Linda Secrist's (lsecrist) Blog

Success in Salt Lake City real estate investing endeavor depends on your street smart investment strategies and financial portfolios. Investing in Utah real estate properties remains one of the best opportunities to make a profit this year. Despite differing interest rates in the market and diffe...

  Check out our new Draper, Utah listing... r Ramble- $789,000 13227 S Laurel Park Lane Draper, UT (2300 E) Square Feet: 4360 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 3Acres:  .30   MLS#: 1033060 Virtual Tour    Elegant rambler with quality galore! Gorgeous curb appeal and setting. Grand entry with great room. Hig...

Here is a GREAT video about how well million dollar homes have been selling in Utah.  One of our luxury listings, 2083 East Walker Lane, Holladay, Utah 84117, located in the prestigious Cottonwoods, is featured in the video feed.  Take a look... http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=15245556 Take a vir...

We LOVE hearing great news for our Utah real estate market! Although Utah continued to have the fourth highest foreclosure rate in the nation in April (according to the latest RealtyTrac report), the number of foreclosures actually went down from April 2010... significantly. Dave Anderton with th...

  Osama Bin Laden… dead. Linda Secrist and Associates would like to step aside and recognize a major accomplishment in life “outside” of real estate.  Since 09-11-01, life has continued in an altered state.  Our lives’, customs, traditions, airport security procedures, economy, etc. have ALL been...

REAL ESTATE ANALYSTS SAY HOUSING IS ON ITS WAY BACK UP! Analysts at both Standard & Poor's and Barclays Capital agree that the uptick in home resales last month is a favorable sign of things to come. Because pending home sales — an indicator of future activity — were up in February, S&P believes...

I enjoy reading predictions and advice from one of the most successful investors of this generation... especially when he talks about buying homes and that NOW is the best time to invest in homes, like Salt Lake City real estate!  Take a look and read through the following story (as published in...

The Salt Lake City homebuyer today wants it all! Just a few of the items today's Salt Lake City real estate homebuyer is seeking: a home for sale in great condition with rooms that can do double duty. Areas that mingle indoor and outdoor living -- patios, porches, decks and outdoor rooms -- are ...

A partial shutdown of the federal government was avoided late Friday night, when Democrats and Republicans agreed on a budget deal and a short-term funding extension little more than an hour before the deadline. The extension cuts spending by $2 billion and will last through next Friday, April 15...

It's important for homebuyers to be reminded that all homes-old or new-need ongoing maintenance. Consider the 1% rule. This rule postulates that normal maintenance on a Salt Lake City home is about 1% of the value of the home per year. For example, a $350,000 Draper home would require $3,500 per ...