This raggedy-looking tree, which I took a photo of this morning, is not dead. It’s just a late bloomer. Soon, provided the weather stays warm, it will be covered in white blossoms with purple dots and patches of yellow. Its enormous heart-shaped leaves will provide shade all summer long. In the fall it will shed its leaves over … [Read more…]
Salt Lake County is looking into allowing backyard chickens. Salt Lake City is already pro-chicken, as-is Provo. But in the incorporated areas of the county and in West Valley City, urban fowl are still a no-no, not that the regulation is always obeyed. Across the Salt Lake Valley, residents in numbers are buying chickens and building coops. IFA … [Read more…]
Opportunity abounds in West Valley City. Sales prices are down throughout Salt Lake County, but particularly so in West Valley. From a peak of $193,000 in 2007, the median sales price for a home has slid 15%. Stats from the 4th quarter of 2009 show the average home selling for $165,000. This is not good news if you’re … [Read more…]
In 2007, at the height of the real estate market, you would have paid $197,000 for the average West Valley City home. By the end of 2009, you could have bought the same home for $165,000, a drop of 15%. This outpaces the numbers for Salt Lake County as a whole, which saw a 13% decrease … [Read more…]