The C Team

I just finished the NAR’s Web 2.0 Certificate Course.  I will admit that I wasn’t as excited about this course as I was about the e-Pro Certificate Course.  I should have been a little more excited about it, it has some good information.  There was quite a lot of material on stuff that I thought that I already knew, but like it is with most things; the more you think that you know, the less you actually know.

One of the aspects of Web 2.0 that I hadn’t thought about was developing a plan for my Social Networking, not just here on the’Rain, but in the other sites like Facebook or Myspace.  Like I said it was a good course, one of the concepts that I like was that of join many Social Networking sites, but really be active on just a few.  I like that also, I don’t have the time to put into each of these sites. 

Anyway, knowledge is power, so anything learned is a good thing.  Even when what you learn is that you still need to learn plenty!

Cedar City, Not just a beautiful city, but a great lifestyle as well. Here in Cedar City, Utah, we live in one of the most beautiful areas of the United States, we are the gateway to several National Parks and Monuments.

We are nestled against the mountains and enjoy each of the four seasons.

We also enjoy great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors with walking and hiking trails, ATV trails.

The Brian Head Ski Resort isn’t far, and we also enjoy a golf course that is set against the red hill for a dramatic and beautiful backdrop.

For those looking for something more, we also enjoy the Utah Shakespearean Festival, a Tony award winning production of the works of William Shakespeare, as well as many other Broadway caliber plays during the summer and fall seasons.

Another festival that coincides with the Shakespearean Festival is the Neil Simon Festival, many of the great plays of this remarkable playwright come to life each summer. For both of these festivals, professional actors come to perform, making these well-done, professional plays.

There is usually one Festival or another going on, making this the Festival City. So come on up and enjoy this Festival City known as Cedar City, Utah. Stay a day or a lifetime, you will enjoy yourself!

I sat down and figured out our October Sales Statistics for the month of October.  We Had 49 properties sell, the gross sales amount in dollars was $7,856,705.  Not bad, that is up from 25 sales in the previous month.  The Original sales price combined of the sold listings was $8,699,681.  The Final listing price was $7,782,207.  

That meant that we were doing a better job of listing properties correctly, as the sales price was 89% of the Original Listing price.  The Sales price was at 94% of the Final listing price.  Our average Days On Market is 169 days, with the shortest time on Market being 16 days. 

I know that I should have put this information in a graph form, but I spent a lot more time gathering the data than I had intended and am getting pressed for time before an appointment.  I hope that this trend will continue, I think that for at least this month, November, we will see a lot of deals as people were trying to get deals done prior to the end of the stimulus money.

I am hoping that the extension granted will mean that business won’t drop off too much during the winter months!  I don’t know, we normally slow down down during the winter months.  Just so that buyers know, it is a great time to buy a home, our inventory is still very good and it isn’t too bad to move in the winter, I know we have done it a couple of times. 

One of the great things about living in the Iron County area is that there are several small towns that we work in besides Cedar City.  One of them is the town of Paragonah, it is approximately 20 miles North of Cedar City and is honestly one of the jewels in Iron County.  The name is pronounced “Paragoonah”, which is derived from a Native American word meaning sweet or good water.  This is a photograph to show just how picturesque the town is from Interstate 15.  This photo was taken from atop a bridge crossing I15:

As you can see there are still several farms and ranches in and around Paragonah, but it sets in absolutely gorgeous surroundings. It is a very quaint, and beautiful small town.  

This is another in the now series that we are putting together about the beautiful towns that we also work in.  We are blessed to have several of these really nice communities, some are larger than others but all enjoy very beautiful surroundings.  This is Summit, Utah; one of the smallest of the communities along Interstate 15 in Iron County.  

This photograph was taken from a dirt frontage road east of Interstate 15.  Summit is the town that is the highest in elevation along Interstate 15 in Utah.

This is another distance photo only this one is of Parowan, Utah.  Parowan is approximately 15 miles North of Cedar City.  I thought that I would take photos of some of the smaller towns that we work in.  Parowan is the County Seat of Iron County and is often called the “Mother City” of Southern Utah as most of the Pioneers that settled other communities came from or started from Parowan.  This photograph is taken from Old Highway 91 South West of Parowan.

Parowan is another town whose name comes from a Native American word, this time it means evil water or bad water.  There is a lake west of town called the Little Salt Lake, it is mostly a dry lake, but in times past, it did have water, which was bad:

Much like most of Iron County, Parowan is another jewel along Interstate 15.  As you can see it is located in a very beautiful valley!

I am now going to use a few photographs of Cedar City, which is the next city along Interstate 15 as one travels South.  Cedar City is the second oldest city in Iron County.  It is the home of Southern Utah University, the Utah Shakespearean Festival, as well as numerous other festivals.  I have a lot of photos of Cedar City, so I have many to show and chose from.  It is the largest city in Iron County.

I am sorry I couldn’t get the gas station sign out without a lot of photo shopping.  Cedar City is home to the Iron mines where the county gets it’s name.  

This one is looking from the West side of Cedar City.  Southern Utah University is the left side of the buildings near the top.

The above shot is one that I have used before, it is of Cedar City looking down from The Mountain.

I am continuing my little series of Towns that we work in here in Iron County.  Enoch is an interesting city, originally a group of farms with few houses, it has become more or less a little bedroom community of Cedar City.  Which is unique, as Cedar City isn’t really that large of a city.  It is also unique as it is one the one community that is situated West of Interstate 15.  Cedar City has part of the city West of the Interstate, but it has spread that direction.

Part of this equation has made it difficult to get a very good photograph of the city.  Anyway, here it is:

Enoch is also unique in that most of the lots are at least .4 of an acre, so it really gives the feeling of being out in country.  It draws is name from the Bible.  It is a nice city and easily the second largest in Iron County.

Continuing our series of cities and towns in Iron County along the Interstate 15 we come to Kanarraville.  Kanarraville is a little over 20 miles South of Cedar City.  It is a small community that was named after a Paiute Indian Chief that was killed after being thrown from a horse.  There are still several ranches and farms in Kanarraville.  It also has some luxury homes on acreage.  It is another of the gems of Iron County:

The second pictures looks a little more to the South, both photos were taken from a frontage road East of I15

Darcy and I thought that it would be a good idea to highlight some of the subdivisions that we work in.  We are starting with those subdivisions in and around Cedar City.  We will work into the other cities and towns.  This is an evolving idea, I hope that you like it!

The first subdivision that we are highlighting is Spring Creek.  It is actually in the county just outside of Cedar City limits.  This is an older subdivision and is a mix of “stick built” and manufactured homes.  This subdivision has large 1 acre lots which makes them great for horses or small “gentleman’s” ranches, here are a few photos:

The sign at the entrance

House in Spring Creek.

Horse barn in Spring Creek Subdivision

My next installment of my series of Cedar City area subdivisions is North Ridge.  It is located in the county, just outside Cedar City limits, but near enough to still be a good option.  It is a new subdivision, which means that there are still several choice lots to build on.  It is located on the west side of the mountain.  

This is a higher end subdivision, it has large lots, many of which offer great views of the Cedar Valley.  As I mentioned most homes are upscale and the lots are all 2 acres or larger.

North Ridge Sign Post.

A North Ridge Home.

Another North Ridge Home.

Views from a North Ridge lot.

This is a great new subdivision with many possibilities, the large lots, which as you can see many have Juniper or Pinion Pine trees on them, insure privacy and plenty of room!

Continuing the series of subdivisions in the Cedar City area, the natural progression from North Ridge is to continue to Cross Hollow Hills.  Cross Hollow Hills abuts to the south side of North Ridge.  It is South and West of Cedar City, it is also in the County.  It is an older subdivision, by that I mean that it has filled in a lot more than North Ridge, it is about 11 years old, so it is not an old subdivision.

Like North Ridge, it is on larger lots, lot size beginning at 1.75 acres and up to a little over 3 acres.  Unlike North Ridge, there are animal rights in Cross Hollow Hills, which allows you to have horses.  It is like North Ridge in that it is a high end subdivision, meaning larger homes.  It also has lots that offer views of both the West Cedar Valley and Views to the Mountains East of Cedar City.

The entrance sign.

Some of the homes at Cross Hollow Hills.

More homes in Cross Hollow Hills, plus the View to the South East. (Mostly East)

Views of the Cedar Valley to the West.

