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Entries from October 2008

A Cottonwood Heights Realtor’s Perspective on AllPro Closing

October 28th, 2008 · No Comments

First I want to say to all my friends at AllPro Realty Group, I am sorry you have to go through this and I hope you can get through it quickly.
All Pro is what is called a discount shop, not because of how much they charge for commissions, but how much it cost to be […]

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The Canyons School District

October 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Its official, the new East Side School District has a name. The Canyons School Distinct has been chosen. The name was submitted by Nick Crawford a Brighton High Sophomore.  Crawford took home a $1,125 scholarship for higher education.Way to go Nick. Last November the citizens on the East side of the Jordan School District voted to break away from the monstrous […]

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Cottonwood Heights Realtor Turns 50

October 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Friday is my birthday, but I will out of town on Friday. So I can in my office Wednesday and this is what I found. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgYnhs2xuE8


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Junior Jazz In Cottonwood Heights

October 14th, 2008 · No Comments

The Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center has all kinds of sports activities. Our whole family enjoys it especially my son Chris, he just loves to play sports he will play anything at anytime. Earlier in the year he played indoor soccer, tennis and of course swimming in the out door pool during the summer months. […]

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Cottonwood Heights Is Crazy About Their Police

October 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Red ribbon week is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation reaching millions of young people.
Butler Elementary School had their campaign October 6th through the 10th. The campaign had the kids doing different things all week.

Monday

Crazy Socks Day

Sock It To Drugs

Tuesday

Backwards Day

Turn Your Back on Drugs

Wednesday

Crazy Hair Day

I am Crazy about being […]

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Tags: Government

Cottonwood Heights September Real Estate Update

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Here are some stats for September. We are seeing a significant drop in volume and average and median price. Currently there are 212 active listings in Cottonwood Heights with a median list price of $396,000 and an average price of $530,502.

Month

# of Homes

Avg $ Sold

Median $ Sold

Sep ‘08

19

$290,300

$267,750

Aug ‘08

30

$361,507

$290,000

Sep ‘07

20

$381,600

$280,000

Aug’07

28

$358,393

$347,500

If there any series of stats […]

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Cottonwood Heights Gets an Explanation on the Credit Crisis

October 7th, 2008 · No Comments

If you would like an indepth discussion on the credit crisis here is a good one. 
Here is a panel of with Gary Keller he calls it the think tank.
Gary Keller is the founder and owner of Keller Williams Realty.
Home prices have corrected and fallen back into alignment with historic trends. The inventory of homes for […]

 
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Star Gazing In Cottonwood Heights

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments

On the way to the rec center for the grand opening of the new ice rink, we stopped at the field just south of Butler elementary school. There were a group of folks from the Salt Lake Astronomical Society. They had some pretty large telescopes lined up.
We got to see the moon in great detail, […]

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Tags: Entertainment

Grand Opening of the New Olympic Size Ice Arena

October 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Grand Opening of the New Olympic Sized Ice Arena
Tonight was the grand opening of the remodeled ice rink at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center. The rink closed in Mach and re-opened this evening. So the whole family went and enjoyed the evening.
Here is the Hokey Pokey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxuC1WuE6iI


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NHL Game

October 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

As a resident of Cottonwood Heights I don’t get to see many NHL Games in person. But I did enjoy a live game Sunday Oct 5th at the E Center. I had been helping my friend Doug with some web stuff and he asked me if I liked hockey and asked if he could take […]

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Tags: Entertainment