What a Roofing Certification Can Do for You Today I’m joined by a very special guest, Travis from VIP Roofing, to help me discuss roofing inspections and certifications. So, what is a roofing certification? Ultimately, a roofing certification gives you a document verifying the condition of your roof. It will give you an idea of […]
The Stern Team Is Doug Wright’s Choice We’ve got something to share with you today that’s a little different from our regular Stern Team videos. We recently received a glowing endorsement from Doug Wright of The Doug Wright Show. Here’s a snippet of what he had to say: “Good markets, bad markets, they come and […]
Why Work With Us? Why should you join The Stern Team? We asked our own team members why they joined us and why they’re still with us so you could get an idea of what we’re all about and what you can expect if you came onboard. Mike Wolters, our operations director and listing […]
Stand Out in the Salt Lake City Real Estate Market With This Tool Today, Mandi Henriod from Veritas Funding is here to explain a great new tool for homebuyers. As you know, the Salt Lake City real estate market and the Wasatch Front market both favor sellers. Properties are going on the market and getting […]
How to Compete in Multiple Offer Situations When inventory is tight, competition between buyers significantly increases. In fact, with as few choices as are on the market right now, it isn’t uncommon for us to see 30 or more offers on a single home. This can be extremely frustrating for buyers. Sometimes against that much […]
Need to Dispute Your Property Tax Assessment? In Utah, July is known for many things. One of the lesser-known things is the fact that it’s also the month we get our property tax assessment notices in the mail. I’m not an expert as to how the county calculates property tax values, but I do know […]
Why Does Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts Trust The Stern Team? Recently, my team and I received a fantastic endorsement from Gary LeVox, lead singer of the Grammy award-winning country music group, Rascal Flatts. Gary is a respected artist who approaches his craft with the same heart and passion that my team and I have […]
How Did Our Wasatch Front Market Do in the 1st Quarter? How does the first quarter of 2017 compare to the first quarter of 2016 along the Wasatch Front? First, our average sold home price is at $308,000, which is up 11% from the $277,000 mark set last year. The average days on market decreased […]
Buying a Salt Lake City Home With High Student Loan Debt Today I’m here with Jayson Kisselburg from Veritas Funding with some good news for those buying a home with a lot of student loan debt. Student loan debt in America is incredible, as college is not cheap. If you have a lot of student […]
Why Agents Choose to Work on The Stern Team At The Stern Team, we believe that when we take care of other people’s needs, our own needs are taken care of too. We have a big focus on making sure our client experience is exceptional. We do the same for our agents. With The Stern […]
Answering Some Important Questions About Radon Gas What is radon gas and where does it come from? Radon gas is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas that is formed during the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. Radon exits the ground and can seep into your home through cracks and holes in […]
6 Home Selling Mistakes That Can Sink Your Sale When you sell your house, there are six mistakes that can sink your sale. Here’s how to avoid them: 1. Don’t go it alone: Use a Realtor to help you because 90% of home sales in 2016 took place with one. The National Association of Realtors found […]
What Sets Realtors Apart From Normal Agents? Some people think that all real estate agents are Realtors. What makes a Realtor different than a real estate agent? A career in real estate is complicated enough, and many brokerages require their agents to become Realtors, but it’s not legally required. So, your Realtor is a real estate […]
How We Do Things at The Stern Team “People don’t care how much we know until they know how much we care.” Since 2002, that’s been our motto at The Stern Team. Today we asked our own employees how we uphold this motto. In the video above, you can get an idea of what it’s […]
Where Buyers and Sellers Stand in Our Market What’s been happening the last 60 days across the Wasatch Front market? Single-family homes are entering market much more slowly than buyers would like. Only 1,532 have been listed since January 1st. Compare that to the nearly 25,000 homes that sold in 2016 and you can understand their […]
You’re Invited to Our Death By Chocolate Party! We have a very important message for you today. We want you to come to our Death By Chocolate party on March 7th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Join us on March 7th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.” This is a party we put on […]
What Is a Bridge Loan? What is a bridge loan? Bridge loans are popular when you are purchasing another home before selling your current one. In that scenario, there are two common ways to find the down payment for the new home. One way is financing through a bridge loan and the other is a […]
Here’s Why Glenn Beck Endorses Our Team We’re excited to announce our team’s latest endorsement. This one comes from nationally syndicated radio host Glenn Beck. He had some great words to say about our team and about our home sale guarantee program. “We are proud of our guaranteed sale program.” In case you haven’t heard of […]
