Altamont Real Estate News

Tuesday Dec 1 | via The Uintah Basin Standard 

After paying their 2009 property tax bill, Duchesne County property owners may have been shaking their heads over the amount their homes, businesses and land were valued at this year.

Related Topix: Duchesne County, UT, Foreclosures

Sep 29, 2009 | via The Uintah Basin Standard 

Duchesne jobless rate '09 August 7.2% '09 June 7.5% '09 February 5.2% '08 August 2.4% Duchesne County's unemployment rate has dropped a bit in the last two months, but remains significantly higher compared with last year's jobless figure.

Related Topix: Duchesne, UT, Duchesne County, UT, Home, Mortgage, Foreclosures

Yesterday | via Salt Lake Tribune 

Above, Nathan and JoAnna Harris holding their daughter Claire, were able to get a $225,000 home loan guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Related Topix: US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science, Utah, Sundance Film Festival, Box Elder County, UT, Home, Mortgage

Tuesday Dec 22 | via Sun Advocate - Carbon County, Utah 

Along with viewing legal notices in their local newspaper, Utahns will have a second way to read, search and browse statewide legal notices through a new Web site.

Related Topix: Utah, Foreclosures

Friday Dec 18 | via TheSpectrum.com 

SANDY - The Utah Association of Realtors has installed its 2010 officers. Realtor Lerron Little, broker/owner of Capstone Real Estate in Provo, is president; Kenny Parcell, a sales agent with RE/MAX Results in Spanish Fork, is president-elect; Lori Chapman, an associate broker with Coldwell Banker Premier in St.

Related Topix: Real Estate, Utah, Provo, UT, Spanish Fork, UT, St. George, UT

Nov 24, 2009 | via Salt Lake Tribune 

A sign for a newly-constructed home advertises a financing rate in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, in October.

Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Utah, Housing, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Utah man embraces simple life living in cave

Nov 23, 2009 | via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press 

Daniel Suelo gets the same question, all the time. "Why?" The 48-year-old kneels in front of the desert cave he calls home, sips cedar tea from a chipped mug and explains, again, why he has intentionally lived the past nine years without using money. 35 comments

Related Topix: Utah, Home, Mortgage

4 min ago | via CLTV - Chicago Land's TV 

More than 33,000 jobs lost, millions of dollars cut from the state budget and foreclosures peppering neighborhoods across the state - many Idaho residents spent 2009 hoping and praying for better times ahead.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Asia, Afghanistan, World News, Hailey, ID

7 min ago | via Home Channel News 

Sales of new single-family homes declined to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 355,000 in November, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Commerce Department.

Related Topix: Housing, Home Selling, Home

4 hrs ago | via Charleston Real Estate Blog 

News Charleston absorption rate by location As a follow up to yesterday's post of Charleston absorption rate by price range , let's look at the absorption rate by location within the Charleston real estate market.

Related Topix: Charleston, SC, Real Estate, Foreclosures, Summerville, SC, Goose Creek, SC

Monday Dec 14 | via ClipSyndicate 

(12/14/09) - According to state regulators, so-called foreclosure rescue or loan modification companies often don't provide any service an individual couldn't get on his or her own.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Video, Real Estate

9 min ago | via Seeking Alpha 

According to MasterCard's SpendingPulse , a combination of last-minute shoppers and an extra shopping day between Thanksgiving and Christmas boosted retail sales 3.6% over last year's horrific total.

Related Topix: Watches, REIT, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Financial Services, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Mortgage