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I recently read the book 1984. It is about a controlling government that tries to eliminte anything that stands in the way of their power. "Big Brother" maintains this control with a constant watch on everyone. They teach youth to turn in anyone who might have opinions different from "the party" and then vaporize the offender. They even go so far as to elimate words from the dictionary and destroy true history so that they [...more]

What split do you expect as a real estate agent? What split are you currently on? What do you feel your brokerage gives you for their split? What split would you be willing to accept if you could double your business? When I first got into real estate, I interviewed with two different real estate brokerage. One promised me floor time and internet leads, but at a 50% split, the other offered a 97% split, [...more]

When will the Downward Housing Trends End? In my company office meeting this morning we watched some video clips about the US Real Estate market. It has clearly improved, especially for starter homes and lower end homes. Nationwide there is a balanced supply of inventory for these homes. The upper end home sales forecast is still really dismal, according to Lawrence Yun, It's actually worse than it was a year ago. None of this really [...more]

Over the last few months, it has been one of the best times ever to buy real estate. Interest rates have been less than 5%, real estate prices haven't been this affordable than years, and sellers have been extremely motivated settling for much less than asking price. In addition, the government is offering huge incentives to buy real estate. $8,000 in tax credits for first time home buyers. In Utah we also have had a [...more]

This is my first Townizen.com Post.   This looks like a pretty quality site and blog, so expect great content about Utah Real Estate soon.