Continuing with my subdivisions in the Cedar City area, I am staying in the county on the South West side of town.  This subdivision is called Westview Estates.  These homes are all on at least 1/2 acre lots.  There is a good mix of homes in the Subdivision, some that would be considered upscale starter homes to larger more executive styled homes.  There is still a lot of opportunity to build in this subdivision.  So if it interests you, you can build your dream home here.

The entrance sign.  As you can see, it is near both Cross Hollow Hills and North Ridge.

Westview Estates home.

Westview home II.

The above home is the “Homes For Troops” home.  It is located in Westview Estates.

Two more homes in Wesview Estates!

It really is a nice subdivision for whatever style home that you would like to build!

Next in my series of Subdivisions in the Cedar City area is actually the first one that I have done that is in the Cedar City limits.  Hidden Hills Cove is a new subdivision, it is comprised of what I would call mostly move up homes. They aren’t quite executive homes, but they are larger homes on lot sized between 1/3 and 2/3 acres.  There are still home sites available.  Homes are listed in the $220,000.00 range currently.

One of the larger homes in Hidden Hills Cove

Another Hidden Hills Cove Home.

Hidden Hills Cove Home.

One of the smaller Hidden Hills Cove homes.

The next installment of my localism series on Subdivisions in the Cedar City area is the Ashdown Forest PUD.  It is in city limits and is located at the North East side of Cedar City.  It is an upscale Subdivision that still has many opportunities available for you to build the home of your dreams.

The entrance sign on Fiddlers Canyon Road.

Home in Ashdown Forest.

Another home in Ashdown Forest.

A somewhat crooked photo of another Ashdown Forest Home.

After a little break I wanted to share another of our subdivisions with you.  Mesa Hill is a mixed subdivisions, by mixed I mean a great range of homes.  It is a mature subdivision, meaning that there are few lots left to build on.  What it does mean is that there are great homes that come available in re-sale.  The subdivision is located on Leigh Hill, which is the West side of Interstate 15 in Cedar City limits.

The Mesa Hills sign.

Mesa Hills Home.

Another Mesa Hills home.

Another home in Mesa Hills.

Another example of homes in Mesa Hills.

As you can see there are a great many styles of homes, this is a large subdivision that has been built in several phases.  

This subdivision goes along well with my last post on this subject.  This is a subdivision within Mesa Hills, it is a 55 and older community.  Obviously, it is inside of the Mesa Hills subdivision on Leigh Hill.  This are all single family units.  

The Sign.

Crescent Heights Home.

Another Crescent Hills home.

Another of the great new subdivisions in Cedar City is the The 

Old Farm Subdivision.  It is a new subdivision and there are still plenty of lots to build on.  It is more of a larger home subdivision and no so much a starter home type subdivision.  It is in the City limits, on the North side of the City.   This is a subdivision that is listed with another office, but it is a nice subdivision and needs to be shown to those looking to buy or build in Cedar City.

The Old Farm Sign.

Home in the Old Farm Subdivision.

Another home in The Old Farm Subdivision.

A view showing a couple of homes and some of the available lots in the Old Farm Subdivision.

Continuing with our series on subdivisions in Cedar City, we are going to highlight Gemini Meadows.  Gemini Meadows is a twin home subdivision that is in Cedar City limits.  These are nice homes with a good lay out.  One of the issues with Gemini Meadows is that several were purchased by investors, and have since gone into short sale or foreclosure status.  This shows in some of the photographs that we took.

Entrance Sign.

Gemini Meadows home.

Another Home in Gemini Meadows.

Gemini Meadows home.

Another Style of Home in Gemini Meadows.

This is a great subdivision and there are some great deals to be had, so give us a call!

Continuing with my localism series on the diverse Subdivisions in the Cedar City area, I am going to highlight Legacy Estates at Mesa Hills.  It is Cedar City’s only gated community.  It is an upscale subdivision with very few homes, (it is really a gated cul de sac) so I guess that the word exclusive works well in describing it.  Darcy walked in and took a couple of pictures, we didn’t really have permission to be there, so there aren’t a lot of photos that were taken.  We do hope that this gives you an idea of the make up of this subdivision.

This is the sign at the entry to the subdivision.

One of the homes in Legacy Estates.

Another home in Legacy Estates.

Still another Legacy Estates home.

Continuing with my series on Subdivisions in the Cedar City Area, I am going a little North of Cedar City, to Enoch.  Enoch is a city about 5 miles North of Cedar City, if it is possible that Cedar City has a bedroom community, that would be Enoch.  The Gardens at Iron Mountain is a newer subdivision, it is one that is listed through another office, but is comprised mainly of starter homes.  

The Sign for the Gardens at Iron Mountain.

Garden at Iron Mountain Home.

Another home from the Gardens at Iron Mountain.

Another style facade of a Garden at Iron Mountain Home.

Another Garden at Iron Mountain Home, although the photo is a little crooked!

One more Garden at Iron Mountain Home.

This homes are on large lots, .4 of an acre and are priced in the $180 to $190K range.

Continuing with my series about Subdivision in the Cedar City Area, today I am highlighting The Ridge Subdivision. It, like the Gardens at Iron Mountain, is in Enoch.  It is on the Northeast side of Enoch and is a newer subdivision.  There are several homes already built, but there are still a lot of parcels available to build your dream home.  This subdivision is being built by Velocity Homes which has their own real estate office, but we still sell and list homes in this nice subdivision.

This subdivision has a nice mix of homes from starter homes to executive homes.  List prices right now are in the range of $165K to over $300K.  Most homes are on a range of .24 to .5 acre lots.  Most of the available lots will be in the .24 to .34 range. 

The Entrance Sign.

Home under construction in the Ridge Subdivision.

Another available home in The Ridge Subdivision.  This one is bank owned.

Ridge home with a basement.

A custom home in the Ridge Subdivion.

Another custom home in The Ridge.

One more home in the Ridge Subdivision.

The entrance sign at the other entrance to the Ridge Subdivision.

Another addition that I would like to my localism series is one about the diverse Churches here in Cedar City. Many people naturally assume that everyone in Utah is a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or the Mormon Church.  That isn’t true, here in Cedar City as well as in Iron County, we enjoy a great variety of Churches.  There is a Congregation for most anyone that is looking for one.

I am going to highlight at least one if not a couple of different Denominations with each blog.  Today I have chosen to begin with the Christ The King Catholic Church.

Christ the King Catholic Church is located in the Wildflower Subdivision on Leigh Hill.  It is near the new City Reservoir and the new aquatic center. 

Another Church is the St. Judes Episcopal Church.  It is located on 200 West near downtown Cedar City.  

St. Judes is the same Church that William Shakespeare attended in England.  

This is the beginning of the series about Churches that grace our Community.  Our purpose with this series is to highlight the different Faiths that bless our community and to let everyone know that all are welcome here in Cedar City.

Getting back to Cedar City and the subdivisions within it’s limits, we are going with Sunset Canyon Estates and the Villas at Sunset Canyon Estates.  This is a newer subdivision, well it is one development with 2 subdivisions.  The Villas is a PUD of beginner styled homes, they are on .17 of an acre and are priced in the $199K.  The other part of the development has move up to executive style homes.  They are on .25 acre lots, (some home owners have purchased two lots to have a larger lot) They are priced from $200K up to over $400K.

Entrance Sign to the Villas.

Newly constructed home in the Villas at Sunset Canyon Estates.

Another Newly Constructed home in the Villas at Sunset Canyon Estates.

Sign for Sunset Canyon Estates.

Home in Sunset Canyon Estates.

Another, more custom home in Sunset Canyon Estates.

Sunset Canyon Estates Home.

Another Custom Sunset Canyon Estates home.

The nice thing with most of the subdivisions in the Cedar City area is that you can bring your own builder!

Continuing with our blog to show the different denominations, we chose two that are actually near our home.  The first in the blog is the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  This is a newer location for this congregation having moved from Enoch into Cedar City a couple of years ago.

This lower photo is the Community Presbyterian Church in Cedar City, it is across the street from the Kingdom Hall.

Again, our community is so enriched by these great congregations!

Continuing with our localism series, we are going to highlight Legacy Park at Mesa Hills.  If you have followed our blogs on our localism series, Mesa Hills is a large development.  Each part or phase is distinct enough that they are different subdivisions.  Legacy Park is custom or executive homes.  They are very beautiful and quite large.

The Entrance Sign.

House in Legacy Park.

Another Legacy Park House.

Still another Legacy Park House.

This is another Legacy Park House.  As you can see this is a great development.  Homes in this subdivision are listed from $259K to over $800K.  The homes themselves are sized from around 2000 square feet to over 7000 square feet.  It is a great area!