What to Expect When You’re Inspecting Today I am joined by Fred Larsen from Pillar to Post Home Inspection to answer some common questions about home inspections. So what should you expect when you’re inspecting? The most common issues found during home inspections are water related. Water can get into the house by grading and draining […]
2016 Wasatch Front Market Report Here’s a look at what is happening in the Wasatch Front real estate market. As the year comes to a close, it’s time to take a look at the 2016 report card for the Wasatch Front home sales. The Wasatch Front sales volume for single-family homes is nearly the same […]
Our Client Appreciation Event Was a Huge Success Our recent client appreciation event was a huge success. It was a great opportunity for a mid-week date night with your spouse, or just an escape from the day to day. We were thrilled that so many of you were able to come out and enjoy the movie […]
The Top 6 Reasons to Sell Your Home During the Holidays Should you sell your home during the holidays? I believe the answer is yes, and here are the top six reasons why: You will face less competition. There are fewer sellers on the market this time of year, which means your home will have fewer […]
The Tale of 2 Markets A couple of weeks ago, I did a market update for our local radio station KNRS. As I was preparing the data for the show, I realized that we had a tale of two markets on our hands. You see, if we look at the availability of all the housing […]
How We Sold an Expired Listing in Less Than 2 Weeks We recently sold a property for more than list price in less than two weeks. Prior to working with us, these clients had their home on the market for over six months before the listing expired. During that time, the property had six showings […]
Do You Want to Buy a Fixer-Upper? Today I have a few tips for buying a home that needs work. There are different types of fixer-uppers out there and some need more work than others. The way you pursue a purchase offer on the home most likely depends on which fixer-upper category it is in. […]
Using Football to Explain Your Home’s Closing How does football relate to the closing of your property? The analogy we’ve come up with makes a lot of sense, and we hope it will help shine some new light on the process for you if you’ve been thinking about selling. For this analogy, let’s say we […]
Which Updates Won’t Add Value to Your Home? When updating or renovating your home, you may be under the impression that making major renovations to your property will net you more money on the appraisal. This may not always be the case. In fact, some improvements may not increase your home’s value at all, leaving […]
How Do We Know Our Market Is Strong? What are the signs of a strong housing market? We’re here to tell you. It all starts with the economy. Right now, there’s really only one portion of our economy that’s firing on all cylinders, and that’s the housing market. New home sales are currently at their […]
When Should Sellers Respond to Offers? The question of when you should respond to an offer as a seller is one we get quite frequently, especially in a market like this. Most agents are advising their clients to hold off on responding to offers until after the first weekend they’ve listed, in which an open […]
Beat the Wasatch Market With These Eight Tricks The law of supply and demand in real estate is irrefutable. It’s important to understand. Generally, if there’s a low supply and a high demand, price will be high, of course. In contrast, the higher the supply and the lower the demand, the lower the price. So […]
How Inventory Affects the Wasatch Front Market There are eight things that we feel you can do to compete to get the home you want in the Wasatch market. Be informed. If there’s a specific neighborhood, community, or builder you’re interested in, start researching and following them on social media and set up Google alerts. […]
Don’t Skip This Inspection When Buying in Salt Lake County Today, we are going to talk about inspecting your sewer line before you buy your home, especially if you are buying an older property. The last thing you want to do is spend an additional $2,500 to $10,000 after you’ve moved into your new house […]
Why Was Your Offer Rejected? If you make an offer on a home on The Wasatch Front, there’s always a chance it will get rejected. To decrease the chances of getting your offer rejected, we are going to give you four different reasons why your offer could get rejected. Your offer price was too low. […]
Who Pays Closing Costs in Salt Lake City? Today, we’re going to talk about closing costs. What are they, and who pays them? Closing costs are fees that are associated with the closing of the transaction. That’s when the title of the property is transferred from the seller to the buyer. Closing costs are incurred […]
What Not To Do When Selling in Salt Lake County Today, we’re going to talk about what not to do when selling in the surrounding Salt Lake County area. First of all, don’t set an unrealistic price. The market is hot right now, so it can be tempting to set an extremely high price for […]
Five Reasons to Hire a Buyer’s Agent When selling, there are many reasons why you should hire a buyer specialist and a showing agent team to go to work for you in 2016. Today, we share the five best ones: First to the property. Because of low inventory in our area, you have to be […]
