Chuck Willman - NewHouse Utah

Ohhhh... The Ever-Changing Market- I'm typically optimistic regarding several sectors of the real estate market. The statistics that most of us see tend to give a macro-view. This only makes sense because news agencies tend to want to capture a wide audience. However, the large view is overwhelm...

Photo: Stefan Wagner, trumpkin.de               Advertising is huge.  It has brought billions of Dollars in revenue for Television, Radio, Newspapers and Internet.  Why? Because it works.  That is to say- those who know their market and create the right message will earn more than they spend. Th...

Beverly Hillbillies Mansion- Photo By Alan Light America is home to accidental millionaires.  These are they who didn't plan on becoming wealthy; it just, for lack of a better explanation, sort of happened. This is how an older friend explained it to me. "I arrived in town with hay in my ears. B...

Our neighborhood has a few traditions: A neighborhood chili cook-off before Halloween Luminarias on Christmas Eve Flags out front for every holiday. The last part, the flags, are provided by the local boy scouts. They deliver a large flag to your front yard… a flag that flies from dawn to dusk. ...

  "Act surprised" ... that's the command I gave my daughters as they unknowingly became a part of my blog-marketing campaign. Fortunately they put up with me. OK... for about 3 seconds... and no do-overs. This is a brief snapshot with my wrap-up of this week's market news. There's some good... s...

  Many congratulations to Arizona State University. The Tempe institution has achieved it's best-yet finish in the Sports Academy Director's Cup ... claiming a number four ranking among all university sports programs. Every year the NACDA ranks each university's sports program. Results are based...

  We purchased a tree for the edge of our lawn because we loved the yellow flowers that sometimes bloomed. It was a narrow tree with a single trunk that barely managed to sustain the weight of the foliage. A violent wind blew and we watched from the front window. First the tree bent back and for...

With the pending arrival of Brian DeHamer’s first child he had a decision to make: ... Decide how to make room for the newborn while finding space to move his home office. For many the first thought is to find new housing… for others it’s to add on. Brian met the decision half-way. He bought a sh...

Reflections from the Candyman When one lives in a college town the employment options are limited… especially when the university is large and pricey. You’ll find yourself competing against tens of thousands of bright, capable students vying for the limited inventory of low-end jobs. As a result...

This morning I drove my son to pole vaulting camp. When you watch your son leave for a several day period you're that much closer to the inevitable. One day he'll be out there... making his own way in the world. You hope you've taught him well. More often than not- it's he who has taught you. Le...