• Utah’s New Construction Grant,Craig Franek

    Utah’s New Construction Grant

    Did you hear about the $50M new bill Utah passed to help first-time buyers?  It was decided some of the State’s “extra” money would be used to help buyers get into a newly constructed home.  We are still waiting for the details, but in general this is what is known. The bill signed into law is “S.

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  • How Much Does a Real Estate Agent Make?,Craig Franek

    How Much Does a Real Estate Agent Make?

    My wife and I were joking around the other day, and she said, “Since you have so much time, why don’t you write an article about how much money real estate agents make?”  Well, here I am, lots of time, hopefully shedding some light on why real estate agents request a 3% commission, and why you shou

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  • Is Cash King for Making the Winning Offer?,Craig Franek

    Is Cash King for Making the Winning Offer?

    Do you need to make a cash offer to win?  This is a follow-up to an article I wrote back at the beginning of the COVID lockdown, “Lost to An All Cash Offer?”.   It is still an exciting topic and one that has surprised me as I have looked further into the details of how things have changed in the la

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