http://realizeutah.com Your Utah Real Estate Resource Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:53:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are questions that buyers in any market should be asking before they make an offer on a property in foreclosure. Is now a good time to buy a foreclosure? This is a very common question from both real estate professionals and prospective buyers. Obviously, because local market conditions vary, the answer ... http://realizeutah.com/2009/12/5-questions-foreclosure-buyers-should-ask/ The much anticipated, much needed grocery store in Midway, "The Store", had it's grand opening today, and the parking lot was full!  I decided to stop by to pick up something for dinner, and to just check it out.    When you first walk in, you see a lounge and fireplace.  ... http://realizeutah.com/2009/12/midways-new-grocery-store/ Thanksgiving is almost here!  2009 is really flying by, and yes, it's almost that Holiday time of year.  Here are a few things you can do on thanksgiving to be a little friendlier to the earth! 1) GO LOCAL!  Get your produce locally.  Now is the perfect time to hit up ... http://realizeutah.com/2009/11/go-green-this-thanksgiving-2/ The other night, my dog was having some issues with an upset stomach, etc.  I remembered that one time in the past, a vet had told me it's OK to give a dog Pepto Bismol, but I wanted to be sure it was OK, so I started googling for information, ... http://realizeutah.com/2009/09/can-i-give-my-dog/ The USA is currently ranked #37 in the world in health care by the WHO (World Health Organization). THAT is pathetic. We currently spend 40% more than France, who is ranked at #1 by the WHO. Yet we get so much LESS! Here's a great article I ... http://realizeutah.com/2009/09/usa-37-in-health-care/ OH MY GOD!!! We can't cover ILLEGAL ALIENS in the new health care bill! NEWSFLASH- We already do!! And honestly, would you want it any other way?? Would you want to live in a country where if a person went in to the emergency room who ... http://realizeutah.com/2009/09/lies-that-are-being-spread-about-the-healthcare-bill/ This video is a good, simple terms idea of what the "public option" really is, to follow up on my post from yesterday.  It's less than 2 minutes long - Please take the short time to watch it, and feel free to comment with your thoughts if you want. http://realizeutah.com/2009/09/a-video-about-the-public-option/ MY situation: I’m among the millions and millions of uninsured Americans. I’m 27 years old, and extremely healthy. I hardly ever get sick. I eat healthy. I exercise. I’m not overweight (at all!). I don’t use any prescriptions. I am a ... http://realizeutah.com/2009/09/a-rant-about-health-insurance/ With all the rain this May/June, you obviously haven't needed to do much watering for your lawn yet! Just because the sun has been out for a few days doesn't mean you need to start now. You want your lawn to have a healthy, deep root system, this ... http://realizeutah.com/2009/06/dont-start-watering-just-yet/ After swimming along with mortgage interest rates at ALL TIME LOWS for a couple of months we were shocked back into reality about 10 days ago when they started climbing rapidly. In a period of 5 business days our best conventional loan rates went from 4.5% up to 5.25% and ... http://realizeutah.com/2009/06/mortgage-rate-roller-coaster/