Real Estate Morning Drive

Get the latest St. George real estate analysis for June 2026. Watch for a clear breakdown of current US housing trends affecting your local market. This update provides a snapshot of the housing market update for St. George residents and investors. We review the latest shifts in inventory and pricing to give you a realistic perspective on where the US housing trends are heading this month. Have ot...

Selling a home in 2026 feels unpredictable, but the data tells a clearer story than the headlines suggest. Get the facts. Five years removed from the pandemic, the housing market has recalibrated in ways many sellers are ignoring. We look at the strange correlation between recent environmental stress—like the rise in forest fires and heatwaves—and how those factors are quietly altering buyer senti...

Are first-time homebuyers returning to the Washington County real estate market? See how high mortgage rates are affecting sales. This update analyzes current housing market trends for May 2026. Jesse Paul from The Larkin Group reviews specific data on local property activity, focusing on how long homes are staying listed before selling. Whether you are actively shopping or just tracking local pro...

The current housing market presents a challenging landscape for potential buyers. Our latest discussion highlights the difficulties faced when trying to find available properties, with limited home inventory making it tough for a real estate agent to secure viewings. We offer essential home buying tips for navigating this competitive market and successfully buying a house in the area. We break dow...

Your Next Move Might Be No Move at All. Get ready for the best guest we've ever had on the St. George Real Estate Morning Drive. They candidly about what it’s like to build a marriage and a life across two cities while trying to make smart, sane decisions in a tough Utah housing market. Along the way, we connect dating apps to lead generation, unpack why buyers and sellers misunderstand each...

The latest St. George Real Estate Morning Drive addresses rising gas prices and increasing mortgage interest rates, prompting discussions about potential economic slowdown. We analyze the current real estate market analysis, considering inflation and its impact on economic growth. This episode provides local news and insights for real estate investing in the region. We break down why waiting for t...

The St. George real estate market "crashed" according to headlines. The actual data tells a completely different story. Sellers pricing correctly still get 98% of asking price. Inventory is up, buyers are selective, but the market isn't broken—it's just punishing unrealistic sellers. Here's what's really happening in Washington County using real MLS data, not clickbai...

What You'll Learn: What the foreclosure flood actually looked like on the St. George MLS How "cash for keys" worked and why those conversations got real Why personal responsibility is the only reliable exit strategy The biggest investing lesson from the downturn Rent vs buy tradeoffs: stability, control, equity, mortgage interest Why St. George stays resilient (second-home demand, i...

Buyers don't purchase square footage. They purchase confidence. Luxury real estate agent Jessica Taggart Marron breaks down the small, cheap fixes that separate homes that sell in weeks from homes that sit for months in St. George and Hurricane. The difference? A $50K swing in final price. The Brutal Truth About Competition: Your home isn't competing with itself. It's competing with...

50% of St. George homes are overpriced right now. Here's how to know if yours is one of them. We break down the brutal math: every 30 days your home sits costs you 1.4% off asking price. Meanwhile, the RIGHT homes sell in 2-3 weeks with multiple offers. The difference? Pricing like it's 2026, not 2021. Real Story: Bidding War in a "Slow" Market Client listed correctly, got mult...

St. George isn’t playing small anymore, and the luxury real estate data proves it. We sat down on the Morning Drive to talk through a market shift we’re seeing every day: what used to feel “high end” now feels normal, and the real luxury conversation has moved far beyond the $1M mark. If you’ve been wondering who is buying these homes, how long they take to sell, and what the inventory actually lo...

What does it mean to truly belong to a place — and what happens when that place changes faster than memory can keep up? We sit down with Lyman Hafen — local author, historian, and host of the Not Forgotten podcast — to talk about what makes St. George, Utah feel like more than just a city. From childhood adventures along the Virgin River trestle bridge to the launch of St. George Magazine, Lyman h...

Bad headlines make it feel like nobody should be buying a house right now: higher mortgage rates, expensive fuel, and constant global uncertainty. But when we look at what is actually happening on the ground in St. George, Utah, the story is very different. We are seeing real momentum with active contracts across the spectrum, from a $350K condo near shopping to a $950K home in Washington and ever...