The next subdivision that we are going to highlight is Sycamore Trails.  It is a newer subdivision of smaller, starter style homes.  Most homes are in the 1300 to 1500 square foot and larger range, it is a PUD. This subdivision is a build out, meaning the builder is the developer and there are set floor plans.  Right now there are 2 homes listed, they are priced in the $174K to $188K range.  

The Sign at Sycamore Trails.  As you can tell we got our first major snow storm of the season last night.

Home in Sycamore Trails.

Another home in Sycamore Trails.

This is the model home in Sycamore Trails.

The park at Sycamore Trails.

The next subdivision in our series of subdivisions in Cedar City is Hunter’s Glen.  It is on the Western side of City limits.  It is a new subdivision, where you can bring your own builder to build the home of your dreams.  There is a nice blend of homes in this subdvision, anything from starter homes to large, executive homes.  There are currently 3 homes listed in the subdivision, they are brand new homes.  They are priced in the $159K to $191K range and are between 1200 square feet and 1800 square feet.  All lots are .25 of an acre and our listed in the $49K range per lot.

This is a home in Hunter’s Glen. 

One of the executive homes in Hunter’s Glen.  I couldn’t find any info on it, so it was most likely a home that the owner had built for them. 

This is another Hunter’s Glen home.

This is one of the really nice subdivisions in the Cedar City area, it is in the valley and offers great views of the mountains.

Continuing with our series on subdivisions in the Cedar City area, we are highlighting Equestrian Pointe.  This is a large subdivision that is still in the Cedar City limits.  When we say that this subdivision has all types of homes, we mean exactly that.  There are gorgeous executive estate type homes on 5 acres to really nice starter sized homes.  As the name implies, horses are allowed in the subdivision (some of the lots) and each home must have a white vinyl fence on the perimeter of the property, but fencing across the front is optional.

This is a large subdivision with lots available to buy and bring in your own builder.  There are CC&R’s that are enforced.  Homes for sale right now go from a bank owned home priced in the $209K range to a large home priced nearly at $800K.  Lots are sized from 5 acres to .25 of an acre.  Homes that are listed right now range in size from 1500 square feet to over 6000 square feet. 

Entrance sign on the East side of the road.

Entrance Sign West side of the road.

Estate style home at Equestrian Pointe.

Another Equestrian Pointe home.

Another home at Equestrian Pointe.

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Still another Equestrian Pointe home.

Continuing with our appreciation of the diverse churches that enrich our community we are highlighting two more denominations.  One of the Churches, The Trinity Lutheran Church is just around the corner from our house.  It is also near the Elementary School.

Again there are great vistas from this Church. 

The other Church that we are highlighting today is the Church of Christ.  It is located at the Southern side of Cedar City.

My mother was born and raised in Parowan, Utah.  There are some great old homes in Parowan that I have admired my entire life.  We thought that we would highlight some of them as we have done some of our local subdivisions.  I hope that you enjoy them!

This is the Coates Cottage, it is used occasionally as a recepting center among other things, it is currently listed at $209K

This is another of the great historic homes in Parowan.

I have always loved the porch on this home!

This home was originally My Great-Aunt’s home.

These are just a few of the great historic homes that can be found if one wanders through the streets in Parowan.  Darcy and I wanted to give you an idea of the beautiful ambience that is Parowan.  There may be another blog forthcoming with other beautiful, historic homes!

Continuing with the series that we started we are continuing with The Parks at Deer Hollow.  It is in Enoch which is North of Cedar City about 5 miles.  It is a new subdivision with just a few homes that have been built.  It is a subdivision where you can bring your own builder, there are CC&R’s but it is very nice, there is to be a lake, a park and it is near a newly constructed Elementary School.  There are 3 homes listed(through another office) in the subdivision.  They range from $169K to $239K and are on lots of .15 acres.

The lots in the subdivison range from the .15 size and go up to half acre lots. 

The Enterance Sign at the Parks at Deer Hollow.

The Park at the Parks at Deer Hollow.

Home at the Parks at Deer Hollow.

Another home at the Parks at Deer Hollow.

Still another home in the Parks at Deer Hollow.

This home is listed at $169K.

This home is listed at $209K.

I have been a little slack in my blogging this week.  I have been putting together blogs about the many great churches that we are blessed to have in our community.  Today I have spread out a little and gone into Enoch, which is 5 miles North of Cedar City.  The first that I am highlighting is the Valley Bible Church.

Entrance Sign for the Church.

Valley Bible Church in Enoch.

The Entrance Sign to the Red Hills Southern Baptist Church. 

Red Hills Southern Baptist Church.

Both of these churches are easy to get to off of Old Highway 91.  

Continuing with our series on area Churches, I went North to Parowan to get some photos of some of the Churches that bless that community.  Parowan is the county seat in Iron County, and is 18 miles North of Cedar City.  It is a community of around 3000 residents and still maintains a lot of it’s small town charm with several great older homes, and friendly atmosphere.

This is the Parowan United Methodist Church.  It is located on Main Street across from Parowan High School.  As you can see it is housed in one of Parowan’s great older homes.

This is the Grace Christian Church.  If you Ski at Brian Head, you have most likely passed this Church it is on 200 South.

In continuing our series about the many wonderful Congregations that add so much to our community.  The First Church that I am highlight in this blog is the First Baptist Church.  It is a Southern Baptist Congregation it is also the location of the soup kitchen here in Cedar City.

This Church is located on 200 North near the downtown area of Cedar City.

The next Church that I am highlighting today is the Calvary Chapel in Cedar City.  It is located near the airport on airport road in Cedar City.

Again these two Churches and thier congregations are such a great benefit to our community!  We are blessed greatly by the diversity of Denominations here!

Canyon Gate is one of the new and exciting subdivisions in Cedar City.  It is the Northern most subdivision on the East side of Cedar City, at least for now.  It features mostly custom homes, and as I mentioned is one of the newer subdivisions in the City mostly built after 2005.  There is a walking trail and great views that come with homes in this subdivision. 

Currently there are 7 homes listed for sale from the $220,000 range to the $400,000 range.  These are beautiful, larger homes.  Here are some photos:

Canyon Gate House

One of the custom homes in Canyon Gate, a side view.

Another of the Custom Homes in Canyon Gate

Another House in Canyon Gate

Canyon Gate is one of those great subdivisions for views, it has uninterrupted views of the Mountains as well as Valley Views.  There are still building lots available for your custom home in Canyon Gate!

Sunbow is one of the great starter family subdivisions in Cedar City.  It was built in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s.  It consists of Single Family Units on .20 acre lots.  There are currently 3 homes in Sunbow for sale.  Prices range from $107,000 to $135,000.  There are some split entry homes as well as some ranch style homes.  Sunbow is also at the North end of the city limits, next to the Middle School.  Here are some of the Homes:

House in Sunbow

Another Sunbow House

Sunbow Split Entry

This is another great neighborhood, especially for first time homebuyers looking to get a larger home for the money.

This blog will focus on the Cobble Creek Subdivision in the Northern Part of Cedar City.  This subdivision is near and dear to mine and Darcy’s hearts, as we call this subdivision home.  It is made up of starter to move up homes which were built in the mid to late 1990′s.  Homes here are typically on smaller lots .20 to .25 of an acre.

There are currently three homes listed for sale in the Cobble Creek Subdivision ranging in price from $117,000 to $198, 000.  Here are some homes in the Cobble Creek Subdvision:

Single Story One car garage Cobble Creek Home

Two Story Cobble Creek home

One Story Cobble Creek Home with a two car garage

Reverse Floor plan on a Two Story Cobble Creek home

It is a great subdivision!  It is quiet and the neighbors are fantastic!  I have lived a lot of place, but I have never lived anywhere with better neighbors!

The next subdivision that I am going to highlight is the Fiddlers Canyon Subdivison.  It is also in the Northern end of the Cedar City limits, just East and abutting to the Cobble Creek Subdivision.  In fact, it is sandwiched between Cobble Creek and the Ashdown Forest Subdivision.

Fiddlers is built mainly of move up style homes, some custom homes and some were upscaled tract type homes.  The home styles vary in Fiddlers Canyon, there are even some Tudor Styled homes, which vary from the typical Ranch Style that dot many of our subdivisions.

