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        <title>Dwell Utah Real Estate Blog</title>
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        <description>Thoughts, ideas, and information on buying and selling homes in Utah</description>
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            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>New FHA Rules Will Affect Utah Home Buyers</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Several new Federal Housing Administration (FHA) rules will have a significant impact on the ability of home buyers to obtain FHA insured mortgages.&nbsp; These rules, though designed to financially strengthen FHA and better assist them in meeting their mission of providing affordable home loans to a wide range of buyers, will nevertheless make it more difficult for many home buyers in Utah&nbsp;to purchase a home.&nbsp; Here are the details of the new FHA rules:Higher Mortgage Insurance Premium... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:54:15 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>Salt Lake Home Sales Increase</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ The Salt Lake Board of Realtors recently released home sale statistics for the fourth quarter of 2009.&nbsp; The number of homes sold in Salt Lake County in Q4 2009 was 3,011, up 39% from the year ago quarter.&nbsp; In Davis County (suburbs just north of Salt Lake),&nbsp; 868 homes were sold in Q4 2009, up 25 % from a year earlier.Some of this increase can be attributed to a last minute rush to take advantage of an expiring home buyers tax-credit.&nbsp; (But not all,&nbsp;since the tax-credit wa... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:21:36 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.dwellutah.com/blog/federal-tax-credit-expanded-for-utah-home-buyers.html</guid>
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            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>Federal Tax Credit Expanded for Utah Home Buyers</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ For anyone considering buying a home in the next few months:&nbsp; Great News!&nbsp; President Obama just signed into law an extension and expansion of the popular economic stimulus incentive for home buyers.&nbsp; Set to expire on November 30, 2009, the original $8,000 tax credit incentive has been extended to homes that are under contract by April 30, 2010 and that close by June 30, 2010.&nbsp; Further, the incentive has been expanded to provide up to $6,500 in tax credits for repeat (i.e., no... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:14:37 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>Real Estate Investment Opportunities Today</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ In the Utah real estate market, the worst seems to be over:&nbsp; housing prices are stabilizing, buyer demand is increasing, and sellers are accepting the reality of the newly adjusted marketplace.&nbsp; Unlike many areas of the country where a stable housing market is still years away, Utah's real estate recovery seems to be closely following the general economic recovery.&nbsp; With Utah housing prices now recovering from their recession lows, now is a good time to explore investment opportun... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:27:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>New Housing Grant For Utah:  $4,000 For New Homes</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Utah Housing has just announced a new mortgage assistance program that grants $4,000 to home buyers who purchase new homes for sale in Utah.&nbsp;&nbsp;This grant is available to buyers who&nbsp;wish to build a new home,&nbsp;orpurchase a new home that is currently under construction, or&nbsp;buy a new home that has been completed, but has never been lived inEligibilty For The Home Run 2 GrantTo be eligible for the Home Run 2 Grant, buyers must have not received a grant under the recent complete... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:51:25 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.dwellutah.com/blog/condo-sales-may-slow-down-in-coming-months-find-out-why.html</guid>
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            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>Condo Sales May Slow Down In Coming Months:  Find Out Why</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Some of you know that condominium developments must meet stringent qualifications in order to qualify for FHA insured financing.&nbsp; Most of you don't know, however, that on October 1, 2009, all previously approved condominium projects must re-certify before any additional FHA loans can be approved.&nbsp; OK, so what's the big deal?FHA Eligibility RequirementsTo reduce the risk that FHA assumes when it insures condominium units, the FHA requires all condominium projects to meet certain eligibi... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:56:59 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>Sharp Increase in Utah Home Sales</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Homes sales in Utah were up dramatically in the 2nd Quarter 2009 compared to 1st Quarter results, possibly indicating a bottom to the difficult housing market we have recently experienced.&nbsp; In Salt Lake County, 3,047 homes were sold in Q2 2009 (2nd Quarter), a 70% increase over home sales in Q1 2009, and the first increase in quarterly sales since June 2008.In Davis County, 886 homes were sold in Q2, up from 593 homes in Q1--a 49% increase.&nbsp; This was also the first increase in homes sa... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:25:53 -0500</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.dwellutah.com/blog/the-remax-value-proposition-for-home-buyers-sellers.html</link>
            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>The RE/MAX Value Proposition For Home Buyers &amp; Sellers</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ I have been affiliated with RE/MAX now for nearly three years and couldn't be more proud of the association.&nbsp;&nbsp; In my opinion, RE/MAX is the premier real estate brokerage in the world, offering the best real estate services available to&nbsp;buyers and sellers.&nbsp; And furthermore, RE/MAX gives me the flexibility to manage my own real estate business, Dwell Utah,&nbsp;to best meet the needs of my clients, without a lot of heavy-handed corporate oversight.&nbsp; The RE/MAX Value Propos... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:50:30 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.dwellutah.com/blog/8000-1st-time-home-buyer-tax-credit-gets-better.html</guid>
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            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>$8000 1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Gets Better!</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ I wrote a few weeks ago about the state and federal tax credits that are available to Utahns who buy a new home (see Utah Home Buyers Can Save Up To $14000).&nbsp; Now the $8000 federal portion of this benefit has gotten&nbsp;even better, thanks to recent action taken by the Obama Administration.The Economic Recovery Act's $8,000 homebuyer tax credit&nbsp;was designed to provide financial help to enable first-time home buyers (defined as anyone who has not owned a home in the last three years), ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:45:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>ron.ogden@dwellutah.com (Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah)</author>
            <title>Google Helps Buyers Find Homes</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ One the of the greatest features of the internet is its ability to allow people all over the world find local and specific information easily and efficiently.&nbsp; For Real Estate, this means that homebuyers can easily find homes for sale that meet specific buyer criteria.&nbsp; A typical home search might be:&nbsp; Find homes in Salt Lake City's Sugarhouse neighborhood with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a remodeled kitchen.&nbsp; With just these few keystrokes, Google will find and display the 30 o... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 09:18:47 -0500</pubDate>
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