Utah

Vacation in southern Utah and bring your sunglasses and sunscreen!

The St. George, Utah area offers over 300 days of sunshine per year with an agreeable high desert climate, clean air and small town atmosphere. It's no wonder it has become a major vacation destination.

While you're here, you can:

Make a TEE TIME!

There are plenty of courses to challenge you while the surrounding views will astound you. Southern Utah Golf Courses:

• SunRiver Golf Course St. George - 18 holes - Public
• Bloomington Country Club Golf Course - St. George - 18 holes - Private
• Coral Canyon Golf Course - Washington City - 18 holes - Public
• Dixie Red Hills Golf Course - St. George - 9 holes - Public
• Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club - St. George - 18 holes - Private
• Green Spring Golf Course - Washington City - 18 holes - Public
• Sand Hollow Golf Course - Hurricane - 27 holes - Public
• Sky Mountain Golf Course - Hurricane - 18 holes - Public
• Southgate Golf Course - St. George - 18 holes - Public
• St. George Golf Club - St. George - 18 holes - Public
• Sunbrook Golf Course - St. George - 27 holes - Public
• The Ledges - St. George - 18 holes - Public

For additional information on St. George area golf courses, go to:http://www.buynsellutah.com/WGolf/golf.htm

-OR- Take a WALK!

This "Puffed Up Prince" is part of the Art Around the Corner outdoor sculpture exhibit in the downtown St. George, Utah area.

For more information on this amazing artistic display and more in and around St. George, Utah, go to: http://artaroundthecorner.org/. This whimsical scuplture by artist, Gary Lee Price is available for sale at $12,144.00.

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Join in the festivities!

The St. George Town Square is a gathering place for many events such as:

• Art Around the Corner
• Friday Night Movies
• Annual St George Art Festival
• First Night New Year's Eve Celebration
• "Downtown Thursday Night"
• St George Marathon Medal Event
• Huntsman World Senior Games Events
• Ironman Competition
• And more!

-OR-

Take a HIKE! Go Boating! Camp!

• Gunlock State Park
• Sand Hollow State Park
• Quail Creek State Park
• Snow Canyon State Park

With National Parks nearby:

• Zion
• Bryce Canyon
• Arches
• Capitol Reef

St. George is 15 minutes away from Quail Creek Reservoir, Las Vegas approximately 2 hours and Salt Lake City and Lake Powell is just a mere 3 hours drive as well. Zion National Park neighbors for those photography and hiking enthusiasts!

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Take a RIDE!

Horseback riding along designated trails showing off the beauty of the local canyons is just a click or phone call away!

• http://www.snowcanyontrailrides.com/
• http://www.manta.com/c/mmjv6wj/red-ridge-riding-academy-inc
• http://www.gailveleyequestrian.com/

• Southern Utah offers a peaceful, friendly atmosphere and an easy-going lifestyle. St. George is no longer that stop on the highway to gas up and continue on your way.

• We boast championship golf courses, hiking and biking trails throughout the county, internationally renowned Tuacahn Ampitheatre offering entertainment for people of all ages. And we are centrally located between Salt Lake City, 3 hours and Las Vegas 1.5 hours away!

MUCH, MUCH MORE is waiting for you here in southern Utah!

The GR Parry Subdivision is one of those great post World War II subdivisions in the Cedar City Real Estate Market. It has the added advantage of being almost in the Center Part of Cedar City. It is near Southern Utah University as well as shopping and the downtown area.

There have been 3 homes sell in the GR Parry Subdvision in the past three years, although currently, no homes are listed for sale in the MLS. This is another quiet subdivision that is close enough to the University to be attractive to investors as well as homeowners.

Market Update 3/13/2012: There are currently no homes listed for sale in the Multiple Listing Service. In the past 12 months there have been no homes sell in the G R Parry Subdivision. It is a built out subdivision and an extremely stable subdivision.

G R Parry is one of the great subdivisions in the Cedar City Real Estate Market!

Here are the photos:

Cool Atomic Ranch Home in the GR Parry Subdivision

Anther Ranch Style home in the GR Parry Subdivision

Cottage Home in the GR Parry Subdivision

The great thing about doing posts about the various subdivisions in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, is that I get to learn more about them as well. It appears as though I have failed to include the Sky Ranch Subdivision in my initial series of posts. I am going to remedy that today.