This subdivision was built in phases around the same time as the Cobble Creek Subdivision.  There are currently 12 homes listed for sale in the Fiddlers Subdivision, ranging in price from $140,000 to $280,000.  These homes are usually in the 2000 square foot range.  Here are some examples of the homes in Fiddlers Canyon Subdivision:

Fiddlers Canyon Home

Custom Home in Fiddlers Canyon

Custom Tudor Styled home in Fiddlers Canyon

Another Fiddlers Canyon home

Fiddlers Canyon is also a nice, quite subdivision.  These are great neighborhoods, and currently some great bargains to be found in Fiddlers Canyon.  Fiddlers Elementary is located near both the  Fiddlers Canyon and Cobble Creek Subdivisions.

Willowwood is another really nice subdivision of mostly starter to move up homes.  It was built in the early to mid 1990′s and is South of Canyon View High School.  It is mostly ranch style homes with basements, although there are a few two story homes.  It is also a nice quiet, most of Cedar City is quiet, it is one of our selling points!  The yards are mainly .20 of an acre.

There are currently 3 homes listed for sale in Willowwood prices ranging from $105,000 to $165,000.  Here are some pictures of the homes in Willowwood:

Willowwood Home

Willowwood Two Story Home

Another Willowwood One Story

Another Two Story Home in Willowwood

If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in Cedar City, Utah; please give us a call.  We would love to earn your business!

As everyone has probably noticed, The C Team has taken on the project of highlighting the subdivisions in the areas that we work in.  We have been concentrated on Cedar City because it is the largest City that we work in.  We will continue with the other areas that we work in as time allows.

We will continue as well to add posts about the incredible scenery and natural beauty that is Southern Utah, as well as local businesses and attractions.  Our focus right now is to provide our expertise on the real estate side of Southern Utah.  By choosing to highlight subdivisions, we hope to give someone that is seeking to move to our wonderful area an idea of what they can expect.

One of the nice things about living in Cedar City is that almost everywhere you live it is reasonably quiet.  I, having grown up in Northern Utah, both a block away from the Union Pacific train tracks to the West and a Block from Interstate 15 to the East, know how noisy these can be.   I am a little more than a block East of Interstate 15 in Cedar City, and can happily say that the traffic noise is almost non existent.

Another nice thing about our community is that there are a lot of great mixed subdivisions, by that I mean different size and price of homes.  Cedar Willows is a mixed subdivision.  It is a mixed use by having both single family detached homes and twin homes.  It is one of our newer subdivision in Cedar City.

Cedar Willows is on the North side of the City, near Canyon View High School, West of Interstate 15. It is a mixed subdivision of twin homes and single family homes. It is a different type of mix in that it was built for the starter home market, just different options for the entry level buyer.  There were initially favored by investors as rental properties.

Because of the high investment buyers there are currently 20 homes for sale in Cedar Willows ranging from the $80,000 range to $280,000 for both sides of the twin homes.  It is a great little starter subdivision.  We just sold one of the twin homes this past month.  They are newer built since 2005, here are some of the homes:

Twin Home in Cedar Willows

Cedar Willows Single Family Home

Another Cedar Willows Single Family Home

Another Cedar Willows Twin Home

This is a great starter subdivision, it is close to both the High School and the Middle School.

Staying in the Northern part of Cedar City for this subdivision, Sunbow is one of the great starter family subdivisions in Cedar City.  Sunbow is one of the older subdivisions in Cedar City, it was built in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s.  It consists of Single Family Units on .20 acre lots.

There are currently 3 homes in Sunbow for sale.  Prices range from $107,000 to $135,000.  There are some split entry homes as well as some ranch style homes.  One of the great things about Sunbow is the mature trees, meaning shade trees, Sunbow is located next to Canyon View Middle School.  Here are some of the Homes:

Sunbow home

Another Sunbow Home

Sunbow Two Story Home

This is another great neighborhood, especially for first time homebuyers looking to get a larger home for the money.

If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in Cedar City, Utah; please give us a call.  We would love to earn your business!

Switching gears a little, I wanted to take a little break from the Subdivision Blogs.  On Last Friday, October 15th, Darcy took some interesting statistics from the notices of Trustee Sales in Iron County that were posted in Daily News.  There were notices of 17 residential sales in the paper.

Those aren’t good numbers, but the really interesting numbers are found in that only 3 of those 17 are trying to sell their house.  Two of the houses are in the Pending Short Sale status, and one other of the three is currently listed.

Of the other 14 houses, 2 have been listed in the past, but were withdrawn months ago.  The other 12 have never been listed.

What does that mean?

I know that not only the C Team, but other agents also prospect in the Notice of Default lists.

Have people just grown so tired of the whole process that they have just given up?

Is this what is going on across the country?

There are agents like the C Team all over the country that can help!

Give us a chance to help!

We can help, or at least allow us to explain your options. things change constantly.  It is important to use a professional who stays abreast of these changes, but above all, if we don’t know, we do know where to find the information.

You do have options, contact the C Team to get a free report of your options, if you find yourself in this situation!

These are just my thoughts on this.  Times are hard, but don’t go down without trying!!!!

This is just a house in Cedar City, as far as I know, it is not under any financial duress

If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in Cedar City, Utah; please give us a call.  We would love to earn your business!

Here in Cedar City, we have a few subdivisions that are twin homes and or town homes.  Sage Park is one of the twin home subdivision.  It is a great first time homebuyer subdivision that was built in 2005.

This is a subdivision that investors bought heavily into, so there are a lot of rental properties currently in the subdivision.  The design on some of these twin homes was unique in that, the front entry was moved to the side of the house.

There currently are no homes listed for sale, but there are several listed as rentals.  Here are some photos:

Sage Park Twin Home

Sage Park Twin Home Another View

Another Sage Park Twin Home

There is a lot of xeroscaping in Sage Park.  Some of the rental properties need a little more TLC than others.

Country Meadows is another of our newer twin home subdivisions.  This is a smaller development, near the hospital.  There is currently one home listed for sale in the subdivision for $135,000.  These homes were built in 2006, and typically have around 1300 square feet of living space, so they are not as small as one might think.  Here are some photos of the subdivision:

Country Meadows, one side of a twin home

Country Meadows Street Scene

As you can see this is a subdivision where the homes are all similar in style and colors.  Some people like it, some don’t.  For me it works.  It is another subdivision that is a good location and has been a popular one since it was built.  There are not a lot of homes that come up for sale all that often.

In an effort to diversify a little, I  am going to move the the South Side of Cedar City for this subdivision to highlight, it is called Rocking Horse.  Rocking Horse  is one of those subdivisions that have twin homes, starter single family homes and even move up type homes.  It was built in the mid to late 1990′s.  It has been popular with investors and home owners.  I am not sure where the name for the subdivision came from, I have yet to find a rocking horse anywhere!

There are currently 3 homes listed for sale in Rocking Horse ranging in price from $129,000 to $167,000.

Here are some of the homes in Rocking Horse:

Two Story Twin Home in Rocking Horse

Single Family detached Home in Rocking Horse

Another Single Family Detached Home in Rocking Horse

I am not sure what is going on with the tire in the driveway of the last photo!

If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in Cedar City, Utah; please give us a call.  We would love to earn your business!

I have posted pictures before on Southern Utah.  It is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, at least in my humble opinion!  I have taken some of my photos that I have shot and played with them.  I don’t have the fancy photoshopping software, this was all done with the free downloads that you can do.  So I thought that this would be a nice break from series of blogs that I have been doing on subdivisions in Cedar City.

This is sort of my tribute to the brilliance of Ansel Adams.  He is the master of this type of photography.  I also thought that would multi task it, and show off the area.

Good Morning Sun! Near Torrey, Utah

Cook Mesa, Near Torrey, Utah

Peden's Cut, Near Torrey, Utah

Another Look at Cooks Mesa, Near Torrey, Utah

Sandstone Cliffs along the Fremont River, Near Torrey, Utah

As you can see, it is a very beautiful area to call home!

The subject subdivision in this blog is another of the twin home or duplex subdivisions that we have here in Cedar City.  It is Southern View, and it is at the South end of Cedar City.  This particular subdivision was built in 2007, by Nate Blake Construction, one of our premier, local builders.  This subdvision has an HOA that mows the front lawn, for an extra charge they will also mow the back lawn as well.

This subdivision was built in 2007, there is currently only 1 home listed for sale in Southern View at $99,000.  This subdivision was a victim of the real estate meltdown of the past couple of years, investors bought heavily and a few months ago, there were several foreclosed homes on the market here.  They sold fairly quickly, so that now there is just the one home listed.

