St George Utah Real Estate Blog 
Market Comparison for St. George vs. Hurricane
Sunday, August 8th, 2010 at 4:48pm. 105 Views, 0 Comments.
By request (thanks JN) let’s take a look at home prices and sales for the Greater St. George area as compared to Hurricane Valley. Hurricane market statistics have been severely neglected by me this year, so I apologize for not being more on top of this! Let’s take a look at a few graphs and analyze the data. As usual this information is pulled direct from the Washington County MLS as reported by each brokerage. The information may vary, or change, as offices may be late to report their numbers.
St. George has more volume in sales (total sold 175 vs. Hurricane at 33 total sold) and the average sold price was higher in St George as compared with Hurricane.
So What Price Range is Selling for Hurricane vs. St. George?
St George almost…
Legacy at Southgate Golf Course
Sunday, July 11th, 2010 at 10:09pm. 47 Views, 0 Comments.
Legacy Model is Almost Complete
The Legacy in St George Utah on Southgate Golf Course has a new model that is now under construction! The roof is up and the walls are now taking shape so it’s easy to get a visual of the layout! This model is sure to sell quick…just take a look at this view:
This is the view from the living room window!
These homes are ALL on the Southgate Golf Course and each feature an unobstructed view (no homes behind the property)! Where else can you find Golf Course homes UNDER $300,000 in St George? This 1709sqft home has 2 bedrooms plus an office (or den, could also be 3rd bedroom) and two full baths. All of the common upgrades the buyers want are already included in the price. …
St George Real Estate Market Report May 2010
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 at 1:29pm. 455 Views, 0 Comments.
St George Real Estate Market Report May 2010
This report will include residential sales and foreclosure activity for the Greater St George area, as well as a Washington County market activity report.
For the month of May, 2010 St George had 225 sold homes, as compared with 232 for April.
29 of the 225 homes sold in May were a Short Sale and 59 homes were REO (or foreclosure homes). The breakdown: 88 of the 225 (or 39%) sold homes in St George Utah were of "distressed property".
Currently, there are 1,601 ACTIVE homes for sale in the Greater St. George Utah area. Of these ACTIVE homes, 121 are reported as REO and an astonishing 437 are reported as Short Sale. This means that a total of 558 of the 1,601 (or 34.8%) of St George…
St George Utah Foreclosure Activity
Monday, May 17th, 2010 at 4:23pm. 212 Views, 0 Comments.
St George Utah Foreclosure Activity. St George Housing Market Report.
Unfortunately, St George real estate remains a hot spot for foreclosure activity in Washington County. The economic downturn has affected the entire county with many businesses being forced to close; the number of available commercial buildings remains high. With the close of each business means those employees have lost jobs, and with job loss additional of Notice of Defaults are being filed on mortgages that are past due, which ultimately leads to foreclosure (unless the homeowner can restructure the loan and bring it current).
Searches for "Foreclosure Homes in St George" are high demand. My Foreclosure Homes and St George Short Sales pages on my website continue to be the…
Paula Smith MAXUS Realty
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at 2:50am. 126 Views, 0 Comments.
Paula Smith, REALTOR is now proudly affiliated with MAXUS Realty of St George. The current economic conditions have affected everyone including real estate brokerages. The impending closure of our Unisun office is unfortunate; however I am looking at this move to MAXUS as a wonderful opportunity.
MAXUS Realty of St George is a full service real estate agency, so I will continue to provide all of the services I have provided in the past. In addition, I will have an opportunity to become involved with new construction (and resale homes) in St George with some very exclusive and desirable communities which include: Legacy and the prestigious Stone Cliff. This is a wonderful opportunity for me to join a company with ties to St George that date back over…
St George Real Estate Market Report 2010
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 at 4:12pm. 565 Views, 0 Comments.
It’s been a busy spring in the St George UT real estate market; as a result I’ve totally neglected my real estate statistics blog. I’m not the only one who is busy, these statistics show St George housing sales are increasing. Let’s jump into this; I’ll save my opinions for the end (for those readers who want to read it). 
St. George Residential Housing Market Report
February 2010 Total sold= 170
Pending= 215
Amount Active= 1,896
Average price of SOLD homes for February= $226,471
MARCH 2010 Total Sold= 206
PENDING= 238
Amount Active= 1,888
Average price of SOLD homes for MARCH= $226,263
So, let’s have of look of exactly what is moving in each price range (this is for February and March 2010 combined):
Across the board,…
St George Utah Real Estate Property Search
Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 6:31pm. 346 Views, 0 Comments.
Enhanced St George Utah Real Estate Property Search
Users have asked, and now I’m happy to report that the St George Utah Real Estate property search page on my website has some great new features. We have enhanced the user search feature to allow searching for Southern Utah MLS listed property to include:
- Lot Size – search for acreage in St George or surrounding areas
- Pool Search – search for Southern Utah MLS listed property with a pool (or without)
- Short Sale listings – include (or eliminate) St George short sale listings from your criteria
- Foreclosure Search – include (or eliminate) St George Foreclosure property
- # Of Levels – if you want to find ONLY a single story home, just enter “1”
Also, on the…
SunRiver St George Home For Sale
Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at 3:17pm. 538 Views, 0 Comments.
SunRiver St George Home For Sale
Sunriver is a premier active adult community located within St. George Utah. This highly sought after community has plenty to offer residents. SunRiver amenities include an indoor and outdoor pool and spa, state of the art gym, instructor taught workout regimens, tennis, pickle ball, golf, wood shop, library, billiards room, computer lab, and multiple opportunities for residents to socialize and become acquainted with each other.
While SunRiver does offer new construction for sale, there are some amazing deals found on resale homes. Resale homes will save buyers money, as they can purchase a home with all of the upgrades, mature landscape, and window coverings all at a fraction of the price it will cost to…
End of Year St George Real Estate Statistics 2009
Saturday, January 16th, 2010 at 1:34am. 663 Views, 0 Comments.
St George Utah Real Estate End Of Year Comparison
Let’s review the year end St George Utah real estate market statistics. This first graph does a nice illustration for the 2008 and 2009 market comparison. You will see that over all, St George real estate has experienced a 25% increase in real estate sales over the prior year. Interestingly, it also illustrates a 14% drop in the median sale price.
St George Real Estate Price Range Statistics
Greater St George residential sales for 2009 are broken down here by price range. This chart shows how many residential properties were sold, in each price range. Top sales fall into the $200,000-224,999 category.
St George Utah Short Sale and Foreclosure Statistics
In 2009 there were…October and November 2009 St George Real Estate Statistics
Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 8:23pm. 726 Views, 0 Comments.
Here is the October and November St George real estate market sale statistics for 2009.
I’m gearing up for my end of the year 2009 St George real estate sale statistics, which I will post in mid January. However, let’s take a current look at the real estate market over the past few months. As of today, December 14, 2009 Washington County has a TOTAL of 5,285 ACTIVE listings (this includes all property and land, residential and commercial). This number is about the same over the past 5 months. Total active listings for November 2008 were 6,254 so as you can see we are working through some of our inventory (this is a good thing for market stabilization). Total months in inventory for November 2009 averages 19.36 months (again, for the entire…