Spring heat hits St. George and the housing market heats up with it, and we compare what we’re seeing as realtors with what a lender sees first in the mortgage pipeline. We break down why rates near 6% change real buying power, why headlines can move markets through fear, and why sellers need to understand the buyer’s monthly payment. • April and May as the peak window for home sales and why listi...

A home deal can look perfect on paper right up until the day it doesn’t and the fallout is expensive. We’re talking real estate mishaps and misfires that derail closings in St. George, Utah and beyond, starting with a jaw-dropping story: a buyer moves into a $1.7M home and discovers there’s no hot water to half the house. One quick phone call later, a plumber recognizes the seller by name from a p...

Ten years can change a market. Twenty years can rewrite the entire map. We pull real St. George and Washington County real estate numbers from 2006, 2016, and 2026 and compare them head-to-head, including what happened before, during, and after the crash that reshaped so many homeowners’ lives. We talk listing price vs sold price, why the “average” can get dragged around by luxury homes, and why m...

Sounds crazy until you realize holding it was costing me more every month. Same logic applies if you bought a house or Airbnb in 2021-2022 and it's bleeding cash. Here's how to know when paying to exit beats paying to wait. The Reality Check: Value is what a buyer will pay TODAY, not what you paid at peak. If your short-term rental or condo is losing money monthly, you're already pa...

Stop waiting for 4% rates. They're never coming back. Best case? Mid-fives. Maybe. Here's what's actually happening in St. George and why waiting could cost you. What You'll Learn: Why 4% rates are fantasy (and who profits from you believing it) How 1-point rate drop = ~$400/month savings Builder buydowns offering 3.99% TODAY on select homes St. George stability: migration + li...

A 19,000-square-foot showstopper. $10–$12 million parade homes. And a starter buyer agonizing over a $170 swing in the monthly payment. That’s the split-screen reality of St. George right now, and we dive straight into why the market feels both unstoppable and unforgiving. We trace the arc from 2011’s foreclosure-heavy lows to today’s $550k–$575k average price and ask the big question: have we cro...

Waiting to sell your house? It could cost you $50,000. Our January data shows homes that sell in 30 days negotiate the least. Wait six months? You're giving back 10% or more—that's $50K+ on a $500K house. The Numbers: About a third of homes sold in the first month with minimal negotiation. By six months, sellers conceded around 10% just to close the deal. Time literally costs money. What...

Are you a solo real estate agent feeling the grind? Former golf pro Carson Jones left his successful solo business to become our Director of Operations—and he's never looked back. Here's why structure beat hustle, what actually changed when he joined a team, and how the same mental game that separates contenders on the course fuels consistent results in real estate. The Solo Agent Trap:...

A box of pastries for a hotel upgrade is a funny story, but the real treat here is how a bakery can rewire a neighborhood. We sit down with Bonrue Bakery founder Chris Connors to unpack a bold move from Las Vegas to St. George, the ventilation mishap that forced a pivot, and the rebrand that turned Farmstead into Bonrue—“a good place” that now employs 100 people. The conversation moves from butter...

The $1.5M Reality Check: A local buyer walked in ready to grab a $1.5M short-term rental. On paper, it looked thrilling: waterfront views, high nightly rates, vacation lifestyle. In practice, even with a big down payment and an attractive seller-financed rate, the numbers didn't cash flow. Not close. Not even in best-case scenarios. This is the trap that catches smart people: best-case projec...

What if the housing market isn't crashing—it's recalibrating? We open 2025 by putting national fear to the test against local truth in St. George, and the numbers surprised even us. Sellers are landing about 95% of their original asking price and 98% of their final list price, a signal that smart pricing and solid presentation still unlock real results—even in a market where affordabilit...

A hard truth sits under the holiday sparkle: 4,934 homes sold in St. George this year, but 2,600 listings canceled or expired. If your home didn't sell the first time, you're not alone—and you're not stuck. We break down exactly why more than half of first attempts fail and show you the simple three-lever framework to recover: prepare, present, and price with purpose. The Three Leve...