ERA Brokers Consolidated Blog

How Green Are You? - TEST HOW GREEN YOU ARE BECOMING WITH A FEW SIMPLE REFLECTIONS Over the past three weeks, this column has reviewed three different lists of features considered to be within the framework of becoming Green.  They were grouped according to Low-Cost, Medium-Cost, and High-Cost of installation.  It ...

$8,000 Tax Credit Extension The House and the Senate have approved the extension of the $8,000 tax credit and expanded it to include a credit of $6500 for buyers who have lived in their home for the last 5 years.  They also increased the income limits for the program to $225,000 ...

ERA Hosts Corporate Visitors St. George, UT  10/22/09 - Local real estate leader ERA Brokers Consolidated was pleased to host several corporate visitors from ERA Franchise Systems over the past couple of weeks.  Last week Charlie Faure, ERA Field Services Representative, and Christy Torian, newly appointed Business Consultant, visited the ERA ...

One of the greatest opportunities for first-time home buyers is coming to a close.  The opportunities in the market today which are unparalleled in history may soon come to an end.  The best homes prices coupled with extremely low interest rates and buyer incentives have truly offered the best housing ...

The State of Utah is offering a Home Run 2 Grant, a $4000 assistance to home buyers that want a new home constructed, finish a partially-constructed home, or want to purchase a newly-constructed home.  The home must be the primary residence of the home buyer. Previously occupied  homes do not qualify. To learn more about the ...

*Consider shade cover for air-conditioning units but do not block the airflow.  A unit operating in the shade uses as much as 10% less electricity than the same one operating in the sun. GREEN BUILD – KEY TOPICS WITH HOME BUILDERS It was my pleasure this week to address members of SUHBA, ...

H. Thayne Houston, local ERA real estate broker, was recently recognized as one of the Top One Hundred ERA® brokers by global real estate company, ERA Franchise Systems LLC.  As a top broker, Houston was invited to attend the annual ERA President’s Circle Business Conference held July 26-28 in Florham ...

(St. George, UT – 6/23/09) – 15 Sales Associates from local real estate company, ERA Brokers Consolidated, recently completed the newly rivesed ERA AccelERAtion training course offered by global residential real estate leader ERA Franchise Systems. Graduates included: Tamara Foster, Bonnie Rutledge, Don Leavitt, Amy Osness, Kurt Wilson, Kim ...

St. George, UT 4/15/09 - Local real estate leader ERA Brokers Consolidated has earned the “ERA Technology Heritage Award” from ERA Franchise Systems LLC for its outstanding utilization of technology in its efforts to provide quality real estate services. The award was announced at the 2009 ERA® International Business ...

We have been on a steady climb from the low levels at the close of 2008. Pending sales in the St. George office are up 245% with 25 new contracts in the 1st week of April. Contracts are also up in the Hurricane office is up by 136% ...