ShirLee's Homes4SaleUtah BLOG

ShirLee McGarry's Homes4SaleUtah BLOG, features great articles for consumers, homeowners and Realtors® addressing community, local, state and national real estate news. Articles also include refreshing humor to encourage smiles and support for all real estate warriors in the trenches who do stand out to make a difference in their client's lives in the exciting and challenging world of the Realtor®. Penned by Associate Broker-Realtor®,and Registered Author, ShirLee McGarry® with RealtyPath in Sandy, Utah

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Fall is for planting

“There is a lot of nice weather left to get out and garden. However, October is typically the driest month in Tennessee, so be sure to keep your garden watered,” cautions Pulte.

To read additional tips from the UT experts for fall garden maintenance:

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Weekly Events Salt Lake City and Beyond...


Weekly Event Update
October 30, 2012


EVENT SPOTLIGHT:


Deep Love: A Ghostly Folk Opera
October 31, 2012
Covey Center for the Arts - Provo


Deep Love


Enter a 19th century graveyard in this original work and decide for yourself if love really lasts beyond the grave.  it's the story of Constance, a woman caught up in new love, who finds it hard to escape her haunted past. Told entirely through continuous, haunting music, "Deep Love" blends traditional folk instruments and melodies with bluesy American rock to tell the tale of jealous love's tragic reach beyond the grave. Funeral attire recommended.






FEATURED EVENTS:



Halloween Hi-Jinks
October 30, 2012
Abravanel Hall - Salt Lake City

Halloween hi-Jinks

Utah's favorite Halloween tradition! Don your Halloween costume and compete in one of the state's largest costume contests. Then join the Utah Symphony as they take you and your entire family on a trick-or-treat adventure.



 
The Tell-Tale Heart
October 26-November 3, 2012
Castle Amphitheater - Provo

Tell Tale Heart

Heather is a self-appointed caretaker of her psychiatric ward, a place where the madness of the patients clashes with that of the treatments. Being the voice of reason, she does her best to keep the peace and hope alive. But when the brutality of the treatments escalates, a delusion of a fellow patient starts to seem more real than Heather wants to admit. And the "Evil Eye" of a doctor she adores just might be watching.


Halloween Spooktacular!
October 31, 2012
The Living Planet Aquarium - Sandy

Spooktacular Aquarium

Before going out for trick-or-treating, stop by the aquarium for some frightful fun and treats! This is a great way to kick of your Halloween night festivities. Trick-or-treat through the aquarium and enjoy a spooky story time, games, and a craft. During your visit don't forget to take a stroll through our "Haunted Rainforest" or take a photo with Sophia Penguin, who will be dressed up for Halloween. Trick-or-treating with games and a craft will occur from 3:00pm to 6:00pm.



Thursday, October 25, 2012

Home Sales Get Boost Per Old-Fashioned Sources


Home Sales News: 15 Months and Counting!

Lately you may have noticed that it has become more of a pleasure to open the newspaper when you are checking up on real estate news. In addition to the Internet news feeds, I do still subscribe to some of the old-fashioned kind, too: the ones printed on actual paper (so you can tear interesting articles out and carry them around rather than just  Ctrl+C and Ctrl+Ving them).

 Given the definite possibility that paper papers won’t be around much longer, I enjoy them while I still can. The Wall Street Journal is one. I opened it up on Saturday to find a headline at the top of the second page that got my attention: “Home Sales Rise For 15th Month,” it fairly screamed.

If you are a frequent visitor here, you know that I follow and comment on home sales and associated topics regularly -- but even I hadn’t realized that the trend has been going for such a long time. I took a look at the charts, and it is so! 

Others noted the mark, too. The NY Times seems in a permanently grouchy mood of late, so it had a less ebullient take on the statistics (which originated with the NAR). But even they were forced to note that higher prices have become the rule rather than the exception. “The nation’s stock of existing homes for sale fell 3.3% last month…tight inventories have helped support home prices…,” the Grey Lady mumbled.

The Journal was more cheerful in approaching the latest numbers. “The markets need inventory right now,” they quoted the president of a leading appraisal firm. “The pent-up demand is enormous.”

You certainly can appreciate observations like that – especially if you are a homeowner who is keeping an eye on home sales since you might list soon. If you fall into that category, I hope you will check in with me to get a more precise readout of the Utah home sales market, and what you might expect from this fall’s selling season. The Journal says, “…there are signs that demand could be picking up.” Since they also noted that national median home prices rose 11.3% from a year ago, you would have to say that’s a pretty safe assumption. 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Weekly Event Update in Salt Lake City and Beyond...



October 23, 2012

Rocky Horror Picture Show

EVENT SPOTLIGHT:

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
October 25-November 10, 2012
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center - Salt Lake City

Lady Day

Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin reprises her powerful cabaret performance as Billie Holiday -- bringing a soulful, haunting depth to the songs Holiday made famous while narrating the tragic, often amusing tale of a life that ignited genius. Featuring Laikwan Waigwa-Stone as her accompanist.






FEATURED EVENTS:



Halloween Spooktacular!
October 27, 2012
Discovery Gateway - Salt Lake City

Spooktacular

Get your little goblins, superheroes, and fairies ready for a Halloween extravaganza! Their scare-free Halloween party is full of fun surprises and hands-on activities that the whole family will enjoy.



 
An Evening with Carrie Fisher
November 9, 2012
Jeanne' Wagner Theatre - Salt Lake City

Carrie Fisher

Acclaimed actress, author and mental health advocate Carrie Fisher is the second recipient of the Peek Award which annually honors the legacy of Salt Lake City native Kim Peek who served as the inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film RAIN MAN. The Peek Award celebrates an actor, subject of a film or director who has to shape our society's perception of disability.


NEEDTOBREATHE
October 26, 2012
The Depot - Salt Lake City

Jekyll & Hyde

Come rock out when Needtobreathe: The Reckoning 2012 Tour with guests Good Old War and Matthew Mayfield breaks for The Depot!