News – Salt Lake Board of Realtors

Realtors Give $5,000 to First-Time Home Buyer

American Dream Grant Awarded Salt Lake Board of Realtors® has awarded four American Dream Grants. American Dream Grant makes the difference in qualifying for a mortgage. SANDY (Nov. 13, 2019) – The Salt Lake Board of Realtors® today awarded a $5,000 American Dream grant to Bogar Vega, a 21-year-old electronics technician in the Utah Army […]

More Million-Dollar Sales

Sales of Million-Dollar Homes Rise SANDY (Oct. 15, 2019) – The Wasatch Front’s appealing economy and quality of life are boosting the sale of million-dollar homes. In the first eight months of 2019 there were 268 sales of million-dollar homes along the Wasatch Front (Salt Lake, Davis, Tooele, Utah, and Weber counties), a 23 percent […]

Home Sales at Three-Year Low

Home Sales Drop to Three-Year Low SANDY (Jan. 28, 2019) – Home sales across the Wasatch Front in the fourth quarter dropped to a three-year low, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors®. In the final three months of 2018, there were 6,781 single-family homes sold across the five-county Wasatch Front area (Salt Lake, […]

Top 10 Highest Home Prices By ZIP Code

Median Home Price Climbs to $355,000 SANDY (Oct. 29, 2018) – Salt Lake County home prices continued to climb in the third quarter of 2018, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors®. The median single-family home price in the July-through-September period increased to $355,000, up 9.2 percent compared to a median price of $325,000 […]

Home Prices Still Rising

Home Prices Still Rising SANDY (July 26, 2018) – Salt Lake County home prices continued to climb in the second quarter of 2018, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors®. The median single-family home price in the April through June period increased to $352,500, up 7.8 percent compared to the median price of $327,000 […]

Most Expensive Housing Areas

Median Home Price Climbs to $340,000 SANDY (May 3, 2018) – Salt Lake County home prices continued to surge in the first three months of 2018, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors®. The median single-family home price in the first quarter climbed to $340,000, up 13.3 percent compared to the median price of […]

Best of 2017 Realtor® Awards Announced

Best of 2017 Realtor® Awards SANDY (Feb. 23, 2018) – The Salt Lake Board of Realtors® announced Cheryl Acker was awarded the Realtor® of the Year award at its Best of 2017 Awards ceremony. The event honors Salt Lake’s top real estate professionals based on sales volume and service. Cheryl was the 2016 president of […]

Fourth Best Year in Home Sales

Fourth Best Year for Home Sales SANDY (Feb. 7, 2018) – Salt Lake County home sales (all housing types) fell 1 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, but were the fourth highest level recorded for a single year, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors®. Only during the years of 2005, 2006 and 2016 […]

Home Prices Hit Record High

Home Prices at All-Time High SANDY (Aug. 10, 2017) – Wasatch Front home prices in this year’s second quarter climbed to their highest point ever, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors®. The median Wasatch Front home price reached $300,000, up from $275,000 a year ago. In Salt Lake County, the median single-family home […]

Christmas in July

Christmas at The Road Home SANDY (July 10, 2017) – The Salt Lake Board of Realtors® will hold its annual Christmas in July event at The Road Home homeless shelter on Friday, July 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at 529 West 9th Avenue (7300 South) in Midvale. This year 400 people (more than half […]