The Sky Ranch Subdivision is located on the west side of Parowan, it is a subdivision that was built in the late 1990’s. There are homes that are newer than that, but the majority of the homes date to that time period. This is a subdivision of mostly starter homes, there are a couple of custom homes in the subdivision, but for the most part it consists of starter homes.

There is currently 1 home listed for sale in the Multiple Listing Service. It is listed at $129,900. In the past 12 months there have been 2 homes sell, ranging from $106,000 to $125,000. There is currently one lot listed for sale at $18,900.

Market Update 3/13/2012: There is currently 1 homes listed for sale in the Multiple Listing Service. It is listed at $144,500. In the past 12 months there have been 3 homes sell. They have ranged in price from $106,400 to $129,000. There are currently no lots listed for sale in Sky Ranch.

The Sky Ranch Subdivision is a great place to live! It is another of the gems in the Cedar City Real Estate Market!

Here are some photos:

Home in Sky Ranch Subdivision

Another Home in the Sky Ranch Subdivision

One more home in Sky Ranch Subdivision

According to the Utah Association of REALTORS (UAR) Report for January, "Rising home sales and declining housing inventory are boosting Utah's real estate market. 2012 was the best January in five years in terms of homes sold." The report also pointed out, "This is the eighth consecutive month that home sales have increased compared to the same month a year earlier."

The data from the Utah Association of Realtors states, "Signs point to a strong spring for home buying. The number of contracts signed to buy homes (pending sales) in January increased 20 percent, signaling a likely rise in February closed sales." We'll look forward to getting that report in a few weeks and find out!

"Excess housing supply is being absorbed, which should help home prices," according to the UAR report. "The number of homes available for sale has fallen significantly in the past year. At the end of January, inventory levels were down 24 percent compared to January 2011. For the past 11 months, inventory declines have been in the double digits, with the number of active listings falling for more than a year. The number of homes on the market has not been this low since February 2007," according to UAR.

This is all good news for real estate in the state of Utah! How are we doing in the entire United States of American?

Please let Janet know if you want to see the entire report by calling Janet Naisbitt-Bagley at 435-865-1019 or email naisbitt@infowest.com or toll free 800-934-3742.

Check out the attractive inventory of homes for sales including foreclosures, short sales and homes priced like foreclosures n Southern Utah at www.homesincedarcity.com. Janet Naisbitt-Bagley and team at ERA Realty Center at 435-865-1019 would love to give top service with all your real estate needs whether referring, buying or selling. Please call Janet's team at 435-865-1019 today.

Garden Park Estates is one of the older subdivisions in Enoch. Enoch, as I have mentioned in other blogs is about 5 miles North of Cedar City. It is a great place to live, it has larger lots so your neighbors aren't right on top of you, and it gives you room to have your children play.

Garden Park Estates is a mixed subdivision, there are manufactured homes next door to "stick built" homes. It was a subdivision that was started in the 1970's, but took until the 1990's to build out as far as it is now. Again, these homes are on the "Enoch Half Acre lot size". That really means that the lots were originally 1/2 acre lots, then the roads were platted taking from that half acre size until they are really about .44 to .46 of an acre lots.

There are currently 8 homes listed for sale in our Multiple Listing Service, ranging from $69K to $200K.

Market Update 12/27/2011: There are currently 5 homes listed for sale in the Multiple Listing Service ranging in price from $66,000 to $315,000. In the past 12 months there have been 2 homes sell one at $70,000 and the other at $115,000. Garden Park Estates has no lots listed for sale. It is a subdivision that is almost completely built out.

Market Update 2/12/2012: There are currently 2 homes listed for sale in the Multiple Listing Service ranging in price from $129,900 and $159,900. In the past 12 months there have been 4 homes sell. They have ranged in price from $70,000 to $116,000. Again this is a subdivision that has been built out, so there are no lots for sale.

Garden Park is another great subdivision in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, many first time home buyers buy in Garden Park and there are many residents who have lived there for more than 20 years.

One of the huge advantages of Garden Park is that it has mature landscaping!

Here are some photos:

House in Garden Park Estate

Manufactured Home in Garden Park

Another home in Garden Park