This homes enjoy, a fully fenced (block wall), back yard two car garages and are around 1300 square feet of living area with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.  Here are some of the homes:

Corner lot home in Souther View.  As you can see these homes are tract homes with only slight variances in the colors.  The one nice thing is that the homes are mirrored, in that the common wall is always the garage, and the Kitchen.

Countryside Terraces is a PUD that incorporates town homes as wells as single family units.  It is nice project that is just South of the Hospital, West of Main Street.  This subdivision was built in 2005, so it is one of our newer subdivisions.

It has been a great subdivision for first time homebuyers and investors.  There are currently 7 homes listed for sale in Countryside Terraces.  The prices range from $75,000 for a town home, to $184,900 for one of the single family units.  Here are some of the homes:

Single Family Detached home Countryside Terraces

View from the Parking lot at the Townhome styled homes with a Church Steeple in the background

Town Homes in Countryside Terraces

If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in Cedar City, Utah; please give us a call.  We would love to earn your business!

The next in our series of Subdivisions to highlight is the Ironwood Subdivision.  This is an older subdivision, mostly built in the 1970′s.  It is now in what would be almost the center of town.  It is located East of the Bicentennial Softball, soccer, and skate parks.  It is near the Coal Creek walking trail.

This is a stable subdivision in that home don’t come up for sale all that often in Ironwood.  There is currently only 1 home listed for sale in the MLS at $145,000.   It is rare to have more than one home for sale at any given time in ironwood.

Ironwood Home

Ironwood Split entry home

Another Ironwood Home

Ironwood Home with Mature Trees

These homes are not terribly fancy, but they are centrally located and most of them have mature trees.

Here are some photos of the homes in Ironwood Subdivision.

If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in Cedar City, Utah; please give us a call.  We would love to earn your business!

I am returning the the South side of Cedar City for this post.  This is highlighting the Indian Hills Subdivision.  It is a smaller subdivision in the number of homes, but it is comprised of custom homes.  It is near the hillside on the East side of town also.

It is another of the subdivisions that has remained stable, although there are currently two homes listed for sale in the MLS.  One of the smaller homes is listed at $197,000 and a larger home is listed at $399,000.  This subdivision was built in the mid 1990′s.

The landscaping is fairly mature, it is another of our really quiet neighborhoods.

Here are some photos:

Street Scene of a Cul de Sac in Indian Hills Subdivision

Indian Hills Home

Another Indian Hills Custom Home

If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in Cedar City, Utah; please give us a call.  We would love to earn your business!

This subdivision suprised me a little.  I thought that it was newer than it is.  Black Rock is a PUD that was built around 1996.  I thought that it was built around 2000, but I was mistaken.  It is comprised of detached single family homes that are generally 3 bed 2 baths with anywhere from 1200 to 1900 square feet depending on the model. 

There are currently 5 homes listed for sale in our MLS ranging in price from $120,000 to 160,000. 

This was a build out subdivision, in the final phase there are still a few lots left to build on.  It is a very well kept, nice subdivision on the West side of the City, just off of Highway 56.

Here are some photos:

Black Rock Home

Another Black Rock Home

Another Black Rock Home this one without the brick facade.

One more Black Rock Home.

This is another great subdivision in Cedar City.  As you can tell it is very well maintained!

The Terraces at Black Rock is another mixed subdivision in Cedar City.  It is a mix of detached single family units and twin homes (duplexes).  It is a newer subdivision built in 2005.  It is another subdivision that saw a lot of sales to investors initially.  It is on the East edge of the Black Rock Subdivision.

There is currently only one of the twin home units listed for sale in our MLS, listed at $110,000.

This is a nice subdivision, like Black Rock it is just off of Highway 56 near almost everything in town.

Here are some photos:

Terraces at Black Rock Detached Single Family Home

Two Story Twin Home Terraces at Black Rock

Single Story Twin Home Terraces at Black Rock

This is a great investor or starter home subdivision!

Staying in the same general area of town as the two Black Rock Subdivisions, I would like to now highlight the Cove Ridge Subdivision.  This is higher on the hill, and features custom or “move up” homes.  It is a very nice subdivision with many homes offering mountain and valley views.

This is a very nice subdivision built in the early 2000′s. There is currently 1 home listed for sale on our MLS in the Cove Ridge Subdivision for $249,900.

Here are some photos:

Cove Ridge Home

Another Cove Ridge Home

Santa Fe Style Home in Cove Ridge

A Santa Fe style home in Cove Ridge Subdivision

This really is a great subdivision, it is near everything and it does offer some beautiful homes with beautiful views.

The Cove Subdivision is a mature subdivision built in the early to mid 1980′s.  It is made up of single family detached homes.  It is still a very nice subdivision.  Homes vary in size, and as the subdivision was built in phases, there are some homes that are a lot newer than the original homes.

There are currently 5 homes listed for sale in our MLS in the Cove Subdivision, they range in price from $97,099 to $298,900.  There is a pretty good range in the size of homes available in the cove as the home listed for $298,900 has just over 2700 finished square feet.

Here are some photos:

Cove Subdivision Home

Cove Subdivision Home with a walk out basement.

Another Cove Subdivision Home

A Newer Home in The Cove Subdivision

Another Beautiful Home in the Cove Subdivision

A Split Entry Home in the Cove Subdivision

Cove Canyon Split Entry Style Home

I included so many photos of the houses in the Cove Subdivision, because it is a diverse, attractive subdivision.  It is centrally located just East of the Cove Ridge Subdivision.  It is another great place to call home!

The Del Sol Subdivision is South of the Cove Ridge Subdivision.  It is a smaller subdivision of custom homes.  It was built in the early 2000′s.  These are really nice homes.  It is a very stable subdivision, in fact there are no homes listed for sale currently, and have only had 1 home sell in the past year.

These are typically on slightly larger lots .3 up to .5 of an acre, and most of the homes offer views.

Here are a couple of homes:

Two Story Home in Del Sol Subdivision

Another Del Sol Beauty!

This home was actually a winner in the Iron County Builders Association Parade of Homes in 2003.

Del Sol is a fantastic sub division!  It is rare that homes come up for sale here.  The one that sold was a short sale that sold in the $280,000 range.  Most of the homes here are Mc Mansion homes 3000 + Square feet.

This morning there was a parade in Cedar City.  It is celebrating our livestock industry and that impact on our community heritage.  It is part of the Livestock and Heritage Festival.  There are other activities involved with the festivities, I am only writing about the parade this morning.

We were fortunate, the weather that promised and now is delivering rain, held until the parade was over to begin.  In fact, the sun was shining and it was a gorgeous late October morning.  Comfortable, without being too chilly.  The parade as the name implies, is a homage to days gone by and an industry that is still viable,  just not as prevalently as in days gone by.

Anyway, here are some photos from this morning:

Color Guard Approaches

Grand Marshall's Entry

Horse Drawn Sheep Wagon

Some of the "Stars" of the Parade

Cool Restored Tractor

Modern Day Cattle or Sheep Drive

Our ERA Office Entry

It was a great morning, and these photos are just a sampling of all of the great things in the parade.

Cedar Crossing is one of the newer town home subdivisions in Cedar City.  It is near the hospital.  It is a very nicely done subdivision with beautiful colors and rock work.  It was built in the past couple of years, and at least one phase is mostly complete.

There are currently 5 homes listed for sale in our MLS in Cedar Crossing, ranging from $89,900 to $124,900.  The lower priced homes are 2 bedroom 2 bathrooms while the others are 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. 

They have around 1300 square feet of living space.  The nice thing is that the garages are around the back of the buildings, so the front facade have a nice, clean lookl

Here are some photos:

Cedar Crossing Main Entrance and sign.

The back of the Cedar Crossing units

Street View of the Cedar Crossing Units

The Grant Subdivision is another mixed subdivision.  There is a mix of detached single family homes with some duplexes.  The Grant Subdivision was built in the mid 1990′s.  There are quite a lot of investor owners in this particular subdivision.

There is currently one single family detached home listed for sale in the MLS at $95,000.

The Grant Subdivision is located near the hospital West of Main Street.

Single Family Home in the Grant Subdivision

Detached Single Family Home in The Grant Subdivision

Another Home in the Grant Subdivision

Nice Shade Tree in front of this home in the Grant Subdivision

Duplex Style Home in the Grant Subdivision

Duplex in the Grant Subdivision

Grant is a smaller subdivision in size.  It is made up of some really nice starter homes.

Bella Monte is a subdivision of town homes.  It is a PUD.  They are around 1400 square feet, and really are upcsale as town homes go.  They were built in 2007, they are 3 bedroom 2 bath town homes.  Most have solid surface counter tops.

