped yards.  The home also has a couple storage sheds, a two bay garage, and lots of fruit trees.   The footprint of the home is 1161 SQFT with a an additional 580 SQFT in […]

I just closed on the sale of this listing in Ogden located at 530 23rd St.  The home was listed the last week in February at an initial list price of $189,900.  The sellers purchased the home a couple years ago and made some improvements during their ownership.  They hoped to be able to use their equity as a down payment on their next home.   Immediately upon listing of the property, we received an offer for $175,000.  Since the property had only been on the market for 12 hours, […]

If you live in the Ogden area and feel like house prices are a lot higher than they were a couple years ago, you would be right.  House prices continue to spring upwards as the jobs market is red hot and there are more buyers in the market than there are sellers.  Such conditions put sellers in control of market pricing and this latest run has put home prices in Weber County higher than ever before. To illustrate the price movements, here is a chart of two Ogden neighborhoods. One is […]

For those of us who have been around for a few turns of the real estate cycle, there are similar signs that mark each market peak.  While exact timing is anyone’s guess, the signs are nevertheless consistent.  Here are a few red flags that tell us that Utah real estate prices are reaching their zenith in this current market run:   Real Estate Guru Ads – Have you heard the ads on the radio from a national real estate guru telling you he has more money than he has real […]