Salt Lake Real Estate Blog - Tony Fantis

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Blog discussing Salt Lake City real estate as it relates to buyers and sellers, Realtors, lenders, and other real estate professionals. Helping clients buy and sell homes for sale in the greater Salt Lake area.
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Your phone rings. Somebody wants to see a house...right NOW. What do you do?It happens all the time. Some "stranger with candy" calls and wants to see a house. Of course, we all know the "candy" is the commission we're already spending in our heads. A cruise in the Caribbean sounds nice right abo...
03/28/2008
How your earnest money advice can make or break a dealI recently read a post from a local agent suggesting that .5%-1% of the home's value is a good earnest money amount. GASP! The agent is trying to "protect" the buyers' interests by limiting their financial exposure. The agent truly believes he...
03/27/2008
High on the hill with the celebrity types in Arlington HillsHigh above the University of Utah next to the Avenues and Upper Avenues lies Arlington Hills, a luxury neighborhood with a few celebrities.  Arlington Hills offers a variety of home styles, while prices range from roughly $500,000 to $1....
03/24/2008
Pure as the driven snow?  Hardly.Salt Lake City gets a bad rap, and it makes me sad.  Heck, I moved here with no intentions of staying (I only wanted to ski the Greatest Snow on Earth) and 17 years later here I am.  Why, you ask? I thought you might.Well, Salt Lake City is quite liberal and diver...
03/21/2008
Too close to call?I've always loved the neighborhood around 9th and 9th.  It's one of Salt Lake's great walking communities with locally owned shops and some great food, coffee, and movies.So what's going on with real estate in that area?  Let's start with some County statistics and narrow it dow...
03/21/2008
Sweats at the grocery might be comfy, but...I can't believe I'm writing this.  I like to wear sweats, jeans, tennis shoes, and t-shirts.  And until recently, I did just that whenever I didn't have client appointments.Big mistake!  People really do judge a book by its cover.  Am I dressed nicely? ...
03/19/2008
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At what point does a smell become overbearing?We've all been at dinner when someone was wearing WAY TOO MUCH cologne or perfume.  And its likely we've all shown homes that are WAY too over-scented!  So how can we get around the obnoxious, stomach-turning explosions of odor-filled delight?First, a...
03/19/2008
When paid advertising is just too expensiveOK, so you've got a website. What now? Let's assume you've got excellent, relevant, and interactive content to keep your guests entertained when they arrive. But how do they get there?The bottom line is we have to promote ourselves day in and day out. A ...
03/18/2008
The real money is in pre-foreclosuresOk, ok...I'm not a vulture.  But I do know a good deal when I see one, and it's usually not properties that have been foreclosed.  It's in the properties that have received a notice of default and really, really want to sell quickly to avoid foreclosure.When a...
03/18/2008
Are you plagues by clients who want to see EVERYTHING on the market?Who can blame a buyer for wanting to see everything on the market?  After all, it IS their most important investment!Well, maybe it's OUR fault as Realtors (trusted advisors) for not helping them narrow down the search.  Here are...
03/18/2008
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Tony Fantis

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