Ogden sits 35 miles north of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front and ranks as the most affordable major city on the Wasatch corridor by a meaningful margin. Approximate median sale prices in early 2026 sit in the low $400,000s citywide, compared with the high...
After a Utah seller accepts an offer, the buyer enters a roughly two- to three-week window called the Due Diligence period, during which they can inspect the property, review documents, and either resolve concerns with the seller or cancel the contract while...
Most Utah buyers spend 60 to 80 percent of their search time scrolling photos and video before they ever set foot in a home, and 2026 has added a new wrinkle: AI-generated staging is now common enough that some listings show furniture that does not exist. This...
A Utah buyer choosing between a $620,000 home in an HOA community and a $620,000 home outside one is not just deciding whether to pay monthly dues. Over a decade, the financial difference between the two adds up to tens of thousands of dollars, and Utah statute...
Selling a home in Holladay is a big deal. The east-bench tree canopy, mature lots, and proximity to Cottonwood Heights and Salt Lake City have kept Holladay home values among the highest in Salt Lake County. At today's median sale price, a 3% listing-side...
Selling your home is a big deal, financially and emotionally. One of the biggest headaches sellers run into is that the listing-side commission is a moving target right up until closing. A 3% fee on a $620,000 home is $18,600. On a $640,000 sale it's $19,200. That...
Utah sellers shopping for an alternative to 3% percentage commission usually run into two structures that look similar at first glance: a flat-fee listing, where the seller pays a single fixed dollar amount, and a 1% listing, where the seller pays a reduced...
Selling a Utah home with significant equity is a big deal, financially and emotionally. You've spent years building that equity through mortgage paydown, appreciation, or both. So when a listing agent quotes a 3% listing-side commission on a $600,000 home, the...
Selling a home in Utah usually comes down to two listing-fee models: a percentage-based commission, where the listing-side fee scales with home price, and a flat-fee model, where the listing-side fee is a fixed dollar amount regardless of sale price. Both models...
Selling your Utah home should not force a choice between full MLS exposure and a reasonable listing fee. The percentage-based model bundles the two together: buy the exposure, pay the percentage. That bundling is a pricing choice, not a legal requirement, and a lot...
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