Entries by Babs De Lay

IT’S A SELLERS MARKET!

I just got back in the office from a meeting with a 94-year old ex-REALTOR because I had an offer on her condominium. She lives in assisted living and I always bring her ‘biscuits’ (cookies) from Ruby Snap which she adores. I’ve been in the real estate business for 32 years and she too .was […]

RENTAL BLUES

The Utah Apartment Association tells us that the vacancy rate for apartments in Salt Lake City right now is 3%.  That means that 97% of all rental housing is leased out. That blows if you’re looking for a place to hang your hat, and it’s probably even worse if you have a cat.  Most landlords […]

What BUYERS Want!

It’s always interesting to watch trends in housing regardless if you’re a real estate agent or investor.  I’m not talking about the statistics of sales data so much as what kinds of homes are selling and what homes are being built for the current consumer. Maybe you noticed all the articles on living in tree […]

DOWNTOWN BUZZ

Utah’s economy is hot hot hot and vacancy rates for apartments, office space and retail space are about as rare as the Steak Tartare at the Paris Bistro. Here’s the good news in what to look forward to in our city…with just a side of sad. Closures bring new beginnings though, right?  The gourmet hot […]

Our Capitol Hill

The Utah State Legislature is having special meetings to determine all the details for the upcoming move of the State Prison from Draper to west of the Salt Lake Airport. Grab your wallets and your morals and hide! Utah is known for it’s really short normal legislative session (Jan. 26 to March 12) and for […]

No smoking!

It’s not likely that Utah will see legal/recreational pot use in the near future.  However the Utah Legislature did pass a law last year and the Governor signed it to allow a tincture of sorts to be used by people with intractable epileptic disorders and to use CBD oils if certified to do so by […]

MR. REAL!

2015 As a doddering older person born in the USA in upstate New York in the last century, I did not, and was not ever around this game called soccer/football.  I never even saw a soccer ball until I traveled with my family south of the border after we moved to Arizona. My dad was […]

The Master

2015 Ever since the 1950’s we’ve been in love with our automobiles. After WWII ended soldiers came back wanting their own cars and auto manufacturers were ready to please. Before then people used to walk in hoards downtown to shop and socialize but that disappeared with the opening of suburban  malls in the ‘60’s. Luckily […]

Patriotic Utah

2015 Where’s the most patriotic pack o’ people in Utah? If you didn’t notice last month, Sugar House held the biggest fireworks show in the Salt Lake Valley in Sugar House.  BYU’s ‘Stadium of Fire’ is the by far the biggest booms for your buck and always sells out because the show features hours of […]