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Home sales in Utah were substantially up during the first quarter. Some Salt Lake Real Estate areas saw nearly double the home sales as 2009. Sandy Home Sales jumped 48.5, Kearns/Taylorsville Real Estate Sales increased 54.2%, Midvale Real Estate improved 72%, and West Salt Lake sales jumped 122%. A big part of this increase is credited to the federal home buying tax credits.
If you have a home solidly under contract right now, that is expected to close before the end of June, you also have a good chance of getting that tax credit. However, if the property you have under contract is a “Short Sale” don’t count on the tax credits. Despite federal regulations, and efforts to make short sales more manageable, the process is still very slow and inefficient. There is a good chance the property you have under contract won’t close by the deadline, and may not even have full bank approval.