There are currently 3 homes listed for sale in Bella Monte ranging in price from $84,000 to $119,000.  There have been a few short sales and foreclosures in Bella Monte, but overall it is a really nice subdivision.  It is located on the Northwest side of town near Interstate 15

Here are some photos:

Bella Monte Homes

More front facades at Bella Monte

These are nice town homes.  They are quite well planned and as I mentioned, it is finished with higher end products.  It is a great place to call home!

I have written many blogs about the subdivisions in Cedar City, but honestly we work in several cities.  Parowan, Enoch, Kanarraville, Paragonah, Brian Head and New Harmony are the ones that we choose to work in.  We also work in New Castle, Enterprise and Beryl, although those areas are not our specialty areas, we do work out there.

One of the newer subdivisions in Parowan is Maple Springs.  It is on the Southwest side of Town, and is what I would call a move up to a custom home subdivision.  There are still several building lots available, they are .3 of an acre.  The homes in Maple Springs are just gorgeous, most have basements and a square footage of about 2500 or larger.  These are very nice homes, close to the mountains, and not too far from Brian Head.

Currently, there are no homes listed for sale in Maple Springs.

Here are some photos:

Maple Springs Home..

Another Great Home in Maple Springs

One More Maple Springs Home

One Last Home in Maple Springs to Tempt You!

Stillwater Estates is another great, newer subdivision in Parowan.  It is West of Maple Springs, on the Southwest side of Parowan.  Like Maple Springs it is accessable from 200 South which is what Exit 75 turns into off of Interstate 15.

Stillwater Estates is also a move up subdivision, with custom homes on larger lots, .5 of an acre.  It is near the mountains, and consequently Brian Head.  This subdivision started in 2005 and has some lots left to build your dream home on.

There is currently one home listed for sale on our MLS for $329,000.  There is another home that will be coming on to the MLS shortly, it is an REO or a foreclosure property, so we aren’t sure where it will be priced as of this writing.

Here are some photos of Stillwater Estates:

Stillwater Estates Home

Another Great Stillwater Estates Home

Another Stillwater Estates Beauty

Another Stillwater Estates home, this one is being foreclosed upon, hence the lawn and the paper in the window.

If you’re looking to buy or sell real estate in Cedar City, Utah; please give us a call.  We would love to earn your business!

Cedar Crossing is one of the newer town home subdivisions in Cedar City.  It is near the hospital.  It is a very nicely done subdivision with beautiful colors and rock work.  It was built in the past couple of years, and at least one phase is mostly complete.

There are currently 5 homes listed for sale in our MLS in Cedar Crossing, ranging from $89,900 to $124,900.  The lower priced homes are 2 bedroom 2 bathrooms while the others are 3 bedrooms and 2 baths.

They have around 1300 square feet of living space.  The nice thing is that the garages are around the back of the buildings, so the front facade have a nice, clean lookl

Here are some photos:

Cedar Crossing

Cedar Crossing Main Entrance and sign.

Back View of Cedar Crossing Homes

Front Facade of Cedar Crossing Home

Although in the county, it is on the Cedar City addressing grid, Harmony Mountain Ranch is West of Kanarraville on the West Mountains.  These are Gentleman’s ranches on approximately 20 acres.  They are large custom estate styled homes many with very ornate entry gates.  There is a large equestrian center in the community.  With stalls inside of the covered arena, along with corrals and exercise facilities outdoors.

Included in the indoor facilities is a large club house complete with a kitchen and serving areas for large parties.  There is a hefty HOA fee for the maintenance of the equestrian center of $1000 per year per house.  The homes are in the trees.  The homes are typically 4000 square feet and larger, these are very nice homes.  The subdivision  began in 2005 and there are still some lots available to design your own estate.

There are currently two homes listed in Harmony Mountain Ranch subdivision, one is a foreclosure listed at $679,800 and the other is listed at $1,200,000.  Most of the homes have views from the property.  This is an exclusive subdivision for the right kind of buyer.  These are very nice homes.

Here are some photos:

Harmony Mountain Ranch Home

Another Harmony Mountain Ranch

Equestrian Center at Harmony Mountain Ranch

Horse Stalls in the Equestrian Center at Harmony Mountain Ranch

Inside the Arena Equestrian Center at Harmony Mountain Ranch

Lounge and Kitchen at the Equestrian Center

The lounge and Kitchen at the Equestrian Center

We had over 100 pictures of this development.  We didn’t include a couple of homes that were photographed nor the outdoor corral and round pen.  This is a wonderful development for those who are looking for something like this.

The Livestock and Heritage Parade last Saturday left me a great opportunity to get some great photos of old cars and tractors.  It was a lot of fun, and I thought that I would share with you some of these great machines.  I will admit the cars are Ford heavy, but that’s alright they are cool anyway!  I hope that you enjoy!

Great Old Truck

1939 Studebaker

Two More Classic Beauties!

Another Classic Wagon

Classic Mc Cormick Tractor

We took other photos that we will have to work into some more blogs.  For me, it was a kid in a Candy Store!

East of the Mountain View Subdivision is the Utah Jones Subdivision.  It was also built in the late 1940′s after World War II.  It is so similar to the Mountain View Subdivision, that if you didn’t know where one starts and the other ends, you wouldn’t which was which.

Utah Jones is East of the Mountain View Subdivision, thus it is closer to Southern Utah University.  Many homes are rental homes, in fact, our Iron County Board of Realtors office is in this subdivision.

Here are some photos:

Home in the Utah Jones Subdivisio

Another home in the Utah Jones Subdivision

The Board of Realtor Office in the Utah Jones Subdivision

Enoch, like Cedar City has a Legacy Estates subdivision, also like Cedar City, these homes are “Mc Mansions.”  These are gorgeous homes built on .5 of an acre or larger.  This subdivision was started in 2007, there are still lots available to build you own dream home on.

There are currently 2 homes listed for sale on our MLS in Legacy Estates in Enoch, ranging from $339,900 to $649,000.

This is an exclusive subdivision with some very nice homes.

Here are some photos:

House in Legacy Estates

Another Great Home in Legacy Estates

This great home is current for sale!

One more great home in Legacy Estates

Enoch is another of the cities that we work in.  Enoch is just 5 miles North of Cedar City.  The fields is a newer subdivision in Enoch.  These are larger first time or family style homes.  They are typically on .5 of an acre.  This subdivision was built around 2005 to 2007.

There are still many lots to choose from here as well.  These homes offer great views of the mountains, and are in a very quiet subdivision.  They are near the Gateway Prepatory Academy, a charter school here.

There is currently one home for sale in our MLS at $199,900.

Here are some photos:

Great home in the Fields Subdivision

Beautiful Home in The Fields Subdivision

One more home in the Fields Subdivision

Mountain View is one of Cedar City’s older subdivisions.  It is comprised mostly of cottage style homes that were built in the late 1940′s.  These have for the most part been well maintained.  They are fairly close to the college in the center of town.

Most of these homes are brick, they are the typical cottage home that was found across the United States immediately following World War II.  The trees are mature and provide great shade.  If these homes had anything other than a carport it was usually detached.

These homes are on smaller lots, usually .18 of an acre.

Currently, there are no homes for sale in the Mountain View Subdivision.

Here are some photos:

Nice Mountain View Home

Another well maintained Mountain View Home

Another very well Maintained Mountain View home.

These homes that we call cottage style, generally have a basement that have been finished.  They are very cute, compact homes that are very well constructed.

Cedar City built several new subdivisions in the 1980′s, one of these is the Bramblewood Subdvision.  Located at the Northern end of Cedar City, near Interstate 15.  It was built in the mid 1980′s, it is like many of our subdivisions, in that it has duplex styled “twin homes” as well as detached single family homes.  These have been popular with first time buyers and the twin homes have also been popular with investors.

There are currently 4 homes listed for sale in Bramblewood, ranging from $74,900 to $199,000.

Here are some photos:

Bramblewood Duplex

Another Bramblewood Duplex

Single family detached Bramblewood home.

The John S Hamilton subdivision is one of the smaller subdivisions in the area.  It is sandwiched between Mountain View and the Utah Jones subdivision.  It is also near the University.  This is a stable subdivision, nothing is currently on the market, and that last one sold over a year ago.

These homes were built in the early 1960′s.

Here are some photos:

Nice home with mature trees.

This home was set up with a basement apartment

Another nice brick home.

