Tips for Winning in a Seller’s Market

Northern Wasatch Association of RealtorsAdvice, Update

If you’ve been shopping for a home, you know it’s a seller’s market. Home prices are rising, the number of houses for sale is declining and properties are selling very quickly. In Weber County, the median sales price increased substantially in February — up 19 percent from last year to $200,000. In Davis County, prices rose 11 percent — an increase of nearly $25,000 from the median in 2016. The same conditions prevailed in Morgan County where prices were up and buyers had fewer housing choices. The current environment is the result of a housing shortage. In fact, the Kem Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah finds the number of new Utah households is now growing faster than …