Looking at a sprawling map of Salt Lake City, you might wonder if we have any walkable communities. One way to find out is at Walk Score. If you type in an address, you will get back a score between 0 and 100, based on the distance from that house to nearby amenities. A score … [Read more…]
I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of living in a really small space, and suddenly it seems like the concept of downsizing has come of age. Suddenly, everywhere you look, there are tiny houses in the news. From the prefab places that get delivered in one piece, to the homemade kind that you can learn how to build at … [Read more…]
The Alfred Asper house is on Fern Avenue in the Marmalade Historic District. It was built in 1894. Its style is Victorian Eclectic (note the long, narrow windows) and it is a T-Cottage, a variation of the cross-wing form in which the two wings form a T. What I like about this house is that it is turned sideways … [Read more…]
2010 brings a new and improved Homebuyer Tax Credit. Those buyers who missed out on the 2009 credit, can still claim up to $8000. And with 30-year mortgages still in the 5% range and sales prices in Salt Lake City down as much as 15% from their 2007 peak, what more could a qualified buyer ask for? Both first-time and current … [Read more…]
Cottonwood Heights (zipcode 84121) is one of a very few areas on the Salt Lake City front where prices aren’t dropping. The median selling price for a single family home in the 4th quarter of last year was $312,000, up by $18,000 from the 3rd quarter stats. In fact, 84121 sales prices have been increasing steadily over the … [Read more…]