Castle gate is another subdivision that was built for the first time home buyer.  There are some larger two story homes in the subdivision but even they are built for the first time home buyer.  This subdivision is situated between the Bramblewood and the Bella Monte subdivisions.

These homes were built in the mid to late 1990′s.  There have been a lot of foreclosures in this subdivision, so there are some outstanding deals to be had still in Castle Gate.

There are currently 6 homes listed for sale in our MLS ranging from $80,000 to $148,000.

As I mentioned there are some great deals to be found.

Here are some photos:

Castle Gate Home.

Another Castle Gate Home

Two Story Castle Gate home.

These are on lots that are .15 of an acre, the single story homes are around 1180 square feet.

I have been working on my series of Subdivisions here in Cedar City and the surrounding areas.  It is a lot of fun, it is teaching me a lot of good stuff about my own subdivisions in the area that I work.  It has taken me from knowing only where a subdivision is to knowing what type of homes are in a particular subdivision and how stable the subdivision is in terms of ownership turn over. 

I wanted to take a step back.  I am still going through all the photos I took of the Livestock and Heritage Festival Parade and found this one that I am calling Moving On.

I think that everyone either has or will experience a time in life, when it’s just time to move on.  When that times comes, and you’re thinking of Cedar City, give us a call.  We would love to help!

Centennial Park is another subdivision on the North Side of Cedar City.  It is next to the Grant Subdivision and the Ironwood Subdivision.  It is a nice subdivision of mostly stucco sided single family detached homes.  It was built in the mid 1990′s.  They are mostly 3 bedroom 2 bath homes built on .17 of an acre.  It isn’t one of the really large subdivisions, but there are several homes in the subdivision.

Centennial Park is located next to the softball and soccer park that shares it’s name.  It is also near the skateboard park and the Coal Creek walking trail currently ends in the Centennial Park Subdivision.  One of my favorite things about Centennial Park is that the trees are maturing, so there is ample shade.

Currently there is one home listed for sale in our MLS in Centennial Park for $89,900.  It is normally a fairly stable subdivision.

Here are some photos:

Centennial Park Home

Here is a Centennial Park home with a great shade tree.

A Centennial Park home with Siding instead of Stucco.

Another Centennial Park home that has been upgraded with rock on the front facade.

The 2nd and 3rd photos show homes that have been upgraded, most of the homes originally were the yellowish stucco of the first photo.

Even with the similarities in stucco color, this is a great subdivision, and a great place to live!

The F A Thorley Subdivision is one of our larger subdivisions.  It was built in several phases and is intersected by Interstate 15.  It is just South of Southern Utah University, and does go up on to Leigh Hill West of Interstate 15.  I am focussing on the area that is just South of the University.  These are great homes, both to buy to live in and to buy as investments and turn them into rentals for students.

The Subdivision is across the street from University Parking areas and the Tennis Courts.  These homes were built in the early 1970′s, they typically have lots that range .19 of an acre to .5 of an acre.  It is a subdivision with mature trees and is usually pretty quiet.

Currently there are 5 homes listed for sale in the F A Thorley Subdivision ranging in price from $187,000 to $299,900.  These homes are around 1600 square feet, usually with at least a partial, if not a full basement.

Here are some photos:

F A Thorley Home

F A Thorley Home

F A Thorley Home

Another Home in the F A Thorley Subdivision

One More F A Thorley Home

One more F A Thorley Home

This really is a great subdivision, like several of the next subdivisions, it is very close to the University, and pretty much in the center of the City.

The Max Lunt Subdivision is also just South of Southern Utah University.  It is a street or two East of the F A Thorley Subdivision.  It was built in the late 1940′s and early 1950′s.  This is also a great subdivision for the investor, as well as for someone wishing to live near the University.

It is a mostly stable subdivision, with only one home listed for sale in the MLS for $249,900.  It is a subdivision of mature trees and is also very quiet.

Here are some photos:

Max Lunt Home

This home in the Max Lunt subdivision that has been remodeled.

Another Max Lunt Home

A Brick home in the Max Lunt Subdivision

One More Max Lunt Subdivision Home

Another brick home in the Max Lunt Subdivision

This is a great subdivision with a good mixture of homeowners and rental properties.  It is convenient to the University, and is centrally located in Cedar City.

The Imlay Subdivision is literally right next to the Max Lunt Subdivision, to the South.  It is also very near the Campus of Southern Utah University.  It’s homes were built a little later, the one home I found on the MLS was built in 1980.  It is also a very quiet subdivision with mature trees.

The Imlay Subdivision is very stable the only sold I could find in our MLS was from 2007.  There is currently nothing listed for sale in the Imlay Subdivision.

Here are some photos:

Home in the Imlay Subdivision

Another home in the Imlay Subdivision

Duplex in the Imlay Subdivision

This is one of those subdivisions that hardley has any movement at all.  It is in a great location!

College Vista is like the name implies near the University.  In fact University housing falls inside of this subdivision.  College Vista is almost two subdivisions, the one that is a lot of investor owned property, and the other that is owned by homeowners.  The latter I am going to treat in a separate blog, called Dewey Avenue.  The former, is the subject of this blog.

Like the other subdivisions in the area, The College Vista Subdivision was built in the mid 1950′s.  Most of the homes are brick, and many have been turned into student rentals.  There is currently 1 home listed in the MLS at $149,900.

Here are some photos:

College Vista Ranch style home.

Another College Vista Ranch

Another College Vista home, here we call this a California Cottage style.

One more College Vista Ranch Style Home.

Many of the homes in this subdivision have basements.  They across the street from the University so investors love to buy these homes, because of that they are easy to rent, so they generally go pretty quickly once one does come up for sale.

Dewey Avenue is a unique neighborhood inside of the College Vista Subdivision, it is one street two blocks long.  It is a very stable subdivision.  Only one home has sold in the past three years in this subdivision.  There are currently no homes listed for sale on Dewey Avenue.

Dewey Avenue is the only street in Cedar City that has permitted parking.  So don’t park on Dewey Avenue without having a home owner permit, your car will be towed.

Many of the homeowners have lived on Dewey Avenue for a long time 15 to 20 years, it is a very stable neighborhood.  There are a some investor owned homes on Dewey Avenue that are rentals.

Here are some photos:

Dewey Avenue Home

Another Dewey Avenue Home

One More Dewey Avenue Home

One more look at a home on Dewey Avenue

This is a neighborhood that set’s itself apart from the rest of the subdivision, not by the style of home, but by the people that have stayed there for many years.  It is a great area!

It has been a few weeks since I have done a blog with a thought in mind.  I came across this thought several days ago.  It has been tugging at the back of my mind.  That generally means that there is something that I need to look into.  Then the more that I thought about this quote, the more I realized that it is something that I need to do a lot more often. 

Here is the quote:

“The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.”~ Mike Murdock

I do believe that our daily routine needs to be evaluation and refined often.  It is too easy to get into a habit of doing “busy work”, without doing productive work!  

I am not saying that you have to adopt the all work and no play attitude.  What I am saying that you need to evaluate your activities and try to do the most productive things while you are working your business.  Then you should be able to find the time to play or what ever!

I really like this photo, so I thought that I would use it in this post!

Valley Circle Subdivision is another of the subdivisions that were built in the early 1950′s.  Cedar City had a minor boom after World War II.  The Iron Mines West of town were going full tilt, and America needed the iron to build freeways and the cars to run on them. 

At this point in Utah’s History up into the mid 1970′s, Iron County had the highest per capita income in the State of Utah.  I wish that were still the case, anyway many new schools were built, as were many homes.  The Valley Circle Subdivision was built near the newly constructed South Elementary School (I didn’t think until now to take a photo of the school.)

These homes are more of the “Atomic Ranch” style homes, and these for the most part are very stable subdivisions.  There has only been one home sell in the past year in Valley Circle, and nothing is currently listed for sale in our MLS. 

One of the things that I have found interesting as I have done my research on these blogs about our subdivisions is that the older, established subdivisions have very little turn over, while the newer ones see a lot of turn over.  Just something that I found interesting, nothing Earth shattering. 

Anyway here are some photos:

Valley Circle home

Valley Circle Home with a Carport

Another Valley Circle Brick home

A little different style on this Valley Circle Home.

These homes generally have basements, and they are usually in the 1000 to 1300 square foot size on the main level.  There are nice, mature trees and it is very centrally located, this is another of the stable, solid subdivisions in Cedar City

La Casa Don Miguel, as you may have guessed is a Mexican Restaurant on Main Street in Cedar City.  It is located at 453 South Main Street, phone number (435) 586-6855.  It is reasonably priced and offers lunch, dinner, and take out options.

It has a complete menu, with delicious Mexican Food.  It is hard to go wrong with Mexican Food!  It is located on the East side of Main Street.  The food as I mentioned is delicious and is reasonably priced.  It is definately worth taking a chance on trying.  The times that we have been there, the staff has been friendly and attentive.

Again, this is a great restaurant, well worth trying out!

Here in Utah, Thanksgiving Weekend is the kick off for the Ski Season.  Brian Head is no different, it already has one run open, is making snow on another run and expecting a storm of estimates of 1 to 2 feet of fresh powder tonight and tomorrow.  All of this means that Brian Head is poised to have a great opening weekend, provided the storm clears out enough to get there!

I will be honest, I am not a skier, never have been, but it does look like the skiers and snowboarders were having a good time this afternoon.

Here are some photos:

Skiers and Snowboarder enjoying some early season snow!

Another Shot of the Chair lift and skiers.

Brian Head is only around 30 miles from Cedar City, it is close enough for a day trip!

In the Cedar City Real Estate Market we have a few townhome subdivisions. Stone Gate is one of the newer townhome subdivisions that we have here in Cedar City.  Unlike most of the others townhomes, many of these townhomes have basements.  Like Eagle Point, it is located in the Northern part of Cedar City. 

These units were built in the past couple of years, some finished this year.  These are large units with just over 2000 square feet.  They are located near the Movie Theaters at the North End of Cedar City

Here is the link: http://www.livingincedarcity.com/?p=5059

One more shot from Huntington Beach

If you’re interested in a property in Stone Gate or any other location in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, contact us.  Our email address is: info@thecteamrealestate.com or you can call 435-701-1812. If you want to search the listings in the Cedar City Real Estate Market here is our website:  www.livingincedarcity.com   One other thing we are taking listings now to get them on the market for the hot Spring and Summer Real Estate Market.  We would love to help you sell your house!

Eagle Point is another tremendous asset in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, this great condo complex is located at the North End of Cedar City.  It consists of two story and single story units.  The two story units were built in the mid 1990′s and are typically around 1600 square feet.  They boast fairly large bedrooms and a single car garage.

The single story units were built in another phase in the early 2000′s.  They were initially marketed to retired people who didn’t want to deal with stairs.  As far as I have been able to find out, the complex has been built out so there will not be any new units added.  Here is the link for the entire post: http://www.livingincedarcity.com/?p=5054

Wish that we were still there!

If you’re interested in any property in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, contact us.  Our email address is: info@thecteamrealestate.com or you can call 435-701-1812. If you want to search the listings in the Cedar City Real Estate Market here is our website:  www.livingincedarcity.com   One other thing we are taking listings now to get them on the market for the hot Spring and Summer Real Estate Market.  We would love to help you sell your house!

Darcy and I spent a wonderful day in Orange County.  It is such a beautiful area.  The weather was absolutely beautiful, I am sure that it was a little cool for the locals, but to us it was about perfect!  We did manage to wander over to Huntington Beach.  I was amazed at how few people there were at the beach for a Friday afternoon.  Anyway, I will let you see for yourself!

Huntington Beach May 11, 2012

The Country Lane Subdivision is another great asset in the Cedar City Real Estate Market.  It is located on the West side of Cedar City near Iron Springs Elementary School.  This is a newer subdivision, built in the early 2000′s.  These are larger homes, some move up style homes as well as some starter homes.  Here is the link to the post: http://www.livingincedarcity.com/?p=5042

Scenic Southern Utah, Torrey, Utah

If you’re interested in a property in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, contact us.  Our email address is: info@thecteamrealestate.com or you can call 435-701-1812. If you want to search the listings in the Cedar City Real Estate Market here is our website:  www.livingincedarcity.com   One other thing we are taking listings now to get them on the market for the hot Spring and Summer Real Estate Market.  We would love to help you sell your house!

Hello!  The C Team is taking a couple of days to visit Darcy’s mother for Mother’s Day.  We traveled yesterday, and today are enjoying a gorgeous day here in Victorville.  We are considering a trip to the beach, I know that it is supposed to be cloudy there, but we just don’t have beaches in Cedar City.  That is the nice thing about being on a mini vacation, if we don’t go to the beach, that will be okay also.  Anyway, Have a great day!

Shots from Oceanside Beach

 If you’re interested in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, contact us.  Our email address is: info@thecteamrealestate.com or you can call 435-701-1812. If you want to search the listings in the Cedar City Real Estate Market here is our website:  www.livingincedarcity.com   One other thing we are taking listings now to get them on the market for the hot Spring and Summer Real Estate Market.  We would love to help you sell your house!

I mentioned in another subdivision blog that the Cedar City Real Estate Market has some great older subdivisions that were built after World War II.  The Imlay subdivision is nestled in among them.  The Imlay Subdivision is literally right next to the Max Lunt Subdivision, to the South. Here is the link: http://www.livingincedarcity.com/?p=5037

Scenic Southern Utah, Torrey, Utah

If you’re interested in a property in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, contact us.  Our email address is: info@thecteamrealestate.com or you can call 435-701-1812. If you want to search the listings in the Cedar City Real Estate Market here is our website:  www.livingincedarcity.com   One other thing we are taking listings now to get them on the market for the hot Spring and Summer Real Estate Market.  We would love to help you sell your house!

Canterbury Court is another of our new subdivisions on the West edge of Cedar City.  It was built around the top of the market in 2007.  This is a nice starter home styled subdivision, with Twin homes (duplexes) and a few detached single family units. Here is the link to the post: http://www.livingincedarcity.com/?p=5032

Scenic Southern Utah, Torrey, Utah

If you’re interested in a property in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, contact us.  Our email address is: info@thecteamrealestate.com or you can call 435-701-1812. If you want to search the listings in the Cedar City Real Estate Market here is our website:  www.livingincedarcity.com   One other thing we are taking listings now to get them on the market for the hot Spring and Summer Real Estate Market.  We would love to help you sell your house!

One of the benefits of writing this series of posts on the subdivisions in the Cedar City Real Estate Market area is that I find that I have overlooked some great subdivisions in my initial reports.  This has forced me to be a better Realtor and learn more about my market area.  Here is the link to the post: http://www.livingincedarcity.com/?p=5025

Scenic Southern Utah, Torrey

If you’re interested in a property in the Cedar City Real Estate Market, contact us.  Our email address is: info@thecteamrealestate.com or you can call 435-701-1812. If you want to search the listings in the Cedar City Real Estate Market here is our website:  www.livingincedarcity.com   One other thing we are taking listings now to get them on the market for the hot Spring and Summer Real Estate Market.  We would love to help you sell your house!

We wrote our first Active Rain post on October 11, 2007.  At the time I had no idea what I was getting into.  I also had no idea what I really had when we joined Active Rain.  It was a lot smaller community then, there weren’t a lot of groups and nowhere near the membership that we have now.  I will admit that our blog writing was pretty inconsistent, some months we would post several blogs, other months, not so many.

The point system here at Active Rain gets maligned by some of the members, not me.  That point system with the real challenge to become number one in my City, then County and finally in the State kept me focused on writing, it made become more consistent.  It challenged me to learn more about Real Estate in general and my local community in specific.  This system of points has also pushed me into taking better photographs, not only for our listings, but as photos to add to my blogs. 

I can’t even begin to enumerate nor quantify what I have learned from each of you.  Even more, I can’t put a value on the social relationships that we have developed as Members of Active Rain.  When we joined it was free to join, and at the time I thought that it was foolish not to join in the learning here at Active Rain.  This was before there was an Active Rain University page, but I felt that everytime that signed on, I was attending the University of Real Estate.  Some of the best Minds in Real Estate have written here, some have chosen to move on, others have chosen to stay.  I am grateful to all of you, but I am especially grateful for those who have stayed and continued to share their immense talents and knowledge with us.

Thank you, you have taught me, entertained me, made me laugh and cry.  I don’t know about any of you, but I can’t imagine life in Real Estate without Active Rain!

Near Torrey, Utah

In the Cedar City Real Estate Market, the Grant Subdivision is another one of our mixed subdivisions.  There is a mix of detached single family homes with some duplexes.  The Grant Subdivision was built in the mid 1990′s.  There are quite a lot of investor owners in this particular subdivision.

There is currently one single family detached home listed for sale in the MLS at $95,000. 

Here is the link to the update: http://www.livingincedarcity.com/?p=5012

Little Yellow Flower